The Washington times., 1924-04-16
DOCT Or CALLS
BUNNY STORY
"FL|NSY"
Holds Thaw's Treatment Of
Pets Does Not Prove
Him insane.
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York Supreme Court by Fuller and
Fuller, firm Of lawyers, who had
represented him In some phases OF
his New York case. Their bill for
services rendered was disputed by
Thaw and they sued him to recover
the balance they claimed was still
due them.
(Thaw, one OF his attorneys said,
won the suit.)
Phillips testified that in seven
hours Of almost continuous Ques.
tioning and answering Thaw acted
In a normal manner. His testimony
transcribed amounted to over 29, 900
words.
"He answered all questions
coherently," Phillips declared. II
had opportunities for observing him
closely and to me he appeared per.
fectly sane"
Phillips left the witness stand
after Attorney Arthur G. Dickson,
of defense counsel, asked him for a
repetition of several answers.
DIR. Wilson followed Phillips on
the stand. In his testimony the
neurologist declared he considered
the 'Tweedledum" and "Tootsie'
rabbit stories, which were scored
dSdllSI nav OuLIu6 tLlO pESN1OuS
session Of court, as Of negative i'm.
portance.
did you in making your
diagnosis consider his fondness for
rabbits as evidence Of perversion?'
Patterson asked.
81 consider it as very flimsy
evidence" DR.. Wilson replied.
He and Evelyn Meet.
At the second day of the trial to
determine Thaw's mental status
Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit, his di.
vorced wife, came face to face in
court; the name Of Stanford White,
whom Thaw killed in 1906, was
mentioned. causing Thaw to mani.
fest emotion; and DR.. Charles X.
Mills. noted alienist, under cross.
examination, admitted Thaw wa
suffering from aphasia, but insist.
ed that he is sane and competent
to manage his own affairs.
Harry w. Mace, politician, whn
was foreman Of the 1917 jury thar
adjudged Thaw insane, was en.
phatic in his belief that the Pitts.
burgh millionaire is normal now.
IT would not have recognized
him as the same man." Mace said,
referring to a recent interview with
Thaw. "A great improvement has
come over him. He Is different In
every way, nlentallyand physically"
Almost identical testimony war
given, by the other former jurors.
Evelyn Nesbit, mother of Russell
w. Thaw, thirteen, who has been
permitted to intervene as having an
anticipatory interest in Thaw's es
tate, arrived in court unnoticed by
the attorneys. When the Rev. J.
Ogle Warfield. rector OF st. David's
Episcopal Church, testified he llaf
played cards with Thaw at the
asylum. in this city, Miss Nesbit
joined in the laughter this created
and thereby attracted Thaw's at
tention to her.
His eyes lit up as he twisted
around to get better look at her
He gaZed at her quizzically. Mis-.
Nesbit's eyes involuntarily turned
toward him, but quickly flashed
away as he recognized her. From
then on the two stole furtivC
glances at each other.
Whites Name Brings Emotion.
The cross-examination of DR.
Mills opened with references agar
to Thaw's behavior with his pet
rabbits at the asylum. Turnins
from that phase of the inquiry
Arthur G. Dickson, counsel for thu
Thaw estate trustees, suddenly
asked:
WAS Thaw sane when he shot
Stanford White?"
Thaw gasped. His eyes blinked
as the name of the man he killed
on the roof Of Madison Square Gar
den eighteen years ago was pro
nounced.
DIR. Mills replied that he had no
seen Thaw for six years after tn,
occurrence, and therefore coult
give no opinion on his sanity al
that time.
Under cross-examination by vii
liam Gray, attorney for Miss Nesbit
DIR. Mills said he did not know
what a man might do six months
from now, but persisted that it was
safe to release Thaw.
''Is It your opinion he will ACT
differently If released?''' Gray asked
EYES," was the reply. "He IL
very likely to do different and dc
better If permitted to handle his
own affairs ,and not be required tc
remain among insane people," DR.
Mills answered.
DR.. Mills also said he did not be-
lieve Thaw would revert to certain
practices IL released, which prompted
Gray to ask II Thaw did not revert
to such practices after DR.. Mills in
former trials had said Thaw was