The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-09-05
THAW REMAINS
IN CANADA JAIL
Fugitive May Have a Jury Trial
II He So Desires =
He WILL NOT Be DEpORTED

Proceedings Are Thrown Back Where
They Started From-"Most Glorl-
GUS Day of My Life," Says Thaw,
When He Is Heartily cheered by
People of sherbrooke
Harry K. Thaw is again in Sherbrook
jail-to stay there until Oct. IA.
Then the charge upon which he was
arrested will be heard. Thaw gets a
jury trial, if he wants it, and from the
temper of the Canadian people he will
be freed.
The fugitive won out on his habeas
| corpus proceedings, the petition for
which is withdrawn on the courts or
der. The result of this is to throw
the proceedings back where they
| started from, with Thaw in Jail on an
imperfect commitment and entitled
to jury trial. Only the minister OF
Justices interference can force action
in Thaw's case.
The legal victory is of small mo-
ment as viewed from Thaw's stand
| point. He was greeted as a hero on
the way from Jail to the court and on
the way back to jail, both in the
morning and in the afternoon. Wom-
en- threw kisses at him. Men tossed
their hats in the air and cheered.
And Thaw was supremacy happy.
This is the most glorious day OF
my life," he declared. II know now
that the Canadians will do me JUS
tice."
Thaw may be admitted to bail il
his counsel so desire-but they don't
not at present. The amount would
be nominal, for the offense on which
he is held is a minor one, but coun-
sci for the prisoner stated that Thaw,
determined to keep out of Mattea-
wan, will choose to remain in jail.
The afternoons court proceedings,
piled onto those of the morning, when
New York authorities were given no
chance to speak before the court,
constitute a grand slap at those who
are seeking to send Thaw back to
Matteawan.
Not only we're the proceedings sum-
mary, but were all done in French,
which very few of those connected
with the prosecution speak fluently
enough to follow a decision.
In his opening Judge Globensky re-
buked severely the spectators for their
conduct of the morning in cheering
for Thaw. He then produced his de-
cision, which he had carefully written
out. He read ii in French.
"A man charged with crime has a
constitutional right if he is too i'm
patient to wait until acquitted by the
ordinary process of law to ask for his
freedom through a writ of habeas
corpus, which insures him an imme-
date hearing, said he.
However, a prisoner is not obliged
to demand his freedom in this way
and if he reconsiders his decision to
ask for freedom through the ordinary
process and await the vindication OF
jury he can do so. Therefore the
application for discontinuance Of the
writ of habeas corpus is allowed -,
So riotous was the scene in the SUI
perior court when, at the morning
StSSlOus JuuBt GlOUeHShN refused 10
allow counsel representing New York
state to be party to the proceedings,
that the court subsequently warned
spectators that a repetition OF the
cheering, chair climbing, handker-
chief-waving and general hysteria
would mean jail sentences for the
demonstrants.
Speaking from the bench at the az
ternoon session, he said that never in
his experience as a member OF the
bar and of the bench had he been a
witness TO such a disgraceful scene"
1t was carried out in the presence
Of court attendants and four armed
dominion police, who stood immovable
while emotional women rushed to-
ward Stanford Whites slayer, crying:
Three cheers for Thawl" Three
cheers for the British flag!" 1--WE will
give you Justice, Harry"
Roger Thompson, the chauffeur
who whirled Harry X. Thaw away
from Matteawan i'm an automobile,
walks the streets of Sherbrooke a free
man. Police Magistrate Mulvena ad-
mitted him to $500 bail after he had
appeared for trial charged with aiding
Thaw, lunatic and therefore an IN
desirable, to enter the dominion.
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