Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-24
Justice Bowling Limits tha Fun.
b8f Of fp9cj ailaHIsts 10 be
Ey;Iil}d 10 Three.
IU'OPEBN WITNESSES TO TESTIFY
wn Arrive en- tile Adriatio To-day
ard WIN be Placed on Stand I'm.
mcdia,eIy-Dre. Wagner and Evans
Testify on Mental Condition of Ac-
ouse:g Man.
rnv Ascoclntcn prosal

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NEW YORK. Ian 23.-When an
early adjournment OF the Thaw trial
was taken today in order to enable the
attorneys for the defense TO prepare
their long hypothetical question cover.
Ing all the evidence in tho case there
seemed no longer any doubt that next
week viii bring the second hearing to
close
lustice Bowling has decided II limit
each side to three expert witnesses.
ana two OF the defenses trio were
heard today as to the facts OF the
mental and physical examinations
they made OF Harry Thaw in the
tomhs prison following his arrest. No
experts for the state have vet ap-
peWed and Mr.. Jerome has not ind-
Gated the manner In which he will
comha; the testimony Of the defense's
alien.sts
All the doctors, who served MIR. Je.
rome at the first hearing are under
Subpoena by The defense, as possible
Witnesses in sur-rebuttal.
AS Mr. Jerome turned the tables
yesterday on Mrs. William Thaw by
reading to the jury the amdavit she
made n year ago 10 the lunacy COM
mission while she was testifying as
TO her sons condition of mind, so the
defense may show n seeming reversal
by having The states alienists admit
upon the stand that they made afiday-
its a year ago In which they express.
cd the opinion that Harry Thaw was
suffering from incurable paranoia and
had been victim of that mental ma
lady for many years. Justice Dowl-
Ing held conference with all the at
torneys Interested In the case before
announcing his decision to limit the
amount of expert testimony. Last
Year the defonse offered six experts
to answer The Hypothetical question
against ninc by the district attorney.
The defense should conclude its evi.
dence tomorrow.
DR.. Charles G. Wagner, of Bingham.
1 ton, n. V, and DR.. Britton ID. Evans.
! OF Morris Plains, n. j., both superin-
tendenis of state institutions for the
insane, were on the stand today. In
detailing heir conversation with Thaw
in the Tombs they brought out more
clearly tho two points which were
slcssed over last year. The first OF
thege was 10 The eject that Thaw
told them that in 1900 or 1901 Ii chad
been guest of Stanford White Mt
dinner party in the Madison Square
Garden tower. He had left early and
had been accused OF breaking up the
party.
SONY of the guests did not cat
much. Thaw declared, and the young
woman who sat next to Thaw declar-
ed the food was bad
Thaw also told the physicians of the
first time he saw Evelyn Nesb.t 1t
was in 1901 in front of theatre.
"a pure looking girl" he described
her When he asked who she was
I he was told the namc OF Nesbit and
that she belonged to Stanford
White.''
Thaw managed afterwards to meet
The a'ri ut IN a;tertheatre supper in
contrary with several other chorus
people.
Epraaean Witnesses Here Today.
the European Witnesses. who are
yet to he heard for the defense. vii.
arriye tomorrow morning on \thc
steamer Adriatic which is expected
to docis NJ Q q N.
I Tho court session begins at 10
O'Clock ana every eTor. viii he made
10 have them there at that time as
MI Littleton Is anxious their evidence
1 snail he in before he puts his, hypo-
thetical question.
Besides Drs. Wagner and Evans the
qneatiru win he answered for the dc
fense ~ Or Smith JelliTe, of Colum
lila university. who also appeared at
the last trial
Or. Charles l.. Bailey. Of Albany. y.
Y was called rs the first witness to.
day. Hr. Bailey attended Thaw on a
q Now York Central Railway train, he
4 tween Hudson and Albany.
A Wien was called in to sec him"
4 said the witness. "Thaw was chatter
ing something like shasta, shasta.
i Fhasta the PENNSYLVANIA runs into the
Il New York Central
4 He kent on repeating this for some
time His eyes were bniging and he
] appeared mnsound | save him by
Sperdermic of morphine with the as
sistance of the porter. When Thaw
n