Thaw Trial Details Deepen on Insanity and Witness Roles
Dr. Wagner described Thaw’s dementia range as difficult to pin down and labeled his state during the shooting as an adolescence insanity. Justice Fitzgerald urged defense objections to cross examination, aiming to keep the trial free from reversible error. Mrs Thaw likely to testify next, with rebuttal strategy and possible limits on calling defense alienists. The DA contemplates challenging Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s testimony, while possible witnesses include Howard Nesbit and George Carnegie to counter lies about Stanford White.
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Calmness as sign of madness in Thaw trial
Dr. Evans testified that Thaw’s calm, deliberate actions after the White shooting suggested unsound mind when viewed with other incidents. He noted Thaw’s slow step, lack of agitation, and a belief his wife had been ruined, indicating a dominant delusion rather than a fully sane state.
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Thaw Insanity Talk Highlights Dr Evans and Dr Wagner Testimony
The trial scene features Dr. Evans and Dr. Wagner discussing Thaw's mental state after the Stanford White killing. Jerome questions whether Thaw’s calm, gestures, and actions prove sane understanding, while Wagner notes adolescence-linked insanity forms and the difficulty of precise classification.
Insanity Opinions Upheld In Thaw Trial Testimony
Dr. Wagner testifies for the defense, describing the defendant as showing symptoms allied to depressive insanity and dementia praecox. Jerome presses for standard works opinions, but Wagner declines. Judge Mizgerald indicated he would rule similarly to the prior day.
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Spring Ailments Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical permanent cure for spring ailments including pimples boils eczema loss of appetite tiredness indigestion and headache. Claims the medicine thoroughly cleanses the blood and restores healthy function to the body.
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Thaw Insanity Debate Reveals Hereditary Taint
Witnesses dissect Thaw's mental state analyzing the impact of Evelyn Nesbit's Paris testimony on his temperament. Dr. Wagner notes a delusional thread in the codicil and a hereditary predisposition to neurosis, suggesting increased vulnerability to breakdown though not conclusive on preexisting insanity.
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May Plead Brain Storm At Trial For Mrs McDonald
The Washington Post reports the trial of Mrs Ora McDonald wife of Michael McDonald famed gambler and railway owner will feature a defense of unwritten law or insanity. Prosecutors allege blackmail by artist Webster Guerin led to the shooting in his studio and the defense portrays a brain storm as the motive. Mrs McDonald’s behavior in custody has remained erratic with ravings and periods of seeming normalcy. Her stepson Guy McDonald refused to aid the defense despite pleas for mercy.
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Kidnapped Boy Restored After 40 Days By Black Hand
New York reports the Black Hand abducted Marion Patermo, ten, demanding $43,000. After forty days, police located the boy on the Brooklyn Bridge and returned him to his baker father in Brooklyn.
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Cardozo Defends Loyalty in Washington School Case
Accused Colored Supervising Principal Francis L Cardozo testifies he never sought the office and has loyally supported Montgomery for assistant superintendent. The hearing, held before the school board, adjourned at 3 pm after hours of testimony and discussion on letters and handwriting links.
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The Value of Charcoal as a Health Aid
An old advertorial extols charcoal as a safe purifier for the digestive tract and breath, promoting Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as the best form. It claims daily use improves complexion, breath, blood purity, and general health, with a Buffalo physician endorsing them and a call to request a free sample.
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Special Forecast Drives Storm and Flood Warnings Coast to Gulf
A special forecast from UW A Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau in Washington outlines storm warnings along the Pacific Coast and flood warnings for the lower Tennessee River. The report notes a low over Northern Texas and a high over the North, with unsettled conditions spreading from the Lake region to the Middle Atlantic and New England. Warmer regions include the Gulf States and the Lake area, with rain or snow expected Tuesday into Wednesday across multiple regions and variable winds along coasts and the Great Lakes.
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Dawson Returns to Santo Domingo to Push Dominican Treaty
Thomas C. Dawson, former minister to Santo Domingo and now to Colombia, has returned to Santo Domingo City to aid ratification of the Dominican treaty by the Congress assembled there. The government expects ratification despite opposition plans, following Senate approval in the United States.
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Germany to Send Message to Haiti by Cruiser Panther
Haiti reports Berlin will convey Germanys reply to Haitian protests over Hermann Co banking affair via the cruiser Panther. Earlier, Port au Prince said German bankers refused to return funds alleged stolen, triggering a Berlin transfer of negotiations.
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