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Show rome said that the learned physicians had unanimously informed him that Thaw is suffering from a typical case of paranoia a disease of the mind in which the recoveries are limited to two or three per cent. ' Commissioner Olney interrupted Mr. Jerome to ask if he had nny objection to the commission proceeding forthwith to examine Thaw. ' "I have no objection, providing my cross-examination of the. defendant mny be postponed until I can consult with my medical advisers, ' he replied. "We will arrange that. when we come to it," said Chairman McClure. The courtroom was cleared of all persons per-sons except the commission, , the defendant de-fendant and his counsel and hc District Dis-trict Attorney and his assistant, and the examination of Thaw was taken up in executive session. THAW GOES BEE ORE LUNACY COMMISSION BULLETIN, 2:45. NEW YORK, March 28. The Thaw! lunacy commission went into open ses ston at 2:06 p. m. in Justico Fitzgerald's Fitz-gerald's court.. Thaw appeared befott the commission, taking a scat inside the clerk's rail. Thaw's counsel suggested that if t personal examination of the defcndanl is deemed necessary it should be hek in private. Chairman McClure an nounced that- the examination would b mado privately. The commission at 2:43 went into ex ecutivc session to examine Thaw. Th courtroom was cleared of everyone ex cept the commission, the defendant, th District Attorney and the defendant' counsel. Evelyn Nesbifc Thaw was present af were the defendant's brothers, Josiali and Edward Thaw. The proceedings were opened witl the reading of the court's order ap pointing a commission. Clifford W, Hartridge acted as senior counsel be fore the commission. He announce that Thaw was ready at any time ti submit to a personal examination bv the commission, but suggested that it be private and be confined solely to thd present state of his mind. Hartridge reminded tho commissioners' that Thav is on trial for his life and that it would not be fair to him to have his examina tion made public. Mr. Jerome said lie had no desire t attend a medical examination of tin prisoner if the commission desired t make one by itself. Chairman MeClure then announced that anv mental or physical examina tion of Tlfaw would be private. Chairman McClure added that he di: not think an elaborate physical exami nation would bo deemed necessary. Th commission 's observation of the defend ant at - his mental examination, he thought, would be sufficient. Jerome at this point went at sonu length into the history of recent com missions in lunacy, giving tho eommis sioners all the information at his com mand. He then asked to be instructed as to how far the commission desireii to go into the matter of testimony. H( said he would be glad to bring th Thaw family physicians, Dr. Deemai and Dr. Bingamah, from Pennsylvania if the commission desired,' and woulii he glad to put any of the alienist! upoi the stand. Jeromo also suggested' that the Com mission might take into consideration all the testimony adduced at Thaw's; trial up to the time it was interrupted Chairman McClure said the. inquiry the commission had in mind was a veryj Btmple one to determine whether as this time the defendant is capable or understanding the proceedings againsn him and of rationally advising hia counsel. The commission desires tcj limit tho scope of the inquiry as far &H possible. Tho court wished tho inquiry to be brief in order that the pending trial might be disposed of at tho earlH est possible moment. I Hartridge interposed the suggestion) that at least the defendant's attorneys; and the doctors who have seen Thawj during the last two months should ba heard by the commission. He declared the testimony adduced at the trial had nothing whatever to do with the pres ent state fit the defendant's mind, j Chairman McClure said tho commis-j sion decided not to take into consideraj tion the conflicting affidavits submitted to Justico Fitzgerald. 1 When District Attorney Jeromo wasj asked if he was ready to proceed, ha declared that he was not. Ilia medical advisers were not present, and in the absence of definite knowledge of what today's proceedings might be, ha had not summoned any witnesses. J Explaining the importance of having the State's alienists present, Mr. J.H |