Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-25
MARKING Time
IN THAW
CASE
NO CHANGE IN The SITUATION OVER
SUNDAY NEITHER JEROME FOR
new YORK STATE OR O'MARA
FOR THAW'S SIDE HAVE ARRIVED.
HEARING ON WEDNESDAY.
THAW MAD BECAUSE
BREAKFAST WAS LATE

Sherbrooke, Que, Aug. 23.-Neither
VIM 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
would be arraigned Wednesday morn
ing on the commitment under which
he has been held fugitive from the
Matteawan hospital, turned over to the
immigration authorities and ultimately
deported 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.
tion here.
J. Parkinson, of Montreal, connected
with the Dominion secret service,
reached Sherbrooke today to keep in
touch with the case.
courts, judges and immigration Off
cials--al of them baseless so far as
any one can learn-were being dis
cussed in the hotel corridors and on
the streets at noon. Ex-Governor
Stone of Pennsylvania characterized
all such rumors as absurd"
"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 definite plan of ac-
ton. l
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 Cana
dian authorities is in regard to Thaw.
A week and a day since Harry X.
Thaw's sensational escape from Mat
teawan today found Thaw still confin-
ed in the Sherbrooke Jail and the two
men who are to lead the forces fight
ing for and against his return not yet
III the scene.
They were William Travors Jerome
'ormer district attorney of New York
md Roger O'Mara. a Pittsburgh detec-
i've, who for the better part of his
ife has been retained by the Thaw
amly to help Harry X, Thaw in his
ier, the Canadian counsel employed
or Thaw look to the detective official
y to represent the family in pro-
,eedings that are to come, The first
II these is to be Thaw's arraignment
II the superior court here on writ
If habeas corpus on Wednesday next.
Following Thaw's Route.
Colebrook, n. H., Aug. 25.-William
7ravers Jerome, special deputy attor-
icy general for New York state in the
'haw case, arrived here today on his
way to Sherbrooke, Quebec. Mr.. Je-
ONE is driving his own automobile
nd is following so far as possible the
xact route taken by Thaw in his flight
rom Matteawan.
Jerome Arrives.
Sherbrooke, Aug. 25.--Wllliam Ira.
ers Jerome, formerly district attorney
Il New York county, reached here by
motor this afternoon from New City
'ermont, to take charge of New York
tate's case in it's endeavor to have
larry X. Thaw returned to Mattea-
van. Mr.. Jerome had no comment to
lake on the situation.
New York Retains Counsel.
Ottawa, Ont. Aug. 25.--The state of
Iew York has retained two more
lawyers to aid in its fight
or possession of Harry K Thaw. They
re r. Chas. Casgrain, X. c., of Mon
real, and R. A. Pringle, X. c., of this
ity.