The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-15
MEYER EXPLAINS
 THAW'S INSANITY
Harry Could Describe Feel ings Until One Minute Before Killing Then Mind Became Blank.
THEN MIND BECAME BLANK
Special from. United Press.)

| Especial from. United Press.) Court House, White Plains, N. Y. July Hilary Thaw could describe his feelings and acts until one mo- ment before he killed Stanford White Then his mind became a blank ant the next thing he remembered wa: when he stood before the audience or Madison Square roof garden ant l White was dead and the people crowd ed around him.
 This. in effect. was the testimony o1 Dr. Otto Meyer, of New York City the physician who has been attend ing Thaw some time for the defense's lawyers. Thaw he said, could de- scribe his feelings toward White, could tell of his feelings about a man who preyed on young girls, but could not tell anything of the actual killing.
 He told the doctor of the experience young girls had had with White and said: White ruined seven girls in six months. When l saw that fat, dam- nable scoundrel sitting there, that all came up in me-"
 Thaw said he felt no resentment to- ward District Attorney Jerome for prosecuting him but declared Jerome was acting from ulterior motives. Thaw took a hand in the examination of Dr. Meyer himself, and openly told
 
 the state had asked and the physician declared he would not answer.
 Harry Thaw to-day laughed at the statement made by Evelyn Thaw that she would not go on the stand at his insanity hearing before Justice Mills until she herself had seen him searched for concealed weapons. It was expected that Mrs. Thaw would take the stand again some time to-day to tell before Justice Mills about the threats against her life Harry Thaw is alleged to have made.
 'Harry has threatened to kill me" said the girl wife, "and I fear he will do so. I shall refuse to go on the stand again until personally have seen him searched"
 When Thaw was told this he laugh ed heartily and said that Evelyn's at titdde only proved his contention that she was prejudiced against him and wanted him sent to an asylum. He said he had no fear of anything Evelyn would tell on the stand and declared the defense could prove if necessary, that she had told too many people that she could keep him in the asylum by going on the stand and declaring he had threatened to kill her.
 When Thaw- appeared in court tAtoT day he seemed to be in much better health than at any time since the kill ing of Stanford White. He is in ex- cellent physical shape and says he is
 
 ing examination of the states attor- neys and the states alienists. When the court was called to order to-day Evelyn was not in the courtroom but the states attorneys declared they could produce her immediately if Jus tice Mills ruled that her testimony was essential.
 pr. Adolph Meyer, a physician of New York. was the first witness of to-day. He said he saw Thaw five
 
 times at Matteawan. His talks with Thaw about White, Dr. Meyer said, were for the purpose of securing in formation on which to base a hypo- thetical question. '"Thaw told me he had not seen White until the moment land then he could give no account of himself. I asked Thaw what he thought about Jerome and he answer ed tEat there were improper motives him so vigorously. asked Thaw if he was revengeful and he said he was not in any way. I asked him what he thought about the killing of White and he answered that he had an absolute horror of killings. I asked him about his estimate of crime committed under the influence of liquor and he said it could not be considered ditherential from any other. I asked Thaw what he thought now of the killing of White
 
 danger now that he could think it was the thing to do.'" The incoherence of he answer struck the states alienists i sorcibly and they copied verbatim. Dr. i Meyer said Thaw complained that he mad to go to bed every night at Mat .eawan at o'clock in a cold room while five other inmates in the same | ward had more privileges. Thaw had | old pr. Meyer, he swore, that pr. | Baker, the states a1ienist had faked | he statements at the Thaw hearing | tt Pcughkeepsie.
 Dr. Meyer said he asked Thaw if he lad any political interests. Thaw replied, ''I helped to re-elect Terome." Under cross examination pr. deyer was asked Thaw's exact words IS to the shooting of White. As near IS Meyer could remember they were: We walked down the aisle. I stopped | O speak to someone and then walked m again. I saw White looking at me. He put down his hand and that's the asst thing remember. The next thing remember there was a stir and the hooting had happened"
 Dr. Meyer said he had asked Thaw o try and remember something more nd Thaw had said he did not. Thaw id not remember how many shots he lad fired.
 Dr. Meyer is the president of the 'sycopathic Institute in New York nd a member of the New York State Commission of Lunacy and will soon e made head of that department in
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