The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-27
He Wins First Blood in Cana
dian Courts.
New York State Lawyers Make
Objection
BUT THEY ARE 0VERRULED
Crowd Cheers and YelIS for
Prisoner.
Make Rush to Shake Hand and
Congratulate Him.

| SnerDrOOke, aug. 2I.-EdTry IA
Thaw, fugitive from Matteawan, will
remain in the Sherbrooke Jail indefi-
nitely to be ''dealt with according TO
law" This was the decision of Super
ior Court Judge Globensky this after
noon in granting the motion of his
continuance of a writ of habeas
corpus. 1t was the second victory of
the day for the Thaw forces, the court
having ruled in the forenoon that
Canadian counsel representing New
York state could take no part in the
proceedings at present.
was received in silence by a packed
court room. The court had previously
warned spectators that repetition OF
the forenoons demonstration, when
the New York lawyers were ruled ont,
would mean Jail sentence for those
making it.
Thaw was taken back to jail almost
Immediately while throngS that over
flowed the court house lawn and ad
jacent street cheered wildly. The
prisoner lifted his hat and acknowl-
edged the demonstration.
Sherbrooke, Aug. 27.-New York
state was ruled out of court here to-
day in a dramatic preliminary skirmish
with lawyers for Harry K. Thaw, the
| Matteawan fugitive fighting deporta-
tion. Superior Judge Globansky, hear
| ing arguments of Thaws counsel on
motion to discontinue a writ of habeas
| corpus absolutely refused to entertain
! the objection of Hector Verret, rep
resenting New York. This was greeted
/ with a wild outburst of cheers by
| thousand Canadian spectators. ThaW
| rising, bowed in acknowledgment.
'Hooray for the British flag. Hoo
ray for Harry Thaw!' shrieked men
| and women standing on chairs, wav-
| ing handkerchiefs, parasols and hats.
| Thaw bowed three times like stage
star taking a curtain call before
sympathetic audience. His cheeks
were flushed, his big eyes shone, but
he maintained his composure.
Jerome Is Disguised.
When the New Workers and their
Canadian lawyers got back their
breath they assembled in their hotel:
Mr.. Jerome called reporters aside and
dictated this statement:
I'VE, who repreS, mt here the state
of New York are entirely unwilling
to comment on the scene that occurred
in one of His MaJesty's courts today.
The relations between the bar of the
United States and the courts of the Do
minion of Canada are most friendly
and cordial and we realize keenly the
sense of humiliation experienced by
our brethren in Canada who are assist
ing US Mr.. Jacobs, who is associated
with US, is present and we would pre-
fer not to say anything with refer
ence to the occurrence of the morning
Mr.. Jerome turned toward Mr.. ia
cobs and the latter said:
There is nothing I can say. I will
say though, that this is the first in
stance to my knowledge where such an
outburst in any of our courts was not
followed by the immediate clearing of
the court
Try to Shake His Hand.
During the scene in the court room,
men and women struggled forward
over chairs and benches to shake
ants and uniformed Dominion police
and swarmed up to the judges bench,
but Thaw eluded them am slipped into
the anteroom used as press headquar-
ters. Ten minutes later he was on his
way back to the Sherbrooke Jail. A
great crowd on the court house steps
cheered again as he descended
Arguments in the matter of discon-
tinuing the habeas corpus writ were
pat over till o'clock this afternoon,
there being some doubt in the courts
mind as to whether counsel for Thaw
purposed to proceed under the civil
or criminal code.
Defeated in their first court
through counsel endeavored this
afternoon to persuade Magis-
trate Dupuis of Coaticooke, who
originally held Thaw to hold court
and consider motions to quash the
charge on which Thaw is held. This
would bring Thaw within the grasp of
the immigration authorities. Dupuis
declined and would not countenance
another magistrate sitting in his
place
Long before the resumption of the
afternoon session of the superior court
set for 3 O'Clock every seat in the
court room was filled and many per-
sons were standing.
Judge Globensky at the afternoon
session denounced the forenoon out
break as the most disgraceful scene
he had ever witnessed and threatened
a Jail sentence to any one repeating
such a demonstration. He made his
announcement first in French and then
in English.
Motion to Withdraw Writ.
Sherbrooke. Aug. 27.-After an almost
sleepless night, during which attack
and counter attack were discussed by
the leaders, the opposing forces in the |
case of Harry X. Thaw, held in the |
Sherbrooke jail as a fugitive from Mat |
teawan, were in battle array this |
morning prepared for a struggle to de- |
termine wheth>- Stanford Whites
slayer shall remain in his cell indefi- |
nitely or be arraigned in court freed |
of the charge of which he is held and |
turned over to the immigration au-
thorities to be sent to Vermont. |
Thaw's lawyers announced late yester-
day that they had given notice with |
drawing the habeaS cOdpuS writ on |
which Thaw was to come into court to-
day. They maintained that this in |
sured his detention in Jail until such |
time as he saw fit to elect trial on the |
fore magistrate or before the kings |