The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-02
JEROME WOULD GET
HIM OUT THIS TIME
Though Only Temporarily, Of
Course, In Order to Railroad
Him Back to Matteawan-
Old Prosecutor Secures Writ
Habeas CorpuS for Tuesday.

Try the Associated Press
SherbFooke, Aug. Solitary X.
1haw's favorite, though ineffective
weapon in the New York courts, the
writ Of habeas corpus, was turned
upon him today by his old prosecutor.
william Travers Jerome, as a means
Of forcing Thaw into court here next
Tuesday in order that the immigra-
ton authorities may deport him TO
Vermont, in what Mr.. Jerome hopes
will be the first leg of the trip to
h~atteawan asylum.
Tonight, satisfied with his work, Je-
rome left for Quebec to spend Sun
day. He was accompanied by Frank
lin Kennedy, deputy attorney general
nf New York.
viii Hear Writ Tuesday.
John Boudreau, the rural chief of
police at Coaticook, ThAw's proud
cAptor aftc,' ne had crossed the Ca
madam frontier, was the fulerum used
by Jerome and his Canadian lawyers
in obtaining the writ. The police
chief was persuaded that Thaw's de-
tention in the Sherbrooke Jail on a
defective commitment, might result in
n damage suit for false arrest. so he
petitioned Superior Judge Samuel
Hutchinson to have the prisoner pro-
duced i'm court.
Judge Matthew Hutchinson, at first
loath to disturb the status Of the case.
Thaw having been remanded to jail
for an indefirHte term by a brother
Judge. Arthur Globensky. finally on
scented TO hear arguments on the writ
at 10 a. M, Tuesday. when Thaw's
lawyers will nave an opportunity to
it.
II the Writ is Sustained.
II the writ is sustained. Thaw will
be turned over to the immigration of
ticers at once, will be taken to coati-
cook for hearing and doubtless thrust
across the Vermont border. there to
he seized by deputy sheriffs acting fol-
New York state on the warrant charg-
ing him with COnspiring with Howard
Barnum. the Matteawan guard, AND
others to escape.
Jerome's coup was made possible
by the sudden return here of Judge
Hutchinson, who had been in Maine
on his vacation. BY the merest chance
Samuel Jacobs, chief of counsel fol
the New York state interests was ap
priSed of his return and made a daSf
back to Sherbrooke after leapinl
from a train bound for Montreal. TIL
immigration authorities alS OF
and waited about the court house to
day in the hope that the hearing oil
the habeas corpus writ would be hel'
at once.
Defense Surprised.
TnawS lawyers were taken com
pletely by surprise. Only two of then
Charles d.. White and Harry Fraser
were in Sherbrooke. There was tai
of bringing the chief counsel. j. \
Greenshields, Of Montreal, here b
special train, but has was cruising 0
his yacht in the st. Lawrence rive
and could not be reached until to
night. He will be here tomorrow
The second in command. w. 4. Nc
keown. arrived from Montreal tn
afternoon after the writ had bee
granted.
Thinks Writ Won't stand.
W nc not think this move Wi
stand in court,'' said McKeOwn. :
York is using John Boudreau as
pawn. 1t is AN abuse of the writ {
habeas corpus.
"A writ of habeaS corpus is issue
presumably in a prisoners behalf.
this case. il has been used to deliv'
him into the hands OF his enemie
1t is A mere subterfuse. We do n
critfcise our opopnuents for takir
IT'S action in our absence for v
doubtless should have taken like a
vantage should we nave had the o,
portunity. However. there was a so
Of mutual understa nding that not
ing was to be done in the case un'
Wednesday next when Roger Thorn
sons trial is to so on"
Jerome Smiles Grimly.
Mr.. jerome Smiled grimly at b