Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-11-12
THAW'S RETURN To
NEW YORK ORDERED
Governor FeIker Agrees to Ex-
tradition.
FEDERAL APPEAL is AWAITED
Counsel to Push Plea for Habeas Cor
pus Before United States Court
Fugitive to Remain in Gus
tody of Officers.

Concord, n. H., Nov. 10.-Governor
Samuel d. Felker ordered the extra
dition of Harry K. Thaw to New York
in response to requisition papers
charging him with the crime of con-
spiracy The decision of the governor
was written and copies were handed
to the Thaw lawyers, to Thaw him.
SELF to Bernard l.. Jacobs, represent
ing w. T. Jerome, and to the newspa-
permen.
After agreement between counsel,
Governor Felker ordered Sheriff Hol-
man A. Drew not to seize Thaw until
November II. This gives the lawyers
on each side until then to prepare
their cases for the federal court.
Governor Felker refused to COM
ment on his action beyond referring
inquirers to the written decision. This
decision designates Sheriff Hornbeck
OF Duchess county, to take Thaw back
to New York. Sheriff Hornbeck was
named in the requisition papers filed
by William T. Jerome.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings to Come.
The decision does not mean that
Thaw will be returned Immediately to
Matteawan, from which he escaped on
August II. He has pending in the
United States district court a petit
ton for writ of habeas corpus. 1t
is improbable that a hearing will be
held for a least three weeks.
When the decision was made there
were waiting in the governors Office
about fifty persons, including the
members of the governors council,
the newspaper men, and attorneys.
Thaw himself stayed in his room at
the hotel.
Governor Felker entered his Office,
nodded to the crowd that had gath
cred and said:
81 have five copies of my decision.
How many newspaper men are here?"
Reporters Given Decision.
Reporters went to him and he hand
ed them the five copies. The attor-
neys for both sides then pressed up
to the newspaper men and asked what
the decision was.
"Extradition," said the reporters
after hastily scanning the thousand
word decision. The attorneys left, the
Thaw counsel decidedly gloomy. The
decision had been expected but they
had hoped until the end.
Governor FeIker in his decision
bases the eXtradition order on a writ
ten opinion from Attorney General
futile. The governors decision is
strictly in Sccord with interstate COM
ity. Governor FeIker ignored all ques-
tons of New York's good faith which
had been attacked by the Thaw coun-
sell He discussed simply the ques-
ton of the form of the papers and
their validity.
ThaW Undisturbed by Decision.
Thaw was apparently not disturbed
by the blow to his chances. He issued
the following statement:
"It has been my opinion that Cover
nor Felker would order the extradi-
ton. The people of Concord thought
so and was naturally moved by their
belief
cit is also my impression that Gov
ernor Felker did what he believed to
be right. l think he merely consid-
cred whether the documents were
technically correct and that he did
not inquire into the motive which
inspires the persecution of me.
81 am not disheartened. My strong
est hopes lie now in the federal
courts
The Thaw lawyers will wait now for
Jerome to make the next move.