The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-21
.THAW'S LAWYERS
WIN FIRST ROUND
Of LEGAL BATTLE
Continued from First pageD

10 Shorhrooke Jail and executed the
warrant
3 That the Canadian law entities
every man 10 n hearing before he IS
put hehird the bars. and Thaw was
given no such hearing.
l'ndcr the law OF the Dominion II is
Illegal for the same officer to perform
the functions enumerated in the sec
ond point made ny White.
While White was presenting tho APP
plicntion FOR the writ, Shurtlcff was
also busy. He had photos taken OF /,
railroad ticket which Thaw had in his
possession whom arrested. Shurtieff
said that this was a ticket to Detroit
ana that IL was photographed because
nj fear that something might happen
TO it;
mis- shows Thaw's lawyers are talk
ing no chances, ana that everything
IS mo-, eoinc TO be entirely harmonious
botwaen tho Dominions representa-
t!vcs and counsel for the defense
nh lush Thaw won to-day. his law
vcrs forcsec even greater danger ahead.
.Thaw Will win his liberty" they say,
nut 49," The but is due TO the fear
OF what viii happen after the prisoner
is released on the habeas writ
Two clever representatives OF the
Canadian immigration Department ar
rived here this afternoon They are
r + Williams and ID H. Reynolds.
They We're IN court when the writ
was grautcG. and are ready to grab
Thaw the minute he is freed. That is
,yhat ThaW s lawyers are afraid Of.
and tonight they were figuring out
some rlan Of delaying the habeas
corpus proceedings, or. if that failed.
10 secure ruling that their client
is immune from action by the immi-
grafton authorities.
&c tho ho 81 &
for the latter contemplated action.
Alleged >ccomplicc Held.
In the crowd that surrounded the
court to-day. the Shcrbrooke police
arrested a man answering the descrip-
ton ~ Roger Thompson. one Of the
men accused OF conspirins to free
Thaw from Matteawan. Tonight he
IS ronarod in tho same building with
'rhaw but :hcv have not bcen allowed
10 communicate with each other.
on his arrest he was locked up
without the curiosity seekers about
the building being any the wiser, and
it was not until this evening that the
townspeoplc became aware that a
second arrest had been made.
The prisoner gave the name of Nit
chcll Thompson. and Immediately en-
gaced solicitor Shurtlem, one of
Thaw's counsel 10 protect his inter
rSiS. To- nlell. Oh uItitH dSStlNct
that he would have no trouble in
proving that he is innocent of any
crime T'haw was not informed OF
Thoinpsons arrest. according to j. II.
Icforco. governor of the Sherbrooke
Jail
THOMPSON will have to stay in jail
until next Friday. when his case will
be heard by Judge Mulvena lie was
unable to furnish bail when arraigned
and The Dominion authorities say they
will not accept cash bonds.
The anti-Thaw forces, headed by
Hector Vearrette. X. c., who viii OPP
pose the habeas writ before judge
Globensky Tomorrow We're swcIod
to-day by the arrival of three New
York state officials. These We're Dis
trict Attorney ConEcr and Sheriff Horn
beck. OF Duchess County, and Deputy
Attorney-ceneral Franklin Kennedy.
Anti-Thuw Lawyers Hopeful.
Conger and Hornbecl bore warrants
accusing Thaw OF conspiracy and
Kennedy was sent here by the New
York state Legal Department to assist
in the EFFORTS 10 secure Thaws return
10 that Commonwealth. Tho three OH :
Gals held q long conference this even
ing, and AT its termination appeared
hopeful that they would be able 10 fake
their man back with them
The substance for Thaw's legal cam
pagn VIII be handled by Mr.. ana Mrs
George Lauder Carnegie. the prisoner :
brother-in-law and sister. who arrived
here from New York tonight They
Will decide II any more lawyers are
needed, and Viii engage alicniets to
prove that Thaw is sane II any a;temp,
IS made 10 doport him on the grounds
Fn,nily Conference Held.
Immediatoly af'-.i .th.lr arrival. Mr..
and Mrs Carnegie" Held "a conference
with Thaw lawyers At the Magog
House after calling up the prisoner
over the telephone. Thaw was over
joyed to hear his sisters voice, and
held an affectiouate conversation with
her
They were accompanied by DR. BRIT
ton D Evans the noted nlienist. and
Thaw family These two men also
attended the conference
One Of the party carried small!
leather bag, which was reported %
contain valuable papers and $4,000 In
currency
M,s Carnegie. WHO is known as her
brothcr "guardiau angel" said az
Ter Tic conference that everything
pCssitle would pc done TO Keep he,
brother out or Mnttoawan
81 shall leave thc legal end in tho
hands Of the lawyers" She said "Ot
course VIC shall npht for Hnrry a.
We always have lie deserves hi,
liberty II any roan ever aid"
Mother probably w.ll not come "a
Canada !, would bc "a heavy strair
for her, ami we do not think her pres
encc is needed
me presence q Or Evans cause,