The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-21
FINANCIAL AID
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| Other kilograms sent or received by
Thaw referred to legal and medical as
sistance; to advice as to the possibili-
| ties of extraditing him; offers of as
| sistance from detectives and call by
| him upon his relatives in Pittsburg for
funds This was answered by a tele-
gram from the Union National bank,
saying draft will be honored" Thaw
had only few cents" the governor of
the jail said, when he was searched
after his commitment Among the teIs-
grams was one from Roger O'Mara, the
P1ttsburg detective long identified as
a worker for Thaw.
II have opinions from best authori-
ties that you cannot be extradited Wire
me what can be done for you from
here" was O'Mara's message.
Thaw in his petition for writ of
habeas corpus set forth first that he
was committed to Jail without any
preliminary examination whatever and
without any opportunity being given
him to be heard"
He recited further that he is not
charged with ANY offense against the
criminal laws of Canada or OF any
other country and because offense
charged against him is not an offense
under the Canadian law" he there
fore cannot be tried"
The alleged offense with which
he is charged is briefly that he is a
fugitive from Matteawan penitentiary,
where he was serving a life sentence
Tor criminal charge on which he was
convicted.
1t was upon the wording of this COM
plant that Thaws attorneys depend to
carry them successfully through to-
morrows skirmish without uncovering
their principal defense.
why We have masked batteries that
Will blow any case of this kind to
smithereens" one of his attorneys ex-
claimed this evening while discussing
the matter.
Thaw also claims in his petitions that
he was never confined at Matteawan on
criminal charge, and that he was
confined for life
AS further reason why his present
detention is Illegal, the prisoner con-
tends he was arrested by Chief of Po-
lice Boudreau, of Banford, who also
made the complaint and executed the
warrant he himself had sworn out.
DETAINED WITHOUT
REASONABLE CAUSE
Thaw prayed" in hts petition that he
be released from further detention and
confinement making oath over his sig-
nature that he rs detained without
reasonable or probable cause"
1t viii be on this prayer of Thaw's
for freedom that Judge Glopensky must
pass tomorrow.
The agents of the dominion immi-
grafton department have seriously con-
sidered the probability that Thaw will
be released. They do not plan to give
him more than a moments freedom
To sustain their case they have half
dozen clauses in the immigration act
which they say are applicable.
Among these is one which places in
the prohibited class any "insane per-
son or persons who have been insane
within five years. Another clause pro-
vides for the deportation of any per-
son who enters Canada "by force or
misrepresentation or stealth"
Feeling Strain
Thaw indicated in many ways today
that he is beginning to feel acutely the
strain of his captivity and the doubt as
to the outcome. For several hours he
Paced the floor, sometimes stopping and
stamping irritably, at other times quick
ening his walk around the hospital ward
almost to run.
He was trying, prison officials said
to keep control of himself. Now and
then he lay on his cot. When seen by
reporters late today he was sitting on his
cot with his head buried in his hands.
His coat was not particularly high. The
remnants of dinner sent him by sym
patEizing woman in the neighborhood
was still on the table
The slayer of Stanford White looked up
when the reporters approached and asked
whether the synopsis of Jerome's speech
to a jury in New York January 90. 1903.
which he instructed his lawyer to give
out last night. had been published in
full. When assured that the relevant por-
tions OF it had been. he. frowned petu-
lsntly and said he would say nothing