The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-03

bers he said he had decided to admit
four reporters to the hearing
Ignorant that the proceedings were
TO be held In chambers, crowds damned
the court room, swarned in the cor
r-tdors and ciuttered the stairways
Uniformed dominion police kept order
Probably two hundred persons wait
ed outside the Jail to watch Thaw
make the trip down to the court house
hundred cameras clicked as he
stepped over the threshold and a dozen
carriages fell in behind his surrey.
with Thaw was Governor La Force,
Of the jail, and two guards. There
was no excitement as the carriage
rolled into the main street, but as
they approached the cor. house. the
crowd increased and began TO cheer.
Outside the court house were 1900 per-
SONS. Several ran up to shake Thaw's
hands, but La Force showed them back.
Thaw looked Ill at ease. Possibility of
an early deportation evidently worried
him.
MUST DECIDE.
Over the violent objection of Thaw's
counsel, Judge Hutchinson. of the SUI
perior court, today ordered that the
habeas corpus proceedings brought by
New York state should go on. Anne
Gooffrion, who arrived this morning
to represent the prime minister and
attorney general, then announced that
the attorney general had interviewed
and that this matter must be decided
at once"
IT he Is not liberated on the writ"
Mr. Geoffrion said. "other action must
be taken. Thaw must not be harbored
in Canadian Jail"
Thaw's face fell and his lawyers, de-
clardng that the writ was irregular,
spoke in turn. pleading for adjourn
ment until Friday.
I'VE must so on" said the court.
IT represent the attorney general"
said Mr.. Geonfrion. land 1t Is Of para
mount importance that justice in this
case move swiftly. Our jails are not
public boarding houses. 1t Is the at
tcrney generals desire that this mat
ter be settled instanter by the liberia
tion o. Mr.. Thaw. The prisons of the
province cannot be used to shield a
man from the federal law"
Samuel Jacobs. appearing directly
for Boudreau and indirectly for Je-
rome, supplemented Geoffrion's re-
marks He denounced the case as a
scandal TO che dominion and said It
was incumbent upon the court to re-
store dne county OF st. Francis to its
normal state
THE appearance Of 4 representative
of the attorney general is a thunder
bolt to u.s. said Mr.. McKeown. I'VE
did not know OF his presence until this
morning. We should like time to con-
suit the law as to his right to appear"
81 sent for him." said the court
CURLY. The issues here are plain.
First, Is this man illegally detained?
Second. does Boudreau have a right to
petition for the writ Of habeas corpus?
Eoth these questions are points of law
purely, and I see no reason for grant
ing an adjournment"
Mr.. McKeown tried to open the pre-
hminary arguments again, but the
court directed that he desist and argu-
ments TO sustain the writ were begun
by Mr.. Jacobs.
Thaw sat on lounge, nervously an
gering his hat and taking notes. There
was such crush outside that mems
coats were torn and hats were smash
ed. In the court house yard a man
was haranguing the crowd and at in
tervals there were roars of three
cheers for Thaw.''
Arguments were concluded at 1
O'Clock and to the great disappoint-
nlent of those representing New York.
the court reserved decision.
1T Is a matter of such grave i'm
port" he said, that 1 would not care
to decide this ma tier until have given
il careful consideration. Possibly to-
morrow shall announce my decision.
shall notify all counsel