The San Francisco call., 1913-08-26
JEROME ON JOB
To BRING THAW
BACK TO u. 5.
Slayer, Unawed by Old Foe,
Cites Prosecutors 1908
Statement That He
Was Sane

sHERBRoOKE, Que, Aug. e5.--The
arrival of William Travers Jerome.
Harry Kendall Thaw's old prosecutor,
William "A. Stone OF Pennsylvania Of
the position of spokesman here for the
Thaw family pending the coming of
Robert O'Mara of Pittsburg. and the in
lection into the case of renewed talk Of
it assuming international aspects were,
briefly, the chief developments of the
day in Sherbrooke, the ninth since Stan
ford Whites slayer fed from Mattea-
wan
If Thaw was terrorized by Jerome S
coming he concealed his feeling to all
who visited him in his CELL Again he
spoke of Jerome sneeringly, calling him
Willie, and insisted that his lawyers
reissue a summary of Jerome's remarks
made in 1908, when he said that no one
had ever contended that Thaw was in
sane
OF the lighter incidents of a day of
misunderstanding principally be-
cause of what might happen-was
Thaw's show of temper over the fact
that his breakfast was 10 minutes late,
and his continued erratic statements
relative to plans for the publicity can-
paign, which he regards as more inn
portant than any legal aspect of his
case.
INTERNATIONAL TWIST IN CASE
The possibility OF an international
twist in the case came when former
Governor Stone raised the point that a
Canadian embroiled in the dominion s
ironclad immigration law regulations
would doubtless have right to appeal
to the courts. Thaw, it had been said
would have no such privilege. no op-
portunity to appeal should he be or
dered deported, except to the minister
of the interior in Ottawa.
Mr. Stone regarded this as contrary
to the treaty between Canada and the
United States guaranteeing to Ameri-
can citizens before Canadian courts the
same rights as Canadians
Thaw's lawyers said that. so far as
they knew. the procedure outlined last
week would be followed-that of ar
raigning Thaw In the superior court
Wednesday on a writ of habeas corpus
obtaining his release on the present
commitment, making a fight before the
immigration board and then relinquish-
ing to the American lawyers II Thaw
were deported the management of the
legal battle in Vermont.
AS step In Matching his publicity
campaign, Thaw gave to the local Sher-
brooke daily today personally pre-
pared statement. In part, 1t said:
'In Vermont we know they are
good Americans. and that-not on
my account. but just from uprightness
they won't allow any trickery to be
used against any one.
I'm Matteawan I saw a good deal of
an old Vermont lawyer. Arthur Austin.
Mr.. Austin may have suffered from a
mental disease some years ago, but
after 1908 he was sane, yet he was
being kept apparently for life.
"In 1911 Mr.. Austin, who had already
been sane for three years. was still in
the most hideous madhouse, with APP
parently no hope. In 1911 friend and
started in and exposed abuses too
painful to enter into.
During these exposures we took out
sane patients by writs. and, though my
influence was too small to help myself,
it was great enough to help others.
Mr.. Austin was freed. For several
months I gave him employment, until.
early this year, he went out west to the
home of his son.
From Mr.. Austin / heard much of
Vermont, and would be glad to rest
there were it not for going to my
native state.
"Vermonters have communicated with
my counsel and with me, and one thing
is sure, no subterfuge from New York
county can pull wool over their eyes,
FIGHTS FOR EvELYN's PICTURE
Aside from the row about breakfast
Thaw had clash with the old Jail
governor, La. Force, over two old news
papers. The governor started to pick
up sheet that lay on the floor.
Don't touch that paper, cried
Thaw.
II was only going to remove IT. said
La Force. Don't be angry with me-"
Thaw took the paper from the gov
eruor's hands. IT had been folded SO
that picture Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
could be seen.
"That paper is Of great Importance
to me. 1 can't have 1T disturbed. AS
matter of fact I'm not angry. but I'm
likely to be soon unless a newspaper
which was taken from my room yester-
Gay is returned. IF you don't get II
for me I'll get 1t myself"
The prisoner got kilograms today
from two lawyers guaranteeing him
security from extradition If he would
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