South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-28
DECISION IS CAUSE
OF DEMONSTRATION
People in Court Room Cheer for
ThaW and the Noise Cannot
be Stopped by Officers for
Sometime.

SHERBROOKE, Que. Aug. Is
Harry X. Thaw won three victories
over the New York state authorities
"Wednesday and was locked Wednes-
day night in Sherbrooke Jail. immune
for the time being from the Dominion
immigration authorities. after having
received an ovation from the towns
people Of SherbrOOke that would have
done honor to a prince of royal blood.
So riotous was the scene in the su-
periOr court. when at the morning
session Judge Arthur Globensh re-
fused to allow counsel representing
New York state to be party to the
proceedings. that the court subse-
uuently warned spectators that a re-
petition Of the cheering chair climb
Ing, handkerchief waving and general
hysteria, would mean Jail sentences
for the demonstrants.
Speaking from the bench at the art
ernOon session, he said that never in
his experience as a member OF the
bar and of the bench had he been a
witness to such a disgraceful scene.
1T was carried out in the presence or
court attendants and four armed Do
minion police. who stood immobile
Stanford Whites slayer crying:
Three cheers for Thaw; Three cheers
for the British fagi We Will give
you justice. Harry"
jerome OF for Quebec.
Wednesday night with Thaw's term
of confinement indetermlnate ana the
key 10 the riddle unfOund, there was
general exodus of those who rushed
hitherto after the fugitive's sensa-
uonal escape from Matteawan.
William Travers Jerome. former pros
ecutor OF Thaw and specialist on mat
ters appertaining to his life, left
"Wednesday night for Quebec, accom-
panied by Franklin Kennedy, deputy
attorney general of New York.
Either Wednesday night or Thurs
day will depart Dist Atty. +. A. Con-
ger and Sheriff Hornbeck of Dutchess
county. Supt Kieb OF Matteawan.
John +. Mack, former district attor-
ney OF Duchess county, and with
them sheriffs and deputies of YER
mont and New Hampshire who we're
ready to string themselves along the
border line and seize Thaw in event Of
his deportation.
Messrs. Jerome and Kennedy Will
confer with the attorney general OF
the province in that hope that he as
the province in the hope that he. as
crown. may be able To open the legal
lock that holds Thaw in Jail.
The Three Victories.
The three points in which Thaw's
lawyers were successful in their first
legal skirmish We're:
New York state was denied the
right to be party TO the proceedings
IN court.
Counsel for the state failed in their
efforts TO have Thaw arraigned be-
fore a magistrate and the commit
ment on which he is held quashed.
This would have released him to the
immigration officers.
Judge Globensky granted the plea
Of Thaw's counsel for a discontin-
lanCe OF the writ of habeas corpus
which might have brought about his
release Wednesday.
This remedied a strategic blunder
made last week by Thaw's attorneys.
who apparently did not realize then
that in seeking their clients release
hey were playing into the oppostiOns
hands
FROM his cell Wednesday night
Thaw issued the following statement:
May ] acknowledge the fair play
accorded by every one since my ar
rival in Canada. and express my
gratitude for the sympathy shown by
Canadian people in my present strug-
gle 20 regain my liberty and TO thank
especially all the Canadians that
have come IN contact with personally.
lt IS much better than l deserve and
81 variance with the malice shown in
New York.
1T is only fair 10 make clear that
The people of New York are all right
no unfairness can be found in the
people of New York. A proof OF this
was found IN the various opposition
TO giving me an honest jury trial
shown by the undemocratic attorney
general He and his pals know that
a New York jury would stand for fair
play too"
The unexpected burst OF sympathy
in Thaw's behalf came when Judge
tilobene<y declined 10 allow Samuel
Jacobs OF Montreal. chief counsel for
New York. 90 submit arguments
against the discontinuance OF the
habeas corpus writ. Jacobs had risen
90 address the court. after Thaw's at
tOrreys had begun their arguments TO
have the write abandoned.