The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
Montreal Attorney Calls the
Whole Affair a Big
Disgrace
CROWD Is REBUKED
BY, COURT JUSTICE
Threatens Disorderly One With
Contempt Charges---Scene
in Coaticook Like Broad
way Farce Comedy

COATICOOk. QUE, Sept. s.-The
complaint which charged that William
Travers Jerome New Yorks special
attorney general, here to take Harry
Thaw out of Canada and back to Mat
teawan, as common gambler, was
dismissed at sac o'clock tonight by
Magistrate Mulvena
jerome walked out OF the court
house a free man and Immediately
started in an automobile for Island
Pond, VT. He will not return to Can
ada until September 18th. when
Thaw's latest writ of habeas corpus
Will come up for argument before the
court of Kings bench at Montreal
But Jerome d!d not get out OF the
Coaticook courthouse without slight
show of animosity on The part Of a
gang of roughly clad farm hands AS
soon as Magistrate Mulvena had given
Jerome his acquittal, which WAS ae-
eompanied by a little speech that
amounted 10 an apology from the Do
minion at large, the crowd, which
filled every available space in the
court, surged forward.
Asbea +a~aAst~s F1tus
There was "A faint attempt NJ ap-
plause from one side. From the other
came q low smart from many deep
voices. which WAS Queiled before it
rose TO the howl that it threatened. by
ITITffsITarE -tTtUtven7I. " T16 spTana 70 his
feet and, banging his fist on the bench,
cried order, order If anyone at
tenpts demonstration I shall have
him before me for contempt OF court"
The events ~ the day were not an
like a broadway comic opera The
Justice az the peace. James Mckee,
who issued the complaint on which
Jerome way arrested. sat In grocery
store all afternoon and evening, hurl-
Ing unpleasant comments at AaEls-
trate MuNena. of the Superior court,
who had assumed charge of the case,
The court WAS convened shortly
after 1 o'clock IN the afternoon, and
after a good deal az debate II WAS
finally discovered that the baiiiff
John Andrews, had the complaint In
his possession. and had disappeared
from town. Mulvena refused Ia go
ahead with III. case without the
papers. and tho hearing had TO be
adjourned until evening, while search
ing parties were sent out for Andrews.
The missing hailiff was not found for
some time. but finally appeared, bring
ing with him Wilfred Aldrich. of com
riainant In the case who had skipped
town earlier in the day.
Denounces Colleague.
During the afternoon session, AL
bert c. Hansen, crown prosecutor al
Coatlcook, denounced his colleagues in
the case. Joseph Beaulne, as crook
and declined To so ahead with the
prosecution until the court granted
him, Hansen. precedence over Beaulne.
Samuel Jacobs. a Montreal attorney
retained by Jerome, not mtncing
words. said that the whole affair was
IN disgrace. and that there was evil
IDENTIFY some underhand work going on
in connection with ii. He demanded
that the court md out who was put
ting up the money to employ private
counsel TO Prosecute Jerome. and the
court declined to act on the grounds
that ii didn't have jurisdiction.
Through X all Jerome sat in
roomv chair observing the proceed
ines with apparent amusement, lie
smoke but once, 1t was in reply to the
remarks made by Mulvena, IN which
the latter deplored the incident.
Speech of Thanks.
''May I say that have been re-
ceivcd in Sherbrooke and In your
beautiful cities OF Montreal ana que
bee, and even In Coaticook. by those
whose opinion and Judgment l valNe,
and whose Judgment ycur lordshtp
values. with infinite courtesy and
rentleness. These are the true reIs
resentatives of his maiegtys govern
ment I believe even those who have
been Incorporate have been misled
by misunderstanding. Their action
was not due to maleyolence. or ig
norance. ] firmly believe that ! shall
always treasure the memory OF my
trip here. There was something of
humiliation in the experience, but /
am grateful for what you have said"
Thaw wasn't much, disturbed at Je-
rome's acauittal Good said he.
My $3.50 bail money is now safe, and
can tell you that for a time ! didn't
think IL was worth more than a Ca