Show i lOA W CASE CS BEGiNS V iK REVIEW Of EVIDENCE Jerome Says Concealment of Delusions Not Uncommon Uncommon Uncommon mon in Paranoiacs WHITE PLAINS N. N Y L Aug 2 The third week of Harry K Thaws Thaw's habeas corpus proceeding to gain his re release release release re- re lease from the state hospital for the crimInal crimInal criminal crim crim- inal Insane opened toda today Expectation that Thaw and his wife might take the stand again packed the courtroom long before the opening of the morning session Thaw appeared refreshed by the two days rest that have Intervened Jerome Reads Testimony District Attorney Jerome took tool up the reading of testimony on the second trial where he left off Frida Friday From the several several sev soy eral oral bound volumes he lie selected the evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence deuce of Catherine ONeill O'Neill a Il former seamstress seamstress seamstress seam seam- stress In the Thaw household at Pitts- Pitts burg This related chiefly to Thaws Thaw's ac acIF actions actions ac- ac IF during g childhood particularly his fits of passion s The story of Thaws Thaw's childhood and the Influences affecting his birth as told by his mother then followed 1 Mrs William C. C Thaw who sat behind I her tier son seemed about to lose control of herself Her lIer face flushed and she used tier her palm l leaf fan to hide the twitching hl hlas of YI tOm lg her lips Her testimony s presented s Thaw a as a n victim of ext extreme me nervousness from birth r Jerome read successively the testimony regarding the prisoners prisoner's mental condition given at the trial by Miss Belle Moore- Moore house Lawrence his kindergarten teacher In Pittsburg Abraham R. R Beck whose school at attended In 1881 1822 Miss Alice C. C Fletcher an old family friend Christopher Christopher Christopher Chris Chris- steward of Thaws Thaw's whist club In New York where just before he killed White the young man deposited three cigarettes In the safe Amy a a. trained nurse who attended him at Montreal Dr Charles A. A Bailey a a. physician physician physician phy phy- of Albany N. N Y who attended Thaw when he was sick on a train betWEen between between be be- tween Albany and New York In 1906 Anthony Anthony Anthony An- An thony Comstock and Dr Di Horatio C. C Wood who told of the insanity of members of Thaws Thaw's family Prosecutor Quotes Evelyn From the testimony of Evelyn Thaw the District selected first those portions which referred to her husbands husband's actions when n she told him of her treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment by br White especially his wild sob sob- bing lIe He read rend also testimony of Thaws Thaw's alleged attempt to kill himself with laudanum in a Paris hotel and of the killing of ot White Other trial witnesses from whose testimony extracts were given were August Wener Vener the Thaw b butler In Washington Charles F. F Koehler one of the prisoners prisoner's teachers at Wooster 0 O. university Martin Green C. C Thomas Hanly a New York newspaper man woo saw the shooting Matilda C. C Stein the telephone operator In the Grand hotel Paris Parts Caroline Lowrey witness of the shooting William A. A Johnson New York newspaper man who saw Thaw Just be before before before be- be fore he lie killed d White and Lionel Straus witness of the shooting All said Thaws Thaw's actions when they met him were Irra A long list of persons who saw the prisoner just after the shooting and told of his wild appearance and behavior were dismissed by Jerome with a few words each Some of Thaws Thaw's examinations before the sanity commission In March 1907 followed He lie told these commissioners that the expression an jan act of Providence Providence Provi Provi- dence deuce referring to the death of White had no special significance being used only for convenience Concealment of Delusions Our purpose Mr Jerome told the court Is to show that of de delusions delusions delusions de- de i Is by no means an uncommon thing among paranoiacs and that this act of Providence Providen e Idea was used by the prisoner prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner at the very commencement of the thing The rhe sanity commission Jerome's readIng readIng reading read- read Ing of the report showed tested the prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner repeatedly on this point To them he explained that he advised Attorney Dolmas Delmas to picture him as a tool of Providence Providence Providence Provi Provi- dence principally because It was a popular popular popular lar attitude Thaws Thaw's assertion to the commission commission com corn mission everything done In this case is under my authority created a 8 stir In Inthe inthe inthe the courtroom In view of Justice 1 Mills Mills' Ills Ills' recent hits regarding exaggerated ego |