The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03
Life-Saving Evidence
Now Injuries.
MAY PREVENT BIS RELEASE
at Matteawan Tells
Damaging Story.
Pressunees TAaw's Actions ssiiIyss-a
ysrone MAY E1.isA fer stass
To-day s-a rhsw win
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white Plains. N. Y, Aug. a.-HoW
Harry X. Thsw conducted himself IT
the Mattsawan Asylum for the crim-
inal insane, q phase Of his life not
gone into before, a. described BY Dr..
Amos B. Baker, drst assistant physf-
clan OF the institution. the only Wit
ness called by District Attorney Jerome
at the continuation OF the hearing hy
which. Thaw hopes to obtain his re-s
lease. The examination OF DR.. Baker
had not ban finished when sdjournmcnt
was taken.
Aside from his testimony. two-foot
stack OF canvas-bound books. labeled
THE People VS.. Harry X. Thaw," rec-
ords OF the murder trials. furnished all
the evidence introduced by Mr.. jerome
today.
Mr.. jerome expects TO be through
with the States interests. tomorrow
and Charles Morchsuser. Thaw's law
yer. will put his client on the stand.
possibly late tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Mary Copley Thaw. ss she sat
In court today. heard Mr.. Jerome In
troduce against her son testimony abe
had willingly given heretofore to saws
his life. Today 4 was seized upon ~
the State to prove him insane. II in-
ciuded her accounts OF his nervous
temperament a. q child. given 70 saws
Thaw's life. but now being used 70
prove he 10 an insane man.
While some OF these notes described
the patients acts as silly and whiIs
the witness said that In his belief Thaw
was irrational now. Thaw's attorney
made him admit that during the nrst
throe months OF the patients stay at
Matteawan, he observed no signs Of
paranoia.
Yves JuhaIant AFTER TRIAL.
When Thaw reach cd MateRwan on tha
day the fury acquitted him altar tbs
murder or stanford white on the
ground Of insanity. almost his nrsf
statements. according to Or. Baker.
"were expressions OF amusement over
the clever work Of his lawyers and
aiienists. !" He said fFankiy. accord
ting to Or Baker. that his acquitfat
was Obtained BY exasseratfng certain
Incidents, and putting IN testiWonx
LARAMIE was unable To srefnte becAuzs
| he had not the facts.
The wifpess described Thaw'e uzAn-
apompous !" re said ne qunrfeleA
with the ether patients who pIsye4
cards with him, calling them "stupta
donixnye" From HIS note book he
told OF various incidenta incindtnk
Thay.s refusal to accept mail address,
ed to him: his. refusal TO SEQ bis wife
until told that Mr.. Mnrschauser had
sent her, ana his lnUolSQk &uo NStes4-
inesring" actions toward the physi-
clans.
Last fall the prison authorities
searched Thaw's pockets when he VISA
asleep and the next day he oftered so
reward for the detection OF any one
tampering with his clothes. The fruits
of this search appeared In court to-
day. when DR.. Baker handed IN ~
evidence about thirty newspaper clip.
pings. They were not read. but Mr.
Jerome exclaimed that all were on
sexual topics. Mr.. Morehausef weak
ened the force of this exhibit By uaak-
ing the witness testify that In all he
had found nearly 200 clippings ~
Thaw's pockets and that they were
on various subjects. He said he bad
brought the thirty to court because
they ali had bearing on the case. JUS
tioe Mills told him 10 fetch the others
tomorrow.
When court adjourned for the day
Mr.. Morschauser Was trying to make
Or. Baker admit that . musicale at
the hospital not long ago was arranged
for the purpose OF letting Thaw make
a fool OF himself. Thaw refused 20
\ attend the amair.