The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
HEAVY GUARD
To WATCH
'THAVVI
Chief Secret Service Police
of Province Takes Per-
sonal Charge
FEAR DISTURBANCE
IN COURTROOM
]. N. Greenshield, With
Thaw's Lawyers. Maps
Out Course
FEAR DISTURBANCE
IN COURTROOM

sHERBROOkE, Sept Tx. p. Me-
casiill, chief of the. secret service
police OF the province Of Quebec. ar
rived here and took charge OF the
force OF agents formed TO guard
against trouble tomorrow when Thaw
is produced in court The object of
the guards is TO prevent Thaw from
being forcibiy seized and /. to keep
down disturbances In the courtroom.
]. n. Greenshield came here from
Montreal ard held a. conference this
afternoon with the other Thaw law
iers TO map out dednite course Of
action.
While for1ner District Attorney
William Trevers Jerome Of New York
was In Quebec today comforting with
the provincial authorities In connec-
tion with new move TO- deport Harry
X Thawy, Thaw wrote another ques-
ton and answer interview in his cell
in il he attacked. Jerome for his
activity IN the case.
II the writ OF habsas corpus OBJ
tained by Constable Boudreau OF
Coaticook ts upheld by Judge Hutch
inson tomorrow, the Thaw legal bat
terry is ready with. an appeal TO stay
action. Lawyers representing Thew
today were trying to Induce Boudreau
70 Withdraw his WRIT. Boudreau was
threatened with suit for false arrest
unless he drops the habeas corpus
. proceedings against Thaw.
'THAw THREATENS CONSTABLE
Z, Thaw personally sent word to the
constable that he would push any
e legal claims he might have against
Boudreau IL the habeas corpus pro-
eeedings were not dropped. The writ
is 'returnahle tomorrow before Justice
Hutchinson Thaw must be produced
sn.court then. unless a new legal move
intervener,
Jerome refused TO say anything
about his mission to Quebec. although
1t was reported that his trip involves
a fresh appeal to- the governor of The
province to. duash the commitment
upon OBTAINING Thaw in the St. Fran
cts jail.
Hereeis part of Thaw's interview. all
of yvhichs including the questions and
answers, he wrote. himself:
sTINGs IN ANSWERS
Q.-Tou have heard of the new
habeas corpuss~ -.
sHarry-He or his man will have to
CONVINCE the court he is a friend OF
mine IN order to have any standing in
court
: o.-That Will be a difficult job for
the learned counsel for the chicken
trust?,
E Harry-And OF the Benevolent Pro-
tectiye association.
Q.-You know what the Benevolent
Protective. association. is called. don't
Harry--.Yes,. AN the newspapers
called. tt the white slave trust. Some
3 OF the bylaws Of the association were
published: Among other things was
a provision that our members be-
cause of the: nature OF their business
found it'difhcrlt to enter other char
liable or: frateTnal societies. Join to-
:gether for. MUTUAL benefit" or words
TO that: effect Il think that Mr..
Jerome represented that trust when
some. Newark; n. J.. or Philadelphia
dive keeper was arrested for ex-
changing poor women. Jerome had
only one. good alienist when l was
tried. That was Diefendorff Doctor
Mcdonald was clever. but he swore
d Mr.. Preusser was insane in 1906 from
an incurable mental. disease and
could never recover his. reason.
INsANEf BORROWED $4,000
Q-Did he? -.
EarFy-Soon as he was free Mr..
Preusser" borrowed $4,000. Il believe
when the alierists were examining
Mr. Preusser he was the sanest, smart
est man in; the courtroom.
Q.-You admitted the -enninence of
Doctor Hirsch?
; Harry-He has a. reputation. but
lately he published bis nagnum opos
10 prove Moses was q paranoiac; also
st Paul.
: Q--1 recoIiect he even claimed the
Savior was q paranoiac?
Harry-Yes: The first alienists In
the United States swore / was sane.
They were Adolf Meyer of Johns
Hopkins university, William White.
chief pschiatrist of the government;
Charles Mills Of the University Of
Pennsylvania and Professor Peterson
of Columbia university
Q.-Have each OF. the IL alienfsts
who testified you sane the same emil
nence as Jerorneis two best?
Harry-Any real alienist will as
sure you that each is equal or su-
persor to Mcdonald and Hirsch.
Q.-what opinion did Doctor Putzel
give?
Harry@With David Mcclure and
Judge Allen. Putzel without quahfl-
cation. declared Eie sane