The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-31

not know"
What do you mean by being in
sane?"
Defective reason replied Thaw,
and found too late that he had
brought the discussion right back to
its former troublesome question.
What is defective reason" " fash
ed Jerome.
Thaw pondered and finally answer
ed:
Not being responsible for my
acts"
Speaking of the alienists the wit
ness remarked:
You can't blame them for doing
their best to make a good case for
me. They were being we'll paid fOTi
it."
The district attorney suddenly
switched to the testimony of Clifford
w. Hartridge and Susan Merrill.
Thaw denied that he had ever rent
cd rooms at the latter's house.
DO you think you were innocent
o. guilty when you killed White?'
asked Jerome, nimbly jumping back
again.
Justice Mills put the question this
wa%;
10 you think you are now an in
noceut man in the eyes of the law:"
AS the law is laid down for a
jury" answered Thaw, Il think am
inTCCent."
'Vhy?"
Thaw murmured something about
brain storm"
Jerome asked about the story that
the witness once scaIded a girl in a
bot bath tub and that he had taken
girl named Ruth Lambert AUTOMOBILE
ing in Paris and brought her back
naked with Welts from a beating.
Crazy lies" said Thaw contempt
uCusIy.
Refreshing his memory from a
manuscript in his hand. the district
attorney recalled other scandalous
stories about the witness that came
out during his trials. Thaw's com-
ment was the same.
Lies
AGAIN AT EASE.
The witness was again at his ease.
Tales of cruelty in early youth
be ating a boy and driving a horse to
death, the former told by a cousin
named Lyons, the latter by his broth
e., Josiah Thaw, the witness denied |
His explanation was that his Tela-
tives in their zeal to save him on the
insanity plea might have used or sx-
aSgerated mere TumOTs."
Wasn't it true that you were
known as Mad Harry" questioned
Jerome.
Yes, I might have been called that |
but the same thing may be true ot
almost anybody. For instance. I've
beard you called Crazy Jerome but
for that reason / don't think you are
insane"
Why did you think you and your
wife might take Pittsburg BY storm
and that you might be senator from
Pennsylvania? p" went on Jerome, re-
fcTrIng to q letter in which the wit
ness made this remark.
y don't know. We would have
settled down comfortably, and get
along In my case money would net
have been as much of a handicap to
political career as in most cases"
MY father" explained Thaw,
made his money mainly in railroad
building and in starting steamship
lines In other words he made $40
for his country for every one for
himself And he gave twice as much
t" charity as he gave to me and my
b! others and sisters
And did you think" said Jerome, /
ccEtemptuOusly, that A man who
could not spell and who could not use
the English language correctly could /
ever be senator from Pennsylvania ,"
The question passed unanswered.
FATHER ISCRIMINATEO.
Thaw explained his fathers dis |
examinations against him in his will !
by the fact that his father was i'll
when he wrote this cOdipiI and might /
have been angered by his CHarry's) 4
failure to come and see him.
Later Thaw pleaded with Jerome |
not tC push his examination REGARDING