The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-23
She Tells of His Nervous
Slecplessness and His
Strange Eyes. NJ
MAY HAVE DOCTORS
ON STAND TO-DAY
Those from Rome, Paris and Lons
don to Testify as to Mans Con=s
dition When They Treatedzs
Him-Dr. Comstock,
Teacher and Alien lsi.sl
ist, on Stand. s,

@dSllSL S1lIO 8 hk4CAA.s .la.ll..tsafi
ist, on Stand.
NEW YORK, Janusry s:.-rhs sea6
OF tho second Thaw trial is fast 81. g
This was indicated late
to-day. when DR.. Charles q. 4 Wagner,
the first OF the alienists to be called
by the defense. took the stand for, his
examination. Anthony
Comstock, vice-president OF the SociatX
for the Suppression offVice. had been
heard as a witness earlier in the day.
and Mrs. William Thaw. mother OF the
defendant, had completed her testi-se
mony. The kindergarten teacher who
had charge OF Harry Thaw as a lad ot
six. also testified. ,.l.
Mr.. CONS tocs's testimony, while new.
had been discounted by the known
facts OF Thaw's appeal to him to assist
In closing up the houses where Stan-
ford White was alleged to have MAIN
talned elaborately furnished apart
said to have been mistreated. ~ dozen
letters Thaw wrote to Constock re-
garding the matter, giving detailed
description OF the Twenty fourth street
house, were admitted in evidence, and
were read to the Jury. District At
torney Jerome seemed as pleased as tbs
defense with the letters. and later in
the day read into the reeord himself
most OF Comstock's replies to Thaw.
The witness indicated In his ties tinony
that nothing ever. came OF the cont-
plants. gal evidence being lacking
Rends Her Atndavit.
Mrs. William Thaw. still una BILE Ia
walk unassisted. because OF her recent
Illness, told OF Thaw.s early life. Of Z
influences before his birth. and of the
mental unsoundness Of two OF her
brothers. She was not tscross-examined.
Mr.. Jerome contented himself with
reading to the Jurors the aft1davit
made by the elder arrs. Thaw last
year when the question OF her sons
sanity was before a lunacy commi ssiou.
In that attidavit she declared thatsiH
the direct limo Of descent there had
been no insanity In Harry Thawss
family for four generations. AS to the
collateral cases, Mrs. Thaw said int the
affidavit there were but two, and they
were easily accounted for. In her
statement to the commission. Mrs. 1haw
also resented the insinuations which,
she said. she had been compelled 10
suffer because of the newspaper res
ports Of insanity In the family. and
she asserted that there were no family
secrets to hide and there was no skele-
ton to be barred. "a
Mr.. Littleton may continue with Eex.
|pert testimony tomorrow. or he may
offer as witnesses the doctors from
testify briefly OF attending Thaw IN
their cities. Another doctor Is expected
to testify about an outbreak on train,
and that will end all save the expert
testimony.
codicl OF VIII Read.
To-day the cod!cil to Thaw's will
was placed In evidence, but tho will {
itself was temporarily ruled out be-
cause of insufticlency OF evidence show
/! Ing It's custody since 1905. Mr.. Littln.
ton said that he would supply, this2to-8
morrow or Friday. The codicll pro-
vided number OF bequests to lawyers
Stanford White to prosecute claims for
damages against him and for the prose-
cutlon OF all persons engaged "in such
I,unlawful practices as said Stanford
| White.' Thaw named a number of
young women now on the sta ge 40
possible claimants against White.ss;S
Complaint to Comstock.
Following the reading Of the codicil
Mr.. Littleton called Anthony Comstock
to the stand. Mr.. Constock said that
Thaw called at his Office in February.
1904, and complained OF a man who
was wronging young girls. Thaw went
peated as far as he could remember.
Mr.. Comstock also said he had received
several letters from Thaw. On cross
examination District Attorney jerome
asked Mr.. CoUstock II he ever got into
the eTwenty-fourths Street house. ss.t.s
No sir" was the reply. " sS53
The prosecution devoted much Of Its
i 3{v,,e Srv($t akE
Itenton to the fact that the sta tenants
In the letters were coherent UNDER
standable and rational in their refer
|ences to historic events. Mr.. Com
stock produced. at Mr.. Jerome's res
|. quest. a letter copy book containing
i the replies sent by Cornstock to ThaW's5
l|letters. - ;;ssil,.
There were also several letters writ
ten by Mr. Comsrock 10 the Childran:ss
Society concerning the matters cora
i plained OF By Thaw. The latter: let
ters indicated that the alleged crimes6
more properly belonged to the province
Of tho children's organisation.
The cross examination quickly ended
4 and John r. Gleason OF counsel .ssforl
i Thaw at the first trial. was called ia,
connection with proving Thaw'a wtll.
The District Attorney. attempted 70
4 question Mr.. Gleason as to any lettsral
/ tAWGltleE ny lus#IyNClyAti
Nesbit which may have come Into his.
possession. but was blocked by the 3ax-
erc1se OF the attorneys protess!ona!
privilege
/ Tclls OF His Infancy.
Mrs, ill!aHa IT. Thaw, the mothar. aias
recalled to conclude her testimony.
Mrs, Thaw told OF waking up Y opai
night shortly before Harry's birth and
finding that her eldest child, an in-l
tant., was dead In her bed
Tho nervous shock was SO severe,
she declared. that for more tn an saven
5lmonths she scarcely slept at all. .5s As
an infant Harry Thaw suffered the
s(most remarkable sleeplessness she had
lever known In a child. He was nery-s
'Ious, and instead OF sleeping at night
lwould insist upon being propped fpp'
a sItosa sitting posture In bed, his Ssyss
4 lli,aSlne' a wide-aWak ke expression. The
rs B} lt,on 1inued an Sacond PAGE. ...s% Sfsi3