New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
New York Lawyers Not To Be
Admitted to ThaW Hearing
To.day-PubIiC Will
Be Barred Also.
PRISONERS SIDE WORRIED
Fears Surprise May Be Sprung
Talk of Having DR.. Xieb
Secure a Warrant for
the Arrest of the
Fugitive.

,v-o,, a saf Correspondent Of The Tribune
Sberbrooke. Que. Sept. 1.-For the
second time since Thaw began MS
eght in Canada for liberty from an
American institution Canadian judge
has taken the stand that the represent
atives from New York State nave no
standing in his court.
Justice Hutchinson, before Whon 'he
writ Of habeas corpus through "rii'h
ar effort is being made to force ina"
70 leave Jail comes up tomorrow
stated tonight 10 a Tribune reporter
that William Travers Jerome ana the
other New York lawyers and onlciais
will be excluded from his court durihs
the hearing.
"The proceedings will be held IN cilaiii-
hers" he said. Neither MT jerome
nor anv OF the New York lawyers VIII
he present They have no standihg IN
the case. Only the Canadian attorneys
u,ho have an interest in the case on
botb sides will be heard. Besides these
tbere will be present only Mr.. ina"
and the taller, Governor La Force.
This means that the American side
will be represented only by such Iesa'
talent as Victor Verret, S. w. Jacobs
and Jacob Nichols, who have been
dominated by Mr.. Jerome. They VIII
be pitted against the array OF cieNe'
Thav lawyers, who have been able up
~ the present TO frustrate every move
either to get at Thaw or to simphly
the issues.
Public Cannot Attend.
The reason for Justice Hutchinson 5
action is said not TO be for the purpose
of obstructing the American interests
but rather to exclude the crowd under
his prerogative of holding haoeas
corpus proceedings in chambers in
order 10 prevent repetition OF the
rjotous scenes of demonstration for
Thaw such as occurred upon his last
anpearance in Justice Golooensky
court.
anti-Thaw forces were not greatly
concerned whether Justice Hutchinson
sustained the writ or not. as they had
a new move, carefully kept secret, which
would trump any card the Thaw law
yers could play.
Ever since Jerome's return to-day
from a visit to Ottawa and Quebec he
has been carefully watched by the
Thaw attorneys. II is said they fear
there 4 some action in the extradltlon
line In the wind and they want TO oe
prC1ared for il.
There are two possible lines Of at
tack in this direction. One is on
charge Of bribery at Matteawan and
the other is on an old escapade in
which Thaw was mixed up in Pitts
burgh, said at the time TO have been
hushed up for him by the police.
Still another plan was discussed 70
day by Thaw's foes for use in case Of
an advers, decision O the present writ.
This is for DR.. Raymond Kieb, super
intendent Of Matteawan, to swear out
a writ for Thaw's release in his capac-
ity as Thaw's custodian. 1t was
thought that since Thaw is held to be
non compos mentis he could not resist
such an action.
Sherbrooke Well Policed.
The fact that some demonstration is
looked for both by the Dominion and
provincial authorities, was indicated to-
day by the presence of four branches
OF the police. These are the Dominion
secret service and uniformed police, as
we'll as the provincial uniform men. and
also the detectives under the command
Of Kenneth McCaskill. Of Quebec. These
special preparations are made in view
Of the presence in Sherbrooke Of an
extra large crowd, drawn by the open
ing Of the country fair here.
With all these strangers in town,
Continued on second page. fifth column.