The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04

White Plains, y, Y, Aug. 4.-Harry
Thaw's attorney is getting ready to
prove that his clients alleged delu-
sions, regarding Stanford Whites
treatment OF young girls, are well
founded. He prepared the way for
this when he had Thaw identity the
affidavit of Ada G. Dickhart This
document has not been offered in EVIL.
dence yet. but around 1t Mr Nor,
schauser, 1t Is supposed, will build up
the remainder OF the case.
DR., Austin Flint. who yesterday said
Thaw was a paranolac and incurable,
again took the stand today
Mr.. Morschauser examined him re.
garding the sanity proceedings of
Mrs. Penelope Osborn. in which he
appeared as an expert in 1907. Thaw's
lawyer declared Dr. Flint's testimony
resulted in this woman'S discharge.
although he classed her as a para
noiac.
Mr.. MorSchauSer amused the court
room when he held up a can Of baking
powder with Dr. Flint's signed en-
dorsement printed on tho label. and
said it contained alum. DR.. Flint said
he knew OF the existence of this eX-
hiblt.
Jerome enabled him to explain that
he was employed in 1900 by a baking
powder company to investigate the ef-
fects of alum in baking powder,
II did not authorize my endorse
ment," he declared, "and ] threatened
to bring legal action If 1t were used"
DR.. Flint said that Mrs. Osborne's
deluson was that a club existed for
the purpose of killing all persons
whose names ended with ley" and
the murderer Of President Mckinley
was a member She said however.
during her examination. that she was
not sure she was right. Her condi-
ton, he insisted. was quite different
from Thaws.
Did you testify either before the
sanity commission or Judge Morech-
auser." asked Mr.. Morschauser. that
Thaw, in the progress of his alleged
exaggerated ego had reached the
state of GRANDEUR
Il probably did replied Or. Flint
Mr.. Jerome then called the last OF
his experts. DR.. Carlos F Mcdonald.
president of the New York state COM
mission In lunacy.
Jerome read passages regarding pa
ranoia from several medical authorities
these having seeming application 10
Thaw, and the witness expressed his
agreement To Illustrate the danger
of releasing a paranoiac. Dr. McDon-
aid told of the case of a man in AL.
bany, n. Y, who came under his OBJ
servation. This man had a delusion
that his sister was performing certain
improper acts. After trying 10 kill
her. he was confined TO the Auburn
asylum
He STAYED there six months. and
having declared that his delusion had
vanished. was DISCHARGED He inme-
diately returned to Albany and killed
the sister This man is now in the
insane state asylum at Utico.
DIR. Mcdonald concluded by declar-
Ing that Tbaw now suffered from pa
ranoia of the degenerate tyne" By
degenerate. he explained. was meant
a person who has never attained the
normal type He pronounced Thaw
incurabIe
He dwelt on the liability of the re-
currence Of outbreaks like that which
resulted in the death of Stanford
White. He characterized Thaw's man.
ner on the witness stand at the pres
ent hearing as frivolous" showing no
proper appreciation OF the Importance
of the proceedings or of his own posi-
ton.
He could not be legally insane,
said DR.. Mcdonald. 'and not medical
ly insane
Thaw says that when he killed
White he may have been legally in-
sane but denies that he ever was
medically insane
Mt Morschauser asked Mr.. Mac
Donald If a paranoiac should realize
that his deluslons were dcluslons.
Yes said the witness. II he were
honest"
Thaw's attorney had the expert go
on record as saying, If these allega'
tions OF Thaw against White and his
friends were substantiated, he would
believe that Thaw had no such delu-
slonS.
Mr.. Morschauser said portions OF
Mr.. Jeromes summing up at the trial
upheld Thaws charges, and said he
would put the district attorney
speech In evidence, and use 1t In his
closing argument.
Assuming said Mr. Morschauser,
that is true, that White and crowd
of degeneratcs kept the two places,