The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
Fugitive Declines to Be
Rescued" and Trusts
to State Law.
GOVERNOR TO GIVE
HIM SQUARE DEAL
New York's Special Attorney
= Makes Threat Indicating He
Has Strong-Arm Gang on
Hand, but Governor Will
Proceed Along Legal
Lines.

oOhb SNpsNhDGE IS.-SheFln
Hornbeck, of Dutchcss County, n.
T. wherein is located the Mattcn-
unn Asylum. from which Thnr cs-
cnped, svns en- route here Tonight
with the reputation warrant signed
~ Acting Governor GIynn. An
the document must first be lnid
hefore Governor Fclkcr. the New
York lawyers were chngrincd Mt
the shcrir's mistake In heading for
CoicbroOk. Upon his nrrIynI he
or some other representative OF the
state will be hurried to Concord.
wednesday, next, according to
Thnv'r lRwEcrS. they cxpect 10
have their herring before Gov
crnor Felkcr. They estimate
that three days will eIapse before
he can render decision.
III this In ndverse, they will apply
Mt once for writ of hnbcns cor
pus Argument on this would like
~ be postponed for another week
This would mean days of weary
waiting, unless William Travcrn
jerome can engineer some coup.
lie hns In mind now u pInn to
aeiye the fugitive In cnsr his de-
portntion In ordered. mud block ef-
hcicncy Of the hnbcns corpus writ
by conccnlinE from the Thnw cOun-
Vel inc iuentif! nt the individual
To whom Tlnw would bc given In
charge. The writ would have 10
he directed against thr prisoners
cuntodinn mt the time. md II
jerome could work quickly enough
and with sufficient secrecy, his
pinn might he succcsSfui.
Ph!>fcniiy Nearer. Legally Further.
Harry * Thaw viii be physically
nearer. but legally farther away from
Mattoawan tomorrow night The
noted fugitive Will probably sIeep
either ir Concord or in Lancaster to-
morrow II plans made late this arter-
noon mature. Concord. the State capt
tai, is $50 miles nearer Matteawan. and
La ncaster, Coos County seat is thirty
i've miles due south from Colebrook
"Thnw Will be arraiencd before ~
In the morning for a hearing on the
charge that he is fugitive from Jus
'icc." sn!d Magistrate James r Carr
tonight 81 shall remand him either
TO Concord or Lancaster. probably tho
former. He viii be taken down either
by motor or on the afternoon train"
Governor to Grnnt Hearing
On the other hand. Thaw is legally
considerable distance from New York
state and fate that he considers
worse than death The fugitive and
his LEADING attorneys cX-Governor
William a. Stone. OF Pennsylvania,
and Noses I. Crossman. of New York.
were notified to-day by Governor Eel
ker that he will grant a hearing at
tho executive mansion in Concord be
fore he signs he executive warrant for
rhaw's deportation.
ENtrad!tion papers and n request for
Immediate action by Acting Governor
Glynn. OF New York, will bc placed in
the hands of Governor Felker to-mor-
row morning by Sheriff IIornbeck. OF
Dutchcss County. II was feared by
Thaw's attorneys that the Governor Of
New Hampshire would Immediately
sign the executive warrant. and Thaw
would be In the clutches of William
Travers Jerome and on his way 10
Matteawan before they could procure a
legal stay.
Means Saunrc Deal.
Governor Fclker, however. notified
Messrs. Grossman and stone that he
would take no precipitate action, but
would give them an opportunitv to
argue against the eXtradition OF their
client.
This means that Jeromes bluff has
been called. and that New Hampshire
will give Harry Thaw n square deal"
jubiantly said Mr.. Grossman this eve
ming. Governor Fclier will probably
set the middle of next week as the
date Of the hearing. He will then
probably require several DAYS more for
his decision.
ChurEe Brought In Bad Faith.
IL am confident that Governor Felker
Will refuse the request OF New York
State to eXtraditc Thaw on the ridicu-
lous trumped-up charge of conspiracy
which has been brought against him.
continued Mr.. Grossman. Il can cite
numerous instances where strong Gov
ernors have refused cXtradition even
when there was vastly more provoca- :
tion than there is in this case. Cover
nors Odell and Higgins. of New York.
refused eXtradition several times.
I'VE shall contend in court that the
charge against Thaw was brought in
bad faith; that the New York authori-
ties have no intention of bringing him
TO trial. and that legally Thaw cannot
have committed a crime.
Will Get Stay of Six Months.
I'VE intend to prove to Governor
Felker that New Yorks purpose is
ultcrior, and we do not believe that he
will be the conduit or channel through
which injustice will be wrought If
Governor l'elker should sign the execu-
tive warrant he has assured us that he
will stay it's execution long enough to
permit us to apply for writ of
habeas corpus.
I'VE have outlined plan by which
even If the Governor decides against
us, we can hold Thaw in New Hamp-
shire f8r six months. The writ OF
habeas corpus probably will be re-
turnable n week after it is granted
II the writ is refused us. we shall ap.
peal to the highest court IN New Hamp-
shire. This will require at least hal!
Il year for decision.
Jerome Threatens StronS-Arm Tactics
Pending the decision, we shall ap-
ply for the release of MIR. Thaw or
bail. Jerome has threatened to seize
Thaw the moment he is released and
rush him to NIatteawan. He told me
to-day that II we interfere there will
.(Contlnued on Second Pnge.l