The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-20
TRAW WORRIED
OVER CAPTURE
Could Not Sleep Last Night But Paced
His Room and Is In a Very
Nervoua condl-
tlon.
WILL MAKE GOOD FIGHT
Has Two Lawyers Who VIII Maks
Special Effort to Secure hIa
Release From Cana
dian JaiL

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+ SHHRBROOKH, Province OF Quebec,
Aug. 20.-Harry Kendall Thaw. in cus-
tody after his sensational escape from
Matteawan asylum, today was sum-
lmoned to appear before Judge Glob-
ensky in the superior court, who was
to pass on Thaw's application for a
writ Of habeas corpus.
DR.. w. L. Shurtlsff and Colonel H.
r. Fraser two, OF the best known
lawyers in the province, the former
especially adapt in the art Of finding
holes in the Canadian deportattonl
laws, representing Thaw. applied for
the habeas corpus writ fmmediatelyi
after Thaw was remanded to Jail
and 1t therefore TOOK precedence over
the attempted extradition OF Thaw or
the effort of the dominion immigra-
ton authorities to deport the man as
an undesirable. Should the plea for
habeas corpus writ be denied Thaw
will then face possible deportation or
extradition. Should an effort at ex-
4 tradition be made first and fail, the
immigration authorities could still
try to bring about his deportation un-
der the dominion provision that he
has been In a penitent1ary or insane
asylum within five years
It was believed here today that the
I stypewritten statement given out last
might by Thaw supposed to be an
4 excerpt from a speech ny yvna. Jrav-
ers Jerome was prepared several
years ago, indicating that Thaw
hoped to escape all the time he was
In Matteawan and always carried the,
statement In his pocket ready to give
Iout at the first opportunity. All
those who had seen Thaw today were
Unanimous in saying that he is very
nervous and apparently laboring under
poorly hidden excitement He has
been restless1y pacing about his
room almost constantly since his ar
rest and slept but little last night.
His boastful declaration to the New
Hampshire deputy shertff that he was
Harry K. Thaw which was in reality
ready giving out Of the statement
Iquoting the former district attorney
and his refusal to be photographed
because his collar was dirty and
clothing mussed up all Indicate the
survival of the old egotism.
Women, men and children from the
neighboring villages and countryside
fiocked into the city today TO see the
notorious prisoner and when he made
the trip to the superior court, he was
forced to push his way through a,
dense crowd Of curious. Many yelled
remarks of encouragement to him
and there were cries Of '1et him go
freeD The attention pleased Thaw
immensely and he bowed and ex-i
pressed thanks.
Big Legal Battle.
CBy John Edwin Nevin, Staff Cores
pondent Of the United Presal
i STIEREBROOKB Que, Aug. 90
Thaw millions were arrafgned against
Canadian government today and Thaw
money will be used at the outset in
the fight for Harry K Thaw's liberty
in an effort to get delay. The Thaw
lawyers do not want their client dis
charged just now.
4 If they can have their way he will
not be brought into court for at least
48 hours. 1t is already reasonably
certain that he will not be arraigned