Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-26
.orrupt use of Thaw money.

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the governor gave counsel until Mon
day to file supplementary briefs. Thi:
means his decision will not be knowr
for a week at least.
| During Jerome's arguments new an
giles in the celebrated case developed
One that appeared to take the opposing
counsel by surprise was his statemen
that Thaw is now under indictment II
Duchess county, charged with conspir'
acy to escape from the insane asylum
Attorneys for Thaw had emphasized
the common belief that no bill had beer
found against their client and thai
| there was no evidence before the gov
ernor that New York intended to place
him on trial.
| He went further and gave his word
| that Thaw would be placed on trial II
returned to New York state. These
assertions were coupled with the eX-
| planation that the returning Of the in
dictment had been kept secret in order
that evidence might be presented tc
the jury against "the instigator of this
plot. a man of more Importance thar
any one yet mentioned in this proceed
ing"
| Judge w. M. Chase, for the prisoner
argued that Thaw was insane when he
escaped from Matteawan and therefore
Irresponsible The charge of conspir-
acy had been trumped up, he said. fol
the purpose of returning Thaw to the
| asylum.
| Speaking I'm a similar vein. Former
Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania declared
that there was no law to punish lun-
attic for escaping from an asylum. Both
quoted at length from authorities.
| George F.. Morris, the third of Thaw's
counsel, attacked the petition for extra
dition, saying it sought to do Indirect
ly what its sponsors could not do di-
rectly. In the name of public opinion
and public sentiment, he asked the
| governor to exercise broad discretion
in dealing with the case.
| Mr.. Jerome said that while he had
listened to many arguments In many
| tribunals, he never had heard more
extraordinary argument advanced thar
that of Mr.. Morris. that in forced and
fraudulent public opinion the governor
| of New Hampshire could and should
find a reason for an excuse for disre-
| hn "
tradition and for refusing to perform
duty laid upon him by the Constitution
of the United States.
| He quoted from decisions of the
United States supreme ourt to show
the process of extradition covered ev-
cry offense punishable by law, and thai
the certificate of the requesting gov
ernor was all the authority as to the
crime committed that was needed by
the governor upon which the request
was made.
| Replying to the charge that he haC
used subterfuge and was moved by ul-
| terror motives Jerome said:
From the very hour that Stanford
| White lay dead on the roof garden ir
the city of New York-his life to aker
either by a murderer or lunatIc-
from that time to this minute, 1t c;ts
been said repeatedly that in the en-
the Thaw money would defeat the ends
of justice.
so far it has not entirely accom-
plished 1t, but wherever this case has
gone and wherever it has rested, it has
left a trail Of ignominy, disgrace, filth
and scandal behind it that has beer
absolutely appalling. The state of New
York wants back a man whom it re-
CARDS as a homicidal lunatic when in
huenced by his insane delusions and &
vicious degenerate at other times
man criminal in his lucid intervals ant
dangerous in his insane ones.
THE state of New York can pledge
it's course by saying that if this man b'
returned to the state of New York M
will be put on trial before a jury.
1T will rest with the state of New
| York to show that the Thaw money
can not corrupt forever. although for {
time it may"
Judge Chase, in pleading for Thaw
stated that criminal intent was the es
sence of crime. Against criminal inten
insanity was a complete defense. Thav
killed a man, he said, but was regarded
/ to
was decided by jury to have beel
that of an insane man. He was there
after confined in the Matteawan asy
lum until the alleged act of conspirac!
took place.
THE state of New York has no righ
to question the findings of its owl
court that Thaw was insane. But it ha
charged this insane person with tn
criminal act of conspiracy, especial!
requiring the exercise of sanity.
"Thaw was i'm Matteawan not as
punishment for a crime. but as pro
lection to the public against the acts o
an insane person"
Gov. Stone. who followed, dwelt upol
the fact that the request for eXtraditiol
was not accompanied by an indictmen
The requisition papers. he said, did no
comply with the requirements of tn
state.
| Gov. Stone concluded at l o'clock
and adjournment until o'clock wa
taken.
Gov Stone this afternoon asked 70
time to file supplementary briefs an
was granted until Monday. The hear
ing was then declared at an end.
, In sharp reply to Mr.. Jerome. GOV
Stone charged that the deputy attorne
. general had bounded Thaw from tn
night that Stanford White was mur
dered.
Divorce by Substitution.-Aunt Ma
linda was an old time Georgia negres
says the National Monthly. She ha