Evening journal., 1913-09-05
JAIL JEROME
ON CHARGE OF
OPEN GAMBLING
Thaw Nemesis Occupies FuG-
ltlVe'S Late Cell Until Bail
is Furnished =.
DECLARE HE PLAYED
POKER in AUTOMOBILE
by The United Press.

| Wy The United Press.
COATlCOOK, Que. Sept 5.-Wil-
liam Travers Jerome. former dis
trict attorney of New York and
Nemesis OF Harry X. Thaw, was sr-
rested today by Canadian police
man on charge of gambling. and
was placed In jail, incommunicado
After almost an hour spent by his
associates In seeking someone 10 re-
lease Jerome, Magistrate Mckee, OF
| lCoaticook, released the former dis
ltrict attorney on $500 bail and set his
case for hearing tomorrow morning at
3 o'clock The maximum punishment
TO which Jerome Is liable under the
Canadian laws Is one year In jail, with
the alternative Of paying a fine OF
variable amount. In the judgment Of
the court
The technical charge against
Jerome is Common gambling on
railroad property"
The special deputy attorney Rener-
al sent TO Canada by New York state
TO regain possession OF Thaw was
led through the streets with a hos
tile. hooting. yelling. ieering mob OF
men and boys at his heels and was
locked up in the same cell that Thaw
occupied when he was first arrested
on Canadian soil
While Jerome paced up and down
his cell. not allowed 10 receive
visitors or talk 10 newspaper men,
DR. kieb. superintendent OF Mat
teawan from which Thaw escaped,
almost three weeks ago was on the
long distance telephone in commun-
ication with United States Consul
Daniels at Sherhrooke. IN an effort TO
bring about Jcrome's release.
Meantime the board OF inquiry was
sitting on Thaw's deportation case
but nobody outside the lawyers and
Thaw was paying the slightest at
/ tention 10 IL.
Waiting with their high powered
automobiles yesterday hopng 10 be
able 10 start home with Thaw, the
/ New York state officials and some Of
the newspaper men started a game OF
poker Jerome's gray car. They
played openly and made no attempt
TO conceal their actions crowd o
Coatioook men and boys gathered
about md many of them we're openl,
hostile 10 the New Workers Thl
town Is almost wholly In sympath,
with Thaw.
Milford Aldridge. a citizen. went {,
the police and told them that the
players were camping. playing poker
for money. He said he saw money
passed Aldridse willingly swore e
the complaint and early today Police
man John Andrews walked into the
Coaticook House. where Jerome wa:
in the lobby, surrounded by news.
paper men The policeman presented
a warrant TO Jerome. and the New
Yorker read II through without q
word OF comment and betrayins
neither surprise nor anger. Jerome
told the policeman he was ready e
go with him. and they started from
the hotel.
Like wildhre the news spread thai
lJerome was under arrest A moi
quickly gathered and surrounded the
lohlcer and his prisoner, laughing al
Jerome and ieering him. Friends Of
the former district attorney rushed
after the crowd and begged the Off.
lcer 10 allow Jerome to give bail. bui
the policeman was powerless to dc
lanythlnE but take his man TO the
lookup. Throughout the march to the
Jail. Jerome did not say a word. Ht
lrefused TO comment on his arrest ol
TO say whether or not he played
poker for money After he was locked
lup In Thaw's former cell, he was moi
lallowed TO be seem