The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-26
THAW kAl|NG
OVER JEROME
4-ls.s
His Nemisis Arrives In Canada and
Says That Harry 10 Headed
Straight Back to tho
Asylum.
LAWYERS ARE DIVIDED
Do Not Know Just What to do Now
In Their Fight to Secure
Freedom for Their
Client.
LAWYERS ARE DIVIDED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SHERBROoKE, Que. Aug. 26.-
That VIM. Traverse Jerome Is the
Nemisis of Harry K. Thaw was DEM
onstrated today more clearly than any
time since the murder of Stanford
White. Yesterday the high priced
camp OF attorneys for the progressive
millionaire was a unit In defense
plans. In Jail Thaw was confident
and sarcastic. Today the defense is
divided. Thaw, extremely nervous
and much excited, paced back and
forth in his cell, Issuing orders to
every one who will listen. What the
outcome. will ha no one can forecast.
/! And all BECAUSE jerome, reaching
here, made the following statement:
Harry x. Thaw is headed straight
back to Matteawan. He may fght
here. He may elect to struggle in
Vermont. But the end will be the
same. And what difference does a
few months make one way or the
other?"
The moment Thaw heard this he
sent for his lawyers and demanded
they reverse themselves and keep him
in Canada. III an outbnrst of rage he
paced up and down his cell. "Jerome
is at last the paid attorney for the
Broadway Chicken fanciers, he
shouted and with his true colors re-
vealed we must fight every step of the
way"
The lawyers consulted again. They
spent most of last night going over
the plans, The majority were still
insistent that 1t was hest to let Thaw
go to Vermont. White and Shurtliffe
who were the original attorneys,
changed their front. They urged a
bold move which they said would de-
| lay. They wanted writ of habeas
corpus fled Immediately. This would
leave Thaw committed under the
original commitment and they declar-
ed he would have to stay there until
the regular term of court. In the
meantime something might turn up.
But the other lawyers held that If
any such action was followed the
minister of justice at Ottawa would
interfere. His power is absolute.
And with the attention OF the world
on Canada it was not believed that a
technical commitment would be per-
mitted to be used as an excuse for
the laws delays. However they were
considering this plan and also prop
osition to be reached whereby Thaw
would be ordered deported to New
York via Montreal and then a stay of
execution granted permitting an appeal
which would go on to the privy council
in London. The basis of this appeal
would be discrimination. The Can
adian immigration law gives only Can
adams the right of appeal from ex-
clusion or deportation orders. The
treaty between Great Britain and the
United States grants citizens of one
country equal rights in orners. Thaw
lawyers are considering whether this
did not make the section of the right
to appeal to Americans, unconstitu-
| tional
Il was believed the Ottawa officials
might not oppose this plan. Canada
would be the gamer. This one sec
tion of the law has caused divided
opinions among lawyers Canada
could thus get high court decision
with the state OF New York and the
Thaw family paying, the bills. The
Thaw lawyers said they would not
make final decision until after today's
conference but for the present at least
would adhere to the original plan out
| lined Monday.
"The selection of policy is very