Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
ANOTHER DAYS DELAY
IS OBTAINED FOR THAW
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lawyers, left for ottawa last night
to confer with the department of the
interior. His purpose is believed to
be to endeayorl to secure promise
from the department that, If de-
ported, Thaw might select his. own
destination If this move should re-
suit successfully. 1t was declared here
this morning by one of Thaw's coun-
sci that he might go to South Amer
lea.
Ideal Weather; No Crowd.
This was another beautiful. day in
Sherbrooke, crisp, cloudless. invig-
Grating. Notwithstanding the ideal
weather, there was no early gather
ing of the curious about the Court
House or the jail.
The summoning of Mr.. Greenshields
from Montreal to take precedence
over all of Thaw's lawyers had
served to confirm the impression that
the fugitives relatives, so far as pos
sible, are taking the conduct of the
case out of his hands. Mr. Green
shields Is described here as one Ct
the ablest lawyers in the Dominion
who rarely takes a criminal case.
He is being assisted by Mr.. Shurt-
left of Coaticook, and Charles d.
White and Colonel Harry Fraser.
both of Sherbrooke. 1t is said that
Thaw knew nothing of the retaining
of Mr. Greenshields until the Mon
treal lawyer arrived here.
The immigration officials yesterday
were jubilant over the attempts beng
made to free Thaw, as they knew
that, when freed from the commit
ment charge, he woulu walk out Of
Jail into their hands. They were
somewhat taken back by the fact
that he was not to be produced to-
day
Delay So Lawyers Can Study Case.
Charles D. White. of Sherbrooke,
who was Thaw's chief lawyer until
Greenshields came. said today:
I'VE delayed taking advantage Of
the writ of habeas corpus to get bet
ter acquainted with the case. 1t may
be that we will wait a week. There
is a corporals guard of us lawyers
on the case and we have to move
slowly in order not to step on each
others feet"
AS 10 o'clock came around, a
crowd. most of them well-dressed
women. gathered in the court room
They had not heard that the pro-
ceedings were off for the day and
were apparently in for a long, dis
appointing wait. There was stand
ing room only at 1890. Groups Of
girls gathered on the street corners
in the vicinity of the TAIL: others sat
on the green court house lawn.
Thaw's principal worry just now
seems to be how much of the synopsis
of Jerome's speech to the jury in
1908 which he handed out to the
press with a request that 1t be pub
lished, was used bv the American
and Canadian papers.
The synopsis emphasized Jerome's
opinion that Thaw was not insane.
The prisoner has telegraphed to q
number of papers and requested to
be supplied with a copy of what was
| dispatched to them on this speech.
All day yesterday telegrams marked
/ collect. were arriving from these
papers for Thaw. This curiosity cost
| him over a hundred dollars.
II fled from Matteawan because my
| wife returned to her stage life. This
was the greatest blow have suf-
| fered.'
Striding up and down in the hos
nital, ward of the Sherbrooke Jail
| iast night Thaw gave the above
reason for his sensational Sunday
morning dash to liberty from Mattea-
wan Asylum. Thaw was plainly i'm
patient as he tried to tell the details
of the plans that resulted in his es-
cape, but was continually cautioned
| by his counsel and restrained him
self.
II know that the public is with me
| in my fight to be declared sane" he
stated with more than his usual
vehemence. 81 could not get a fair
| trial in New York State; everyone
knows that. The courts in New York
were afraid TO let me out. And SO
when learned that Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw had returned to the stage l
determined to get out of Matteawan
at any cost"
Does that mean that you wish to