New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-03
Broadway & Nineteenth Street
RECENT THAW CONDUCT


institution soon after hts cou,r,itr,sz,
dance for the employees had been arranvss a.
the night of February 25. 1908 Thaw haa =,
been advised Of the rule that patients v.r.
not allowed TO purchase supplies or presents A..
the employees. but he knew OF the danea s-s
ordered the cellars. Dr. Baker admitted tss,
there had been scarcity of hymn books IN n.
institution when Thaw ordered 200 Of them
without permission He also said that the ulsu,
was IN need Of tuning when Thaw sent Cor
tuner, also without permission.
These three infractiOns OF the rules were u,,af
in the physicians case books
ABOUT MATTEAWAN CONCERT
Then Mr.. MOrschauser hammered at Dr.. BaEss
in an attempt to prove that a concert al N.
hospital on November "a was "frame-upp :,
give DR.. Austin Flint one OF Mr.. Jeromes allen.
lists. a chance to observe Thaw's actions Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw has already testified that she heard
Of the alleged scheme and that Dr. Flint and
newspaper reporters were to be invited She
tipped OFF, her husband. He refused to attend
but was compelled to do so. the reason given
being that an employee could not be specially
spared to look after him while the concert vas
in progress. Mr.. Morschauser tried to get Dr.
Baker to acknowledge that he had seen Dr.
While this Interrogation about the concert and
its alleged purpose was going on Thaw vhirlsl
around and eyed DR. Flint, who was sitting hsh.
behind him. Then he smiled and winked az Dr.
Macdonald when DR.. Flint carefully abstainsi
from meeting Thaw's challenging look.
Some of the notes made by DR.. Baker IN h1
study OF Thaw were about the latter's conduct
when playing cards at night He grew ansy
when his partner made mistakes. referring to
the partner as a donkey or a damned idiot
He also thought il an outrage to be conpels1
to go to bed at s o'clock and be kept cooped %
IN his room for ten hours.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was not IN court yesiai'
day to hear Mr.. Jerome read long passages q
testimony taken at the two murder trials n
tended to prove her husbands insanity. nav
looked calm and listened patiently 70 me pas
reading. and his manner of making sussssuoS
to his counsel did not obtrude itself 50 not'e-a,
bly, on the crowded courtroom as IL did as.
Friday. when Justice Mills himself conmsn'sl
on it. His mother did not appear to relish a'r
statements and those Of Thaws other relatives
as to his high strung temperament II cary 40
and his wild escap ades and irresponsible ss'%
Many excerpts from the testimony given oe.''
the Iunacy commission which pronouncsd IhsN
sane were read into the record as the PASS ~ =
Hypothetical question 70 be put to the si.e-ss
for the state. The statements OF ahehs1 s
the state and for Thaw were also lneoIP0-1
Mr. Jerome said his Hypothetical aass1.l
would consist OF that put BY him az the -
which would be added a portion OF tnae o. N-
tin W. Ldttleton, Thaw's counsel IN tns So
trial II ia unlikely that the question: VA
will contain something like thirty u'D'A
words. will be read IN court.
DR.. Baker will be put on the stand sssia =
day. and. IL Mr.. Jerome completes MS sas .s
the case. it is possible Thaw may %
again Mr. Morschauser has some otnef
nesses whom he wishes TO examine bur =
d. 1btfuI if Evelyn Nes5it Thaw viii Be esls-
again to the stand. At present the outloos
that the evidence will be all in and rsaay ~
Justice NiIIss decision before the end OF -
week