The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-05
Doctors Suspect Yelled
Attack on BrittOn
D. Evans.
SCORES ALIENISTS IN
CASES OF HOMICIDE
MaiOr-General Leonard Wood
Distinguished Guest in Sea
Girt Today.
[From a Stan Correspondent


SEA GIRT Aug. 5.-Interest in Camp
Fort was divided today between the
governors sharp criticism of the "ex-
pert medical witness, so-called," made
in speech to the physicians who were
his guests, and the visit of Major
General Leonard Wood, of the United
States army.
There never was finer weather than
the soldier boys of the Third Regiment
and Second Troop awoke to today.
T. clouds were dissipated by warm
sun and west winds, and by noon YES.
terday's storm was forgotten, so far
as its unpleasant features were con-
cerned.
Governor Forts rap at the man who
appears as an expert witness" was
taken to refer to DR.. Britton d. Evans.
head of the State Insane Asylum at
Morris Plains and the trump card I'm
the Thaw case, his testimony being to
the effect in the trial of Stanford
Whites murderer that Thaw was af-
flicted with "brain storm" of insanity.
THE man who testifies today in a
homicide case that the defendant is in
sane" said the Governor speaking as
former Supreme Court judge, "and
then shortly afterwards testifes that
he is sane is neither influential with the
courts nor respected by them"
The speech to the medical men was
delivered in the big tent where lunch
con had been served with Major-Gen-
eral Wood, himself medical man.
Cnme in Special TraIn.
Major-General Wood went over from
his headquarters on Governors Island
to New York city this morning. Colonel
Austen Colgate, the Governors per-
sonal aide, and Colonel Oscar H. Con-
dit, of the Governors staff. met him
at pier No. 10, North river, and escorted
him to the Sandy Hook route steamer
Sandy Hook, which sailed for Atlantic
Highlands at 10 o'clock At the High
lands pier General Passenger Agent w. |
C. Hope, of the Central railroad, was
in waiting with the private car Cen
tral' and inspection engine No. 900.
The party was run through special
reaching Sea Girt in record time at
IL AS o'clock. General W. F. Sadler,
adjutant general, and staff, and the
Second Troop greeted them at the sta
tion here and escorted them to where
the Governor waited on the porch of |
the State cottage. As Major General |
Woods aides, Captain Dorey and Cap |
tain Proctor, of the regular army, and |
several others from Governors Island |
Travelled with him
The Third Regiment band discoursed |
lively music during the lunches be- |
meath the trees, and when cigars were
lighted, the governor told Major |
1tHti al w OOu IiN lIIlCll TIE WISH was |
appreciated, and how honored was the |
regiment to be inspected this after
noon.
The Governors Speech
Governor Fort, in welcoming the
guests of the day. said:
1T is with unusual pleasure that I
welcome to Sea Girt this representa-
tive body of the medical profession of
the State. The only regret is that all
physicians of the State could not have
been present We are particularly for
tunate also in that our chief guest
today is Doctor General Leonard
Wood. the senior major-general of the
United States army. 1t is not possible
to say today. as l said last Thursday
to the clergymen, that there were no
politicians present Probably the most
astute politicians in each locality are
found among the doctors. Certainly
they prove--when they run for Office
that they are among the most popu-
lar. This is probably accounted for
by their favor with the women.
One or the tnlhgs am hoping TO
do by these Sea Grt gatherings is to
quicken the interest of the active men
In each community in public affairs
If we are to have good government
and to overthrow questionable leader
ship in the State all good citizens must
unite in the effort The modern ten
iency seems to be toward the direct
is, the selection of men
for public Office by full and free in
1ividual expression of the voters in
each party. If this method is to be a
success every man must take an inter-
est and vote. Otherwise the system
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