Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
Lawyers to Confer With His
Guardian Before Deciding
on Next Move.
PRISONER NOT ALARMED
AT COMING OF JEROME
Is Reading Up on International Law
and Insanity-Thompson Gives
Life's History.


prevent his return to the Matteawan
State Hospital for the Insane. from which
he escaped Sunday morning last. was to.
night apparently as much in ignorance OF
the next move in his t-je as the most
casual idler around the Sherbrooke Jail
For two hours his counsel conferred
this afternoon, debating whether they
would produce Thaw in court on a writ
of habeas corpus next Wednesday OF
abandon the writ. surrender him to the
immigration authorities and couhtenance
his deportation to vermont-a procedure
to which. it was said here, the immigra-
tion officers had agreed. The two-hour talk
was preceded by a conference with Thaw
as to his preference, but 1t resulted in nc
definite decision.
o'Mara's Arrival Awaited.
Thaw was loquacious, erratic, domi-
neering. and 1t was decided to await the
arrival here of Roger O'Mara of Pitts
burgh, Thaw's detective-guardian. Ac-
cording to the understanding here he will
arrive tomorrow night by way Of Mon
treal.
Never in the history of the province
OF Quebec, or the Dominion Of Canada.
for that matter. has such legal snarl
within snarl, case within case, been be-
fore the courts.
In brief, Thaw is held on a commit
ment charging him with being fugitive
from Matteawan, where 'he was con-
fined q criminal charge This is an
error. Acquitted Of Stanford Whites MUIR
der on the ground of insanity, he was
held there on no charge, but as lunatic
Admit Commitment Is Defective.
Both sides have admitted that the COM
nitment is defective and it was conceded
that he would be released on the writ
when arraigned. Why not then, Thaw's 8
lawyers were asked by the immigration
authorities, cancel. as it were, all your
objections to his being held, turn him
over to US. have a hearing at Coaucook,
where he was first locked up after cross
Ing the border. and we will depOrt him
TO Vermont. 1t will then be up to New
York state TO extradite him.
Eut the agents Of the immigration
authorities here are subOrdfnates, ana
Ihaws lawyers believe that the final ma.
VIII come from the minister of the In
terror. who is at present in Vancouver
on his vacation Facing such predica-
habeas corpus hearing would be held
Wednesday, as previously set.
wait for Roger" Says Thaw.
Another possibility was suggested.
Thaw would come into court. plead not
guilty to the presen. charge and demand
trial. This. 1t was said, might not take
place until the October term of court.
How about it," Thaw was asked.
Wait for Roger" he said.
O'Mara was thus literally the missing
keystone in the Thaw forces tonight, and
William T. Jerome. Thaw's old enemy and
trN mos h0 yr1vr Cfr,CY nj
the New York forces. 1t was said here
that Jerome. retained by the New York
attorney generals department would ar
rsSe Sunday.
turbed when told Jerome was hurryine
$50 willie's coming" he said. ..Fo,
once in my life have lawyers who have
no tremendous amount of ability. but
am able to confer with them 1 have
never had a lawyer except Delmas and
maybe couple of others, who were
worth over $25 day"
Hopes Jerome Has Good Time.
"A clique Of Stanford Whites friends
have always pursued me and they have
pursued me up here. But their influence
is waning. Public opinion in New York
and elsewhere is steadily growing more
favorable to me. Canadians are learn
ing that New York is trying to treat
Canada as little principality. But after
all ] think II was wiser to have come tC
Canada instead of entering Pennsyl-
vania.
Well. I hope Jerome has a good
time here. have lot of things on
Jerome. j was going to spring them al
White Plains in 1908, but decided not
to. I'll spring them some time. though
As he rambled on, Thaw had q
stenographer taking down what he said
Md fn Oh Alr
Thaw or the child she says is his
Jerome and o'Mara Keystones.
Jerome is to the New York state forces
as OMara in sense is to the defense
without O'Mara. Thaw's lawyers are
sparring for time. With the arrival OF
Jerome those here from Dutchess coun
ty anc Albany will drop into the back
ground Franklin Kennedy. deput,
attorney general from Albany. has hae
charge of the case so far Assistin,
him are Fred Hornbeck, Duchess coun
tys sheriff; Il. 4. Conger, district at
torney of Dutchess county. and Samue
Jacobs a Montreal lawyer retained [,
represent them in court Kennedy an,
Jacobs went to Montreal secre
mission this afternoon. returning to
night.
Sheriff Hornbeck spends his time in
hotel chair jangling handouts and lei
irons he brought with him and wondering
what will happen.
Doubts Talk Of Deportation.
Mr. Conger said tonight that of cours
ne and Kennedy would be supercede
when Jerome comes. Il don't believe a
this talk about the agreement to depor
Thaw TO Newport. VT said Congel
while I understand the immigratio
agents here have been instructed to us
their discretion in the matter. they ar.
In my opinion. nothing more than police
men. and i think the decision is up to TN
minister of the interior. We are waitin
till Thaw's lawyers come into cour
Well get him sure. Whether they wi
deport him to Vermont l can't say w
haven't succeeded, however, in gettin
even a tentative promise to shoot hil
across at the New York state line"
The inside story of how Thaw's Cana
dian lawyers were retained has croppe
uo in Sherbrooke. When Thaws ARE:
was first flashed to New York city
New York theatrical man who had m.
Margaret Thaw Carnegie abroad cale
up the Carnegies and Mrs. Mary Cople
.Con,;n,,ad ,u E.iftb paval