The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-23
Afectionate Greeting Takes
Place at the Meeting, Mrs.
Thaw Finding Harry Feeling
Better Than Ever
HIS BROTHER JOSIAH
ACCOMPANIES HER
Will be at Hearing Before
Governor Felker Today, But
Does Not Expect Her Pres
ence to Have Amy Effect
Upon Him

CONCORD. n. H.. Sept. 22.-ln a
drizzling rain an automobile chugged
up to the Eagle hotel at 1880 o'clock.
|this evening. and Mary Copley Thaw.
Harry Thaw's mother. stepped to the
|sidewalk With her was Josiah Thaw,
Ianother son, and woman attendant.
la moment later Mrs Thaw was
knocking at Harry's bedroom door on
the second floor. He opened the door
himself
"Ah, Mother, am so glad 20 see
you They shook hands and Thaw
kissed his mother on the cheek.
Mrs. Thaw looked into the young
mans eyes and said. You look we'll
Harry" Thaw smiled and replied
THAT he had never been better. Al
this tuncture Josiah Thaw came up
|from the office where he had regis
|tered. Harry chopped into the mid
Idle Of a sentence addressed to his
mother. and turning 10 his brother,
|extended his hand and said; "Hullo.
|Joe, glad To see You" Then Harry
turned back to his mother and re-
[sumed his talk with her. They spoke
together for perhaps two minutes
Then Mrs Thaw retired to her own
|rooms where dinner was served.
She WIN &c There.
r. In order Ia avoid a crowd at the
concord railroad station. MIS- Thaw
|leff the train from Boston at Nash
wood Mrs. Thaw arrived at the Con-
|cord station AT T;2a o'clock. When
asked If she would he at the hearing
Tomorrow she said:
certainly | shall he at the hear
ling tomorrow. | don't expect that
nv presence wilt have any effect on
|Govcrnor Felker. ard ] don't wish II
to, but do want 10 hear what the
|lawyers have to say."
II counsel for Thaw does not OK
|per.enee change OF mind before II
o. clock tomorrow morning. Al wnich
hour Governor Felker is 10 begin MS
hearing. william; Travers Jerome, New
York States special attorney, ap-
pointed 10 get Thaw back to Mattea~
wan. Will be charged with bad faith
In the proceedings before the gov
ernor. This was said IT. 50 many
words tonight lay one of Thaw's at
torneys
I'VE have beer informed" he said.
s.of Jerome's successive moves in
Duchess county by uu- counsel He.
himself, Omitted when he asked that
Felker's hearing he postponed from
last Friday. until Tuesday that ne
wanted time to get the Indictment
against Thaw. Yesterday we were
Informed that the grand jury had re-
fused to irdict, and today we nave
been told on excellent authority that
Jerome has persuaded the grand jury
TO adjourn fer two weeks"
The hearing will he held in the sem
ate chamber of the state house, and
only members Of the bar. counsel for
both sides. and newspaper men VIII
be admitted.
Closed to the Public.
There was considerable apprehen~
pton among Thaw's lawyers tonight
regarding Jerome. and what he might
Governor Feiker.
.overnor Feiker made this excuse
TODAY for barring the public from the
hearing tomorrow:
MY idea In making the hearing a
closed one. Is that there Will be notn-
Ing In the argument of any interest
10 the general public, ard besides,
consider that II would be dangerous
70 open the State house to the
throng"
Thaw gave out this statement to-
night:
..What our friends in New Hamp-
shire want ia the defeat of this dis
honest attempt to extradite me 70
New York Everyone knows that TINS
criminal charge Of conspiracy is only
made as a subterfuge. to be USED IN
New Hampshire, and dropped as soon
as I reach New York.
1.-THE grand jury of Duchess county
also knows II Is fraud. and have
already voted. and refused 70 indicf
NY desire is to see my mother again
In peace and comfort such as she
enjoyed before we became the target
for the attacks of a few rich and
influential gentlemen in New York.