The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-07
Associate Warns Prosecutor of
Ugly Feeling; He Goes
to Montreal.
SERENADE FOR RUNAWAY
Crowd With Band Gathers to
Cheer Thaw: Guards Grow
Uneasy.


night crowd Of Coaticook's citizens gath
cred OH the platform Of the Grand Trunk
Railroad station this evening and cheered
Harry X. Thaw. the slayer Of Stanford
White. until their voices were hoarse. A
local band marched up In scarlet uniforms
and played God Save the King" Then
some one shouted speech. speech" An
ing. appeared at his barred window.
British fair play has won." he told
the mob in voice that did not carry
very well. God save the King IL right.
Jerome 10 beaten and he might as well go
back to New York. Thank YOU"
The mob howled It's approval Several
hats shot into the air. Three hundred
men and women surged forward.
'Hurrsh for Thaw:' called out a man
of full forty years.
Were for you. Harry" yelled some
one else. Then many men shouted words
that were indistinguishable in the uproar.
The people could not be quelled. For
an hour they stood on the platform be-
fore Thaw's window hopeful that he would
appear again. The band played several
serenades. which were sung in a jargon of
French and English by the less educated
in the mob
II Thaw hungered for another demon
stration such as he had in Sherbrookcs
court house ten days ago he must have
been satisfied.
Thaw's Guards Disturbed.
His guards. however. were plainly dis.
turbcd. There were plenty OF men In
the crowd who would have rushed the
immigration quarters on the second floor
OF the station at moments notice But
they lacked a leader. Gradually even
the more enthusiastic OF them wearied of
the shouting and departed.
William Travers Jerome took no
chances OF rearrest to-day and remained
In Vermont He put up in the Hotel
States side of the line and the other
half of which N on the Canadian side
Jerome stayed In Vermont all day.
At o'clock Hector Verret, one OF
Jcrome's lawyers. motored to Nortons
Mill to inform his client Of the mornings
occurrences in the Coaticook court. Eer-
ret repeated to jerome the many threats
against his life that have circulated
through Coaticook during the day.
shortly after Eerret's arrival Jerome
cranked his touring car and departed for
Island Pond. VI, where ne caught a train
for Montreal via Masog. route which
kept him outside the district OF 81. Fran
els. in which Coaticook lies. Before leav-
Ing he would not mention the purpose OF
his visit there, but IL has been learned on
good authority that he intends to engage
counsel for New York State to appear
when the new writ of habeas corpus
comes up for argument on September Is
and to make other preparations for that
struggle.
Demonstration Against jerome.
For the one demonstration in favor Of
Thaw to-day there was another against
Jerome II was In coart before Justice of
the Peace James Mckee this morning
when Jerome's case was called. The
room was packed with Coatcook people
who expected 10 see the New York attor-
ney. They began to show signs OF rest
lessness as soon as the proceeding began
and Jerome did not appear.
Jacob Nicol, Crown Prosecutor at
SherDrooke. whom Jerome had retained
overnight, began things by making a little
speech which the Coaticook folk did not
like.
II wish to say" said Mr.. Nicol. that
members OF the bar all over Canada re-
gard this incident AZ a most unfortunate
one. So much feeling has been aro" Ell
among leading members Of the legal pro-
fession at Montreal that many kilograms
of regret and sympathy have been sent
to Judge Jerome from there. ] feel sure.
and in my feeling l am seconded by at
torneys throughout the district. that the
complaint against Judge Jerome was sworn
to in the heat OF the moment. For that
reason ! am confident that your Honor
will be willing to accede to Its dismissal
"The occurrence IL OF a particularly
painful nature because Of the kindly re-
lations that have long existed between the
bars Of the United states and Canada. II
this matter Is allowed to progress a con-
siderable part Of those relations may be
injured
A. G. Hansen, the Crown Prosecutor at
Coaticook. had talked things over with
MIR. Nicol before the proceedings had be-
gun. apd had agreed to ask that the
charge against Jerome be dropped.
Prosecutor Lost His Cue.
For some reason. however, Hansen lost
his cue when he rose to speak after Nicol
had finished. This Is what he said:
1--WE want the Yankees to understand
that when they come to Coatcook they
are not In the back woods"
At this spectators went of like 4
cannon frecracker. Half OF them stood
up. All Of them applauded. The court
shouted for order As the noise subsided
some one called:
where In Jerome?'
'He 10 away tending to his business. -
said Mr.. Nlcoi. who was on his feet In
an instant. ut IL business that he cam
not neglect"
Hell never come back" shouted sew.
eral In chorus.
"Oh. yes. he will." returned Nicol, talk
ing now to the crowd. III you want him
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