The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-01
His Writ of Habeas Corpus
is Pronounced Worth
less Paper
STUPID MOVE. THIS
TIME, SAYS THAW
Writ Contrary to Canadian
Law--According to Thaw's
~
Counsel---Jerome to
Montreal

SHERBROOkE, QUE. August 81.
The new writ of habeas corpus
sued out yesterday In the Thaw Ca
madam troubles calling for Harry X.
Thaw's appearance before Judge Mat
thew Hutchinson Tuesday morning In
the superior court received two hard
Jolts today. Both were from counsel
for Thaw. w. K. McKeown. of Mon
treal, said In effect that the writ was
so much useless paper W. L. Shurt-
left, of Coaticook. was responsible
Tor the statement that John Boud-
reau. chief OF police at Coaticook. who
sued out the writ, had been in
weighed to placing his signature there
to under the impression that he was
securing indemnity from damages be-
cause he signed the faulty commit
ment on which Thaw is locked up.
Mr.. McKeown says that II the writ
is sustained Tuesday the Thaw law
yers can file a notice of appeal with
the prothonotary TO either the court
of review or the Court of Appeals at
Montreal. which will automatically act
as stay to execution OF the writ
and will keep Thaw in Jail until after
October. The long delay would be
because 1t always takes two months or
more to bring matters before either
OF those courts.
jerome Fails Again.
There Is little doubt today but that
this latest scheme OF Jeromes is going
to prove a failure just as the other
schemes of the attorneys for New
York State harry While Attorney
Jacobs for New York expressed his
confidence today that Thaw would be
released Tuesday. Thaw's attorneys
are Just as positive that he would no.
wMen~aThaw heard the story in
Sherbrooke jail that Chief Boudreati
had signed the new habeas corpus
writ In the belief that he was sign
ing document that would protect
him against q possible damage suit.
Thaw laughed and said II was bunk"
TIE story lis absurd because Boud-
reau knew that | have no intention OF
suing him for damages. But II Is not
a matter TO bother about, They can
never force me out of this jail on that
writ. why ii will be October before
/ leave Sherbrooke."
Since the Boudreau story got out
today there has been lot of un-
pleasant talk about undue influence
and Misrepresentation 1t follows
closely on the reports. none of them
confirmed. that Alexis Dupuis, the JUS
tice of the peace who issued the com
mitment papers on which Thaw Is
held in Jail. has been offered heavy
bride money to call Thaw before him,
as he may do according to Canadian
law and dismiss him from Jail on the
ground that he was arrested on an in
correct charge
Dupuis Slick Article.
1t was learned today that Dupuis
has kept a stenographer in his house
at Coaticook during the past few
days and that all conversations car
ried on between him and callers have
been taken down by this stenographer
unknown TO those talking.
1t was Theodore Garceau. an i'm
migration inspector for the Dominion
who went to Dupuis some days age
and threatened to have him arrested
and dismiss the commitment. This in
formation came today from Dupuis
himself. He said that the accounts
about bribes~having been offered him
are incorrect.
According TO the best information
obtainable today there remain only
two lines of procedure for the New
York officers IL the present writ OF
habeas corpus is not sustained or II 1t
/ is, 'airti is stayed by nea,ns~ Of appeal
to higher court. One of these is In
ney- general of the province OF Quebec
Sir Lomer Gouin. The other Is
Dupuis's consent to call Thaw before
him and dismiss the commitment. Sir
Lomer. II is admitted by counsel for
both Thaw and New York State. might
| II he would. quash the entire pro-
ceedings against Thaw by ordering
him released from Jail because of the
faulty paper on which he is held.
stupid, Says Fhaw.
Thaw ooked we'll Again today. Re
! ferring to the attempt to force him
into court yesterday, he said:
Jerome is usually pretty clever In
his ruses, but in this one he was
stupid. IT was doomed to failure. -
Jerome left here today, ostensibly
for Montreal. Tonight word came
that he had proceeded directly &c
/ Ottawa, where he was going to con-
| fer tomorrow with Dominion officials
Thaw's counsel filed with the pro-
| thonotary of the Superior court here
| late last night a notice signed by
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