The San Francisco call., 1913-08-25
Harry Thaw Calmly Writ
ing Letters in Sl1erbrooke
Jail Waiting for Legal
Battle
; TAKES UP MATTER
TO GAIN PUBLICITY
Wants Vermont Papdrs to
Be Fully Advised on
the Case

sHERBROOKE cue. Aug. e4.-Harrs
x. Thaw, reconctled with his Canadian
lawyers to The procedure to be followed
or "Wednesday next. when. according 10
present plans. he viii be arrai gned in
the superior court on a writ of habeas
corpus, spent a restful sunday in the
sherbrooke Jail and announced tonight
that. no matter If William Travers
Jerome did take charge Of New York
states case. he tThawl was not fearful
OF the outcome.
7 faced the death chair twice. said
Thaw. why should wcrry about
going back to Matteawan?"
Mr.. Jerome had not reached here this
evening.
On the Thaw side. the arrival Of
Roger O'Mara was just IS indefinite.
Today Thaw himself said he had not
summoned the Pittsburg detective.
subsequently, he amended this. Il ex
pect to see Roger" he admitted
TRUCE Is ESTABLISHED
Having found it useless to argue
with him. Thaw's lawyers brought
about a truce IN the breach for time
by agreeing TO let Thaw manage the
publicity end Of his case
To Thaw this end has become pre-
dominant He has been told that he
is likely to be deported 70 Vermont
after the Immigration authorities take
him into custody. and tonight he made
q request for list OF the leading
newspapers of that state.
Il may have some very Important
statements to give them,v he said.
Two conferences. in one OF which
Thaw participated, We're held today b.
the Thaw LAWYERS. The chief counsel.
Mr. Greenshields. was absent. He viii
not return from 1LontrcaIs snntjI tolnor
row. But Charles D White. " L
McKeown. Colonel Harry {. Fraser
former Governor willizm Stone of
Pennsylvania and W :. Blakeley Of
Pittsburg, district attorney of Ale
gheny county. spent a good part of
the day in going over the ground.
PREPARE FOR real. RATTLE
None of the Thaw lawyers cared to
make any predictions tonight as to the
unwinding OF the legal phases of the
case, but it was understood that they
would come into court with their la
beas corpus writ granted last week on
Wednesday as agreed and begin their
real battle when the immigration au-
thorities take up the question OF de-
porting Thaw as an undesirable alien.
This hearing might last for days.
should it result in Thaw's deportation
the CANADIAN counselors wou1d then
drop the case and American lawyers
begin an involved fight against Thaw's
extradition from whatever state to
which he may be sent. That this state
VIII undoubtedly be Vermont still was
The consensus of opinion.
Coatless, disheveled. and with the
week old stains of travel not all erased.
Thaw spent a good part of the day
looking out over the serene valley
that stretches away to the east from
the ancient Jail The pine table sup
piled him for his Increasingly volumi-
nous correspondence was buried under
? disordered mass of letters and tele-
grams. The confusion of papers was
in marked contrast 10 the spotless
cleanliness of the cell.
Thaw laughed at the recurring
rumors that attempts would be made
10 kidnap him "The whole trouble
is he exclaimed, that they send a
guard up here to watch me every time
/ have caller.
..rhis keeps 4hem trotting up and
down stairs and disorganizing the jail
equipment. You can make a good
story out of The kidnaping stuff,
though he added. Why not some
thing like this: Armed thugs sent
across border by Carnody clash be-
tween United states and Canada