The Detroit times., 1908-01-15
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aieht. one could determine nothing
.Ie1nite as to either her age. or her
color.
N Q-werr you then an expert In
case. OF denientia or Insanity
~ was an INSTRUCTOR An the Cniz
\ v>rsity. OF Pcnr1yivania and a general
.r' 6--Do YOU make your diagnosis OF
this ceee> with correctnessY
A--yeE
Harriet Alice Thaw.s age2
1his ended the examination of DR..
W0od.
whist club steward Called,
The next witness called was Christie
E phcr Briggan. the whist club steward.
He "a a clean shaver. dapper looking
man and talked In deliberate man
4 ncr. La answer 70 questions by Lit
ff<tor the witness said:
tvf have known Mr.. Thaw since ]
have been connected with the whist
ciub--about fourteen years. He occa-
&ion1fly stopped at the club. 1 recall
4xsing him about the middle OF June,
1903 and between the goth and the
18th Of that month. He was at the
stanford white and on the same day.
i observed his appearance.
.pid you observe his eyes" asked
yes. they were glary. He was very
& nervous He complained OF chills and
he had a screen which he carried
around from, one table TO another 10
nut Il about him. II was a very warm
dey and there was no draft.
Q-Did he speak TO you about the
room being cold?
jerome objected and oontended that
ne answer or the witness could not be
!, of great value. The objection was
oQerruled
4 the witness, "and got up and put some
thing In front Of the fan. He also
wanted the windows closed and i
closed them. ! cannot remember that
~ said anything about being obliged
10 wear an overcoat. He usually came
II the club at or $3.50 o'clock and re-
= mained until about or $50.
QDid you see him on the morning
A-,-He came in soon after II o'clock
Of that day and remained for the best
lona and said: This is awful, He
stepped outside. but Immediately rang
the bell and Game back. He handed
me package OF cigarettes to put in
THE safe. The package was wrapped
SIN tinfoil. AS to his appearance. he
was pale and his eyes were wide open
and glaring. Il was 9 very unusual
Old you see him again that days
A-Yes He played whist in the
card room that hat day. remaining at the
Odd he use the screen that after
x--No Not that afternoon. He was
3 twifching about his mouth. did not
notice his hands.
Liftleton then framed a question em-
6odyiug all the facts the steward had
testlned TO and asked him how the
acts OF the defendant impressed him.
Thaw. Acted Grassy.
~Ar Irrational" replied the wit
ness, ending his direct examination /
- <<x<1A aG-A n
o-You remember distinctly that
Thaw played whist on June rs until
Kes. he played with Capt. whar-
ton and John II. Drake.
Q--Was Mr.. Gleason there
Remember whether he was at the table
Q.was Mr.. Gates. there
Al DO, not know
QWere they gambling
aQ--weIl. they play bridge whist for
money at the Whist club. don't theyf
AZ they were we're playing for pasStime.
1---In that particular game in which |
Thaw was playing were the partici-
a A.r pa dont Know H0p money! am not sup
posed to know what members are do
This answer brought forth burst
4
The court sofi1cers were forced TO rap
for order before IL subsidized.
Continuing. Jerome adduced from
the witness that Thaw might have had
. cold the time ne used the screen at
the club. that when Gates, Schwab
and Gleason played whist with Thaw.
they appeared calm and that Thaw
alone was nervous on the occasion
mentioned. The witness also said that
nothing but mineral water was served
~ the club. He declared that this was
- Awnx4 tfx<xA d. h f.l1 . - s...I
that II had not been written out for
him to sign and that he did not re-
member having signed anything.
Had Three Cigarettes Put I'm Safe.
The steward further testified that lie
package Thaw had handed him and
round therein three ciRarvttes
B Upon being asked what kind OF
f az Thaw insanity corps andi nh re- e.
marked that Jerome was an expert on
that line The witness replied that
hsy Were Turkish cigarettes pnc n,,a all Of
Axain and played at the club from 3
until quarter OF Z.
When Lttleton took up the redirect
ne had noticed that. within the last
three years. Thaw's nervousness had
Increased. Jerome again cross-exam-
be had seen Thaw once since April 4,
1905. but prior to June, 1906. The
steward was uncertain. He was then
excused, after promising to examine
his books to see II Thaw had been at
the club during the interim mentioned
Miss Matilda Stein. telephone opcr-
htor ut the Grand hotel IN 1905. but
now a bank empioye. said she had
known Thnw for two months, while he
& lived, at the hotel. She testified that
Re WIS very nervous and that his eyes
Ing 3 people by Telephone.
n ~ Harriet Lowry, reporter on. the
morning. Telegraph. the next witness.
told Mr.. Iittletcn she was on the roof
garden the night of the tragedy.
QWhere were you located that
Al was a. table directly opposite
+ Stanford White.
- Q~-Did you see the defendant
AL did not see him until after the
shooting. The first shot attracted my
attention.
Qr-what was his appearance?
A--His eyes were bulging out OF, his
nf3u, IRIS race was distorted and almost
Odd the appearance OF Thaw on
tnxx niknt Impress you as rational or
Al should think he was crazy.
On an objection by Jerome the an
1wot1Uas stricken out and the ques-
ton repeated. The witness replied:
* Absolutely Irrational
The Witness was then cross -exam-