Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-30

PROF.. LIVING FOR G. A. R. WEEK

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White. jerome was primed With the
}Thaw seemed to have them Just as
accurately fixed in his mind and once
cor twice corrected the prosecutor. He
admitted that some Of the PROPOSE
&tions might have been right others,
she said. were "n1istaken. One he de-
clared wilfully presented distorted
verdict.
E The, court room was even warmer
than yesterday and Thaw had worked
with his counsel until 1890 last night
sexaninng Il bundle Of Jerome'St docu-
evidence which he expected
to have explained TO-DAY Nevertheless
Ehe presented the air of nah whose
task is over, a calm confidence that
showed he was satisfied With his
previous showing and assurance that
The was a match foi'the district at
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THAN WIDE4ANvAIlE.
Tl,aw asked for the reports of sew
5eral experts and pointed out, several
alleged Inconsistencies in their testi-
3lnony.
ali these trained specialists who
though YOU We're insane.
Not all of them" Interrupted ThaS.
81 do notSthink Dr. 7 hamilton and pr.
White did, h. y.
,rhaw said the afienists thought he
suffered from defective reason ana
Jerome Jumped at his chance.
What did they mean by defective
reason?
~ thi1ik tile term explains itself.
& Explain it,, insisted Jerome; what
L do YOU think it means Z!
Thaw5 looked down and wassunable to
find words to frame his reply. He
seemed relieved when Jerome branched
Ito the decision of&Judge Morschauser,
before whom Thaw made his first ell
fort for liberty from Matteawan.
ss"Did not Judge MorschauserSde declare
you were. hopelessy insane?'f demand
ed the eross-eNnniner
..No,', said Thaw. He held that !
had not proved myself sane.
Mr. Morschauser asked a word WITH
8his client and Jerome protested.
JEROME GETS TEsTY.
E "This kind of thing has gone on from.
the first,o he said. This man gets up
Sin the air and his counsel Interrupts 10
give him a chance to recover himself,
..Whatever Judge Morschauser may
have said In his decision, asserted
8Tllaw. II know that he thinks nowaI
a mperfectly sane, for / talked with
him two weeks ago and he said So
.'Explain what you mean when yon
say you arc legally sane, repeated
jerome.
.,I am of the same opinion as Il told
the Jury and as all the medical men
who have examined me i'll the last
three years are, and i know Judge.
Morschauser is-,that am now sane
and there is no danger OF the recur-
renee OF my trouble.
do you think you We're legally IN
Iii yThitnrf'
THAT is my best opinion, but 4 don't
know
.tWfat do you mean by belng IN
ssane?''
& ...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?' = flashed
Jerome.
Thaw pondered and finally answered:
Not being responsible for my acts.
Speaking of aiientists, the witness re-
marked:
You can't blame them for doing
their best to make out good case for
inc. They were being well paid for
it.
The district attorney suddenly
switched to- the testimony of Clifford
Nv Hartridge and Susan Merrill Thaw
denied that he had ever rented rooms
lat9the iatter's houses.
do YOU think you We're innocent or
guilty when you killed White?" asked
Jerome. ninbly jumping back again.
Justice Mills put the question this
way;
so you think You are now an IN
.nocent man In the eyes Of the law
AS the LAWS. laid down for a jury,
answered THAN, II think am inno7
cent
Why
Thaw lnurmured something about
brain storm.
Jerome asked about the story that
he once scalded girl in hot bath
tub and that he had taken a girl named
Ruth Lambert automobiling in Paris;
and brought her back naked with welts
from beating.
Crazy Hes said Thaw contemptu-
ously.
Refreshing his memory from a manu-
script in HIS hand, the district attorney
recalled other scandaious stories about
the witness that came out during his
trials. Tiiaw'ss comment was the same.
Ties
THAW AT EASE.
The witness was again at his ease.
Thaw declared that his valet Bed
.fol1l's death was indirectly due to his
treatment by the district attorneys of
flee. Although Bedford was sick, the
witness said, he was compelled TO wait