Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-24
THAV SQUABBLES
WITH lawyers
LEGAL TANGLE OVER NEW YORK
MURDERER GETS DEEPER
EVERY DAY.
A WAY OUT IS SUGGESTED
Would Dismiss Charges, Dcp0rt Thaw
To Vermont and Fight Out
EXtraditiOn Then.

SHERBROOKE, Que, Aug. 23.-
Harry X. Thaw, squabbling with the
Domnion's leading lawyers retained
to prevent his return to the Mattea-
wan state hospital for the insane,
from which he escap 'd last Sunday
morning, tonight apparently was as
much in ignorance of the next move
In his case as the casual idler around
the Sherbrooke jail.
For two hours his {, unset confer
red this afternoon, debating whether
they would produce Thaw in court on
a writ Of habeas corpus next We'd
nesday or abandon IN
der him to the immigration authorl-
ties and countenanCe lis deportation
to Vermont "A procedure to which II
was said here the immigration officers
had agreed. The two hour talw was
preceded by a conference with Thaw
as to his preference hut it resulted
in no definite decision.
Wait For O'Maras Arrival
Thaw was loquacious, domineering
and it was decided to await the ar
rival here Of Roger O'Mara Of Pitts
burgh, Thaw's detective guardian.
According to the understanding
here he will arrive tomorrow night.
province Of the Dominion Of Canada
has such a legal snarl been before
the courts.
In brief, Thaw is held on a com
mitment charging him with being a
fugitive from Matteawan where "he
was confined On-a criminal charge.
This Is an error. Acquitted of Stan
ford Whites murder on the grounds
of insanity, he was held there on no
charge, but as lunatic.
Both sides have admitted that the
commitment is defective and it was
conceded that he would be released
on the writ when arraigned. Why
not thepe ThaW.s lawyers Were asked,
in effect. by immigration authorities,
cancel, as It were, all your objections
to his being held, turn him over to
us, have hearing at CoaticOok,
where he was first locked up after
crossing the border, and we will de
port him to Vermont? 1t will then
be up to New York state to eXtradte
him.
Want Final Verdict.
But the agents of the immigration
authorities here are subordinates and
That's lawyers believe that the final
decision in the matter of deportation
will come from the minister of the
interior, who at present Is In Van
couvor. Facing such a predicament,
IT WAS said tonight that the proceed
ing hearing would be heard Wednes-
day.
Another possibility was suggested.
Thaw would come into court. plead
not guilty to the present charge and
demand trial. This, it was said,
might not take place until the Oc-
tober term.
Glow about 1t Thaw was asked.
wait for Roger" he said
Jerome Arrives Today.
O'Mara was thus literally the miss
ing keystone in the Thaw forces to-
night, and William y. jerome, Thaw's
old enemy and prosecutor was the
missing link Of the New York forces.
It was said that Jerome retained
by the New York attorney generals
dcpartmcnt. would arrive Sunday.
Thaw did not appear particularly
disturbed wehn told Jerome was bur
rying here. 80 Willie's coming" he
said. For once i'm my life / have
lawyers who have no tremendous
amount Of ability. but ! am able to
confer with them. ! have never had
lawyer except Delmas and maybe
couple Of others. who were worth
over s25 day.
"A cliuue of Stanford Whites
friends have always pursued me and
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