The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-24

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low the arguments closely but when
his eyes were not blinded by his
handkerchief they were fixed intentiy
on the face ot the special deputy at
tornev general Of New York as though
the chief of the opposing counsel was
the man to be convicted. BY his side
sat his mother and brother.
Jerome opened the extradition argu-
ments by merely saying that the gov
errors duty to grant the extradition
petition was plain.
William NJ Chase of Concord for
mer Judge of the supreme court, and
William A Stone of Pittsburg, former
governor of Pennsylvania, argued for
ThaW. An adjournment until o'clock
was taken
AFTERNOON TO JEROME.
This afternoon was given to Mr..
Jerome to reply. Judge Chase and
Ex-Governor Stone declared that the
petition for extradition was INSULT
Gent in form and unsupported by the
necessary evidence and that the state
Of New York, having through it's
courts declared Thaw insane, could
not now require from New Hampshire
his extradition for a crime which by
its nature only a sane man could COM
nit. This was conspiracy to escape
from the Matteawan insane asylum.
Thaw's real fight for freedom began
today. With the opening of the ex-
tradition hearing by Governor Felker,
counsel on both sides realized that the
hour of legal sparring for a temporary
advantage had passed and that the
outcome rested on the Interpretation
of points Of law regarding which few,
if any. precedents had been found.
William Travers Jerome, grim and
silent. arrived just before daylight,
deputized by the state of New York
TO obtain the surrender of Thaw as
fugitive from justice. He was accom-
paried by Franklin Kennedy, assist
ant attorney general Of New York.
Neither would discuss the case.
COUNSEL CONFIDENT.
Counsel for the fugitive maintained
their confident attitude that Gov.
Felker would not grant the extradi-
ton of chance visitor, whose only
offense they claimed was that he had
escaped from a jurisdiction in which
he had been held irresponsible. Many
disinterested lawyers held that the
case would go from the governor to
the IeuEIdI COuI u LOI liii0l oCtCi ilAAAAG~-
ton.
The senate chamber at the capital,
where the hearing was called at II
O'Clock. had been arranged for the
convenience only Of those directly
concerned in the case and newspaper
men The public was excluded except
for the admission of the executive
council, members of which were ac-
companied by their wives.
The council does not act with the
executive in the matter of extradition.
Thaw was up early and had a final
conference with his attorneys before
arriving at the senate chamber. He
was encouraged by the presence OF his
mother, Mrs. Mary Copeley Thaw, who
with his brother. Josiah, came here
last night A great crowd gathered
outside the capitol building an hour
before the proceedings began.
Thaw, in the custody of United
States Marshal Mute and Sheriff Drew
of CoIebrook, accompanied by his
mother and Josiah Thaw, reached the
state house just before the hearing
opened. There was no demonstra-
ton by the crowd as the party passed
through the little park in front OF the
capitol AS soon as the capitol doors
swung behind Thaw the throng dwin-
died.
The proceedings were delayed until
the arrival Of Mrs Felker, who en-
tered the chamber with the governor
and Attorney General James H TUT
tie.
Gov. Felker announced he was IN
clined to hear whatever the lawyers
had to say without strict regard 10
legal technicalities.
Thaw's counsel waived the reading
of the petition for extradition and MI.