Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-07

Thaw's insanity were explained by his
mother One about the playing the
piano late at night resulted from the
fact that Reginald de Koven, the com
poser, was the family guest and he and
Harry played until a. m, while the
others listened with great delight.
She spoke with particular bitterness
of DR.. Allen McLane Hamilton. This
alienist, she asserted, told her If she
would submit to the plan of sending
Harry Thaw to Matteawan he (Hamil-
tom would arrange that Thaw should
have a suite of rooms and every
comfort" and that she and her daugh-
ters might visit him when they chose
Mrs. Thaw declared that DR.. Hamilton
persuaded her to agree TO his methods
by plausible arguments. She de-
scribed his methods of building up an
insanity defense for her son.
Mrs. Thaw asserted that Mrs.
Fletcher, the Harvard archaeologist,
and Harrys former teacher. had eX-
pressed regret and shed tea over the
manner in which her evidence was eX-
aggerated to show Thaw's unsound
mind.
Mrs, Thaw Weeps
Mrs Thaw. while testifying today,
used the word torture" in referring to
District Attorney Jerome's treatment
alleged words, this man is now i'm the
place where l hope he will be kept the
rest of his life" tears came to her eyes
and she had to pause to recover her
self control.
Mr.. Morschauser asked the witness
to name some of Harry's associates
prior to his marriage. Her answer was
read from list of guests at a dinner
that the Thaws gave i'm New York in
1fsf
Rensselaer, Cruger. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Townsend Burden. Sir Bache and Lady
Cunard, Arthur Hadley. Lady Paget.
MIR. and Mrs. William Jay Livingston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Fl. p. Belmont, Mr..
and Mrs Robert Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Astor and Henry Clews.
The witness self-possession failed her
entirely when she again attempted to
describe what she saw during her visits
to her son at Matteawan.
1T seemed to me like the vestibule
to the Internal regions" she said, and
burst into tears, covering her face with
her handkerchief.
Mr.. Jerome had no questions
During the witness denunciation he
sat without word or a trace of resent
ment.
Josiah Thaw Attends Mother
steps back to her sect behind Harry
Thaw.
Dr. Britton d. Evans. recalled by
Mr. Morschauser, declared that Thaw
had never been coached for his ap-
pearanCe on the stand.
jerome made an obvious effort to
ruffle the witness when he asked:
DO you think Governor Fort meant
you in his comments yesterday on
medical eXperts?'
Il don't know" DIR. Evans replied,
''if you want to so into personalities,
l don't"
Mr.. Jerome continued his sharp
questions until Mr. Evans finally
turned on him with the reminder that
Jerome had failed to secure him as the
prosecutions witness a the trial and
that his room at a New York hotel
had been broken into.
"I don't know by whom," he said,
insinuatingly.
The district attorney came back with
a storm Of questions about the wit
ness report prepared for Thaws attor-
neys at the second trial.
did you think that statement was
true?" asked Jerome. WAS 1t intend
ed to be true?"
DIR. Evans flushed.
Don't you think that's a low type Of
question >" he asked.
mo, sir l think in your case it is
the type of question to put" replied
Jerome.
Justice Mills asked: AT any time
did Thaw express TO you any more
extreme beliefs regarding White than
he has testified to here?"
mo, except on my first three visits
after his arrest. After that he ex-
pressed confidence in the information
he had received. but no more vigor-
ously than he did before