Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11
Counsel for Fugitive Will Make
the Most of GubernatOr-
ial Mix-up.
CLYNN ASKS EXTRADITlON
Acknowledgement CarmOdy In
dignant over Action of Can
adian Authorities with
out Giving Notice.

Albany, y. Y, Sept, lo.-That counsel
for Harry Il Thaw will make the most of
New York States gubernatorial mix-up
in attempts to block the fugitive's re-
turn to this State from New Hampshire,
is confidently expected by State officials
and by supporters Of both Governor Sui
zer and Acting Governor Glynn.
Attorney-General Carmody already has
taken steps to bring about Thaw's return
on extradition papers based upon u
charge that Thaw escaped from the Mat
teawan State hospital for the criminal in
sane as the result Of a conspiracy. Act
ing Governor Gynn stands ready to sign
the requisiton for eXtradition as soon as
it Is presented to District Attorney Con-
ger of Dutchess county in which the Mat
teawan State hospital is located.
Governor Sulzcr so far as could be
learned, has taken no official action in
the matter. However. even the most op-
timistic of tho attaches of the attorney
generals office do not hope to bring
about Thaws return without legal bat
tie over the rival claims to the gov
ernorship.
District Attorney Conger was instructed
to-day to bring the necessary eXtradi-
ton papers to Albany as soon as possible
The district attorney has notified the at
torney- general that duplicates OF the con-
spiracy charge are now available in New
Hampshire and that the requisiton pa
pers would be in Albany tomorrow for
executive approval.
Attorney-General Carmodv was indig-
nant over the action OF the Canadian au-
thorties In releasing Thaw without Civ
ing notice to New York State officials
He, however, expressed the opinion that
Thaw would be returned to New York's
| Jurisdiction in the near future.
1--WE shall conttnSe our efforts to have
him returned to Mattea wan" he declared
land I feel confident he will be turned
over to this State"
Earlier in the day the attorney
general had characterized the depor-
| tation Of Thew from Canada as a
| gross violation" by the Dominion Of
! ticials of an agreement to notify New
| York's representatives in the event OF
any action being taken to return Thaw L
| this country. The attorney-genera,
quoted Special Deputy Attorney Will
/ liam Travers jerome ana Deputy
| Franklin Kennedy as "denouncine
these procee iings as the most con
temptible trick in the history of civ.
| ilized government"
| Both Acting Governor Glynn and At.
torney- General Carmody took steps tc
locate Thaw and bring about his re.
turn to this state as soon as they
learned he had been deported from
| Canada Duplicate kilograms were
sent to the Governors of New Hamp.
shire, Maine Vermont ami Massachu-
setts. requesting the detention of the
fugitive. In addition the attorney
general directed jerome and Kennedy
who left Canada yesterday and who
| were in Vermont on their way back
| to Albany, to proceed at once to New
| Hampshire and continue their efforts
to have Thaw returned to this State.
Portsmouth, n. H, sept, l0.--"Any ac
| ton that ! may take In the Thaw cas-.
will be governed largely by the recon-
mendations of Attorney General Tuttle,
said Governor Samuel b. Felkner to-day
Governor Felker said that he had re
ceived no official notification as Yet o
| Thaw's presence In the state.
| Attorneys for Thaw had. he said tele
phoned him from New York asking for
hearing in behalf of their client befor,
any action on the proposed extradltior
proceedings against him should be taken
I'm this as in all other matters of tn,
| kind" said the Governor. It rely on tn,
attorney general for legal advice. He is &
man of experience In such matters.
The Governor added that In his opinion
II Is discretionary with the Governor
whether to grant hearing or not.