The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
LAWYERS PROMISE
1HAW FREEDOM
Win Not be Turned Over to New York
Authorities According to His
Own Attorneys
Statement.
WOULD GO TO VIRGINIA
Reported That Yacht VIII be Ready
to Take Him to Southern State
With Friendly
Law.
[By John Edwin Nevin, Staff Cores
pondent of the United Press.l

lBy John Edwin Nevin, Staff Cores
pondent OF the United Press
COURT HOUSE, SIEBROOKE,
Que, Aug. ga positive promise
that he will not be turned over to the
New York authorities was made to
Harry Kendall Thaw by his lawyers
today.
This promise was made Immediate
ly after the return here fro.a Ottawa
OF w. P. Shurtcliffs, his original at
torney. Thaw was bluntly told that
he would probably have to leave Can
ada. But whether he will be rejected
as undesirable and turned back over
the road he entered Canada or will be
given 48 hours to leave and permitted
to select his own route. is not yet de-
cided. But Thaw's lawyers 1t il
claimed here, have the positive assur-
ance that he will not be turned over
to the New York authorities in any
event.
The Thaw attorneys were extremely
secretive today. When they were
told that 1t was known that they had
assured Thaw that he would be able
to carry on his fight elsewhere they
refused either to confirm or deny the
report. They seemed annoyed be-
cause some one had leaked" 1t was
because they had the assurance that
Harry would not be sent back to New
York that his sister and brother-in-
| law, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Carnegie and
DR.. Evans, chief of the Thew insanity
staff went back home last night They
| we're told that the fight for delay
would probably end next Wednesday,.
And 1t is reported that hoping Harry
can choose his own route, the Carne-
| gies will have a yacht In waiting in
Canadian waters which will take him
into Virginia so that he can take ad-
vantage Of the John Armstrong Chal-
erno court decisions there.
| The only court action connected
with the Thaw case came when Magis-
trate Mulvena adjourned until next
| Friday the case of Chau.ieu Mitchell
| Thompson charged with aiding and
abetting lunatic to enter Canada.
The entire force of lawyers on both
sides were in court but Thompson's
| interests were cared for by Louis ST.
| Laurent, of Quebec. The case against
| Thompson was in the hands of Firman
| Campbell, who had been retained by
the New York authorities. New York
dispatches have stated that Chauffeur
Thompson was affiliated with the
noted Gopher gang of New York. His
appearance bellies that distinction. He
| is a mild hammered, understood, blue
eyed individual of about forty years Of
age who wears smoked glasses and
chews gum. Thompson had been of.
fered bail of $500 but insisted that he
preferred remaining in jail
Because the records of Matteawan
asylum showing Thaw's commitment
as insane had not reached here. the
case was put over until next Friday.
The Thaw lawyers would welcome the
opportunity to prove that their client
is sane but whether they will be able
to enter into this question cannot be
decided yet. Thaw's jailers have TAX
en- seriously report which apparent
ly started in joke that noted gang
sters have been hired to break into
the jail and rescue Thaw. AS a result
the guards have been doubled and ev-
cry one who goes near the Jail is
closely scrutinized.
6ryan's Opinion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Secretary
of State Bryan said today that he