The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
JEROME WILL
REPRESENT STATE

Albany, n. Y, August 22.-William Ira
vers Jerome, former district attorney OF
New York county, was appointed by At
torney General Carnody today a special
deputy attorney general to represent the
state in procuring the return of Harry X.
Thaw to New York's jurisdiction. He was
selected because of his familiarity with
the Thaw case, gained in the two murder
trials and as special counsel in several of
Thaws attempts to establish his sanity
1t is not the present intetion to send Mr.
Jerome to Canada, but to employ his
services in procuring the extradition of
Thaw from any state to which he may be
deporteds from ranada Aftprneg General
Carmody said tonight he had reason 10
believe Vermont would be the state TO
which the fugitive would be returned and
that the date would be next wednesday,
Earlier In the day similar announce
ment was made by Acting Governor Glynn
and was embodied in a telegram to Gov
ernor Fletcher of Vermont. requesting his
good offices in effectine an expeditions re-
turn of Thaw to New York
Discussion Refused
Neither Mr.. Glynn nor Mr.. Carmody
would discuss the source of their informa-
ton, but 1t is known that the attorney
general was in telephone communication
with his deputy in Canada. Some sur
prise was expressed at the apparent GER
tainty of these officials that Thaw would
be deported next Wednesday, as that is
the date set for hearing his habeas cor
pus application at Sherbrooks, Quebec
Both gunernatorial claimants received
communications during the day from fed
eral authorities respecting the Thaw ex-
tradition
Secretary of State Bryan telegraphed
to Mr.. Sulzer and wrote to Mr.. Glynn, ap-
prising them that he would do what ne
could in the matter. although hampered
by lack of authority. A telegram to Mr.
Glynn and Mr.. Carmody from Secretary
of Labor Wilson was of the same inn
port.
No Official Titles
Mr.. Bryan employed no official titles In
addressing either MIR. Sulzer or Mr.. Glynn
This is his letter to Acting Governor
Glynn:
Replying to your telegram, which is
signed by you jointly with the attorney
general of the state of New York. beg
leave to state that as the case of Harry
X. Thaw. who is reported to be in GUS
tody in the province of Quebec. with a
view to his deportation under the Cana
dian immigration laws, is not in its pres
ent aspect within our extradition treaties
with Great Britain: ii is not matter in
any respect in which the department is in
a position to make a request of the Brit
ish or Canadian government Steps. how
ever have been taken to bring the mat
ter in personal sense to the notice of the
Canadian authorities with view TO such
action as they may find themselves justl-
fed in voluntarily taking"
No Discrimination
Ottawa, August 22.-Instructions have
been sent to the immigration officers at
SherbroolSe, it was officially announced
tonight, when Harry X. Thaw comes into
their hands there must be no discrimi-
nation against him
There is reason to believe that this
means he will be sent to New York state,
but, on rejection. will be returned by
the Vermont route, as would an ordinary
person coming in by the way Thaw did,
and subsequently denied domicie in Can
ada.