Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-27

Thaw's Canadian attorneys withdrew the writ of habeaS corpus obt&ned last week in his behalf and the fugitive from Matteawan will not be arraigned in the superior court tomorrow morn ing as has been expected. The with drawal of the writ may prolong the proceedings indefinitely.
 May Remain in Jail Indefinitely.
 Rurnors had been banded about all day that the writ might be withdrawn, but it was not until this evening that the notice was filed with the clerk of the court. At the same time a tele- gram was sent to Judge Arthur Glo- bensky at Montreal, who granted the writ, that such was cOunSePS desire. He was due here tomorrow to hear arguments on the application.
 The next move in the ThaW case IS now distinctly up to those desiring his deportation. Under the present com mitment he might remain in the Sher- brooke jail indefinitely. electing to have hearing before a district magistrate Rr kings bench, criminal side, which does not sit until October Briefly, Thaw's lawyers have decided to let him pace his cell. meanwhile perfecting plans to defeat attempts to put him across the Canadian border.
 Jerome is Puzzled.
 Tt is beyond me-" said William Travers Jerome "The fine points of Canadian law involved are such that l would not feel justified in even guess ing at the outcome. We hope to get him in the end, but this tangle must be strengthened out first"
 District Attorney Conger of Duchess County, N. T., was equally puzzled and reticent- If MT Jerome can't solve the muddle, certainly I can't' he said
 Further to complicate matters, coun- gel representing the state of New York are not sure that the commitment un- der which Thaw has chosen to remain Tn jail contains a charge of violating any of the doIninion's laws It is that of being a fugitive from the Mattea- wan petitentiary, where he was con- fined on a criminal charge for hfe.'
 Regard Withdrawal as Weakness.
 Hector Everett, K C., representing New York state, said tonight that he regarded the withdrawal of the writ on Thaw's behalf as tacit admission by his lawyers that the commitment was legal and did contain charge on which Thaw could be brought into court Then we might get out an other commitment charging some other offense," he added. We could bring him into court on that surety. There would remain, however. Thaws right to choose trial either at once or before the kings bench in October"
 MT. Jerome and District Attorney Conger were at dinner when ThaW S counsel made known their decision. They had been hoping, like others drawn hither by duty, that tomorrow would see a sweepino away of some of the legal cobwebs and the beginning of a fight in the open. prefacing a hearing before the immigration au- thorities and Thaw's probable deporta- tion to Vermont.
 Sheriff Hornbeck Disguised.
 
 the hotel corridors. Sheriff Hornbeck Of Duchess county, who is particularly anxious to get home, expressed his great disgust The handcuffs and leg irons he brought with him have proved only a burden and he has been roam ing about town for a week, waiting for something to turn up.
 Thaw's lawyers, headed by J. N Greenields, K. C.. of Montreal were grimly jubilant They had conferred all afternoon before reaching de- cision, and they were nightly pleased at the apparent enigma they have cre- 9ted for the opposition. Thaw himself Seu1d not be seen, in view of new rule of the sheriff barring interviewers except when accompanied by some one of his counsel; but that he was consulted before any action was taken was attested by the fact that his sig nature. with that of his attorney of record. W. L. Shurtleff, was signed to the application. It was a mere for mality with Thaw, though. for the greater part of his day he spent in working out more details of his pub lcity campaign. His ambitions may be nipped to some extent by the cur taiIment of interviews, but he can still send out statements.
 No One Prosecuting Thaw.
 Though declining to express an opin- ion as to what will happen in the Thaw case next, Mir. Jerome took the hitch in the proceedings philosophical ly and, after finishing his evening meal, leisureiy went out and toasted his shins with a group of men in front of the big open fireplace at the Magog house. Most of the afternoon he had spent tinkering with the automobile in which he made the trip up here, talk ing as he worked. He was asked If he had anything of particular interest to say to Americans with reference to the Thaw case, now that he had learned some of the Canadian attitude toward Whites slayer
 No. but I have something I'd like 10 say to the people of Canada" he man as a martyr. No one is -persecut- ing him: no one wants him.
 Thaw Free Would Be Menace.
 New York state is trying to get Thaw back, not because New York wants Thaw. but because of the bad effect his freedom would have on the people. If Thaw were allowed to re- main free, everybody would say: 'Fa, 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 allowed to go free would have a demoraiizing effect on the whole country. Thaw free would be a menace. That Is why New York state wants Thaw.
 New YorIes Duty to Get Him Back.
 Canada might keep him and be welcome were 1t not for the fact that lt is New YoT-k's duty to get him back. The doors of Matteawan woulG have been thrown open to Thaw long since had New York the ethical right to do 70. There would have been no pursuit of him. But he must be taken back"
 Questions of treaty violations and future contingencies suggested should