Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-01
TRAW HEARING
WILL BE HELD
TUESDAY
POPULACE MAY Be EXCLUDED FOR
FEAR or A POPULAR DEMON.
STRATION IN THAW'S FAVOR
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO AR.
REST HIM IF RELEASED.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
THR0NG SHERDROOkE

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Sept l.
/ Crowds streaming into Sherbrooke to-
/ day for fair week. all determined to
get a glimpse of Harry X. Thaw, so
impressed the authorities by their
number and outspoken sympathy for
the fugitive from Matteawan that Su-
perior Judge Matthew Hutchinson con-
ferred with Sheriff Aylmer with re-
gard to the advisability of holding the
habeas corpus hearing tomorrow in
private. The Judge has in mind the
demonstration for Thaw on Wednes-
day last, when counsel for New York
were ruled out of court, and every ef-
fort will be made to prevent its repeti-
tion.
The sheriff, custodian of the court
house, argued against secret hearing
on the ground that it would outrage
the British idea of the courts being
open to all. This afternoon the ques-
ton was undecided and plans for a
heavy police guard were being made.
1t is estimated that twenty thou
sand persons beside Sherbrooke's nor
NAL population of 10000 will be in
town this week. To hold them in
check, there was on hand four separ-
ate squads of police. These will in
clude the Dominion police; Dominion
secret service men, cooperating with
the immigration authorities; provin-
nja ,,nifar,pad nd
plain clothes men, under command of
Kenneth McCaskill familiarly known
Canada as Pete
Thaw's lawyers went forward with
their plans for preventing his release
on the writ of habeas corpus tomor-
row If the writ is sustained there
will be a dramatic scene in the court,
for the instant Thaw is a free man, f.
Blake Robertson, acting for the immi-
grafton department. will step forward
tap him on the shoulder anf a|
nounce:
81 arrest you in the name of the
king"
Secure for one day at least, from
any sudden judiciary action against
him, this being legal holiday, Thaw
spent the forenoon with his stenogra-
pher, attending to his voluminous
mail. His counsel discussed their
plans for appeal, in the event of the
writ being sustained. They were not
sure this afternoon that they had pre-
,edent for such an action. An appeal
against a writ of habeas corpus would
n a sense, destroy the efficacy of the
writ, and the rights of citizens, guar
inteed centuries ago under Magma
rharta. 1t would mean that hereafter
prosecutor could appeal from a sus-
aimed writ and stay proceedings after
court had ruled that prisoner was
etained illegally
w. T. Jerome special assistant atty.
eneral for New York state, retained
o get Thaw back to Matteawan, re-
urned to Sherbrooke this afternoon.
lie went to Quebec on Saturday, and
hence to Montreal. where the Ameri-
an Bar Association is in session.
The Thaw lawyers showed plainly
oday the nervousness and anxiety
18th which they look forward to to-
lorrow's proceedings in the the supe-
lor court of ST. Francis county.
The decision of Superior Judge Mat
lew Hutchinson tomorrow, on the
ght of John Boudreau, chief of po-
ce of Coaticook. to demand the free
ON of Harry X. Thaw, whom Bou-
reau arrested two weeks ago will de-
,rmine whether there shall be set in
lotion at once the machinery looking
, Thaw's deportation and subsequent
stradition from border state, or
hether he shall be remanded TO the
herbrooke Jail to remain until the
'ssion of the kings bench in October
In their preparation for fighting the
lse in its present status, Thaw's
wyers have caused him to swear be-
re a notary that he contemplates no
image suits, and releases Boudreau
ON any responsibility in the matter.
hey have gone a step further in hay
& Thaw swear that he is in no way
'sirous of being set free at this
ne.