Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-28
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CORPORAL DE HAss AND HIS OUTFIT.

WlIeHNeGE' E5dGTClt<dIll sCOIlli'siitist1 tls-
tice Mills postponed his ruling and the
letter was held up for the present,
Thaw left the stand for "a few mo-
ments at. this point to let his side put
on Peter B. Olney, a member of the
sanity commission whose report was
presented in April, 1907.
LIFE AT NfATTEAWAN.
When Thaw resumed, Mr.. Jerome
questioned him about his life at Mat
teawan. ~ .Sli
The witness said he was in a ward
with 57slnnatics.
you believe YOU have a ways been
sane ~. IS
81 have always been sane medically 8
Could a strange tell in five minutes
conversation whether Or not YOU We're
crazy ~ st
yes, i lie were accustomed to cs-
anime lunatics."
i ow about DR.. Evans? He said at
your trial hat you were afflicted With
delusions.'' II. :a4
DR.. Evans. a z He'd Ti1aw after Ia
little though I, wa s mis- ken. Heswas
told by Mr.. Jerome and those connected
with his office that everything / said
was untrue .5gsS5l n
While Jerome addressed the court on
aflegal point. Thaw calmly polished hts
spectacles. He directed a 2triumphant
smile at his counsel and seemed we'll
satisfied. Ri
.'It is not a matter Of private preju-
dice to the peoples attorneys, said the
district attorney. whether this man
is confined or not We are only trying
to assist the conscience of the court In:
making its decision.
permit DIR. Allan McLane Hamilton to
examine him at the time the doctor was
retained by his attorneys.
I did not like his looks replied
Thaw.
What did you not like about them ~
WHO WAS DIR. FELL? I'll
sol, l just did not like them. He
was like DR.. Fell"
WHO was DR.. Fell o. asked Jerome.
why, don't you know 20 do not like
you. DR.. Fell; the reason why i cannot
tell" replied the witness, smiling.
4. The district attorney dropped this line
of questioning.
Were you ever insane u asked Je-
rome.
Il may have been at one time, for a
few moments" 10 il III
Were you crazy when you killed
Stanford White? ~
Il think was legally crazy. but i
may be mistaken.
~ ElJO you tlHlflh you sulQ a+W1CReuE tl1ng
in killing him." ii
II do.''
Then why did you kill hlm?,'
Probably for what he. did to my
wife"
ITO your wife alone?ss'' III
Principally ~
Were you jea lous % ~
II couldaDot say that I was Jealous. I,
Did you have "a feeling OF bitter
Ior,, tf>t, tt,a,
think he was the kind of creature that
every decent man was justified in put
ting out of the tway}? Is 80
There is no such thing as a man
& that every decent man should put out
Of the Way, n
Asked again why he !lsilied White.
FThaw Sreplied: Il
81 Really. j do not know, * 81 ID
Thaw said his own choice of an at
Etorney for his firstst trial was Gov.
Hughes, 5"becauSe the Jury would
know that any witness he put on;the
stand would be truthful
Jerome reviewed Thaw's frequent
change of counsel
E The witness explained5that his disa-
fgreement with the firm of Black.
sGrnber and Olcott was due to their
determination to try to acquit him on
the ground of insanity when he knew
he was not insane, He reiterated
however, that ne might have been
insane for brief interval when he
killed White.
GU must remember" he remark
ed, that these lawyers were influence
ed in their belief regarding my mental
condition because they We're told that
the charges made against White
were untrue.
But were the true p & demanded 4
Jerome,
1 s..They. were, replied Thaw firmly.
Why were YOU expelled from TIai-
ward o. asked the district attorney
Il was told l was not useful there,
and and four or Ave others We're put
out for studying subject not in the
curriculum IL;
Was that an immoral subject ~
illegal. perhaps but not Immoral. u
Mr.. Jerome did not pursue that sub
5ject, but reverted to the testimony
given yesterday by Susan Merrill.
,rhaw,s former landlad1t in New York.
,Thaw declared that when he first
learned that Mrs. Merrill was to 30
on the stand he was exceedingly angry
Il was told" he continued. shat
3Garvan assistant district attorney. got
her up in your office and spat in her
face and got her to tell a lot of lies
about me. But, of course. don't say
this Is true.
Thaw was in the midst of his testi-f
nony and apparently unruffled by his
ordeal when court took the noon
recess.