New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-28

a. meaning that the defence will night
against the admission Of any evidence
that is in the least degree OF the hear
say variety. That, il is understood. is
the objection to the story that the
former president Of Harvard is expect
ed 10 tell When the events complained
OF took place il is not contended that
Dr.. Eliot personally INTERCEPTED wit
pesses Mr.. Coakley is expected TO
block any effort of the government TO
get in any story that would not be sd-
mitted under the strictest rules OF
evidence
Il was originally planned to examine
Dr.. Eliot in Cambridge, but before the
commission was ready 10 hear him he
had zone 70 his summer home on the
Maine coast. A dispatch from that sec
ton Yesterday was 10 the effect That
the former head Of Harvard University
had declared he would have to look up
the records before he could say why
Thsw did not wait 10 get his sheepskln.
The Thaw trial will go into its sec
ond phase to-day and become battle
OF alieu!sts. Up until now il has been
series Of more or less fowery enco-
miums PASSED ny lay men and women on
his qualities as q gentleman. scholar
musician. philanthrOpist, bridge PLAYER.
bashfu society swain and an alto
getier normal and rational sort OF be-
Ing
These were the opinions Of his New
Hampshire friends. who sold things TO
him there or invited him 70 their homes
or met him in public places.
But the end Of this sort Of lay opin-
ion was reached on Friday. His at
torneys announced then that all they
had left 20 present IN his behalf was
e1per. testimony. Two Of these were
members Of the commission called by
Judge Aldrich in the New Hampshire
Federal court. He asked them TO de-
termine whether. pending the decision
on the writ Of habeas corpus obtained
there In an effort 70 prevent Thaws
eXtraditon back 20 New York to stand
iral for conspiracy. II would be safe
70 give him ms liberty on bail.
The full opinions Of that commission
we're never revealed. IL IS expected
they will be al this trial.
The two members of this commits
sion who arrived in town Yesterday 10
testify to-day are DR.. Charles p. Ban
croft, superintendent of the New
Hampshire Hospital for the Insane. at
Concord, y. H.. and General Frank ,.
Streeter a lawyer Of Concord, who
vas chairman. The other members
were DR.. Morton Prince. Of Boston, and
Dr. g. Alder Blumer. superintendent
q Butler Hospital for the Insane, at
Providence. Thaw's counsel have not
announced them as among their pros
peetiye witnesses.
n their report 70 Judge Aldrich. ap-
proving Thaw's release on bail. the
commissioners stated that they had
reached "a definite and positive opin-
ion as 20 the present mental condition
Of Thaw and his probable state Of mind
a. the time Of the homicide OF Stan
lord White" but refrained from stat
ing that opinion in view Of the in
sructons Of the court not 10 "embar'
fass any subsequent litigation where
me broad question OF insanity might
&c involved"
In addition 20 the members Of that
Commission, the Thaw side will have
an expert alienist, DR.. c. X. Mills. pro
lessor OF psychiatry az the University
o. Pennsylvania. and DR.. d. Percy
hiekllng. Of the government hospital
Tor the insane al Washington.