Insanity Commission Bid in Thaw Case Sparks Court Dispute
In a tense courtroom narrative Justice Fitzgerald resists ruling on expert testimony from Dr. Evans about Harry Thaw's sanity while Jerome clashes over admissibility. Thaw conducts calisthenics, reads letters, and grows increasingly watched as Evens presents adolescent insanity findings tied to the 1906 Stanford White killing.
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Thaw Case Hearings Highlight Insanity Question
District Attorney Jerome presses the alienist Dr Evans on Thaws insanity and its possible chronic nature as cross examination reviews nine letters from Pittsburg banker J D Lyon. Evans tests Thaws mental state from letters while noting unsteadiness and possible delusions rather than a definite form of insanity.
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Thaw Insanity Bench Testimony Covers Adolescence Manic Phases
Dr. Evans testifies on Thaw letters from 1903 showing adolescent insanity and possible mania. He notes explosive outbursts, possible paranoia in the will, and distinguishes brain storms from chronic illness. Jerome presses for a clear form of insanity with references to Sickles and McFarland cases.
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Maryland to revive use of whipping post
Baltimore March 1 The whipping post is to be revived in Maryland after two decades of disuse. Sadler Brooks colored was sentenced to nine lashes plus a two month jail term for brutally beating his wife in a case reflecting the new policy.
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