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Show lllliiiiiilliii m TGi uum TOTE ...... Or. Evans of Pittsburg Says Prisoner Had Aggravated Case of "Ego" When He Visited Him in the Tombs, Months After the Tragedy; Defendant's Eyes Had Unnatural Stare and He Appeared to Emphasize Own Importance in World. ' NEW YORK "FEB. li -ALTHOVOXl TOD AT IS LINCOLN'S BUlTHDAT AOTiTVE&SASY, AND CONSEQUENTLY CONSE-QUENTLY A LEGAL HOLIDAY IN THIS STATE, THE THAW TRIAL PROCEEDED AT THE USUAL HOUR THIS MORNINO, JUSTICE FITZGERALD FITZ-GERALD HA VINO ORDERED THAT OWING TO THE HARDSHIP ON THE JURY. WHICH IS TO REMAIN LOCKED UP UNTIL THE END OF .THB TRIAL. THERE WOULD BE NO RECESS OVER THE HOLIDAY. WHEN THAW WALKED TO HIS PLACE AT THE COUNSEL TABLE, AS HE WAS REMOVING HIS ULSTER UL-STER COAT AND FOR SOME MOMENTS MO-MENTS AFTER TAKING HIS SEAT, HE KEPT HIS EYES ON DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME AND IGNORED IG-NORED HIS OWN COUNSEL FOR THE TIME BEING. JEROME WAS BUSY WITH HIS PAPERS AND DID NOT NOTICE THAW'S SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL ACTION. THE FIRST WITNESS CALLED BY DELMAS WAS DR. BRITTON D. EVANS. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE 8TATE INSANE HOSPITAL AT MORRIS PLAINS, WHICH HE SAID CONTAINS AN AVERAGE OF 1800 PATIENTS. Evans said he had written and spok en a great deal upon the subject of in sanity, and hsd appeared in a majoritv of the important cases in New Jerse'v where mental derangement or ineapac-ity ineapac-ity had to do with the matter under in i vestigation. Tn several cases, the wit ness declared, he had represented both the prosecution and the defense bv consent of counsel and under appointment appoint-ment by the court. Thaw's Eyes Glared. The witness first aaw Harrv Thaw August 4, 1906. in the Tombs, and in all visited him eight times. Dr. Evans said he was alone upon the visits of August 4 and October 1. At other times he was accompanied by Dr. Wgnr, who testified yesterday. "Whst, during these viaits. did vou observe in the mental condition of Mr Thswt" "On the first visit, August A. he exhibited ex-hibited a peculiar facial expression, glaring of the eve, suspicious of his surroundings sur-roundings and of me, nervous agitation and restlessness such as comes from a severe brain storm, common in those who have recently gone through an explosion ex-plosion or fulminating condition of mental unsoundness. He exhibited delusions de-lusions of a personal character, an exaggerated ex-aggerated ego, and along with them delusions de-lusions of a persecutory character. He thought himself of exaggerated importance import-ance and believed himself persecuted by a number of persons." His "Exaggerated Ego." By an "exaggerated ego." Dr. Ev ans said he meant a "disproportionate idea . of importairce of aelf, a belief that one is clothed with powers, capacity capac-ity and ability far above normal, or above those actually possessed.", These symptoms, he said, were characteristic of several mental disease. - One of the mental diseases indicated by Thaw's actions. Dr. Evans de-e de-e la red, ia adolescent insanity. It ds (Continued on Page 8) . ai cc; r U tin T-io vi'.Iirjj that. t .'-'fl f"QVtr.:uM'i hsll cr in.'' Ji:tii-e l-'it 'rai l sustaine t Jerome'a o' .;.',-tioo i-T'i Lcl:na procceJed to ques-. tioa Dr. Kvans. . i 4 ' Were the era! dtatementa made "by Mr. Thaw material in the formatioa of I your opinion as to hi mental eondi-' eondi-' lionf" - - ; . , ; ;- . f3fc.' i 1 .: .,...; ConYeraation Not Ecpoatod. . .'Wero. the' conreraationa necesMrT-to necesMrT-to enable an expert to form a correct judgment as to the defendant's mental, eondi lion - , 4 4 They irere'rot' entirely' neeeaaary.-but neeeaaary.-but they were highly important.'.' 4 4 Now, what was it Mr. Thaw aaidP' : District Attorney ' Jerome objected,; and waa sustained., - - will now ask you." eontinoed Mr. Del ma s. "ifrvas a resalt of your eight examinations, ypo formed an opinion as to this man 'a mental state at the time of your,Tisitt', , . '-"J . -T . "His mental condition varied." "Answer 4 yes' or 4 no,' as to whether you formed aa pinion."" . . ."Yes."' f . Dr. Kvsns then went on to the next, iait, September 22. Dr. Wejrner was also present. -Thaw3i3uy.XT0ua. 4 We examined his general attitude, his manner of entering the room, manner man-ner of thought and general deportment. He waa still highly nervous, and still snspieious of every one. He exhibited the exaggerated ego, the air of self-importance self-importance and the disposition to direct di-rect me, rather than be directed by me." ,-"Wheii did you next see him!" , "On September 27, when we made a complete physical examinatian. " Dr. Evans said the net visit was September 29. I Mrs. S. A. Barton, formerly of Man- 1 tou Turkish baths, will be pleased to receive re-ceive all patrons at 00 E. 3rd Bo. v the i.l.-'as) corne tp : v,' tumtlin z -over eat S otter, ii'"' r ' 1 Z from one sub joe t to another. Ihat at once loads a traine 1 ot?rrvcr to fupcct unsoundness of minl. , ' . - "To me it means that the mind has either recently come through or is jut going iato a severe mental storm; in other words, it is either the twilight or dawn of a state of mental unsoundnens, or explosion. By delusions I mean false ideas, out of which a man cannot be argued bv logical - and rdinanr agu-ments. agu-ments. Thaw exhibited what I believe vwere false ideas which my arguments could not ahake." t , Tilt Wita Jeroaa, . ;' . ?.:; - ' "When was your next visit to . the Tombs!" J ," , 44 1 believe it waa September 2L" , Jerome objected to the question on the ground that the date waa not fixed. 4 'I have fjxed it aa nearly aa I can," waa the doctor'g reply., V; ' 4Dr. Wagner said the nineteenth day," began Jerome. ' -'-t . 'l have nothing to do with Dr. Waif-ner Waif-ner 'a, , testimony, ' interrupted Dr. rana . 4 . ' i ' 44I am not addressing; my remarks to you, air," gnapped Jerome. . ' ' Later in the . session Dr. Evana explained ex-plained he meant August 19. i "Ob thie visit, " said Dr. Evana, "I found Thaw still nervous and agitated. He had the peculiar expression pf the eye familiar in mental diseases. I also observed his suspicion of me and all aronnd him. - He still exhibited delusions delu-sions iof persecution, a condition of revolt, re-volt, against these fancied persecutions because they were nnf air." Saw No Hallucinations. Dr. Evana described his next viait to Thaw, September 19. . 4 4 Mr. Thaw exhibited delusions of suspicion, lack of confidence in hia advisers, ad-visers, and explosiveness of mental make-up characteristic of a person of unsound mind." "How long did the third visit lsstt" 44 Only five minutes." 4 4 What else did you observe f" "There were no hallucinations. Mr. Tbsw dismissed the physieians and had an argnemnt with his counsel which I shsll not narrate." Delmaa here interrupted the examination examina-tion to read from a number of authorities authori-ties in support of the contention advanced ad-vanced by him yesterday that the statements state-ments of Thaw to the physicians tending tend-ing to shed light on his state of mind were admissible. Justice Fitzgerald said aa no question was pending he could not rule. Jerome "in a Circle," Delmas asked Dr. Evsns to state his conversation with the defendant September Sep-tember 19. Jerome objected. Delmas continued to read from court decisions, as a foundation, be said, for introducing statementa made by Thaw at the time of the homicide and prior thereto. He wanted to show that the statements of the defendant might be taken into consideration con-sideration by an expert in determining the mental condition of his subject at the time of an examination, lie said that yeaterday a witness had not been allowed to give such an opinion. Jerome said he did not object to any such opinion. Delmas asserted thst Mr. Jerome "hss reasoned in a circle on this sub-iect." sub-iect." Justice Fitzgerald said it was a case of 4 4 reasoning in a circle," as ex-plsined ex-plsined bv Delmsa. but he did not understand un-derstand Ihe facts that way. Jerome Is Sustained. Jerome again declared he would not object to an opinion as to whether the defendant was insane or ssne subsequent subse-quent to the shooting, but wished the questions to be distinctly confined to a given period. "The statements made by a man in prison in his own defense," ssid Je rome, "sre not admissible under anv circumstances. But if they clsim that the man was insane at the time of the examination, as well as when the art THE THAW CASE (Continued from Pajje 1) characteristic of the supreme period of life from ten to forty years. The person thus afflicted is known ss hsv-ing hsv-ing a psychopathic taint, a predisposition predisposi-tion to mental unsoundness, the result of heredity. "Another form of insanity indicated," indi-cated," said the witness, "is known as paranoaid, or fixed insanity on some subject. The third is maniacal, where the patient jumps from one Idea to another. an-other. These forms and others sre fharscterined by the exaggerated ego. Tbey sre well defined forms about' which there can be no difference, of opinion." Brain Seemed Diseased. "Is there sny specific name, doctor," asked Delmaa. "given to that form of insanity wherein one imagines himself omniprescent the ruler of the world t" "That is included in the form of insanity in-sanity to which I have referred. Both adolescent insanity and paranoiad insanity in-sanity are characterized by delusions as to self-importance and" exaggerated ego. In adolescent insanity the patient exhibits no marked symptoms. But when the stress come " Dr. Evans took on a declamatory tone of voice 44 the man does not break down as the ordinary or normal man would. There is a complete loss of mental balance, an explosive condition of the brain, the reason becomes dethroned, the will power is lost, and the brain is oper sting as a ship does in the wind without a rudder the balance wheel is gone. "Tha acts of such a man are not the ads of a normal man, bat show him to be guided by disease and stress. His mind baa left Its moorings and yielded to diseased eonditiona. 4 4 On my first visit I also noticed that Mr. Thaw suffered from a rapid flow of words aot characteristic of the normal mind. He showed a condition of abnormal ab-normal excitement a disessed ; condition condi-tion of tha brain." ; ' A Men&l Explosion." ; ' '. .-. - . "Ia tha disease yon describe how do the conditions differ from tha conditions in a normal man who s peaks rapidly f" ."Aa ordinary, normal ansa speaks mors or less deliberately oa all matters of grave importance: ns talks slowly and hia ideaa corns logically-and connectedly, con-nectedly, Ia a man of uasoaad mind -'. . . 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