Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-14

NEW YORK. July l3.-Harry Thaw's
case VIII go to the jury early to-mor-
row afternoon. BY nightfall the ver-
dict should be at hand Thereafter,
his fate will rest in the hands of Jus
tice Hendrick. who, under the law. has
the final say and can set Thaw at
liberty even If the jury advises he is
still insane, or send him back to Mat
teawan in face of contrary verdict,
according to his discretion.
The case of the State against Thaw
was closed at o'clock this afternoon.
Fifteen minutes will be consumed by
Stanchfield tomorrow morning in
reading into the record some testimony
given at aPrevious hearing. The sum-
ming g up Gt,l Sfalluss, Cook arsainFs
first for the State and Stanchfield. fol-
lowing. with the last say for Thaw.
Then. with the charge of the justice,
the issue will be handed over to the
Jurors.
sERENELY CONFIDENT
IN FINAL VICTORY
Screnely confident Of the outcome,
Thaw tonight took dinner with Sheriff
Grifenhagen and a small party Of rela-
tives at the Hotel McAipin. He was in
especially fine fettle over the results
OF the final day OF the trial which in
cluded a Serious charge by DR.. Austin
Flint. chief alienist for the State, that
Thaw had tried to hypnotize him In
court, and fiat contradiction among
the States alienists as to the nature
of the insanity from which Thaw is
alleged to be suffering.
Just after court adjourned for the
day. too, a party of women from Pitts
burgh, who refused to give their names.
rushed forward and shook hands with
Thaw. one of them crying: we bring
you wishes of good luck from the home
town."
DR.. Flints assertion that Thaw had
tried to hypnotic him was the feature
of the days proceedings. Thaw laughed
outright when the aged alienist made
the charge.
DR.. Flint's cross oss-examination by
Stanchfeld was resumed when court
reconvened at 10 o'clock this morning.
The two engaged in n long. scientific
discussion as to whether constitu-
tional inferiority is n distinct form Of
insanity, Dr. Flint having testified on
Monday that Thaw was suffering from
constitutional inferiority with para
noiac trend Ultimately. the witness
took a short cut through the technical
morass and dropped the designation Of
constitutional inferiority" at the Same
time that he abandoned the classifca-
ton of "paranoiac trend"
1T am Of tho opinion" he said that
Thaw Is pure paranoiac."
RELIEVED TIIAW SANE
AT TIME OF MURDER
that DR.. Baker. acting superintendent
of Matteawan at the time of Thaw's
commitment, did not then believe he
suffered from paranoia. Later Dr.
Baker changed his mind and stlncd
against Thaw at the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
Jerome turned Baker over TO you?"
said Stanchfcld, "and you did the job"
~ don't regard 1t as a job" retorted
Dr. Flint hotly.
One of the most effective ponts
made by Stanchfield was with regard
to the state OF Thaw's mind when no
killed Stanford White. 1t had been
shown that May Mackenzie told the
Thaws that White didn't believe Eve
lyn cared anything for Harry. and
that he was going to win her away
from him.
Don't you think that story like
that would have stirred the manhood
in Thaw?"
"Ycs." admitted the witness.
mo doubt in your mind that Thaw
was absolutely devoted to Evelyn-l
was infatuated with her. In fact? Thaw.
after maintaining meretricious rela-
tions with her. married her, took her
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