Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-08-23
MAY DEFER HEARING AND FIGHT
DEPORTATION MEASURES, POS
sIBLY FOR YEARS, AS IN OTHER
FAMOUS CASES.
PRISONER IN FULL CHARGE
ROGER o'MARA, COMING TO "slT
ON LID" FOR FAMILY, HAS NOT
ARRIVED AND DETAINED MAN
REMAINS IN COMMAND.

sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 23-Out
Of the tangle OF legal red tape sur
rounding the case Of Harry K Thaw,
detained in the Sherbrooke jail as a
fugitive from Matteawan, there issued
this afternoon what is understood %
be an ultimatum from the immigra-
ton authorities, 1t was that Thaw, if
he so elected, would be deported 10
Newport, VT, as an undesirable, after
arrignment in court here on Wednes-
day, and then the certain authorities
would wash their hands OF the affair
If he chooses not to submit to de-
portation he will be hela mere under
the present commitment Of being a
fugitive and will not have hearing
(should he drop his habeas corpus
proceedings until the October term
of court This put the next step in
the case squarely up 10 the prisoner
himself, situation said to be verys
pleasing to him.
His lawyers conferred with him all
forenoon, but with what result was
not made known. Roger OMara Of
Pittsburgh, reported to be on his way
here to sit on the lid" for the Thaw
family had not arrived this afternoon
and Thaw was still the dominant head
of the proceedings.
District Attorney Conger of Duchess
county, Deputy Attorney General
Franklin Kennedy and others concern
ed in getting Stanford Whites slayer
back to Mattewan are waiting devel-
opments, meantime exerting pressure
on the Vermont authorities in antlci-
patton of extradition proceedings in
that state
Thaw was very petulant today par
ticularly SO over Roger Thompson's
declaration that he had been framed"
into the Matteawan plot His cell IS
near Thompson's but they have not
tried to talk to each other.
Thaw is still without personal
funds. His credit appears to be pret-
ty good though, for imported cigars,
candy, fruits and other luxuries are
piled on his cot and table
Should Roger Thompson decide to
4squeal' and give the inside OF the
Natteawan plot, District Attorney
Conger Will recommend that immunity
in New York be granted him.
Rumors Of a possible attempt 10
rescue" Harry Thaw from the prison
here so alarmed the provincial au-
thorities today that Sir Lomer Gouin,
premier of the province, telegraphed
to Sheriff Aylemer asking that offic-
ial to give his opinion as to whether
the ordinary staff au the prison was
protection enough against raid"
The sheriff telegraphed the premier
that he had no fears on this score,
although he thought an armed guard
would be useful to escort the prisoner
to court.
Thaw will probably never have
hearing on the habeas corpus writ
proceedings by his counsel, according
to statement by them today. The
date for this hearing has been set for
next Wednesday. but the entire ha-
beas corpus proceedings will be drop
ped before their latest proposal is
carried out.
This is to have the write withdrawn
and permit Thaw to face trial on the
trial on the defective charge on which
he was committed to jail BY Justice
Dupuis at Coaticook.
In this event Thaw would appear
before a magistrate and select the
method Of his trial, whether it should
be by jury or by the court without
a jury Should he elect a trial by
jury his case would not ordinarily