Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-09-01
WANTS TO STAY in CELL
SIGNS STATEMENT THAT HE is
NOT DESTROYS OF BEING
FREED.
CURIOUS CROWDS EXPECTED
COURT MAY ORDER ToMoRRoW's
HEARING TO BE HELD
IN PRIVATE.

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Sept 1.-The
Thaw lawyers showed plainly today
the nervousness and anxiety with
which they look forward to touor
rows proceedings in the superior
court Of st. Francis county.
The decision Of Superior Judge Mat
thew Hutchinson tomorrow on the
right Of John Boreau, chief Of police
Of Coalicook, to demand the freedom
of Harry K Thaw, whom Houreau ar
rested two weeks ago, will determine
whether there shall be set in motion
at once the machinery looking TO
Thaw's deportation and subsequent
extradition from border state, or
whether he shall be remanded to the
Hsherbrooke jail to remain until the
session Of the kings bench in Octo-
ber
In their preparation for fighting the
case in its present stages, Thaws
lawyers have caused him to swear
before a notary that he contemplates
no damage suits, and releases Bour-
deaa from any responsibility in the
matter. They have gone a step farth-
er in having Thaw swear that he is
in no way DESTROYS of being set free
at this time
May Have Secret Session
Crowds streaming into Shsebrooze
day for fair week, all determined to
get a glimpse of Harry Thaw, so inn
pressed the authorities by their num-
Der and outspoken sympathy for the
fugitive from Matteawan that supe-
rior Judge Matthew Hutchinson is
considering thea dvisabilit yof hold
ig the habeas corpus hearing tomor-
row In private. The judge has in
nl,nd the demonstration for Thaw on
Wednesday last, when counsel foe
New York were ruled out Of court
and every effort viii be made to pre-
vert its repetition.
The sheriff custodian of the court
house argued against a secret hear
ing on the ground it would outrage
the British idea Of the courts being
open to all. This afternoon the ques-
tion was undecided and plans for a
heavy police guard we're being made.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons be
sides sherhrooke's normal population
of 10000 will be in town this week.
To hold them in check, there will be
on hand four separate squads Of po-
lice These will include the domin-
ion police, dominion secret service
men, cooperating with the immigration
authorities; provincial uniformed po-
lice and provincial plain clothes men,
under command Of Kenneth McCaskill,
familiarly known throughout Canada
as Pete
Thaws lawyers went forward today
with the plans for preventing his re-
lease on the writ OF habeas corpus
tomorrow. If the writ is sustained
there will be dramatic scene in the
court, for the instant Thaw is a free
man, e. Blake Robertson, acting for
the immigration department, win step
forward, tap him on the shoulder and
announce: Il arrest you in the name
Of the king.
secure for one day at least, fEorl any
sudden judicial action against him,
this being a legal holiday Thaw spent
the forenoon with his stenographer
attending to his yoluminous mail His
counsel discussed their plans for ap-
peal. in the event Of the writ being
sustained. They we're not sure this
afternoon that they had precedent for
such an action. An appeal against a
writ Of habeas corpus would, a
sense, destroy the efficiency Of the
writ and the rights Of citizens guaran-
teed centuries ago under Magna
Charta. It would mean that heerafter
q nrosecntor could appeal from sus-