New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-04
STATE RETAINS JEROME
TO FIGHT THAW RELEASE
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his way. Lewis is declining TO tell them
anything and is getting things his
mentioned, the probers sent word to
him to come up here and testify.
Lewis wrote in reply suave note in
which he said it would be impossible
To come for about week. Then he
didn't come. The probers sent out n
subpoena server. who didn't have much
luck in finding Lewis. but the writer
again mad. arrangements with the
committee TO appear before it to- day
or so. at least, the investigators under
stood.
Again to-day he didn't come to testify
10 what he knows about the Thaw
matter. Instead. he communicated to
the long suffering committee the fact
that he really had TO go TO Washington
10 attend the Inauguration ceremonies.
but he hoped TO be back by Friday,
when he'd be very glad to drop in on
the committee for few minutes and
give any little service he could. the
committee has not yet sent him d for
NAL engrossed resolution OF thanks for
this condescension. Neither has it
subppned him. so far as can be learned.
New York Detective Testifes.
wal" OFarrell, formerly a detective
in the New York city Police Depart
meut. was the only witness examined
TODAY i'm the Thaw case. He was
called 10 tell what he could prove about
stories of which he was the reputed
author that easy jobs for convicts were
peddled out In clearing house III
New York City saloon.
What he told the committee, in ef-
feet. was that If they hired him he'd
see what he could prove. He said he'd
heard that there was a saloon which
was a sort Of brokerage establishment
for fat bcrths Tor the convicts in GER
tain prison These men didn't have 10
work. he said. IL they could pay enough
to obtain favor with those in power.
lie declined to tell where he'd heard
these stories.
lie said he didn't want 10 give pub
licity TO the matter as II would come
back on his stool pigeons. Then he
told the committee that if they'd put
him on the payroll he'd dig around ami
get some good stuff for them FINALLY
the probers had a private talk with
him. Chairman Carlisle didn't seem TO
think what O'Farreu told, in public and
i'm private had added greatly 10 the
committees stock of Information.
O'Farrell was asked what he had 20
do with the Thaw case. He said he d
served some papers and done similar
work FOR DR. Kennedy in connection
with the pending habeas corpus pro-
ceedings He said he had seen Thaw
at Matteawan Also he'd seen Lewis
there with Thaw He said he didn
know what kind Of an arrangement
Lewis had with Thaw. nor did he know
ANYTHING about the alleged attempt to
brlbc Or. Russell. the former head OF
MatteaWdn. 70 release nav.
suIzer's Destination Unchanged.
Colonel Scott. Superintendent NJ
Prisons. hasn't discharged John G.. Nc
Dowell. his private secretary. who said
Governor Sulzer could go to hell" but
sonal capacity Colonel Scott was
back at his desk this morning. SO was
Mcdowell. Neither had anything in
particular To say. except that Colonel
Scott had not yet reached decision in
the matter.
The SulZer probers had hoped TO fin
ish their job and go out of existence At
the end OF the week. There is lot Of
talk now about the appointment of an
other committee to take up the unfin-
ished work of this one, or an extension
of this ones life. There is also much
gossip about the appointment Of a
Legislative committee to investigate
prison department affairs generally.
The Legislators are not very anxious
TO do this, as it might provoke light
in the Legislature, and so prolong the
session: but il is distinctly one of the
possibilities.
Two bills which have a direct bearing
upon the efforts of Harry *. Thaw 10
secure his liberty were introduced to-
night by Senators Stillwell and McClel-
land. The Stillwell bill was recon-
mended by Attorney General Carmody.
II provides that final order following
the trial OF a person TO secure his lib
erty from state insane asylum shall
be conclusive upon hearing Of any
subsequent proceeding involving the
detention of the same person. of all
facts determined by the court unless
such final order shall otherwise specify
Jury Trial for Such Appeals.
The McClelland bill provides for n
Jury trial after three years have elapsed
i'm cases where 1.-The defendant has been
committed to state insane asylum by
| trial Judge after an acquittal by a
Jury upon the ground of insanity