Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

The story Of Thaw's childhood and
the influence affecting his birth as
told by his mother followed.
Mrs William c. Thaw, who sat be-
hind her son, seemed about to lose
control of herself. Her face flushed
and she used her palm leaf fan to
hide the twitching of her lips. Her
testimony presented Thaw as a victim
of extreme nervousness from birth.
Jerome read successfully testimony
regarding the prisoners mental condi-
ton given at the trials by Miss Belle
Morehouse Lawrence, his kindergarten
teacher in Pittsburg; Abram r. Beck
whose school he attended in 1882;
Miss Alice c. Fletcher, an old family
friend, Christopher Baggie, steward Of
Thaw's Whist Club in New York
where just before he killed White the
young man deposited three cigarettes
in the safe; Amy Gosette, trained
nurse, who attended him at Monte
Carlo: DR.. Charles A: Bailey, an AL
bany. N Y, physician, who attended
Thaw when he was sick on a train be-
tween Albany and New York in 1906:
Anthony Comstock and Dr. Horatio c.
Wood, who told of the insanity OF mem
DeTs of ThaW'S family.
From the testimony of Evelyn ThaW,
the district attorney selected first
those portions which referred to her
husbands actions when she told him
of her treatment by White, especially
his wild sobbing He read also her
story of Thaw's alleged attempt to kill
himself with laudanum at hotel in
Paris and Of the killing of White.
Some of Thaw's examinations before
the sanity commission in March, 1907.
followed. He told these commissioners
that his expression IAN act of Provi-
dence,' referring to the death of White.
mad no special significance, being used
only for convenience
Our purpose" Mr.. Jerome told the
court, lis to show that concealment of
decisions is by no means an uncom-
mon thing among paroniacs; and that
this act Of Providence idea was used
ny the prisoner at the very commence
ment OF the thing
Recess was taken until 1.3O with Jer-
ONE still reading.
Thaw's examination before the san
ity committee was continued at 20 af
ter recess! Jerome reminded the court
e '"" hau quoteu ana applied TO
his own case at that time the passage
from the book of Samuel beginning
and the people said unto Saul, shall
Jonathan die, who hath wrought this
great salvation unto Israeli" Thaw. it
developed used "Mr. X" in his letters
referring to Governor Hughes, to pre-
vent the fact that he was considering
employing him as his counsel becoming
known. While the matter was still un-
der consideration, Hughes received
his first nomination for governor and
that ended the matter, Thaw told the
committee.
1t was evident as Jerome continued
that ne was reading everything he
could find in the printed volumes bear
ing upon Thaw's alleged consideration
OF himself as an instrument of Provi
dence and upon his disagreements with
MS counsel, also upon his alleged be-
hef that there was a conspiracy of in
fiuential men against him. The former
testimony Of Dr. Britton D. Evans,
VINO leads Thaw'S present corps of
alienists. was reviewed by the district
attorney almost in full At the present
hearing DR. Evans said he now thought
the prisoner sane. Since the present
proceedings began Thaw and his at
torney and DR.. Evans himself. have
made special efforts to explain the ex-
pert's changed view.