Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-10
THAW CASE DEVELOPMENTS.
Matteawan Fugitive Regrets the Ar
rest of Jerome,

Coaticook, Quebec, Sept. Harry
K. Thaw regrets that William Tray
ers Jerome was arrested in Coati-
COOK yesterday charged with gamb-
ling, and denies that he or his law
yers lnstigated the arrest; more
over, Thaw would have been glad to
furnish Jerome's $500 bond.
This was the statement made by
Thaw yesterday as given out by An
Dire Rousseau, the hotel proprietor,
who serves tho prisoners meals.
Rousseau was one OF JerOme'S bonds
men.
"Thaw thinks the Jerome arrest
was a good joke, but n mistake" said
Rousseau. HE assured me that if
by any chance | lost anything as
'bondsman he would make it good"
Mr.. Jerome was not here to hear
Thaw's expressions of good will. He
went to Norton Mills, VT, Friday
soon after he was released on bail
and took train for Montreal to pre-
pare for the court battle when Thaw
is brought before the nlng's bench
, on a writ Of habeas corpus, Septem-
ber 18th.
To-day am. KS Thaw's third Sun
day in C@Lada. Since Wednesday
evening last he has been but nine
miles from the Vermont border, but
fiPIratively speaking, he was, in view
or the procedure yet to come, per-
haps further from Matteawan than
at any time since his escape.
Magistrate Indignant
Jerome was bitterly denounced by
! Justice Of the Peace James Mckee in
his court room to-day. The gray
/ bearded magistrate was ve"y indig-
nant when Jerome's counsel copear-
ed and asked an adjournment Of his
gambling case.
II want to say" cried Mckee,
banging the table with his fist, chat
we intend to prosecute Mr.. Jerome to
the full extent Of the law. He can't
come here and play his card games
| before our children. This may be a
suburb town, but we intend to en-
force ouI laws. Our relations with
the American bar are cordial, but
justice must be meted out in this
case. I suggest that Jerome's bail
be forfeited" ,...-
"That would only hit two of our
citizens who went on it," said Mr..
Hanson, the prosecutor, in regard to
forfeiting Jerome's bail
The justice then allowed" that he
"ouIu lSI lue Dali Sldnu. lie put
over the case until September II.
There was a crowd Of about sixty
idlers in the court room to listen to
the magistrates TRADE. They stamp
ed their feet and applauded vocifer-
ously.
Delay of Two Years Possible.
Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 6.-The
justice and immigration departments
Of the Canadian government fear that
under the recent habeas corpus writ
Thaw's counsel may be able to test
the constitutionality Of the immigra-
ton law, and that it may be year
or two before the final decision is
given that will determine whether
Thaw is to be sent back or allowed
to proceed through Canada to some
foreign destination.
Jerome "Honorably Discharged"
Coaticook, Quebec, Sept. 8.-Wil-
liam T. Jerome was acquitted to-
night Of the charge of having gam
bled on Thursday last on the station
property Of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way here, while waiting for the i'm
migration authorities to pass on the
case of Harry K. Thaw. In discharg-
ing him the court apologized for the
illumination W WHICH lie HaQ Deen
subjected.
The hearing before Magistrate
Henry Mulvena, or Sherbrooke, last
ed less than an hour. 1t began at
7.35 o'clock and at $40 the court
said: "Sir, you are honorably dis
charged"
Jerome Thanks Court.
When acquitted, Mr. Jerome
thanked the court, spoke fatteringly
of his reception in Canada and added
that he did not attribute his arrest
and brief Imprisonment last week to
the thinking people of the Dominion.
He took late train from Coaticook
tonight in order to be in New York
Tuesday and will return to Montreal
for the arguments on the latest Thaw
habeas corpus writ, to be held be-
fore the Kings Bench at Montreal
September 18TH.