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Show mmmm mm : ;ilf:JHi' Against Vigorous Protest of Counsel For Defense Experts Decide to Receive Testimony of Jerome's Alienist; Pris- oner's Ailment Diagnosed as Progressive Form of Paranoia Para-noia or Delnsioncl insanity; Evelyn Nesbit on Stand. NEW -YORK, April 2. District Attorney Jerome had a large array of witi nesses awaiting the pleasure of the Thaw lunacy commission commis-sion today, among them being be-ing Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. The young woman was dressed in a dark brown cloth suit, trimmed with leather pf the same shade. She wore a black straw sailor hat and an automobile veil. The new costume still maintained the school girl effect, because of the flat linen collar caught with a brown Windsor tie. Dr. Charles F. Bingha-man, Bingha-man, the Thaw family physician phy-sician from Pittsburg, also was present today. Other witnesses included Frederick Freder-ick W. Longfellow, the attorney at-torney formerly employed by Thaw? Dr. '.Hamilton and Dr. Flint "and ' most 'of " the other alienists who appeared ap-peared either for Thaw or the State at the trial. Dr. Frank A. McGuire. the Tombs physician, was the first witness called. He had seen Thaw two or three timea a week since June 25 last. Dr. McGuire said he had seen Thaw every day of his trial. Talk Always Sensible. "Was his conduct such at any time during the trial as to attract your attention! at-tention! " asked Chairman McClure of the commission. , "No, sir," said the witness. "You have talked with him in the Tombs since the trial began I" "Yes.' " Was his talk sensible t " "Yes, sir, very sensible." "Have you ever heard the defendant defend-ant say or see him do any irrational thing V' "Do you mean since his arrest or since the trial began I" asked the witness. wit-ness. "Since the trial began," said McClure. Mc-Clure. ' "No, sir, nothing." ."Have you at any time seen him do anything irrational t" "No, sir, not with my own eyes." Didn't Examine Thaw. McGuire waa asked about a book in which he kept a record of the prisoner pris-oner and which District Attorney Jerome Je-rome produced before the commission Saturday. He said the book contained mostly "hearsay . matter and only two original entries by himself. Dr. McGuire said on cross-examination that he had never made a special examination of Thaw to determine his sanity. He had refused permission to be present at Thaw's examination by the alienists for the defense June 20 last. Dr. McGuire said that he had not talked with Thaw regarding his trial - or his mental condition. Michael J. Delehanty, the first prison guard who attended Thaw at his trial, followed Dr. McGuire upon the stand. The witness said Thaw always talked in an understandable way and appeared rational throughout the time he had him in eustodv. On cross-examination Delehanty saia he had not talked to Thaw about Stanford White or about the honse in West Twenty-fourth street. In discussing the trial Thaw would speak to him in general terms, saying: "I had a good day today," or expressions expres-sions like that. No Talk of Dragons. Chairman McClure wanted to know if the witness thought Thaw had had a good day when ce used that expression. expres-sion. ' ' "Yes. it impressed me in that. way. V Franklin J. Sheridan, another of Thaw 's guards, was next callod. He said he had never Been Thaw do anything irrational. ir-rational. Cross-examined by the District Attorney, the witness said he never discussed dis-cussed Btanford White with bis prisoner. pris-oner. ' - . "Did you ever hear him say anything any-thing about being St. George rescuing virgins from red dragons! '' asked Jerome. Je-rome. ; "No, sir." , . Mrs. Emily Walker, a probational officer offi-cer of the eonrt of special sessions and constant visitor to the Tombs, said she had talked with Tbaw manv times prior to and during the trial. His talk and manner of speech were always rational. The Rev. John A. Wade, the Episcopalian Epis-copalian chaplain in the Tombs, answer-ing answer-ing questions by Mr. McClure, said ha (Continued on Page 8.). i HARRIMAN CHARGES (Continued from Page 1) carrying New York for the Republican party at the election which was then; approaching. This statement the1 President characterized as a ''deliber-l ate and wilful untruth by right it should be characterized by an even, shorter and more ugly word. I never , requested Mr. Harriman to raise a dol-i lar for the Presidential campaign of 1904. The President's denial was contained in a brief statement and copies of letters let-ters written to Representative Sherman Sher-man of New York. The letters sre dated dat-ed October 8 and October 12, 1906, respectively. re-spectively. The President, after furnishing fur-nishing the letters to the press, dictated the following statement: "After writing these letters to MrJ Sherman, the President was assured, that Mr. Harriman had not ' made the statements which Mr. Shercinn credited him with making. Inasmuch as the, same statements appear in the major pari in the la.ter or Mr. Harriinaa now published, the President deems it proper tuzi the letters he sent to Congressman Con-gressman Sherman last October shall now be made public." In the first letter reference is made to a conversation between Harriman flnd Sherman which was repeated to th President, in whici; Harriman is said to hate given as a reason for his personal dislike of the President, partly the latter 's determination to have th railroads supervised and partly the alleged al-leged fact that after promising Harriman Har-riman to appoint Senator Depew Embassador Em-bassador to France, he, the President, failed o do it. It appears from the conversation repeated to the President that Mr. Sherman had gone to Harri-lran Harri-lran and asked him for a contribution for the campaign. The President says that iliirriman also urged him to promise prom-ise to make Mr. Depew Embassador because this would help Gov. Odell bv pleasing certain big financial interests. The President said he informed MrJ Harriman that he did not believe it would be possible to appoint Mr. Depew De-pew and expressed his surprise at his! (Harriman 's) saying that the men rep-J resenting the big financial interests of. New "iork wisned the appointment made, inasmuch as a number of them had written asking that the place be given to Mr. Hyde. Mr. Harriman on learning Mr. Hyde was a candidate, said that he did not wish to be understood under-stood as antagonizing him. The President, it appears, was unwilling unwill-ing to appoint either Dopew or Hvde. as Embassador, and also left unchanged his recommendations to Congress con-! cerning the interstate commerce law,1 notwithstanding suggestions and criti-! cisms by Mr. Harriman of the Presi-j dent's course in that regard as ex-j pressed in certain letters which Mr.1, Harriman wrote to the President. i |