The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-02
HEARING OF THAW CASE
TO BE HELD IN PRIVATE
NEW YORK LAWYERS AND RI
PORTERS ARE BARRED
FROM PROCEEDINGS.
Opinion Divided as to Outcome of
Hearing-Immigration Officers
Are Ready to Grab Thaw.

SHERBROOKE. Quebec, Sept. L.
Mess Superior Judge Matthew
Hutchinson changes his mind over
night, the habeas corpus proceedings
| tomorrow In the case OF Harry X.
Tnaw will be held in private. Not
even William Travers Jerome. chief
or the New York State interests seek
ing Thaw's return to Matteawan, will
be allowed in chambers. Judge Hutch
inson announced his decision tonight.
He had weighed the matter careful
~ all day, noting meantime the ever
swelling crowd pouring ipto Sher-
brooke for the fair. on the lips OF
nearly everyone was n sympathetic
/ word Tor Thaw. Taking cognizance OF
this. and OF the outbreak OF last We'd
nesday. when Thaw was cheered in
court as a hero. the Judge decided that
The wisest course would be TO exclude
spectators.
Reporters also are TO be barred. ac-
cording TO tO-night's ARRANGEMENTS.
and while the Thaw lawyers NAV be
present in a body. il they so desire,
only two representing New York are
To lake part in the proceedings They
are Samuel Jacob OF Montreal. CHIEF
Canadian counsel for the State. and
Hector Nerrett. appearing for the Mat
teawan asylum from which Thaw es-
capped
Three Courses Open.
/ Thaw g. Ia be driven from tho taiI
( To the court house in a closed car
riage. In chambers. n is expected. the
proceedings will be- brief There ara
three courses open to the Judge. lie
can adjourn the hearing and ask both
/ sides 10 submit briefs: he can sustain
NE "rif. which will instantly make
nav free man and place him with
IN 'hr grasp or the immigration Off
GERS or he can deny the writ and re.
mand the prisoner back 10 fail TO
! await disposition Of his case by the
Kings bench In October.
Thaw's lawyers maintained tonight
that the writ. having been sued our
| 10y disinterested party. John Bou-
dreau. chief OF police OF Coaticook.
VIII not be upheld. Counsel for New
York were equally emphatic in decIar-
! ing that Thaw would be released and
seized for deportation. Both sides
were prepared 10 night 20 the last
ditch Thaw's lawyers To keen him IN
jail: New Nork's 10 get him out.
The holding Of the hearings in
chambers raises a nice problem that
no one here tonight cared 10 solve
sustained and Thaw is automatically
| set al liberty. will the immigration of.
! hcers have a right TO enter the cham
I hers and arrest him? l. Blake Rob
ertson. assistant superintendent OF
I Immigration. is now ready TO take
Thaw in charge as soon as he shall
! be liberated. With two assistants he
| VIII station himself in the court
house corridor just outside the cham.
bers. and watch the door like cat.
Those with the gambling instinct
| dominant were wagering two TO one
tonight that tho writ would not be
! upheld.
Jerome Threatened.
Many letters threatening Jerome's
lii" have been received by him since
lis arrival here but No has made none
O. them public. Most ~ them were
written by cranks. While Jerome
takes such missives lightly he Is be-
ing guarded here constantly by pri.
Nate detectives retained by the state
Cf New York. This afternoon "A crank
tried to enter his room but was steer
ed away.
Alexis Dupuis. Justice of the peace.
and Just now the most talked of man
in Coaticook. In view nf his havin.
signed the commitment on which
Thaw Is held. ISSUED statement 10
hight saying with some heat that n
the commitment wore defective. "a
has been contended 10 was not his
fault but that of Hector Nerrct. coun-
sol for the Matteawau asylum. who
drew g.
Thaw to-day sent the Protestant
and Catholic booths a. the Sherbrooka
tatr each check Tor $50 On the
v hole hc spent Narv Ouief day re-
Cciving few visitors.