Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-26
WILL Put TAA||N||
ON WITNESS STAND.
In Court His Attorney Said He q
& Would to Give Personal Proof
Of Sound Mental Condition.
THREE ALIENlsTs TO TESTIFY.
DR.. II. Ernst Schmidt Found Thaw
Logical, Memory Excellent, Control 4
OF Emotions N ormal.

White Plains, N. Y, July 26. The ,' Sc.
verest ordeal of Harry Il. Thaw's5
struggle for freedom from the Matte
wan asylum for the criminal insane
was before him today when Justice
Mills recommended the hearing in the
supreme court here at which Tha% IS
trying to show himself sane. CharieS5
Morschnuser, his attorney, reaffirlmll ne
his intention Of putting Thaw on the he
stand to give personal proof OF hls
sound mental condition
E Dist Atty. Jerome of New York was
present to represent the state. :.
Mr.. Morschauser has subpoenaes Aos
the following ahenists Mn, .,3
DR.. william j. Meyer, the White
Plains Jail physician; DR.. Britton ~
Evans of Morris Plains, the coinsr. OF
the term brain storm and Dr.. y.
Ernst Echmidt OF White Plains.
Expert testimony began an with W.T. "a me me
first witness, DR.. Schmidt
,nerous examinations of Thaw in w mite
Plains, was that his condition porn
mental and physical was normal, eX--
cepting his heart. which beat triiis
too fast. The witness read a. con-
densed history OF ThaW's life colnpllied
from interviews with the prisoner: IN
these. various events which might nave
a bearing upon his mental .condlt,on
were explained to Thaw. In discuss z
the killing OF White, Thaw told tn;
witness that some times he himself was
surprised that he felt no remorse, i
find Mr.. Thaw,p concluded DR.. Schmldt.
Illogical, memory excellent. attention y
an argument good and contFoli53sNo1 VI 'iis
emotions normal. III. sd
Paranoia, the kind of insanity with
which the authorities allege ThaW Is.
I afflicted. was discussed by the witness e.s
who said there We're varieties OF TINS
disease from which the patient might
recover. 5 n,
On ross-examination Dist. Atty. Ter.
ONE plunged at once into the scientlnc
l5aspects of paranoia. AS M ernille
questioned DR. Schmidt, Thaw, sitting
so close that at times their elbows all
most touched, studied the district at
! itorney calmly and With an expression
I$of great interest. !.
| Mr.. Jerome questioned Dr.. Schmidt
for more than an hour, paying par
ticular attention to Thaw's s. ideas re-
garding Stamford Whites private lie.
The witness said Ishaw had discussed
4 this subject with him. but he did not
\ considerlits bearing ortant on the
question Of Thaw's mental condi lion.
| During his cross-exan1iinr T ton !, Nj.
Jerome asked DR.. Schmidt: You say
now that this man is fit. in your opirl-
| yion. to be turned loose in this COM
tmunity without any restraint What
lever ~. "A. 4. ss & Isl, 81 81
II To- replied DR.. Schmidt.
In the afternoon session var ious rec
lords Of Tllaw's second trial were pre-
sented by clifford w. Hartridge,
Thaw's former counsel. Mr.. Nor
schausers objected to this proceeding on
| the ground that the witness relations
with Thaw were confidential, and after
some argument the papers We're re-
laceived; hut not read at this time. They
\ included a, report by DR.. Britton D,
Evans, one of the alienists employed
| by the defense during the trial of Thaw
on the charge Of murder. @ 5