Thaw insanity debates unfold as expert Dr Evans testifies
Dr Evans argues Harry Thaw suffered a brain disturbance at the time he killed Stanford White, noting paranoia and adolescent insanity tied to heredity. He describes gradual mental improvement after stress removal, while defense and prosecutors schedule further cross examinations and consider recalling Mrs Thaw. Thaw sits through proceedings, birthday gifts in the pen, and court delays arise as Jerome prepares rebuttal strategy with additional experts.
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Thaws insanity symptoms analyzed by Dr Evans at trial
Dr Britton Evans, head of Morris Plains State Hospital, describes Thaw’s mental state. He cites facial expressions, glar ing eyes, delusions of grandeur, persecution, and explosive bursts. Evans notes adolescent insanity and paranoiad forms with exaggerated ego and delusions of self importance.
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Thaw Heavily Examined by Doctors on Demented State
Dr Graves and colleagues describe Thaw as mentally unstable with rapid speech, delusions, and explosive mood. They note twilight or dawn of mental unsoundness, diseased brain, and inability to argue against false ideas. Dates referenced include September visits and August entries at the Tombs.
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Legal clash over admissibility of Thaw statements
In a tense court exchange Dr. Evans and counsel spar over distinguishing delusions from misinterpreted realities while Mr. Delmas presses to admit physician opinions based on Thaw's statements. Judge Fitzgerald cautions against circular reasoning as attorneys seek to bound expert testimony to specific timeframes surrounding the homicide.
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Thaw Mental Condition Debate During Examinations
The court heard testimony from Dr Evans and Dr Wagner on Harry Thaw’s mental state across eight visits. Statements by a defendant were debated for admissibility, with doctors noting Thaw’s alternating calmness and nervousness, ego, and suspicious behavior, until a luncheon recess.
Hereditary predisposition shows Thaw mental derangement experts say
Dr. Evans resumed testimony after recess detailing Septem ber 27 and 29 examinations at the Tombs with Dr. Wagner. They described tests of nutrition, heart and pulse, tremors, nerve function, recollection, and mental soundness. Mr Thaw made diagrams with matches and toothpicks, which the judge allowed for consideration.
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Thaw Mental-Health Testimony Details Brain Disease Opinion
Dr. Hyane testifies after three visits Thaw showed unsound mind due to brain disease while five later visits showed gradual improvement though still impaired. He cites hereditary predisposition and stress as triggers, with letters from Thaw to be reviewed as part of a hypothetical. The exchange reveals the pace and basis of the expert opinions in court.
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Court hearing on Thaw Nesbit case letters read aloud
During a lengthy court session Dr Evans read letters while delays occurred. District Attorney Jerome pressed for a question to determine Thaw’s mental state based on the letters and a Nesbit operation. Objections and objections to context arose, with remarks on courtesy and admissibility from both sides.
Delmas Questions Thaw In Court Over Operation Description
In a courtroom exchange Mr. Delmas pursues the source of a suggested operation. Mr. Jerome cuts the hypothetical description from the question after the court hints at the seriousness, noting the mother’s presence and knowledge without stating the operation itself. The matter is adjusted by removing the reference to the operation as serious or capital.
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Thaw Trial Back-and-Forth Over Question Wording
The defense and prosecution clash over a hypothetical question regarding Thaw and White. Judge Fitzgerald suggests simplifying and revising the question to save time as Dr Evans testifies he did not know the act was wrong due to mental disease. Court adjourns at 5:07 p m until tomorrow.
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Postmaster General Considers Mails Ban on Thaw Trial Details
After a Cabinet meeting, Cortelyou said the President asked if newspapers printing diagnostic details of the Thaw trial could be barred from the mails. He has turned over related cases and court decisions to the Attorney General for review, noting it may be too late to effect publication. Bonaparte will study the submitted papers before ruling.
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Thaw Went to Buy Club Visitation Incident
Special to The Washington van Baltimore reports Harry Thaw on trial for murder invited to a prominent Baltimore club as a visitor. At midnight he arrived in a hired carriage with the driver, demanded a drink, caused a disturbance after being refused, and reputedly spurred a row. The sequence suggests Thaw sought access and confrontation at the club.
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Senators Read of Thaw Case in Missouri Senate Trial
Missouri Senate meets to dispense with reading of the journal amid debate on the Thaw case. Senator Hasthan moved to skip the official journal reading as the trial proceeds, with the motion reportedly adopted. The Washington Post Book Catalogue announced for sale at The Post Business Office starting Thursday, priced at 45 cents.
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Roosevelt Faults and Press on Thaw Case Debacle
The New York World argues the President oversteps by seeking to ban verbatim Thaw trial reports from mail service. It defends publication, noting the trial exposes high level immorality and that withholding evidence harms public justice. The piece contends Roosevelt misreads his emotions and that press reports illuminate a moral crisis rather than incite vice.
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Weather summary for Northeastern districts and coastlines
Weather Bureau report notes unseasonably cold conditions in Northeastern districts with a broken cold spot. Temperatures above seasonal average west of the Mississippi and along the Lakes region with light snow near Lakes Superior and Ontario. Warmer in Ohio Valley and Lake region Wednesday. winds NW to NE along coasts. Lower Mississippi River stage at New Orleans 29.6 feet Tuesday morning, down 0.02 feet in 24 hours.
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