Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-21

To-Day, Dy ffectoF teftet, ~. H., Nio
announced himself as counsel for Dr.
Kieb, superintendent of Matteawan
1t was expected that by tomorrow,
a deputy general would arrive from
Albany.
Thaw a Busy Man
Thaw was busy man with his
correspondence, and callers. today,
Most of the former was by telegraph
and he received frequent assurances of
support from relatives and from
friends. His mother, Mrs. Mary Cop
ley Thaw, however, had. up to. to-
night, sent no word as far as could be
learned.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
kilograms he sent was that which in
Dictated sense of lonesomeness, and
a longing for a direct word from some
one near to him. His sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Thaw Carnegie wife of George
Lander Carnegie. Jr., had telegraphed
Harry that she was ready to start for
Sherbfooke if she could be of any
help. His answer was Eyes, come, ]
need you. Harry"
| Mrs. Carnegie's action was equally
prompt and quite emphatic. for she no.
| titled her brother that both she and
! her husband would be here TO greet
him, tonight. They reserved rooms al
a local hotel and Thaw expressed q
| wish to lis counsel that his sister be
brought to the Jail Immediately aft
! er she arrived.
| Other kilograms received by Thaw
! referred to legal and medical assist
| ance; to advice as to the possibilities
| of extriditing him; offers of assistance
= from detectives and a call by him up
on his relatives in Pittsburg for funds
/, This was answered by a telegram from
the Union National Bank, saying
Draft will be honored. .
| "Thaw had only a few CENTS The
| government official said when he Mas
searched at his commitment.
Among the kilograms was one from
Roger OMara. the Pittsbnrg detective
J, long identified as worker for Thaw
! II have opinions from best authors
= ties that you cannot be extradited
Wire me what can be done for yo,
from here was O'Mara's message.
Thaw's Legal Claims
! Thaw, in his petition for writ o
! Habeas corpus, set forth, first, that III
| was committed to jail without an!
! preliminary examination whatever. ant
| without any opportunity being givei
him to be heard"
| Thaw also complains in his petition
that he was never confined at Mat
teawan on a criminal charge that it
is untrue that he was ever convicted
of anv crime or that he was confined
for life. AS a further reason why his
present detention is Illegal, the prison
or contends that he was arrested by
Chief of Police Boudreau of Banford
who also made the complaint and exc
Icuted the warrant he himself had
sworn out.
Thaw PRAYED" in his petition that
he be released from further detention
and confinement. making oath over his
signature that He is detained with
out reasonable or probable cause"
1t will be on this prayer OF Thaw's
for freedom that Judge Globensk9
must pass. tomorrow.
4 He recited further that 'he Is no
charged with any offence against TIT
criminal laws Of Canada or any othe
country" and "because the offenc
charged against him rs not an offenc
under Canadian laws he therefore canno
be tried"
j The alleged offence with which Thay
is charged is briefly, that he Is tugi
| tive from Matteawan penitentiary, wher
, he was serving life sentence for
criminal charge Of which he was con
: victed."
II 1t is upon the wording of this com
+ plant that Thaw's attorneys hope to cal
, nv them succassfully through tomorrow
skirmish without uncovering their princi
e pal defence.
, "Why, we have masked batteries tina
: will blow any case of this kind to smith
i Green's" one of his attorneys exclaimed