South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-26

American lawyers. if Thaw were de-
ported, the management of the legal
battle in Vermont.
Mr.. Jerome arrived in town about
1:45 o'clock Monday afternoon. He
had come by automobile all the way
from Nyack, y. y.
The question of extraditing Thaw
from Vermont" Mr. Jerome said,
will rest entirely with the governor.
Politics sometimes enters into cases
of this sort. Both sides can present
their case TO the governor in the form
of briefs, then it is up to the governor
to do just as he pleases. The relations
of our states are uncertain in the mat
ter of extraditiOn."
Many Versions Current.
So many versions were current of
what will happen after Thaw is turned
over TO the immigration authorities
that IL was a case of take your choice.
This led TO the belief that at Ottawa.
and Ottawa only, were decisions to be
reached. Ii could not even be deter
mined here whether the immigration
board hearing would be held in Coat
ic0Ok or Sherbrooke.
Thaw will of course be represented
by counsel at the hearing. and will
have the right TO produce witnesses in
his behalf. The questions which will
be fought out are whether he is an
undesirable alien. either as a lunatic
or a person confined in a lunatic asy
lum within a period of five years, or
a person who crossed the border by
stealth and misrepresentation.
Norton Mills. VT. a station about
ten miles southeast of COaticook, is
the point tentatively selected for
handing Thaw back across the border.
In anticipation of this the New York
interests. il was said were laying
plans for his immediate detention
once ne is on Vermont soil. on the
warrants issued at POughkeepsie.
charging Thaw with conspiring with
Howard Barnum. the old Matteawan
gatekeeper. and others, in his plot TO
escape. Whether the Vermont au-
thorities will regard such a warrant
as void. in as much as Thaw is legally
a lunatic in New York. not charged BILE
with any crime is probiematical.
some More Publicity.
As a step in Matching his publicity
campaign. Thaw gave To the local
Sherbrooke daily paper Monday a per-
sOnally prepared statement In part.
il said:
In Vermont we know where there
are good Americans, and that not on
my account. but just from upright
ness-they won't allow any trickery
to be used against any one.
In Matteawan l saw a good deal Of
an old Vermont lawyer. Arthur Aus
tin. Mr. Austin may have suffered
from a mental disease some years ago.
but after 1908 he was sane. yet was
being kept apparently for life. In
1911 Mr. Austin who had already been
sane for three years. was still in the
most hideous mad house. with ap-
parently no hope. In 1911 a friend
and / started in and exposed abuses
too painful TO enter into.
During these exposures we took
out sane patients. by writs. and.
though my influence was too small to
help myself. IL was great enough to
help others. Mr.. Austin was freed.
For several months l gave him en-
ployment until early this year be went
out west 10 the home OF his son.
From MIR. Austin / heard much of
Vermont and would be glad 10 rest
there were it not for going 10 my ma
tive state.
"Nermonters have communicated
with counsel and me. and one thing is
sure: No subterfuge from New York
county can pull wool over their eyes
Has Row Over Paper.
Aside from the row about the
breakfast Thaw rad a clash with the