Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-09-19
THAW'S HEARING
PUT Off AGAIN
Both SId;s Are Afraid TO
Make a Move.
FUGITIVE MAKES STATEMENT
His Lawyer vii! Demand a Hearing
at Concord Before Ex,raditien War
rant is Henored.

The next legal battle In the case of
Harry K. TAav viii probably be at
Concord, r. r., hs,ore Governor Eel
ker. The fugltirs's lawyers, learn
in. that an e1tradition warrant from
Ac.ing Governor Glynn. OF Nea York,
was on the way to the New Hamp-
shire capital, decided In Colebrook and
to demand a hearing Of the governor
before he acts on the matter OF extra
dition. They sent representative 10
Concord to confer with Governor Eel
ker and reinforced their appeal by tel
egraph.
Both sides seem to be afraid OF the
other and are not anxious to take any
definite steps. Thaw's lawyers are
Just as unwilling to have hearing on
the writ of habeas corpus as they were
at Cherbrooke Both sides are playing
legal poker and there Is much bluff
Ing and a general refusal to show
their hands.
Thaw in the meantime Is In the
custody of Sheriff Drew. He was to
have been arraigned on Friday, but
his counsel, after trying vainly to per-
suade William Travers Jerome not to
seize Thaw instantly should the war
rant from New York be honored at
once, deferred bringing him into court
on the ground that preliminary hesr-
ing would bring no good results. In
fact, it might mean his liberation with
incident possibilities OF his seizure. 1t
was announced that by mutual con-
sent of counsel the hearing has been
put off.
Thaw issued a formal staten ant
summoning up his case and lamenting
the fact that New York safe was
spending go much money on him. The
statement follows:
II think the people Of my own state
would like TO know by what warrant
OF law or common sense the money OF
the people of the state Of New York Is
being spuandered like water by many
more thousands OF dollars than are
available to me in these persistent
and unscrupulous efforts to return me
o MatteaWan.
"If am sane then certainly don't
belong to Matteawan; II were insane
then the laws of New York State It.
self make 1t compulsory that | be de-
ported from New York to my home
state, Pennsylvania.
"The statutes OF New York require
that insane persons from another state
who are sent to Matteawan or to any
other New York public asylum not
charged with crime (and l as an ac-
quilted man stand exactly in this
class) shall be reported to the state
board OF deportation and promptly
sent out Of the state back to the state
Of their residence.
"The New York l.w is so anxious to
ret rid Of alleged insane persons FROM
another state that 1t provides that doc
tors and muses. II needed, be supplied
to get rid Of them The United States
courts have adjudicated me resident
Of Plttsburg and reaf1irmed this fact
within three months. Now. why does
and New York official sguander New
York money to return me?
"(Signed) Fl. K. THAW."
A remarkable tale was told OF plot
and counter-plot involving Thaw. Will
liam T. Jerome, who Is representing the
State of New York, brought the swift
est automobile hs could procure to
Colebrook together With chauffeur
noted for his reckless daring and his
Willingness to take a chance"
This chauffeur while receiving ps
from Jerome, 1t is said. began treatt
with agents OF ThsW, sith the re.
that he consented, for big sum
take Thaw into Maine lAstead OF !,
York. In the meantfmA number
husky French canadlanA all sympati
zers of ThaW, drifted Ia from the Ca
madam border and oranly declare:
their allegiance to the lugtive. The
Coos county authorities got suspicic:
Of the number OF strangers In toy:
and placed the preseB heavy guar.