Evening journal., 1913-08-20
THAW HOPES TO DEFEAT
PLAN TO EXTRADITE HIM
THROUGH FORCING DELAY
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They have exceeded an authority In
their att, npis to hold me-
II have communicated several times
with my mother and with my sisttr,
Mrs. Carnegie. since was arrested. but
what said 20 them is nobody's busi-
ness
Thaw's lawyers went TO tho jail at
noon to have him sign an affidavit which
will accompany the habeas corpus pro
ceedings They said they would ask
Judge Globensky late this afternoon to
postpone al proceedings.
I'VE would like week TO iamiliarize
ourselves with this case. said White.
"but We will not complain u We get only
one day
Experts here said today that Thaw
would probably remain here many
weeks. They look for a duplication OF
the Greene. .Gaynor fight. Nnilc lhaw's
chief counsel was the prominent figure
in this battle. so fan the government
has not engaged special counsel, all OF
its cascs being handled by Crown Prose
cutor W. r. Nichol.
Applause for Thaw
lhaw has put this city on the globe
map. and its $1,000 citizens arc grateful
10 him. a crowd uf more than 1000
hangs around the jail cheering and ap
plaudinr him. They cannot see him, but
he can hear their shouts. and he was
roricspondingly much more composed to-
dav. seemingly believing thar the people
here reflected the general opinion OF all
the Canadians.
Immigration Inspector Williams said
this afternoon:
"Thaw is going back 10 the United
States and that very soon. We viii
tolerate only reasonable delay and "
his lawyers think they can enjoin us
from acting they will find themselves
sadly mistaken"
Williams intimated that he and his
assistant had the power TO enter the
iail and demand that Thaw be turned
over TO them forwith. While the
Thaw lawyers dispute this. they were
understood 10 he prepared to check
mate any such move by injunction pro-
ceedings-
sheriff Hornbeck. of Duchess coun-
ty. arrived here at noon with a certi-
ned copy Of warrant issued al
Poughkeepsie. calling for Thaw's arr
rest He filed a copy at the Jail, but
will make no move to call 1t to the
attention of the court until the present
proceedings are concluded.
lie said he was hopeful that, not
only would Thaw be set free. when
the court proceedings begin but that
he will he deported by the Dominion
authorities via Rouse's Point. This
would land Whites slayer in the iuris-
diction of New York State authorities
and make his return easy
One of Thaw's companions on his
journey 10 Canada was arrested today
on complaint of the immigration ON
cials. He gave his name as Henry
Thompson, and was held on q charge
of having aided and abotted Thaw
10 escape from Matteawan. He VIII
be given hearing later The ar
rest was instigated by the New York
authorities.
II was believed here today that the
typewriter statment given out last
night by Thaw. supposed to he an
except from a speech by William
Trarers Jerome was prepared sever
al Years ago. indicating that Thaw
hoped to escape All the time he Was
IN MatteaVan and always carried the
statement in his pocket, ready to give
out ~ the first opportunity
All those who had saw Thaw today
we're unanimous in saving that he Is
very nervous and apparently labor
Inc under poorly hidden excitement
He has been restlessly pacing about
his room almost constantly since his
arrest and slept hut little last night
His hoastlul declaration to the New
Hampshire deputy sheriff that he was
Harry Thaw. which in reality was
what brought about his arrest his
ready giving out of the statment
quoting the former district attorney
and his refusal TO be photographed
because his collar was dirty and his
clothing mussed up all indicate the
1nrviHal Of the old egotism.