The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-30
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cause the commitment is a commit
ment when 1t should be remand. l
made the error. and l should like to
| right II. but what can / do?"
There are only two persons In all
! Canada, so 1t is said here. who can
come to the front now. and stop the
slow grind OF legal machinery that
| Thaw's lawyers have started for him,
The True Fates.
| They are this little magistrate.
Dupuis. and the premier and attor-
ney-general OF Quebec. Sir Lomer
/ Gouin. The attorney-generafs office
was appealed 10 by William Travers
| Jerome yesterday. The appeal. ac-
| cording to Jerome's own statement.
| met with no success.
| Wednesday representatives OF the
/ immigration department went to Mag
istrate Dupuis. They explained the
situation to him, and begged him to
exert his peculiar powers in the pre-
+ dlcament. Dupuis consulted his wife.
When he explained her attitude, the
! immigration authorities threatened
him. They even said they would get
1 a charge against him. and secure
warrant for his arrest. II he did not
comply. Again there was n conference
| Of the Dupuis family. and again the
! justice announced that he was help
/ less.
| Since then attorneys representing
| New York State have gone to Dupuis.
and appealed for his help. He told
| them the same story that ne had
| told his first visitors. namely. that he
was helpless.
! Nine Dupuis delivered herself OF
! quite a long grafton that afternoon
| when newspaper men called. Part
| of the speech was directed Mt Dup!us.
| part Of 1t was fred In quick and
broken English at her visitors.
| You are going to do nothing that
will hurt Harry Thaw," she said.
Rid World of Monster.
HE is a young man whom every
woman In America owes a debt OF
gratitude. He rid the world of
monster whose name was White. but
whose heart was black. Thaw Is a
splendid young man. and II the men
won't the women OF Canada will see
to It that he is not delivered to the
wolves who are pursuing him."
But. my dear" began the magis-
trate. think of my duty
| Your first duty Is to your wife
and. your country" interpolated Mrs
Dupuis. adding half seriously: IT you
| do anything against Harry Thaw
wiz divorce you.
| Boston is the town Of my nativity"
continued Mrs. Dupuis. land ! know
what conditions are In the States
Harry Thaw struck at a monstrous
wrong when he killed Stanford White.
rand everyone should be grateful to
him. New York State should have re-
leased him long ago, with COM
mandatory pat on the back. But New
York would not do It. and now we
In Canada are going to see that he
secures his rights"
| There is some chance that Dupuis
will become more firm.
/ Tho question fs one that Id very
| difficult for me to decide, said he
latter. Il am going to Eherbrooke on
Tuesday at the opening Of the Judi
cial year, and while there shall con-
suit with the crown prosecutor az
to my best course OF action. l shall
not say ut this time whether / shall
| or shall rot hold hearing.
British fair play for Thaw must
be secured at any hazard. shall
make up my mind early next week.
the immigration authorities came to
me, and told me I must 90 immedi.
ately to sherbrooks and bring Thaw
before me. told them I could not
go that day. and they threatened to
have a bench warrant issues for, and
to send High Constable Noes. for me.
Seems Like Persecution.
II am frank in stating that this In
cident has not inclined me to aid the
immigration authorities andsthe New
York State officials. In my opinion
It was a mistake for New York State
to send anyone to Canada. The
presence Of Mr.. Jerome, Mr.. Kennedy
District Attorney Conger, and Sheriff
Hornbeck, has created adverse sen
timent hero in Canada among those
OF us who are interested In British
fair play
1t Is said and quite openly that
brides have been offered Dupuis in
the hope that money might induce
him 70 hold out against his wife. pr.