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those who “are
Extract, then
ist does
Dr. Charies J. Wiley For Defense
. Overwhelmed by Cross Examiana-
tioa—Prisoner's Young Wife te
Take Stand Teday.
NEW YORE, Feb. With the
of the trial one of the wil-
nesses fob the defense of Harry Ko
Thaw, a Dr. Wiley of Pitiaburg. was
completely nouplosed while ander
cross examination by Mr. Jerome, The
doctor testified that in his opinion
Thaw was insane when be killed Stan-
ford White. He held his ground for
nearly two hours, but then he gave
way, while Mr. Jerome, prompled by
Dr, Carlos F. MarDonakl, fired a ter-
rifle volley of guestions at him that
seemingly showed the Pitrshurg man
to have a very rudimentary knowl
edge of his profession,
District Attorney Jerome put the wit-
ness through the most severe crmss ex-
amination ever heard In a New York
cotirttoom. The prosecuting officer
seamed to have every medical author
ity at his finger tips. The care with
which be had prepared to weet Thaw's
plea of Insanity was evident In his ev-
ery question, and at tnies the witness
hesitated In his answers as if cow:
pletely bafled bLy Jervme's skill and
his kuowledge of pathology.
When Wiley was sufficiently wreck-
ed, Dr. Blogaman, alse from Pitts
burg, took the stand. He testified that
be had known Thaw for thirty years
and that as a child the prisoner had
suffered from moat infant troubles and
that he bad ap attack of St. Vitus’
dance. This witness Was not cross ex-
amined. :
He was followed by Alfred Lee
Thaw, a cousin of the accused. He
was called to establish the strain of
insanity in the Thaw family, but there
was a prolonged argument over the
admission of this testimony. It Is the
purpose of the defense to show that
the father of the witness died a luna-
tic.
In sharp contrast with the business
like methods of the prosecution, Thaw's
counsel were all along in doubt re-
garding which witness they would call
next and what questions they would
ask him once he had been called.
There was a lack of system aud a
slackness about their conduct of the
business of the defense all through the
John B. Gleason had active charge
of the case.
When Wiley war getting so tangled
in his statements that it looked as if
a rescue party would have to fight its
way to the witness stand and save the
flustered physician from total exting-
tion, Harry Thaw, with a frown lock-
ed In his heavy brow, turned to one of
his experts, Dr. Charles G. Wagner,
superintendent of the Binghamton asy-
lum, and whispered angrily:
“Why does be testify? He doesn't
know anything about my case, any-
how. I don't like this”
Mr. Hartridge, of Thaw's counsel,
sald the defense never contemplated
calling Wiley as an expert. He ex-
plained the failure of the defense to
object to Jerome's method of question-
ing Wiley by saying Thaw's lawyers
wanted to get a line on Jerome's meth:
od of meeting and combating the tes-
timony of the real experts,
Justice Fitzgerald had been sitting
only a few minutes when the doctor
sald in answer to a direct question
trom Mr. Jerome:
“1 believe Harry Kendal Thaw was
Insane when he killed Stanford White
on the 26th of June last.”
Dr. Wiley Is a bald, keen faced man
of middle age, with an essentially pro-
fessional look about him, Mr, Gleason
examined the physician. By way of
Introducing the witness Mr. Gleason
brought out the fact that Wiley bad
made a study of insanity and that he
bad formerly Leen assistant superin.
tenddent of the Pennsylvania State asy-
lam,
Thaw's uitorneys eaten voral fo vain
to place Lefore the jury evidence tend-
ing, It wus sald, to prove a strain of
insanity in the collateral ranches of
the defendant's fatnlly, but they were
blocked at every point by District At-
torney Jerome, whose objections were
upheld by the rulings of Justice Fitz-
. The prosecutor was relentless
attack, #nd before he bad finish.
protests
demonstrating the care with which he
bad prephi | himself to meet the very
¢ which Thaw's counsel have en-
Mr. Jerome
insanity. He hurled whole volleys
of technical questions at the witness,
who at times sat mute and at other
gave evasive replies. Often he brought
upon himself a sharp warning from
the district attorney to make a reply
and not an argument.
Dr. Wiley testified thmt he predicat-
od his opinion as to Thaw's insanity
upon his actions the night of the frag:
wily as described to him In a hypo
thetical question propounded by the
defense snd upon an incident which
hie withessed on a Pittsburg street car
during the summer of 1803. Thaw,
sald the doctor, acted Irrationally on
the car, coming In suddealy and jerk
ing up one of the front window blinds,
slamming it down and then lifting it
again, the while enguging In a wordy
war with the conductor.
“Haye vou ever examined this de
fendant with any of the recognized
tests of Insanity ¥' asked Mr. Jerome.
“No.” replied the witness.
“Have you ever touversed with him?"
No.
The district attorney then drew from
the allenist the opinion that Thaw's
acts on the Madison Square Roof Gar-
den when he killed Stanford White
were not scts of insanity when taken
singly, but constituted evidence of In
sanity when consklered collectively.
At tines Dr. Wiley seamed entirely
baffled by the questions.
Mr. Jerome's well of knowledge, bow.
ever, secmed never to run dry. He
continued to ply the allenist with all
wauner of questions. It was necessary
for the bailiffs several times to rap
down the outbreaks of laughter.
Dr. C. H. Bingaman of Pittsburg,
who has been a family physician of the
Thaws for thirty years, took the stand
aud testified that he had known Harry
Thaw ever since his infancy. He had
treated hima once for St Vitus' dance.
He seenied to be a lad of a highly
pervous temperament and slept badly
at night, sald the witness,
Mr. Jerome's cross examivation was
brief.
“How old was the defendant when
he had St. Vitus’ dance?" Lie asked
“Seven”
“That Is all, doctor.™
Dr. John F Deemar of Kittanning,
Pa. the family physician of the Cop-
leys, Mrs. William Thaw, the prison
er's mother, having been a Miss Cop-
ley, was the last witness of the day.
He was called to testify as to the men-
tal condition of John Howse, a cousin of
Harry Thaw, when Mr. Jerome object
ed. Justice Fitzgerald held that until
the defense’'s suthorities on the Intro
duction of testimony as to collateral
insanity were presented he thought it
best to rule out all such testimony for
the time being. Mr. Gleason again pro-
tested in valn. It was at this point
that the adjournment was ordered,
It is expected that Evelyn Thaw,
wife of the accused, will be one of the
first witnesses called.
Unknown Killed by Waterbury Car.
WATERBURY, Coun. Feb ‘—An
unidentified man with a card bearing
the name “Harry Morow™ dled at the
Waterbury hospital as the result of
being struck by « trolley car near
Cheshire. The card showed that he
Lad taken treatment in the Rhode Is
land hospital on Jan. 18, The mau
appears to be about thirty years of age,
five feet eight Inches tn height, weight
about 160, light complexion and has a
very prominent chin. He uever recov-
ered consciousness, aud Jt Is pot cer
taln that the card in his pocket is his
own,
Record Cannl Digging In January.
WASHINGTON, Fel, "While con
sideration Is Lelug given to the yues-
tion of letting the contract for the dig-
ging of the Papama canal the work ls
golug on At a rapid pace. A cablegram
received at the war departuient from
Chief Engineer Stevens contained the
announcement that all previous records
had been eclipsed. The dispatch says,
“We took out 584,750 cubic yards from
Culebra cut in January, about twice
the best monthly record made by the
French since the Inception’ of work Ly
De Lesseps.™
Barry Declines Offer.
LANSING, Mich., Feb, -State In-
surance Commissioner James V. Barry
telexraphed to Hou. Paul Morton his
declination of the position of secretary
of the Association of Life lusurunce
Presidents, of which ex-President Gro
ver Cleveland will be chalrman. He
said that he yielded to the personal ap-
peal of Governor Warner to remain
and to hix seuse of duty ta the people
of this state in connection with pro
posed insurance legislation,
Mary 5. Anthony Dead.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb, Mary
S. Anthony, sister and lifelong co
worker. of Susan B. Anthony, died at
hor home on Madison street. She had
been unconscious nine hours Miss
Anthony wonkl have been eighty years
old in April. She bas survived her dis
tinguished sister, Susan B. Anthony,
by ouly eleven months, 5
Editor Received Ly Pope.
' ROME. Feb Colonel Harvey W.
Scott, editor of the Portland Orego
halen; Mrs, Scott and Miss Scott were
received In private audience by the
pope at the Vatican, The holy father
showed great interest in conditions on
the Pacific coast,
4
sduthers Raltway Ralees Wages.
WASRISGTON, Feb. "~All con
4a arimen of the
ACCUSED TESTIEIES.
Dr. Simpson Takes Stand In
Own Defense.
DENIES MURDER OF FATHER-IN-LAW
————
Prisoner Tella Story of Alleged Ae-
cldental Discharge of Shoigun In
His Hands When Harner
Was Killed.
RIVERHEAD, N. Y, Feb, .— Dr.
James W. Simpson, the dentist who 1s
on trial charged with the nuinder of his
father in-law, Bartley T. Horner, was
the first withess In his own defense,
the court having refused to dismiss
the indictment. Dr. Simpson sald he
was born In Ridgewater, Va, studied
atthe University of Maryland and
subsequently lived In Galveston, Tex,
until the flood of 1900. Tie was not
permitted to tell how he saved his
wife's life in the flood
Dr. Simpson denled positively that he
intentionally shot his father-in-law.
He was cleaning thegun In the kitch-
en and was explaining to the Polish
chore boy how to “break” it when it
was accidentally exploded. He did
not know Horner had been shot until
be heard him cory out, “My God, doc
tor, what have you done?" From that
moment, he declared, he did every-
thing to relieve the sufferings of his
father-in-law and in comforting his
wife. He denied much of the testl-
mony given against him by his wife
and his mother-in-law
On cross exaovination Dr. Simpson
denied that he had threatened the
Polish chore boy, Prank Wisnewskl
“Did yon not tell him that If he sald
anything about the happenings of that
night you would accuse him of having
shot Horner?”' asked the district at-
torney.
“1 did not™
“Have you hypnotized Frank Wis
newsk|
At this question a titter mn round
the courtroom, and the prisoner joined
in tne general laughter. The district
attorney protested against what he
termed the undue levity on the part of
the accused man and the spectators.
Dr. Slinpson In reply to the question
sald that be kpew nothing about hyp
notisin, that he pever told any one that
he had such kpowledge and that he
had never tried to exert hypnotic in
fluence over Wisiewski
Iu reply to another question Simp
son sald that In spite of all that has
happened he still loves his wife and
his mother-in-law, both of whom ap-
peared on the stand aguiust him as
witnesses for the prosecution. “I love
Ars. Horner almost as much as if she
were my own mother,” he told the dis-
trict attorney when asked what were
his feelings toward his mother-in-law,
There was a surprise in the court
when Bamue! E. Frank swore {if = the
cartridge shells exhibited in court were
not those found in the gun after the
shooting,
Neaph Apgnr, a firearm expert, testi.
fied that the gun with which Horner
was killed could be discharged without
a finger being on hammers or triggers
if the hammers were cocked, The ex-
plosion could have heen cansed by the
breaking of the gun, he said, the pull
upon the hammers being unsafe and
the right firlug pin loose and out of
order,
Women Plead For Granger's Life.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb ".—Governor
Hughes gave a hearing on the applica-
tion for executive clemency in the case
of George Granger, sentenced to die at
Sing Sing prison in the week LbLegin-
ulug Feb. 25 for the murder of Charles
Lutz, a farmer of Pawling. Several
Poughkeepsie women who became in
terested in Granger's case while he
was in jall pleaded for him, among
them being Mrs. Charles Hickock, Mrs.
Grace Quintard, Mrs. Affa Seeley and
Mrs. Willlamm H. Frank. Governor
Hughes reserved decision
Rev. W,. T. Twamley Missing. *
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Feb, ".—Consider-
able apprebiensiou 1s felt here over the
disappearance of the Rev. W. T.
Twamley, assistant minister of Bt
Anne's Episcopal church, who bas not
been seen or heard of since last Sun-
day morning, when he left his hotel
for Bt. Luke's mission chapel at East.
port, a saburb of Annapolis. He did
not appear at the chapel, but a man
in clerical garb answering the descrip-
tion of the missing clergyman boarded
the morning train at West Annapolis
for Baltimore.
A ———————— ee ———
fmith Sacceeda Alger In Senate.
LANRING, Mich, Feb LU Ongress-
man William Alden Buiith was elected
by the legislature to fill out the unex.
pired term of Senator R. A. Alger, who
ied suddenly at Lils home in Washing-
ton a few days ago. Congressman
Smith bad already been elected as
Senator Alger's successor at the expl
mtion of his term, March 4
Hermit Frosen te Denth,
WINSTED, Conn, Feb The body
of Charles Church, an aged hermit,
was found frozen stiff in his hut in
Blandford, Mass, just over the state
fine. Church, according to the med.
teal examiner, ind wen dead for two
or three days. Money smounting to
severa) hundred dollars was found lu
his home
Edward and Alessandra In Paris,
PARIS, Feb King Edward and
Queen Alexsndrea, who are in Paris for
0 week's sojourn, are wslutaining ab
solute privacy. Their inajesties wit
nessed the performance of “Les Boul
fous’ at Baral Bernhardt's theater last
alight.
“Sle Archibald AMsow Dead.
AThe
DIED INRESCUE WORK.
Explosion at the Thomas Mine Caused
Death of Thirty-eight Miners.
ELKINS, Va, Feb ~—It is now defi.
nitely known that the total number of
men in the Thomas mine at the time
of the explosion was thirty seven, all
of whom were foreigners.
Mine Boss Daniel Jones, an sxperi
enced miner, sixty years of age, was
suffocated to death lle was one of the
first of the rescuers to enter the mine
and was brought out nearly dead by
his, comrades. After recovering he
went in a second time and was brought
out dead from suffocation, waking the
total death illest thirty eight. So far
only sixteen bodies have been taken
from the mine, as It Is extremely dan
gerofis to enter the workings for any
considerable distance because of foul
Kanes.
i= clesir enough of gas to allow the res
cuers to recover the rest of the bodics
Not until then can the real cause of
the explosion be known
It Is belleved that when the men liad
Zone uto the drift some distance Nith
their vpen lamps the accumulated gas
exploded, burning many of them to
death, and the after damp suffocated
the others. The work of rescue is being
done by American miners. Many of
the rescuers were overcome and were
brought out more dead than alive
KEATOR AT NEW ORLEANS.
Hain Event at Clty Park Track Wen
By Favorite,
NEW ORLEANS, Feb — KReator
easily won the featnre of the card in
deep mud. Geutian and Minot zet the
pace until the stretch was reached,
when Keator forged abemd and cross.
~] the wire five lengths ahead of Gen
tian, with Minot third
Molo B. won the second race, but
was disqualified for fouling. *
Ed Corrigan won the first race with
bis colt Goldess. He was away well
and escaped Interference. He got
through in the stretch and won clev-
erly, Riprmap landed second money
from Paxton. ~ The last named was
one of the best played horses that has
gone to the post lately, He had been
framed up for = Killing and with an
even break could not have lost. Thou
sands were burned up on him Sun
maries
First Race --Goldess,
second; Paxton, third
Second Race Little Wally,
Arabo, second: Gould, thin
Third Race. —Relle of Kent,
bado, second; Dona H., third
Fourth Race. Kentor, first;
second; Minot, thinl.
Fifth Race —Excitement, first;
Brutus, second: Bazil, third
Sixth Race. — Tinker, first;
second; Rebounder, third
Seventh Race Woadsaw, first;
Kleinwood, second; Marvel 1. third
first; Riprap,
first;
first; Sa
Gentian,
Prince
Goldie,
Hand Books Only at Oaklawn.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Fel There
were no bookmakers In the booths at
Oaklawn. The enxtern sysiem of hand
booking was substituted for the west
ern method of tickets, bookmakers’
sheets, etc, and after the first two
races worked satisfactorily. The hand
hooks were not molested by the offi
cers. The winners were Telepathy,
Hollow, June Time, Nancy, Docile aud
Rustling Silk.
Reprobate at Oakland.
SAN FRANCIBCO, Feb. '"—In the
race over the Futurity course at Oak
land, Wheatstone went to the front
and opened a big gap, but The Hepru
bate came on and won iu handy style
froin Vincento. Brush Up, the favor
ite, at 9 to 20, slioply romped home in
the third race,
MeDaniel Saved as Upeel.
LOS ANGELES, Cul, Feb. “Jock
ey McDaniel saved au upset In the sec
ond race at Ascot by a brilliant fluish
with Coufessor. His mount defeated
Johnstown, a long shot, In the final
strides. Von Tromp set too fast & pace
in the fourth. race and tired in the last
sixteenth
Gotch Wins at Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, Teun, Feb. \.—Frank
Gotch, American champlon catch-as
cateh-can wrestler, defeated Jim Parr
the Englishman, here last night In two
straight falls. Next Saturday night
Gotch and Farmer Burns will meet
here.
Lasker and Marshall Draw.
NEW YORK, Feb. “~The fifth game
of the chess champignship match be
tween Dr. Emanuel Lasker and Frank
J. Marshall, played here, was drawn
after forty-one moves. Present score
Lasker, 3: Marshall, 0; drawn, 2
Hyan Knocked Out Barry.
HOT SIPRINGS, Ark, Feb Tom
wy Ryan knocked out Dave Barry In
the ffth round.
American Comsulnr Agent Drowned.
CONSTANTINE, Algeria, Feb
Antoine Fellx Garbo. the consular
agent of the United States at Bona
met his death bere durlog the night
upon his urrival from bis post. Mr
Garbo was crossing the bridge which
spaus the river Rhuminel when Le fell
into the water, JU feet lelow, His
body was recovered
Steamer Blown Up on Tennessee,
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb ~,
‘The steamer Parker, belongiug to the
Dale Sand company of this city, was
blown up near Wihlings' island, a few
wiles below here on the Tennessee viv
er James Thompson, captain, was
dangerously injured. A negro fireman
is missing,
Death of General Tom Thumb,
LONDON, Feb, “~The death is an-
perl Ton Thumb, the
2 wis Al one twe
F.0. BRIGGS ELECTED
FAVORED BY GOVERNOR STOKES.
Senator Bradley of (amden With-
drew From Contest—Stokes, Fliney
and Griggs Also Named-Dem-
eorats Support Martine,
TRENTON, N, J, Feb ~“. — Bate
Treasurer Frank O. Briggs was elect-
od by the New Jersey leghalature to
succeed Johu FF. Dryden as United
States senator for the six years Legin-
ning March 4 next
Mr. Briggs’ election came as a re
sult of a series of caucuses on the part
of the Republican members of the
Senator Ackerman and
Assemblyman Fake refused to go into
the Republican caucus, while Senator
Colby withdrew after he had express-
ed his unwillingness to vote for Mr.
Briggs and had been severely scored
by Assemblyman Crowthers of Middle-
sex.
There was talk of a combination
agninst Mr. Briggs In favor of State
Senator Bradley of Camden Later in
the day Governor Stokes took an ac
tive hand in the matter In favor of
Mr. Briggs, with the result that Mr
Bradley practically withdrew
When the Republican members final-
iy decided to take a vote in caucus Mr
Briggs captured the nomination with
twenty-two votes out of the forty
members present. The other eighteen
votes were divided as follows
Governor Stokes, 7; Senator Bradley,
5; Justice Pitney, 4, and former Gov-
ernor Griggs, 2
At the conclusion of the caucus the
legislature went into joint meeting
and Mr. Briggs’ election was accepted.
He received forty-one voles, a majori-
ty of the entire legislature. Senator
Colby voted for Justice Pitney, Sen-
ator Ackerman voted for former Gove
ernor John W. Griggs and Assembly-
man Buck was absent. Assemblyman
Fake, who refused to go Into the Re-
publican caucus, voted In the joint
meeting for Mr. Briggs. This he did
at the solicitation of Governor Stokes
and former Assistant Postmaster Gen-
eral William M. Johnson
The Democrats Leld a caucus and
agread to support James E Martine
This eliminated Dr. Woodrow Wilson
of Princeton anlversity, who was be
lug supported by former United States
Senator James Smith, Jr, and Colone:
E. A. Stevens, who was backed by the
Hudson county delegation. Mr. Mar-
tine In the joint meeting received the
votes of all of the thirty-five Dewo-
cats who were present
Mr. Briggs has not yet decided when
he will resign as state treasurer, hut
he will probably do so before the
present session of the legislature ad.
journs,
Want Exorbitant Hates Maintained.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 1—The com
mittee from the Kausas legislature
which, acting jointly with a committee
from the Missouri legislature, recently
investigated the Kansas City Stock.
yards company submitted its report to
the legislature. The report states that
the charges on certain classes of live
stock are unfalr and exorbitant, vet it
recommends that such charges be
maintained and legalized The com
mittee says that stockyverds patrons
lose as much a= $4000 a day by rea-
son of these conditions.
Rallroads Hlocked For Weeks,
ST. PAUL, Minu., Feb, “—With few
exceptions there has been below zero
wenther in this section for seventeen
days, and for three days thermometers
have registered 22 degrees below zeru
In North Dakota 30 degrees below was
terrific blizzards. For days the wain
lines of the Minueapolls, St. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie, the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific ralironds have
been blocked, and many of the branch
lines have been at a standstill for
weeks and months
Young Foele Acquitted,
TAUNTON, Mass, Feb, “~The Bris.
tol county grand jury returned a “no
BI” ln the case of Howard M. Poole,
the seventeen-year-old youth held ou
a charge of murdering bls father,
George Poole, on the night of Jan, 17
The elder Poole, it Is claimed, was
mentally deranged and was choking his
wife when the son, to save his mother,
ghot and fatally wonnded the father
George Poole was the head of the
Poole Silver company, and the family
Is prominent socially.
Boston and Maine Engine Exploded.
HOOSICK FALLS N.Y, Feb, *
The locomotive of a Boston and Maine
freight exploded at Johnsonville, seri
ously injuring three men. J. L. Moore,
the fireman, was terribly scalded and
will probably die, The other men
Engineer C. I. Evans and M. J. Daley,
a brakeman—were hurled a distance of
forty feet. They will recover.
Roosevelt and Root Ride In Snow.
WASHINGTON, Feh “ —Presldent
Rouvsevelt and Secretary Root went for
a long horseback ride In the suburbs
of Washington vesternday. The snow
was about eight fuches deep on the
level and double that depth ln places
where It had drifted
Lord Beresford at Sew Yerk.
NEW YORK, Feb. ‘- Admimi Lon
Charles Beresford arrived here on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. He comes
to settle tbe affairs of his Lrother,
Lord Delval Bareaford, who was killed
la n ratirasd wreck at Boderiio, N. D.,
on Dec. 25 last,
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