The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
PUBLIC SHOWS
SYMPATHY FOR
HARRY K. THAW
Fearing An Outbreak, Superior Judge
Hutchinson Decides Habeas Cor
pus viii be Heard In
Chambers

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Sept. I'm
less Superior Judge Matthew Hutch
inson changes his mind over night tht
habeas corpus proceedings tomorrow
In the case of Harry X. Thaw will
be held in private. Not even William
Travers Jerome, chief of the New
York state interests seeking Thaw's
return to Matteawan, will be allowed
in chambers. Judge Hutchinson an.
nounced his decision tonight.
lie had weighed the matter care
fully all day, noting meantime the ev-
er swell ng crowd pouring into Sher-
brooke for the fair. On the lips of
ne3rly everyone was sympathetic
word for Thaw. Taking cognizance
of this and of the outbreak OF last
Wednesday. when Thaw was cheered
In court as a hero, the Judge decided
that the wisest course would be to
exclude spectators.
Reporters also are to be barred &C.
cording to tonights arrangements and
while the lawyers may be present IN
a body II they so desire, only two rep
resent,ng New York are to take part
in the proceedings. They are Samuel
jacobs OF Montreal, chief Canadian
counsel fer the state, and Hector Yer
rett. appearing for the Matteawan
asylum, from which Thaw escaped.
Thaw is to be driven from the jail
to the court house in closed car
riage, In charge of Governor LaForcc.
Hundreds who doubtless will Inc the
streets alonr W oh he pa 5es will |
~ dehiedSa glimpse of TAaw unless
he leans out of the cab window. In
chambers it Is expected the proceed.
ings will be brief.
THREE COURSES OPEN
There are three courses open to |
the judge He can adjourn the hearing |
and ask both sides to submit briefs; |
he can susta n the writ which will |
instantly make Thaw free man and
place him within the grasp Of the i'm
migration officers, or he can deny the
writ and remand the prisoner back tt
Jail to await disposition Of his case |
by the kings bench in October.
Thaw's lawyers maintained tonight |
that the writ having been sued out
by a disinterested party, John Bou
deau chief of police of Coaticook, It
will not be upheld Counsel for New !
York were equally emphatic in declar
ing that Thaw would be released ana |
seized for deportat on. Both sides were |
prepared to fight TO the last ditch
Thaw's lawyers to keep him in Jail; |
New lork's lawyers to get him out.
Mr.. jerome expressed no surprise
at the decision of Judge Hutchinson.
81 doubt whether should have
gone to court anyway" was his com
ment. -
Police arrangements, which were
under way today to meet possible pro
Thaw demonstrations In the court
room or on the streets were held in
abeyance today, although 1t was un'
derstood that both the Dominion and
secret service and the DO
minion and provincial uniformed for
ces would be on hand in case OF EN-
Urgency.
The holding OF the hear ng In cham
bers raises nice problem taat no
one here tonight cared to solve off.
hand. 1t was this: If the writ is
sustained and Thaw automatically is
set at liberty, will the immigration
officers have a right to enter the
chambers and arrest him? f. Blake
Robertson, assistant superintendent
of immigration now is ready to take