The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28
DAY OF TRIUMPH
FOR HARRY THAW
IN LEGAL BATTLE
Three Distinct Victories
Are Won by His
Counsel.
GETS OVATION
FROM CANADIANS
New York Attorneys Defeated at
Every Turn, and People, Real
izing Trend of Events, Unite
in Noisy Demonstration
Which Court Calls
Most Disgraccful."

sherbrooke. Que, Angus, 27.-Harry
*. Thaw won three victories over the
New York State authorities to day, and
was locked tonight in the Sherbrookc
jail. Immune for tho time being from
the Dominion immigration authorities
after having received an ovation from
the townsDeople OF Sherbrooke that
would have done honor to a prince Of
royal blood.
So riotious was the sccen In the Su-
perior Court, when at the morning ses-
sion Judge Arthur Globensky refused
tc allow counsel representing New York
state TO be party 10 the proceedings
that tho court subsequently, warned
spectators that q repetition OF the
cheering. chair climbing. handkerchief
waving and general hysteria. would
mean jail sentences for the demon
ttrants.
CuIis Scene DissrncefuI.
Speaking from tho bench at the after
noon session, Judge Globcnsky said
that never in his experience as a mem
Ter OF the bar and OF the bench. had he
been witness to such dsgraceful
scenes" II was carried out in the
presence Of court attendants and four
armed Dominion police who stood i'm
mobile while emotional women rushed
toward stanford Whites slayer. CRYING:
Three cheers for Thaw. Three cheers
justice. Harry"
Tonight. with Thaws term OF CON
hnement indeterninatc. and the key
10 the riddle still not found. there was
general exodus of those who rushed
hither after the fugitives sensational
escape from Mattcawan. William Trav-
ers Jerome. former prosecutor of Thaw.
LEFT Tonight for Quebec. accompanied
by ErAnklln- -hennedy, deputy. nttornev-
general OF New York. Either tonight
or Tomorrow. District Attorney Z. a
Conger and Sheriff Hornbeck, OF Dutch
css County; Superintendent Kieb. Of
Matteawan. and John e. Mack, former
district attorney OF Duchess County
VIII depart and with them sherims and
deputies OF Vermont and New Hamp-
shire. who were ready TO string them
selves along the border line and seize
Thaw in event OF his deportation.
Messrs. jerome and Kennedy Will
confer at quebec with the attorney
general OF the province, In the hope
that he. as the provinces chier officer
of the crown. may be able TO open the
legal locks that holds Thaw In Jail.
Thaw's Three Victories.
The three points in which Thaw's
lawyers were successful in their legal
skirmish. were:
l. New York state was denied the
right to be n party 10 the proceedings
in court.
Counsel for the state failed in
their efforts TO have Thaw arraigned
before MAGISTRATE. and the commit
ment on which he is held quashed.
This would have released him 10 the
immigration officers.
g. Judge Globcnsky granted the plea
of Thaw's counsel for a discoAtnuance
OF tho writ CT habeas corpus. which
might have brought his release to-day.
This remedied a strategic blunder
made last week by Thaws attorneys,
who apparently did not realize then
that in seeking their clients release
they were playing into the opposi-
ton's hands.
From his cell tonight, Thaw issued
the following statement:
MAY l acknowledge the fair play
accorded by every one since my ar
rival in Canada and express my graft
tude for the sympathy shown by Ca
madam people in my present struggle
10 regain liberty. and thank especial
ly all the Canadians that have come
in contact with personally. II Is much
better than I deserve. and entirely
at variance with the malice shown In
New York.
"It is only fair to make clear that
the people of New York are all right:
no unfairness can be found in the pco-
pie of New York. a proof OF this
was found in the vicious opposition to
giving me m honest jury trial shown
by the undemocratic attorney-gcneral.
He and his pals know that n New York
Jury would stand for fair play, too"
The outburst OF sympathy in Thaw's
behalf came when Judge Glohensky
declined to allow Samuel Jacobs OF
Montreal, chief counsel for New York,
to submit arguments against the dis
continuance of the habeas corpus writ.
From the back of the courtroom came
the cry:
Give him fair play" a woman
screamed and the crowd surgcd for
ward.
Makes Profound Bows.
Thaw responded to the dcmonstra-
tion with profound bows, but retreat
cd as the throng swept toward him,
sweeping court attendants and police
aside in its rush.
The prisoner sought refuge in the
anteroom used by newspaper men, and
soon afterward was on his way back
to Jail, again cheered by the crowd out
side.
When court reassembled this after
noon and the crowd, doubling that OF
the morning. arose as the Judge took
his seat. Il hush fell over the room
Then the court spoke, first In English,
then In French:
NuS SHpCheu lnlS morning., nc
said, Ito be n witness Of a most dis
graceful scene in this court, one which
would give very poor idea Of the
dignity with which tho sittings of our
court are held and which trust and
bc..,a will be taken MS the exception,
not the rule. have long been at the
bar and have been some time on the
bench, but must declare that have
never before witnesses such n scene,
and that Ii any attempt is made to re-
peat tho conduct of the morning. I Will
have the guilty parties put in jail"