The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

stor i'm the Grand hotel Paris Caroline
LOWrey, witness OF the shooting; William
A. Johnson, a New York newspaperman,
VINO saw ThaW Just before he killed
White, and Lionel Strauss, witness of the
Ali said ThaW's actions when
they met him were ira tOnal \ long
list Of persons who saw the prisoner
Just after the shooting and told of his
wild appearance and behavior were dis
missed by Jerome with few words each.
Continuing the reading of this report
of Thaw's examination before the sanity
commission, AIR. Jerome reminded the
court that Thaw had quoted and applied
TO his own case the passage from the
book Of Samuel, beginning. And the peO-
who hath wrought this great salvation
unto Israeli
Object Of Mr.. Jerome.
Thaw. it developed. used Mr. X in
his letters referring to Gov. Hughes to
prevent the fact that he was considering
the idea OF employing him as his counsel
becoming known. While the matter was
still under consideration Mr.. Hughes re-
ceivod his first nomination for governor
and that ended the matter. 1t was evil
dent as Mr.. Jerome continued that he was
reading everything he could find in the
printed volumes bearing upon ThaW S
alleged consideration Of himself as an in
strument Of providence, upon his disagree
ments with his counsel, and upon his al
legede belief that there was a conspiracy
7
Justice Mills granted Mr.. Jerome 5 re
quest that all the evidence from which
ne had read. whether in whole or in part,
might be considered by the peoples at
tOrneys in making their report. The dis
trict attorney said he proposed to submit
to his experts the hypothetical question
used at the second trial with certain pOr-
tons OF the question prepared by IhaW S
attorneys. Mr.. Jerome then called Amos
3. Baker Of Matteawan as the first OF
his alieniSts.
Dr.. Baker read from the hospital case
book saying that ThaW'S heart, hearing
eyesight were normal; that he had been
[ accustomed to q life Of luxury and idle
When Thzw Was silly"
AT that time. February 2. 1908, the rec
/ ora said Thaw laughed and talked IN q
silly manner about his trial and &C
! quittal then just ended, but this phase
{ was not allowed in the evidence.
HE appears to be amused by what Ee
I thinks was overwOrk by his physicians
and lawyers at the trial, continued the
] record. -He admits the evidence oiIeIe'
shows he was insane, out says the OlS
4 triCt attorney was not in possession 81
the facts i'm the case. He greets one II
Z q very silly and pOmpOus manner
/ Dr. Baker said Thaw exhibited oetecttE'
memory having forgotten the date OF ms
{ marriage. Aftev tne tivst eSa0t0attoU q
! MatteaWan the patient refused to discuss
/ the killing of White, referring the doc
[ tors to his lawyers. During tne mrs
/ month ne insisted that he would be KEEP
! there for thirty days only. under ooser
walton and then released on writ O
/ habeas corpus.
/ Perverted practices, IhaW lolu II
/ Baker. were no more evidence Of insaniC
than taking a cordial after dinner. Hi
/ attitude toward the shooting of Whit
Z apparently underwent little change at IN
/ ASYLUM. Once he explained that tn
( shooting resulted from the same state o
mind that occurs in any ordinary individ
ual when placed on the brink Of prec
ipice He said he was insane only dlr1n
moments OF the shooting When ihaN
had been there a month DR.. Baker tol
him he had noted certain abnormal sign
i'm his conduct and could set no date 10
his probable release. In April IhaW OF
fered a keeper 800 for the detection q
anv one tampering with MS clothes.