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 of the charges against him, and of conducting his defense in a rational manner.

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This was a staggering blow to Jerome, who protested loudly. The defense was elated. Thaw was not in court to hear the decision, and the jurors also were barred. All the members of the prisoner's family, however, were present, and Evelyn Thaw herself conveyed the glad news to her husband. Harry was not surprised at the finding.

"It is only what I expected," he declared. "I am as sane as any man on earth."

The district attorney, who had been threatening to "appeal to the Appellate court and have the trial stopped," suddenly decided to yield to the inevitable.