The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-14
FHAW, FOR FIRST TIME IN NINE YEARS. DIMES AMONG
 BROADWAY WHITE LIGHTS

room giggled. Justice ,Hendrick srnil- ed incredulously. Thaw.. bent fan forward over his table to try to con cea1 his merriment. He pulled out a fresh handkerchief to help him to smother his laughter. 1 What do you mean," said MT. StanchfeId, while blue coated attend l ants, themselves smiling, were rapping for order, ''by MT. .Thaw's attempt to hypnotic you?'' -$
 We'll repeated Dr. Flint queru- lously, tI don't think his attempt to hypnotize me here in court a normal thing. He (Thaw) sat there for I 5 rndriutes and stared at me with the intention of hypn otizing me. He's tried to repeatedly
 Thaw by this time had srnothered hts first paroxysms of merriment and now turned about with joy suffusing | his face to grin at the reporters srttin 2 just behind him Justice Hendrfck ] finally brought the spectators, T1aw ! and d1e lawyers back to normal be havfor. ! DO you mean to say, Dr. Flint, ''. l Justice Hendr1ck asked in tones of tncredulity, that you seriously think Thaw has been trying to hypnotizs | you g
 T certainly do, your horor,' Dr. Flint answered stoutly, as he swung | around in his chair. Its in the testi- rnony some place, I believe. that Thaw ! took lessons in hypnotisn."
 .Thaw Makes Denial!
 'T don't know" said Thaw then to l the reporters near him, what Dr. Flint is talking about. I've never talk 1 en lessons in 1ahypn otisn in my life and certainly never stared at Dr. Flint for 15 mdnutes.''
 Dr. Flint gave as one of his rea.- sons for believing Thaw insane at the present time his hesitation-'tretar- datton,' the alienist put it--in answer ing. When during the afternoon ses- sion Dr. Baker paused for two or | three seconds before answering a question put to him by Mir. Stanoh- held there was anothSr laugh when, Thaw's chief counsel asked lightly. 1 Doctor, would you say that your de- liberation of several seconds before answering that question was an evil dence of what aHenists call retarda- ton 2''
 l While Dr. Flint was on the stand MT. Stanchf1eId picked up photo gRph and handed it to pr. Flint. HWou1d you say that this is 8 good picture of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw as she looks to-day, doctor?" asked MT. stanchhe1d, casually. The photograph which Thaw's chief | counsel handed to him, showed Thaw's wife, Jack Cliford-her vaudeville | ing-and her son, Russell, all seated together in CHfford's Adirondack I camp
 Dr. Flint after adjusting his glasses | said the picture was very good one, | in his opinion The jurors showed an interest in it. Thereupon MT. l Stanchheld helped out matters by passing the photograph over from the | witness chair to the jurors.
 l All along the line of twelve jurors went the picture. The photograph had not been offered in evidence, had not been marked as an exhibit by the stenographer. end from the legal view point there was not any reason at all why this picture showing Thaw's wife seated beside Clifford in Clihord's s camp at the present time should be looked over by the jury. But wit ness, jury and Justice Hendrick him self took good look at it.
 A Related Protest.
 Hours later, during the afternoon session, Deputy Attorney General I Becker arose to say suddenly that he l thought the passing of the photogra ph l from; juror to Juror should not have hbeen perrnittd. But in the meantime the photograph had been thoroughly q looked over by the jury.
 '.Yes.'' Mr. StanchheId said with, a mystic smile when The Sun reporter asked him about the photograph I '4that was picture of. Evelyn .Nesbit lThaw, Jack Clifford and Mrs, Thaw's 8 I youngster. Have you heard how the I Giants made out to-day ?'' Mr. Stanch- field, who is credited with being the I first man who ever pitched a curved tbaI1-years ago in his college baseball I ldays-Questioned in turn, Taking one I thing with another one felt that MT. tStanchf1eld seemed to think that the day was a perfectly good. day l .Dr. Baker, whose direct testimony l and cross examination took up the first half of the afternoon session, said I that after a study of Thaw at Mat hearings in Westchester county& and during the present hearing he still be ! ieved Thaw incurably insane. Dr. ] Baker was asked then by Deputy At T torney General Becker whether he I tscould state with reasonable certainty that the Alteration of Thaw would be a. menace to the pEtb1ic.' MT. Stanch- field objected to the question and Jus I tfce Hendrick decided that it was inn proper.
 Dr. Baker said he had watched Thaw intently during the present hearing for signs of insanity. He had seen tion by MT. Stanchfield, from the day he first entered the court room until | Thaw had taken the stand. During 1 the examination of Thaw as witness 1 however pr. Baker believed he had seen manifestations of bad judgment l in Thaw's answers which, taken in connection with what he previously had observed and had learned. of | Thaw's personal and family medical 1 history, convinced him that Thaw is now insane and incurably- insane.