The Clio messenger., 1913-08-28
JEROME ENTERS
The THAW CASE
Succeeds in Having Whites
Slayer Held Incommunicado
in-His Prison Cell.
PRISONER ASSAILS JEROME
Pittsburgh Millionaire Dictates story
In Which He Bitterly Arraigns
New York Attorney-Latter
Doesn't Take Il Seriously.

Sherbrooke, Que, Aug. 27.-Upon
the advice of William T. Jerome, for
mer district attorney OF New York,
who is here in special capacity rep
resenting the state of New York, or
ders were issued to H. La Force, gov
ernor of the st. Francis Jail, to hold
Thaw incommunicado. Only few
designated lawyers and alienists may
see Thaw, but the newspaper report
ers may send notes to him. Thaw
ragged at this order and made bitter
verbal attack against Jerome. who
prosecuted the fugitive for the mur-
der of Stanford White.
General Bramwall Booth, head of
the Salvation Army, cabled orders
from London to Montreal for two Of
ficers of the Salvation Army to come
to Sherbrooke and talk spiritually to
Thaw." Captain Hayes of the Saliva.
tion Army in Montreal, and another,
arrived at noon. On account of the
nature of their errand the jail en-
barge probably will be lifted for
them.
jerome Aids Canadian Lawyers.
Aided by Jerome, attorneys for the
Dominion of Canada began mapping
out a defense to the plans Of Inc
lawyers of the mad millionaire" to
win freedom for him.
They devoted much study to meth
DDS Of combating an attack on the
constitutionality of the Canadian i'm
migration laws, under which it has
been planned to deport Thaw before
the end of this week. Former Cover
nor William Stone Of Pennsylvania
has announced such an attack as one
OF the means of preventing Thaw's
return to the asylum at Matteawan,
n. Y.
While the lawyers on both sides
were busy preparing for the fight
which will be launched when argu-
ments are called today before Judge
Globensky in the superior court on
Thaw's petition for liberty on writ
Of habeas corpus. Thaw was busy
in his cell. He was working on
vast publicity campaign which he is
preparing to launch in an effort to
stir up public sentiment in his behalf.
Bitterly Assails jerome.
Thaw had scarcely finished his
breakfast when he began debating
story in which he bitterly arraigned
Jerome for shielding the identity of
vicious rich" men during the prison
er's trials in New York for the MUIR
der of Stanford White.
II am not worrying over Thaw's
threat to test the constitutionality
of the immigration laws and attack
the United States treaty governing
aliens and deportation" said Mr..
Jerome. Speed and economy are
the watchwords of the Canadian
courts. They deal out justice that is
not impeded and tangled with tech.
nicalities and complications. Ex-Gov-
ernor William Stone is a mighty poor
weather prophet If he predicted that
Thaw would be on Canadian soil
when the new snow flies. l never
heard Of it showing in August before.
Thaw will be dumped over the border
and seized, in Vermont or New Hamp-
shire without delay. Extradition into
New York will be speedy"
Authorities Ask for Thaw.
Ottawa. Ont, Aug. 26.-Request
that Harry X. Thaw be turned over
to Chief U. S. immigration Inspector
Clark at Montreal, so that no time
shall be lost over technicalities in
getting him back into the state of
New York. was made to Minister of
Justice Doherty, who is also acting
minister of the interior at present,
by Deputy Attorney General Franklin
Kennedy, of New York, and Attorney
r. A. Pringle, also representing the
New York authorities