The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-04

Of the statements attributed TO Ne
witness By Thaw were denied By the
former, Mr.. Norschauger being banned
BY such anbwers a. Il don't know" y
can't remember" II can't rscoiiscs just
sees No Cna.gs .. rAsw.
The witness said he had seen no
change In Thsw since the hearing. It
Pougnkeepsie. which resulted In YER
Dict Of insanity.
Mr.. Jerome called DR.. Austin Flint to
the stand when the afternoon session
began. The District Attorney remind
ed the court that all Of the fourteen
alienists called at the second trial
agreed that Thaw was insane whom he
killed White. Where the seven Thaw
experts differed from the aiienists for
the prosecution was In regard to the
nature Of his lunacy. Tho latter con-
tended that Thaw was q paranofac and
as such understood the criminal nature
Of his act. The physicians who testi.
fed for the defense held that Thaw had
knowledge that 1t was insane knowi.
edge" but he was unable TO control
himself
st imagine that distinction IL noe'6f
much consequence here" said Justice
Mills.
Mr.. Jerome agreed to this. He said
the question was that Thaw was now
In such condition that II would be dan
gerous to society for him to be free.
Then came the hypothetical questions
submitted at the second homicide trial
one by the State and the other by Mar
tin W. Littleton, Thaw's attorney at
the second trial.
In preparation for DR.. F1ints an
swer to the hypothetical question. Je-
rome examined him on his familiarity
with the case.
at noticed almost from the first"
said the witness. commenting on his
observation OF Thaw at the first trial.
IAN attitude Of extreme Importance.
His manner was that common to one
affected with paranoia. It was what
we called the insane aspect 1t SEEM
ed to me lack of appreciation Of his
peril"
The witness said Thaw appeared to
dominate his counsel entirely.
Speaking Of the present hearing. DR..
Flint declared he had observed the
same attitude on Thaw's part. Il
think he has taken a more active part
than ever before" he said.
The additional facts culled by Je-
rome from the present proceedings
were the only ones laid before the wit
ness said he said that he remembered
those submitted in the old hypotheti-
cal question.
The fact related first to Thaw's fam
lily history. The reading OF the new
portion of the question occupied TWEEN
ty-two minutes. The witness was
shown Thaw's notes, containing sug-
gestions to Attorney Delmas and vari-
Gus bits OF the prisoners writings
Considering these facts and exhibits
DR.. Flint said he thought Thaw was
now insane--a true paranoiac.
The witness described paronoaism.
Answering Jerome's query as to
whether or not a>paranoiac was dan
gerous to be at large. DR.. Flint said:
"A prosecuted paranoiac Is the most
dangerous of the insane"
He was led to his conclusion. he
said. largely by Thaw's famiiyS his
tory
'Paranoia." he asserted. never at
tacks one of untainted heredity." Fur
Their the conclusion was drawn from
Thaw's evident delusions regarding
White and his associates. and finally
the homicide itself. This act. DR.. Flint.
termed a classical paranoiac muir
der"
Lunatics of this class, he said. al
most always kill in a theatrical way,
and never express remorse.
Mr.. Morachauser asked the witness
about the Matteawan concert alleged
to have been arranged for the purpose
of Showing up" Thaw before the
alienists. The witness admitted that
he had given orders not to let Thaw
know of this affair in advance, but
denied that he had invited several
newspaper men to attend, so that they
might observe Thaw.
DR.. Flint said that before Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw testified against her hus-
band at the first week ofythe hearing
she had volunteered before him and
counsel to give any information they
wanted.
DIR. william Hirsch followed Dr.
Flint. DIR. Hirsch called Thaw
degenerate paranoiac." and absolute
ly incurable. In the course Of his
testimony, DR.. Hirsch said, "exag-
gerated ego" was not a sign Of para
noia.
Thaw's Yacht I'm Ohio.