Arizona republican., 1913-09-03
Purpose of Provincial Gov ernment Disclosed By Representative at Hear ing Yesterday On the Writ of HabeaS Corpus.
SHOULD WRIT FAIL
 ANOTHER COURSE
Attorney General In New Way Would Move to Turn Prisoner Over to Custody of the Immigra- tiOn Authorities.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH ! SHERBROOKE, Sept. 2.-Harry K. ! Thaw won more delay today in his fight against returning to Mattewan asylum and tonight he is back in his cell in Sherbrooke jail. There he will
 remain until Superior Judge Mathew Hutchinson renders his decision on the question of sustaining or dismissing the 1 habeas corpus writ, arguments on which were heard today in the cham i bers. The decision may come tomor- row, but more probably on Thursday. 1 It was a day of alternate joy and de- pression for Thaw.- At the opening Of | the hearing he faced a new and dan eerous opponent in Aime Geoffrion of 1 Quebec, a special emissary from the at torney general and premier of the prov ince. Sir Lomer Gouin, and from his i lips ThaW heard that the attorney gen eral was insistant that there be no
 more delay, and. the habeas corpus writ failing, other steps would be taken to insure ThaW's release and seizure by immigration authorities. This would mean start on the return trip to the asylum on the Hudson.
 1 From his counsel ThaW heard able arguments against sustaining the writ and from them also heard ineffectuaI pleas of delay. From the crowd that 1 packed the court house and streamed over the lawn, heard cheers, shouts and words of encourag cement. He was ner- vous throughout the ordeal and re- 1 turned to his cell tired out with excite ment
 ] The belief prevailed in Sherbrooke ! tonight that if the writ is thrown out,
 the attorney general will take immedi- ate steps to have the commitment squashed. Thaw will then be free. that is, for a brief instant before he is taken
 in charge by the immigration authori-
 ties.
 This intention of the government was gathered from the remarks of Geoffrion who said:
 If he is not liberated on the writ other means will be taken. Thaw must
 not be harbored in a Canadian jail'' Thaw's face fell. His attorneys decIar- 1 ing the writ irregular, pleaded for an adjournment until Friday. We must 1 go On," said the court.
 Geoffrion said, T represent the at torney general, and it is of paramount 1 importance that justice in this case move swiftly. Our jails are not public boarding houses. It is the attorney i generals desire that this matter be settled immediately by the liberation of Mir. ThaW. Prisons of the province cannot be used to shield a man from 1 federal law
 Counsel for the state of New York argued briefly that the writ should be sustained. and Thaw's lawyers as
 bitterly opposed it. Shurtleff White. Frazer and McKeown spoke in turn. all characterizing the proceedings by which John Boudreau. chief of police of CoaticoOk seeks to free a man ar rested two weeks ago, as smacking of fraud and hypocrisy. McKeown spoke last.
 This case" he said, "by reason of it's wide publicity has assumed a position of international importance. The eyes of the world are centered here. The writ of habeas corpus is
 known throughout the world. AL though we have searched every rec
 ord we find no instance where the writ has been resorted to in a case like this. If it is sustained it will revOlutionize the whole basic princi- pie of habeas corpus
 He emphasized that the use of the Wflt DN BOuQFeau III IUdW S DeildiI was without Thaws consent and in his opinion was a fraud and a sub terfuge being used he continued.
 raising his voice, to hand Thaw from one jurisdiction to another. The hy- pocrisy of Boudreau's attitude is ap- parent.
 AS an alien under the British
 flag. Thaw has his rights and is en- titled to his full measure of time to prepare for trial. We shall carry the case to the foot of the throne if necessary.
 M Geoffrian left Sherbrooke this afternoon for Quebec, and did not announce whether he would return
 T do not know he said, ''whether
 Thaw will be deported. I do not care.
 But our provincial jails can not be
 used as boarding houses or as
 place to escape the immigration laws
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