The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-27
HARRYK. THAWWAS
NOT ARRANGED
THIS MORNING
Writ OF Habeas Corpus With
drawn BY Lawyers
COMPLICATIONS INCREASE
Jerome Puzzled BY Course Of Cana
dian Attorneys Sees No I'M
mediate Solution.
COMPLICATIONS INCREASE


Sherbrooke, p. G., Aug. 27.-IIarry
X. Thaw's Canadian attorneys with
drew yesterday the writ of habeas
corpus obtained last week in his be-
half and the fugitive from Mattca-
wan was not arraigned in the super
ior court this morning as had been ex-
pected. The withdrawal of the wri,
may prolong the proceedings inden-
nitely.
The next move in the Thaw case is
new distinctly up to these desiring
his deportation Under the present
commitment, he might remain in the
Sherbrooke Jail indefinitely, electing
TO have hearing before a district mag
istrate or demanding 4 jury trial be
fore the kings bench, criminal side,
which does not sit until October.
Briefly Thaw's lawyers have decided
to let him pace his cell, meantime
perfectng plans to defeat attempts
to put him across the Canadian Dor
der.
at is beyond me-" said William
Travers Jerome. The fine points Of
Canadian law involved as such that
! would not feel justified in even
guessing at the outcome. We hope 20
get him in the end but this tanglc
must be Strengthened out first" Dis
tricl Attorney Conger of Duchess
county New York, was equally puz-
zled and reticent III Mr.. jerome
cant solve the riddle, certainly /
can't he said
Thaw's lawyers headed by }. n.
Greenshields, X c.. of Montreal.
were grimly iubilaut They had cen
ferred all afternoon before reaching
q decision, and they were nightly
pleased at the apparent enigma they
have created for the opposition.
Thaw, himself, could not be seen. in
view Of new rule OF the sheriff bar.
ring interviewers except when accom-
panied by some one-Of his counsel.
but that he was counseled before
any action was taken, was attested
10y he fact that his signature, with
that OF his attorney OF record. W. l..
Shurtlctf was signed to the applica-
ton. II was a mere formality with
At'Nf iAANh-it Atl AAit 81 Edtti par
of his day he spent in working out
more details of his publicity cam
paen His ambitions may be nippcd
10 some extent by the curtailment OF
interviews, but he can still send out
statements.
Though declining to express an OPP
inion as to what will happen in the
Thaw ease next, Mr. jerome took the
hitch in the proceedings philosophi-
cally Most of the afternoon he had
spent tinkering with the automobile
in which he had made the trip there.
talking as he worked He was ask
ed ii he had anything of particular in
terest TO say to Americans with refer
ence to the Thaw case, now jhat he
had learned something of the Cana
dian attitude toward Whites slayer
NO, but | have something I'd like
to say TO the people Of Canada. he
exclaimed. They seem TO regard
this man as a martyr No one Is per
scouting himi no che wants him.
New York state is trying 10 ge Thaw
back. nCt because New York wants
Thaw, but because of the bad effect
his freedom would have on the people
If Thaw were allowed to remain free
everyone would say Tia, the Thaw
millions freed him Already they are
saying the Thaw millions got him
out of Matteawan. and generally we
hear the remark. a rich man can do
anything, but what chance has a
poor man got?' Thaw's being allow
cd 10 20 free would have democrat
ling effect on the whole country.
fhaw, free. would be a menace.
That is why New York state wants
Thaw.
Canada might keep him and be
welcome, were it not for the fact
that it is New York's duty to get him
back. The doors of Matteawan would
have been thrown open to Thaw long
since had New York the ethical right
TO do SO. There would have been no
pursuit OF him But he mus. be TAX.
en- back"
Questions OF treaty violations and
| future contingencies suggested
should Thaw be depOrtcd. faded into
| the background when the news went
abroad that today's court hearing was
OIL. However. no matter when the
case does come into court. the pre
/ diction still is that should the i'm
migration authorities deport Thau
Vermont will be the state and Nor;ta
/ Mills the point at which he will nd
sent across the border. There would
then remain to be fought out the
| question Of extradiiion from Vermont
/ To New York.