New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
HAT NOT IN R|NG'
It's On His Head as Soon as
Thaw Lawyer Says He's Coming.
LETS SHEARN COOL HEELS
Famous Trunk of Evidence"
Escapes Inspection-Battle Of
Alienists to Close Hearings.

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Alienists to Close Hearings.
Clarence J. Shearn counsel for Harry K.
Thaw. was much exercised Yesterday be-
cause he failed 10 get the opportunity he
expected TO rummage through the trunkful
of Thaw data at the Wall street Office OF
W. r. Jerome. who is conducting the Thaw
opposition at the sanity hearings in White
Plains.
To convince Thaws counsel that he did
not have certain letters which Mr.. Shearn
was anxious TO obtain. Mr.. jerome sug-
gested at the hearing on Friday that the
lawyer come to his office and look through
the trunk for himself Mr.. Shearn was
naturally provoked when he came in from
the country TO find that Mr. Jerome had
gone for the day. No one at the office
would think of allowing the visitor to root
about while the judge" was away.
Speaking Of the incident afterward Nj
Shearn said:
when I put Jerome on the stand on
Friday and asked him about the letters
Or. Austin Flint had written him during
the Thaw trials. he swore they were not
in that famous trunk of evidence al &c
there any time to-day and look through the
trunk. ] came to town for that very pur-
pose this morning, and telephorcd Mr.. Je-
rome that I would be at his Office In ten
minutes. was about to start for his office
when Mr.. jerome telephoned that he was
just putting his hat on and would be gone
for the day. lie said / would have TO wait
until Monday afternoon"
The Flint letters are very important doc
uments for Thaw 10 get in evidence ac-
cording to Mr.. Shearn. who forcefully ca
pressed the opinion that he would get
them yet. He predicted that the search for
the letters would create more of a sensa-
ton before he got through with it than the
capture Of Susie" Merrill from Thaws
alleged agents by Jerome detectives.
Openly at Swords Points.
Mr.. Jerome and Mr. Shearn have rapidly
reached the point in the Thaw proceedings
where they have dropped the word 'cour-
tesy" from their vocabulary so far as
their feelings toward each other are con-
cerned. Incidents illustrating their belliger-
ence are almost too numerous TO mention.
When Mr. Shearn asked Mr.. jerome TO
produce a certain paper at the last near
ing the latter was unresponsive except to
say:
Il decline to answer your question
Whereupon Mr. Shearn promptly called
Mr. Jerome to the witness stand. and the
paper in question was produced, but not
until Mr. Shearn had agreed TO a stipula-
ton by Mr.. Jerome that the paper be
marked for Identification, and later proba-
bly, introduced in evidence.
The following coloquy then ensued about
the Flint letters:
you were subpenaed TO produce certain
letters that DIR. Flint wrote you during the
Thaw trials, were you not?' asked Mr..
Shearn.
Yes" said Mr. Jerome, with a rising
tone Of voice
"Win you produce them now?'
II haven't them TO produce"
Where are they?" queried Mr.. Shearn.
Il believe the letters TO which you refer
are in the files at the District Attorneys
office; they are not in my possession"
Are they not in the trunkful of data
and documents of the Thaw trials which
you have at your office?" asked Mr.. Shearn.
mo; | have been through the trunk three
times personally, and cannot find them,'
said Mr.. jerome.
81 am very willing that Mr. Shearn should
go through the trunk himself with me or
one of my assistants present" Mr.. jerome
added.
when are you willing that 1 should do
that?" asked Mr. Shearn.
"Oh, most any time tomorrow or later.
said Mr. jerome.
"Al right I'LL do that" said Mr.. Shearn
as he excused his opponent from the wit
ress stand.
Aliensts to Battle Next.
The battle of medical experts will soon
be on at the Thaw hearings. The state has
no witnesses remaining, except DR.. Flint,
DR.. Carlos f. Macdonald and DR.. William
Malone, superintendent of the Manhattan
State Hospital on Wards Island. The
alienists on the Thaw side are Professor
Adolph Meyer, of Johns Hopkins Uniyer-
sity; Professor Charles K. Mills, Of the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania, and Professor
Frederick Peterson " Columbia University.
The state alienists are expected TO testify
that Thaw is still insane. while the three
medical men retained by the Thaws prob
ably will be just as firm in their opinion
that Thaw is in no way irrational
Mr.. Shearn probably will continue to read
into the record the case book Of Mattea-
wan as 1t relates to Thaw's case at the
opening of court tomorrow. He had not
finished it when court adjourned on Friday.
II is expected that several lay witnesses
will be called by Thaw's lawyers TO refute
some Of the testimony introduced by Mr.
Jerome 1t is not unlikely however, that
DR.. Flint will be called to give the first ex-
pert testimony tomorrow.
Hundreds Of letters from persons all over
the country have been received at the White
Plains courthouse since the Thaw hearings
began. Court Clerk Franklin Montross has
taken charge Of all, and none has been
turned over TO Justice Keogh. Some OF the
writers assert that Thaw is victim of
conspiracy and urge his release. Others de
clare he would be an undesirable citizen II
freed.
what a WorIdI" Writes One.
An unsigned letter. written in a shsky
hand, is addressed TO "Thaws Judges" and
reads in part:
I believe the sympathy Of the public was
with Thaw when he shot White II is q