The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-23
Do Not Know who Is Who
Among the Eight Men Hand
ling the Case.
SUNDAY SERVICE IN HIS CELL


of "A possible attempt To rescue Thaw
from prison 50 alarmed the proVlhclal
authorities today that Sir l.oiner
,iouin, premier of the province, tele-
graphed Sheriff Aylmer asking that
official to give his opinion whether the
ordinary prison stam was protection
enough against raid
The sheriff telegraphed the premier
he had No fears. although he thought
an armed guard would be useful to
escort the prisoner TO court. The
sheriff pointed out that display OF
unusual precautions against rescue
might only serve to suggest such an
attempt To the prisoner or friends, or
even irresponsible persons eager to get
Thaw money. which has been promi-
nent in Canadian accounts of the case.
The sheriff was emphatic that ~ ng,re
guards we've nceded a, The jail.
Lawyers In Quandary.
Thaw'a group of Canadian lawyers.
nearly all al whom were retained ny
telegraph. found themselves today con =
fronting three Questions:
First who was in charge at the
case9
Second From wrom We're they 10
receive their feesY
Third--With whom were they Ia
consult pending Thaw's arraignment In
court "Wednesday ON a writ of habeas
corpus?
Ostensibly j. \. Greenshi"lds oi
Montreal had precedence among the
group hghtins in ThaW's behalf. but
he had nothing in writing To Indicate
this, and with Thaw's growing ten
dency to take matters into his own
hands, as was the case at all of ms ma
beas corpus hearings in New York. the
lawyers are puzzled as to the outcome
Thaw money, said to be surging to-
ward Sherbrooke. had not arrived IL
The concrete today. and the Thaw law
Ners are endeavoring To Obtain
statement from some one identihe1
with the Thaw interests as to JUS
who Is responsible for any of the eN'
penSes incurred.
Falling Over Themselves.
1--WE are falling over ourselves" salt
one of the lawyers. Eight men canno
mite agreement as To who is poss
rhaW would like to conduct matter
himself, hut because of telegrams IRON
relatives. we do not feel Justihed
accedng To his demands. ON the othe
hand there Is no representative OF III
family here upon whom we can rely
So far as we know Thaw Will he re
leased ON the present commtmen
Wednesday and then turned over l
the immigration authorities Inc
will deport him To Vermont, we nav
been led to believe, or New Hainp
shire. While we understand the Ne'
York officials tried to grease the way
of extradition' in both OF these states
we were willing to put up tSht an
trust To fair play
Asked if his counsel did not kno'
who was who among them, Tha
grinned and replied:
II understand we hired the best
the dominion. It's UP to them.
Thaw will have Sunday service he
in his CELL according 10 the announce
ment of George McIeish. here repre-
senting the personal interests ot u
Thaw family and looking after u
comfort of the prisoner. Judge II
fused McLeish permission Ia ta'
Thaw to church.
New Plan to Save Thaw.
Thaw probably may never nave
hearing on his habeas corpus WI
according To statement by one
his counsels. The date for the hea
ing is set for Wednesday. hut the e'
tire haheas corpus proceedings N''
be- dropped before then II the la''
proposal IL carried out.
The latest proposal. u carried "'
will permit Thaw to face trial on q u
fensive charge on which he was cor
mitted To Jail by Justice Dupuis
Coaticook In this event Thaw
select tie method of trial. whether
jury or by court without u jury. Shou
he select trial by jury the case
not come up for month OF mo-
Whatever the verdict, many mont'
perhaps years of litigation VIII io'lo'