Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-29

commission, whose report was pre-
sented in April, 1907.
When Thaw resumed Mr.. Jerome
questioned him about his life at Mat
teawan.
The witness said he was in a ward
with fifty-seven lunatics.
do you believe you have always
been sane?'
II have always been sane medically
"Could a stranger tell in five min
utes' conversation whether or not you
were crazy?"
Eyes, if he were accustomed to ex-
anime lunatics."
"How about DIR. Evans? He SAID al
your trial you were afflicted with de-
| lusions"
"Dr. Evans" replied Thaw, after
little thought. was mislead. He was
| told by Mr.. Jerome and those connected
with his office that everything he salo
was untrue" =
While Jerome addressed the court or
a legal point Thaw calmly polished MS
spectacles. He directed triumphant
smile at his counsel and seemed wei
satisfied.
Did Not Like Doctor
at is not a matter of private preJu-
dice with the peoples attorneys sale
the district attorney, whether TINS
man is confined or not. We are only
trying to assist the conscience OIL th'
court in making it's decision.
| Jerome asked Thaw why he did no.
hermit DR.. Allan Hamilton to examine
him at the time the doctor was retained
by his attorneys.
II did not like his looks" replied
Thaw. .,
what did you not like about them 2
! ooh, / just did not like them. lie
was like DR.. Fell"
"Who was DR.. Fen?" asked Jerome
"Why. don't you know?-I do, not
like YOU, DR.. Fell; the reason why
cannot tell,'" replied the witness smll-
ing. , 49,.
The district attorney dropped this
line of questioning.
Were you ever insane?' asked
Jerome.
II may have been at one time for a
few moments"
"Were you crazy When you hlleu
Stanford White?"
II think l was locally crazy, but l
may be mistaken"
do you think you did a wicked
thing in killing him?'
Il do"
"Then why did you kill him?"
probably for what he did to my
wife"
ITO your wife alone?"
principally"
Were you jealous?"
Il could not say l was jealous
Explains Change of Attorneys
did you have feeling of bitter per-
sonal enmity towards him, or did you
think he was the kind of creature
every decent man was justified in put
ting out of the way?"
There is no such thing as a man
every decent man should put out OF
the way"
Asked again why he killed White,
Thaw replied:
Really, / do not know
Thaw said his choice of an attorney
for his first trial was Governor Hughes,
because the jury would know that any
witness he put on the stand would be
truthful"
Jerome reviewed Thaw's frequent
change of counsel.
The witness explained that his dis
agreement with the firm of Black,
Gruber & Olcott was due to their de-
termination to try to acquit him on
the ground of INSANITY when he knew
he vas not insane. He reiterated
however, that he might have been in
sane for a brief interval when he killed
White,
"You must remember" he remarked
chat these lawyers were influenced III
their belief regarding my mental condi-
ton because they were told the charges
made against White were untrue
but were they true?" demanded
| Jerome.
Attorneys Congratulate Thaw
'Why were you expelled from Har-
vard?" asked the district attorney.
81 was told l was not uesful there
and I and four or five others were put
out for studying subject not in the
curriculum"
"Was that an immoral subject"
| 'Illegal perhaps, but not immoral"
Mr.. Jerome did not pursue that sub
| iect but reverted to the testimony giver
Yesterday by Susan Merrill, Thaw''
| former landlady in New York. ThaN
declared when he first learned Mrs
Merrill was to go on the stand he was
exceedingly angry.
"I was told" he continued, tina
Caravan, assistant district attorney, go
her up in his office and spat IN her race
and got her to tell lot of lies abou
me. But, of course, don't say this Is
| true"
That was in the midst of his testi
mony and apparently unruffied by his
ordeal when court took the moor
AS he left the stand, DR.. Britton D
Evans, his chief alienist, and Mr.
| Morschauser seized his hand and told
him he had acquitted himself splen
didlv. The prisoner went back to the
jail to all appearances in happy
| frame of mind.
When the afternoon session opened
Mr.. Jerome asked Thaw: