The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Battle
FOR FREEDOM.
nancy and Legal Skin Can Get
Him out 81 jail. He viii
Go FREQ In
Canada.
FOR DELAY
|. Attorneys Are Not Telling Their
Plans But Arc Confident
That They Can
Win.
IAY1NG FOR DELAY

ruIted Press Leased Wire Service ]
sHERBROOKE, Que, Aug. I'll
il positive claim that Harry K.
law would leave the local jail a free
Al, privileged to go where he wishes,
4 made to the United Press by the
haT attorneys this afternoon. They
,clared their case already won. The
.uant for the arrest of Thaw, is
id under the immigration law and
Derng that he entered Canada at
tlace not a legal port of entry is
nav move. It was secured to keep
An in the dominion indefinitely.
Id Thaw lawyers profess to believe
hi political influence is at work to
nee the local court to turn Thaw
lose SO that he can Immediately be
sported as an undesirable. Arrest
(nder specific charge of the i'm
higration law would prevent this
I'D keep the case in court indefinite
To make formal request of the
hinister Of the interior, of the domin-
un, for permission for Harry Thaw
b leave Canada of his own volition
(or any destination he may choose
s reported to be the object OF Shurt-
eff's trip to Ottawa.
|runited Press Leased Wire Service
[By John Edwin Nevin, Staff Cores.
pendent of the United Press.
COURT HOUSE SHERBROOKE,
~ Aug 2 Field In thess sslocal jail.
sdefectise warrant with another
hch can stand the test already In
hs possession of the high constable,
Barry X. Thaw concluded today his
sht for delay. While crowd that
lIed every corner of the big court
Eon perspired and wrangled the
jhsw lawyers successfully STAYED off
hfir clients appearance In court.
Fhey had agreed to argue for a writ
habeas corpus at ten o'clock. They
ld not do so but instead at ten
fclock they announced they might
hake the move at o'clock. And
pile they successfully held off for
Falsy they remained in the dark as to
PER ultimate intention.
The district commissioner OF Ouch
y county, New York, made an ap-
pal to the judge In chambers to take
Etion He accused the Thaw lawyers
ftrying to secure unwarranted delay.
Fhe court explained that under the
he had no jurisdiction.
1haw is jailed for an eight day period
fnless sooner released through his
own efforts and cannot be brought
INTO court except on writ of habeas
'orpus, This writ can be granted only
% his own application and his law
Fers will not make application at
resent.
Thaw's lawyers sent w. S. HurtliffI
their staff to the dominion capital
2 secret mission. They kept in
elephone communication with him all
ay
Meanwhile Thaw held a levee in the
y jail hospital where he is confined.
ils brother-in-law, George L. Car
egie; his sister, Mrs. Carnegie, his
aief alienist, DR.. Evans and three per-
onal friends called and spent good
art of the day with him. Thaw greet
the Carnegies in most affection
Y manner and told them he felt
ure they would soon have him free.
ney told him Of the result of an all
lght conference at the hotel last
lsht when they, the lawyers and DR..
vans talked over the plans for the
ght.
me news that warrant had actual
been issued against I'haw charging
IN with violation of the immigration
'Ws In entering Canada at point
" legal port of entry perturbed
y lawyers. This was a phase of the
'nation that was unexpected but
'ey seid however, that they could
'sily have 1t set aside. But 1t makes
certain that the fight for Thaw's lib
~ VIII be long drawn out and ex
shslve one. One report which was
ven considerable credence was that
soon as the preliminaries are out
me way the theatre of action will
transferred to Quebec, the capital
y, 'ne province. This would make
''nss much easier for the lawyers at
as' -, and also would take T'haw fur
- from the American border anad
spe'ican Influence. But this will not
welded until the lawyers have
~ plans fully outlined. Attorney