The evening world., 1908-01-22

during all his school ne a. lie has h9s
been nervonE moe Or les ~tIroqSAa atl
tasks s" Of ST ire vi.ta mF % aan eeF
.. Was. this. condition. OF nervousntss
very ~noiceab!c. about the time OF his
because lie feared the mother OF Evelyn
would not give her consent. He worked
continually upon She VIII and eodIei:'
He was IN a great stats Oh eSoi'e'nen''
Both Brothers Minds Tainted.
Q. Did you ave n brother named
Henry Gopiey? "A. Yes, an o'qer
was wenk-m!nded from the age Of SIX
He was subject to Just such attacks
that my son Harry has He was weak
minded until his death.
9. pid yo1 have another orotn" =
naf9 zee, '9Sn co Pi,y ot a. ne re a a.. "V o; sew.
enty. He had brain fever as a child
and was thereafter very nervous ~
one time he had three days o. acute
and violent mania at my house He Vas
taen twenty years old. He was taken
to an asylum. where he stayed seven
months. Later he was discharged as
cured and he served as a soldier in TIE
civil war. Since then his health has
q. Was he violent 4; the time OF MS
insane attack? A. Very. 1t was neces-
sarv TO have the aid OF physicians and
~neighbors in controlling him. l did not
SFt ls4ll W alAlf lt NNS an - a's 'Sis'
@. Did vour husband have a sister
named Mrs Hlrsch? a. Yes. She was
an epileptic from the age Of six. She
had epileptio attacks until the time OF
her death.
Grows More Distressed.
Through the examination Mrs. Thaw
showed Increasing signs OF weakness
II distress Her hend tremhled visi-
oly. although she tr!el brlvelv 10 hold
Il, aran. ,,l ,ha rnnE4nrtl,s nsnnpl her
thin. worn face with a 5lack-bordered
handkerchief.
Q. You wrote TO his tc1che- when he
was ton vears Cd that yoI feared that
hts mini was unh1l1n"e-lH Have you
since hal that apprehension
Mr. Jerome objected and was su'-
tanned.
After a p%erfunctorv question or two.
Li;tleton wanted her 10 9Gs,Fibe T'aws
\. u n.ne not natural she said. He
seemed depressed. He seemed melan-
choly.
c]cntradicted by Affidavit.
Mr.. Jerome said he would waive,
cross examination X he were allowed
to read the affidavit which Mrs, ina"
made last wear in opposition 10 the plan
of Jerome 10 stop the first trial and put
When Mrs Thaw left the stand Mr.:
Jerome helpel her to descend and
passed her over TO Mrs. Carnegie. who
led her from the courtroom.
Jerome. by consent read the afiia-
VIZ. 1t stated that in the direct line Of
descent ~ her son. numbering four gen
eSHt'nns. there was no sign of insanity
Mrs. Thaw had sworn that 1Nnaw'.s
first banker, and his father. William
Thaw. had been men of strong frame
and grea, mentally; She said that the
paternal uncles were caused by Hines,
and not hereditary influences.
. Speaking of the insanity in the col
lateral branches. she had stated that
overstudy and not rom any other
after recovering. John Thaw served
tfhroufh the civil war wIhstaGdtng
others mad all around him She also
set forth that Henry Copley had been
driven insane In youth by two other
hoys who pursued him while airing
hideous masks.
It PIeases Jerome.
She also stated that Thaw's two in
sane cousins Inherited their insanity
from the maternal si'e. AMI not from
the ThRw branch. referring 10 John
Ross insanity. she had said hat this
might ne attributed to an epileptic faint
OF the Maternal side, to which might re
added a co~ntributory cause, an attack
Of sunstroke sustained at the age OF
eleven wears.
Jeror. read with peculiar emphasis
AMI satisfaction the clause OF Mrs
Thaw's d lav!t Of = year ago in which
sNc stated snnha:'Cally that thee
wrr" ~ 'lWl!y secrets 10 BE- hidden ami
90 - ~" skeletons - %" guarded and
the she ~va!op0-ol "rra rr0or.unity of
c~o9'"nrcr'iar the falls raoorl rrrarli8g
irs9~''v ~ hcr Ino md tho IL of
b. s~17." - :h'a ''.ni the Court took
. -0~r- 'n' Ton m!rI'vs.