The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-25
The Route Taken by the Fugi-
tive i'm His Flight.
ROGER O'MARA is ON The WAY
Will Represent the Family in
the Proceedings.
Writ of Habeas Corpus Will Be
Returned Wednesday.

|
| Travers Jerome. special deputy attor-
ney general for New York state in the
| Thaw case, arrived here today on his
way to Sherbrooke. Mr.. Jerome is
| driving his own automobile and is fol-
| lowing SO far as possible the exact
| route taken by Thaw in his flight from
Matteawan.
Jerome, who was accompanied by
John Langdon, stopped at Colebrook
for a short time and then departed for
Bercher Falls. VT, about a quarter of
| a mile from the Canadian boundary,
where Thaw left the train and hired
carriage to drive him across the line
last Tuesday
Il have no doubt said Mr.. jerome,
that Thaw will be returned to New
York and again confined in MatteaWan-
L believe Thaw will be deported
from Canada and there will be no trou-
BILE about getting him into New York
state"
When Mr.. Jerome left here he ex-
pected to reach Sherbrooke, where
Thaw is held. some time during the
day.
Where jerome Comes In.
Sherbrooke Aug. 25.-A week and
day since Harry K. ThaW's sensation
al escape from Matteawan found him
confined in the Sherbrooke Jail and the
two men who are to lead the forces
yet on the scene. They are William
Travers Jerome former district attor-
ney of New York. and Roger O'Mara,
Pittsburg detective who for the better
part of his life has been retained by
the wealthy Thaw family to help
Harry K. Thaw in his troubles. While
O'Mara is not lawyer the Canadian
counsel employed for Thaw look to the
detective to represent the family in
proceedings that are to come. The
first of these is to be Thaw's arraign-
ment in the superior court here on
writ of habeas corpus on Wednesday
next.
The time of O'Mara's arrival had not
been made known this forenoon. Jer-
ONE more than any other. man has
been instrumental in keeping Thaw in
confinement since the killing of Stan
ford White. He comes to the case now
with better first hand knowledge of
the whole Thaw situation than any
other man in the world. AS an Ameri-
can lawyer, he will have no standing
in Canadian courts, but this will be
taken care of on behalf of the New
York state interests by Samuel Jacobs,
a leading lawyer of Montreal
Fight Is Planned.
Jerome's greatest value will be when
the matter of Thaw'S extradition comes
up in Vermont, should he be deported
there by the immigration authorities.
advisory capacity if the insanity ques-
ton is taken up.
Thaw had a fairly restful night. He
is fortunate, as are all of those who
rushed here after his detention. in hav-
ing cool, clear, invigorating weather.
He has taken little exercise, however,
unless the nervous pacing of his cell
could be called exercise and his per-
sonaI appearance is FAR from being the
neat, young-old man he appeared at
the New York court hearings. He was
always spruced up there, but in his
Sherbrooke cell, he looks unkempt.
A wild rumor fioated about Sher-
brooke just before dawn that there had
at last been carried out the often talk
ed of Jail delivery and that Thaw was
again speeding away in the night, in
an automobile. 1t was the outgroWth
of the noise made by the powerful car
of local physician who happened to
be rushing through the streets with
the muff1er of his machine wide open
not far from the Jail.
Thaw F'usses With Jailer.
Sherbrooke, Aug. 25.-Neither Will
liam Travers Jerome, for the state of
New York. nor Roger O'Mara, for the
Thaw family, had reached Sherbrooke
this afternoon and counsel for both
sides marked time by holding further
conferences. The general understand
ing still prevailing was that Thaw
court on Wednesday morning on the
commitment under which he has been
held a fugitive from the Matteawan
hospital. turned over to the immigra-
ton authorities and ultimately deport-
ed to Vermont.
Thaw had a row with the Jail au
thorities today because his breakfast
from hotel arrived late. 1t was the
worst show of temper since his deten-
ton here.
]. Parkinson of Montreal, connected
with the Dominion secret service,
reached Sherbrooke today to keep in
touch with the case. Stories of Thaw
money corrupting courts, judges and
immigration OfficialS-all of them
baseless so far as anyone can learn
were being discussed in the hotel cor
ridors and on the streets at noon.
Ex-Governor Stone of Pennsylvania
characterized such rumors as 'ab-
surd."
''The law will be allowed to take its
course in this case he said. ''All
we ask for is simple Justice
w. X McKeown of the Thaw legal
contingent, explained this afternoon
one of the reasons why they had not
yet announced a definite plan of ac-
ton. I'VE are waiting for the other
side to show it's hand,' he remarked.
1T has never been made clear to us
just exactly what the attitude of the
Canadian authorities is in regard to
Thaw.'
Ordered to Sherbrooke.
Albany, Aug. 25.-Supt. r. F. c.
Kieb of the Matteawan hospital has
been instructed by the attorney gem
erals office to proceed Immediately to
Sherbrooke, Canada, to assist the
states attorney in the Thaw case. DIR.
Kieb will take with him various rec
ordS pertaining to Thaw.