South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-30
ThaW May be Forced Into Court
at Once on The Granting of a
HabeaS Corpus Writ to Can
adian Attorneys.
THOMPSON REFUSES
TO TELL OF ESCAPE
Man Who Helped Thaw Leave
MatteaWan is at Liberty and
Seems to Have Plenty of
Spending Money.

SHERBROOKE. Que. Aug 30-It
was reported in Sherbrooke early Sat
urday that Superior Judge Hutchin-
son. returning from his vacation. has
agreed TO grant to Canadian lawyers.
acting for New York state. a writ OF
habeas corpus. calling for the pro-
duction of Harry X. Thaw in court at
once
This move if carried out. might de-
feat Thaws lawyers in their attempts
to keep him in sail indefinitely Do
minlon immigration authorities who
had left town hurried back here 10
wait new developments.
SHERBROOKE, QUE. Aug. 30
New York state made no step forward
Friday in its fight To return Harry
k. Thaw to Matteawan asylum. He
remains in the Sherbrooke Jail on a
commitment which will not bring
him into court until the Kings bench
convenes in October and William
Travers Jerome, comforting with Ca
madam counsel, has been unable 10
secure the throwing OF the bolt that
deta.ns him.
Roger Thompson, erstwhile Times
Square chauffeur, lounged about the
lunched and dined near Jerome. wrote
letters to friends. walked the streets
unmOleSted and kept silence as re-
CARDS the ThaW case. He was re-
leased on $500 bail Friday on the
double charge of having entered Can
ada by stealth" and Of having aided
an undesirable, Thaw, 20 cross the
border. He viii be tried on these
charges. barring further postpone
ment on Wednesday next
Furnished with counsel By the
Thaw family and served with spend
ing money, presumably from the same
source. THOMPSON fIatly and repeat
edly refused To tell what transpired
on and after the sunday morning on
which he drove Thaw away from the
asylum.
He VIII Not SqueaI.
II would not squeal if you gave me
the whole town OF SherbrOoke," said
Roger. Il believe Thaw is sane and
wouldn't say one word 10 hurt his
case ] want TO see him get away.
won't jump my bail. / can't go back
to New York because they have "A
warrant out charging me with con-
spiracy. That worries me a whole lot
Ny old mother Is worried about me-
too. But / wrote her today telling
her not to be. ] am a British subject
and / hope 10 beat this case and just
the details OF the trip with Thaw.
After driving him away from Mat
teawan I came with him into Cana
da because a lawyer told me they
couldn't touch US up here. ! was the
one who hired W. /. Shurtleff at
COaticOok TO look out for Thaw. Then
l came on here TO SherbrOoke."
Two Return Home
District Attorney Conger and Sher-
Of FrF
turned home Friday. They had wait
ed here since Wednesday last, hoping
Thaw would be turned over 10 the i'm
igratiOn authorities and be deported
to Vermont Jerome and Franklin
Kennedy deputy attorney general OF
New York. said Thursday night their
plans are indefinite. They conferred
all afternoon trying To hit on a
means Of getting Thaw out OF jail but
without success.
The belief grew here Friday that
disposition Of the case rested solely
with high Dominion officials and that
through them only could any move
be made. There was great deal OF
talk about New YOrks representative
trying 10 induce Alexis Dupuis. the
COaticOok justice who committed
Thaw 10 quash the commitment but
so far as could be learned nothing
came Of il.
IndW 5 lawyers, ndFlnE succeeded
in keeping him in Jail and thus
thwarting his deportation. are wait
ing for the other side 20 move. All
indications presaged a long wait for
Jerome unless some one higher up
took a hand in the case.
In the uarlOr Of his home at Coat
icook. Justice Of the Peace Dupuis
frequently interrupted by Mrs Dupuis
talked tonight OF the attempts made
to have him 20 quash the Thaw COM
mitment
Commitment Regular
II didn't think the commitment
was regular when I signed IT," said
Dupuis But the sheriff who had
ThaW was very anxious he should be
held. They were so insistant that I
allowed myself 10 be persuaded.
ION Wednesday. ] believe. some
men Xho called themselves lmmigra-
ton authorities called on me. They
wanted me 10 go right 10 Sherbrooke
give Thaw q hearing and turn him
loose. Brit ! cOuldn't do that They
had the machine waiting but I didn't
go. ] had a horse ! wanted to sell
that afternoon. A while later one OF
them came back He wanted me O.
sign over ms rights 10 another magis-
tratc. But ] told him thought I wa
capable OF dealing with the situation
myself. British falr-play Won't suffer
In my hands
Mrs Dupu.s entered She Is tall
OF that her husband.
Let me tell you. said Mrs IN