New Britain herald., 1924-04-17
THAW TOTTERS AS
 HE LEAVES STAND
,contiuued from First rasc)

ake advantage of his offer appeHed 'o puzzle MT. Patterson al the mo ment. Ii had been freely predictc' nat Gray, R noted cross examiner ha@ neen brought into the case for th, purpose Of breaking down Thaw'y
 aim 10 sanlt!.
 Lawyers, however. explained thaf rays opportunity is not yet lost, be ause counsel opposed to Thaw hay, he right during the presentation of heir case 10 recall him.
 Why should we have examined rhaw?" said Gray, after the recess. We had nothing to meet, Judge 'alterson boasted how Thaw would ake the stand and tell his story. but istcad he asked him only perfume ory questions. We will prove Thaw's nsauty in our own way and by our 1wn witnesses, including Evelyn Nes- it."
 Goes To Iii Muthrr
 Immediately after the recess, Thaw, tccompanicd by Mir. Patterson, hur- led through the surging crowd to his mothers suite at the Ritz-Carlton.
 oiel to be at her side and cOmiO,ty Ter.
 AS Thaw left the courtroom, Vii iam A. Gray, counsel for Russell William Thaw, Evelyn Ncsbit's l3 ,aar old son, who had been permitted 70 intervene in the case 10 protect his tlticipstory interest in Thaw's estate. and Arthur c. Dickson, attorney for inc trustees oi Thaw's estate, con- erred with their own alienists on the aivisability Of calling Miss Nesbt as the principal defense" witness. This problem seemed 10 cause some differ once of opinion among the medical Nperts and the conference was nov nd 10 Mir. Gray's law offices.
 Miss Nesbit arrived from Atlantic ,.ity during the morning but had pur- posely kept away from the courtroom.
 Ex-Mife Not To Testify
 II was finally decided that Miss Nes- hit should not testify today and she returned to Atlantic City this after noon.
 Large Crowd Present
 Expectation that Harry K. Thaw would take the witness stand in an cf- fort to have himself declared sane and freed from the asylum where lie has been confined for seven years, at- tracted a large crowd 10 common pleas court today. only those who were connected with the case as wit resses or otherwise were admitted. It nas the fourth day of the trial before a jury Of 12 men 10 determine Thaw's sanity. Judge Monaghan announced that when court adjourned today it would be to meet next Monday.
 Neither Evelyn Nesbit, Thaw's di- breed wife, nor his mother was fin court today when the proceedings be- san.
 Thaw presented tho same natty ap- pearance that he did yesterday. He a alked briskiy into court and was < aatched intently by the jurors as he his hat and coat and took a seat.
 Calls ghaw Normal
 Dr Charles s. Potts. Philadelphia. he fifth alienist called in behalf of rhaw, who was under cross-examinae ion wien court adjourned yesterday gain took the stand. In his direct estimony Dr. Potts said that he found 1 Thaw normal in every phase. Tfaw occupied himself by reading ! rom 1eatherbonnd books handed him 1 v Bartholomew B. Coyne, New York, 1 me Of his attorneys. The books con- l aimed testimony of former trials. He ] lid not appear to listen to the tcsti- 1 nony today. Dr. Potts was questioned by Arthur i :. Dickson, council for the trustees of i rhaw's estate.
 The Gunlp Incident. What is your explanation of the snmp incident ?" asked Mir. Dickson. eferring to the whirpiugs bE ThaH f Frederick Gunp, IT., Of Ennsts 'ity, in New York hotel.
 T can't explain it" was tho reply. Maybe fhe hoy was his protege and 
 Has it anything 10 do with ab- orrualityg"
 T don't know lt may he that 'hsr only punished The hoy for bad shsyionr."
 You won't say that the Gump epi- ode is not an indication of abnormal vgD
 .T won't" pr. Potts replied.
 Thaw Takes stand rcrspiration EIistencd on ThsN'Ei yrehesd and cheeks when he took tT- zs---, .s . szs.- .s