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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1907
Page
40
Jerome presses Dr Evans to confirm Thaw suffers paranoia and that a lunacy commission may be needed. The defense alienist contends Thaw’s acts show deliberate restraint, while the prosecutor probes authorities and medical opinions as cross examination extends and Thaw remains central to proceedings.
Thaw performs a five minute setup drill in his cell and returns to court claiming stress over a note to the public on his wife. Dr Evans testifies on nine letters showing mental instability and possible escalating insanity, with Jerome probing the extent of Thaw's mental state and the form of any illness.
District Attorney Jerome announced receipt of a second packet of letters from J D Lyon, Pittsburg banker and former custodian of Thaw’s will. The letters, written to Lyon by Thaw in the Tombs after June 25, raise questions about the defendant’s mental condition as cross examination continues.
Testimony debates whether Thaw writer suffered mania or melancholia when letters were written in 1903 and at his marriage on April 4 1905. Doctors cite insanity in letters, while experts offer uncertain duration and forms of mental disturbance tied to stress and adolescence.
Dr Evans testifies that the defendant showed acute outbreaks of adolescent insanity at the time of the shooting in 1906. He notes possible lucid intervals and recounts letters written in 1903 and a will in 1905, with Jerome pressing for precise classification and more exhibits.
Dr. Evans described Thaw as showing varied mental states from melancholy to explosive outbreaks, including an incident on the Madison Square roof garden. He testified the episodes did not indicate paranoia since they differed in presentation and reasoning.
Dr. Evans testifies that Thaw’s will and codicil showed paranoiac traits, yet outbreaks suggested other forms of insanity. Debate centers on whether Thaw’s mental state included a brain storm and how that influenced his handling of the Stanford White killing, with questions on his intelligence and awareness at the time.
Jerome questions witnesses about brain storm killings and paranoia recovery rates citing McFarland Richardson Hanson cases. Judge Fitzgerald sustains objections, rules on admissibility of authorities, and adjourns to Monday morning after cross examination ends.
New York correspondence notes Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s cross examination raised by District Attorney Jerome, focusing on her truthfulness. The piece argues the trial concerns Thaw’s sanity at the time of the White shooting, not Nesbit’s credibility, and praises her composure under pressure while cautioning about judging the testimony’s reliability.
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