The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
THAVV SEES
LAST HOPE
VANISH
immigration Authorities
Expected to Authorize
Deportation

COATICOOK, Que, Sept. 5.-The
hearing OF the immigration board OF
| inquiry on the question of deporting
Harry K Thaw came to a close at
noon, when permanent adjournment
was taken.
1t was announced that the finding
of the board would be made public
at o'clock.
William Travers Jerome. former
district attorney OF New York, who
came here to take part in the depor-
tation of Thaw, was arrested today
for gambling. At the time Jerome
was waiting outside the immigration
Office for the order Of Thaw's ejec-
ton.
The warrant for Jerome's arrest
was based on an incident which hap
pened yesterday.
While Jerome and his detectives
were seated in a touring car outside
the immigration office awaiting the
result of the deportation hearing, the
former New York district attorney
began to while away the tedious
time with a game of penny ante.
Jerome lost nearly so cents.
Wilford Aldrich, local business
man, signed the af1davit. charging
that Jerome gambled.
HANDS WARRANT TO JEROME
The warrant was given to Consta-
BILE John Andrews, who handed it to
Jerome.
What's this?" said Jerome, taking
the paper.
He read it. Then he laughed.
All right, officer; lead on he said.
In the meantime he conferred with
his associates here and made ar
rangements for Thaw to be closely
watched.
From the Office of the Justice of
the peace jerome was taken to the
same jail in which Thaw was con-
fined when he was first brought here.
FREE ON $500 BAIL
AT noon the former district attorney
was released on $500 bail, which was
furnished by Hector yerrett. K c., of
Sherbrooke.
Crown Prosecutor Hanson objected
to bail and wanted Jerome held in
Jail. but was overruled by Magistrate
Mckee.
L. A. Marechal, counsel for the Can
adian immigration department. ex-
pressed bitter Indignation at the dis
courtesy shown Jerome. He said that
there would be no decision in the
board of inquiry here until the Jerome
case was disposed of.
II am going to get in touch with
Attorney General Gouin at Quebec
and have the persons who are re-
sponsible for this punished" said Mr..
Marechal.
DETECTIVE NEARLY LYNCHED
So intense is the feeling here in.
favor of Thaw that Captain John Ian
yon. the private detective who Is
working with Jerome to get Thaw
back to Matteawan. was nearly
lynched.
When Lanyon tried to get through
the crowd that surrounded the Jail.
before Jerome had been liberated on
bail, he was halted by burly, red
faced Canadian policeman. who
grabbed Lanyon by the collar.
Not so fast, there" said the police
man sharply.
Il am an officer. deputy keeper of
the Matteawan asylum" retorted Lam
yon.
"Oh. no, you're not; you're detect
I've and you are here trying to kidnap
Thaw,'' cried a man in the crowd.
RUSHED BY CROWD
Lanyon was rushed by the crowd
and would have suffered serious in
jury If the cqnstables had not gone to
his aid
Another version of the arrest of
Jerome was as follows:
Constable Andrews went up to Je-
rome in the street. and. touching him
upon the shoulder. said:
II want you, Mr.. Jerome
The good natured New Yorker.
thinking 1t was joke, replied:
well, so do lotaof people,
1t was not until he read the war
rant that Jerome realized the seri-
BUSINESS OF his predicament.
Early in the afternoon there was a
Thaw demonstration at the court
house. Many men and women joined.
They shouted. Down with Jeromew
and three cheers for Thaw!" until the
police drove them away.
News OF the arrest OF Thaw's nem-
esis flew about the town like Wild
IRE. Within a few minutes more
than 1000 people were around the
jail