The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-16
HARRY THAW WINS.

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man in Thaw's position, adjudged a
| lunatic and charged with a crime, could
| be extBadited
Thaw's Lawyers Grin.
! Thaw sat with his eyes riveted on the
court as the ruling was made. His
lawyers grinned. He was remanded
back to the joint custody of Sheriff
| Drew of Coos county, who arrested him
| after his recent deportation from Can
ado and United States Marshal Mute.
Counsel for both sides, after talking
with the governor by telephone, agreed
| that the extradition hearing would not
be held until Tuesday, Sept 30 The
lawyers then went into conference TO
! decide where to hold Thaw meanwhile.
Crowds packing Main street in front
of the court building cheered ThaW as
he was driven to a hotel for dinner
The little court room began to fill
up shortly after 10 O'Clock. The gem
eral public was barred but perhaps
100 persons, friends of court attend
ants and the like. gained admittance.
Outside a crowd in which women pre-
dominated, damned the streets. Je-
rome came first. then the Thaw law
yers, Moses H. Grossman and L. j.
Vorhaus of New York city, former
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania and
Merrill Shurtleff of Colebrook.
When Thaw took his seat he closed
his eyes rested his cheek on his hand,
and did not give the spectators a
glance. Judge Aldrich took his seat
at 1905.
The Argument.
Mr. Shurtleff for Thaw, pointing
out the extradition hearing in the
Thaw case was to be held soon, prob
ably tomorrow, asked that the habeas
faIr hna rir hn mr.
objected.
There is no federal issue involved
here" he said. This writ has been
obtained under circumstances which
approach very near trifiing with the
court
Here he introduced an affidavit by
Lindsay Dennison, a newspaper writer,
setting forth that Thaw's counsel had
told him that the writ hau oeen OBJ
tanned, not to bring about the fugitive's
against sudden removal should extra
dition be granted. This writ" he
concluded, presents no serious QueS-
ton of law or fact, but was obtained
for no other purpose than delay"
George F. Morris, one of Thaw's New
Hampshire lawyers interrupted Jerome.
The application for the writ was en-
tirely regular he said, while the war
rant on which New York sought to get
Thaw was a subterfuge.
I'VE have had no assurance that
Brother jerome would not take Mr..
Thaw at once if the extradition war
rant were signed said Morris.
Marshal Mute and Sheriff Drew were
appointed to continue as custodians OF
the fugitive, with instructions to let
him confer freely with counsel
The Start From Colebrook.
Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 16.-Harry K.
Thaw with his custodians and train
of contending lawyers left at Sis
o'clock this morning. for Littleton, n.
H, to appear in the United States dis
trict court in the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings brought to checkmate any
attempt to rush him back to New
York.
Thaw's attorneys had obtained this
writ as a protection in case Governor
Felker signed a warrant granting the
fugitives extradition. Thaw rose ear
lier than at any time since his escape
from the Matteawan asylum on Sun
day, August II. Early breakfast was
ordered for ALL last night and the
Thaw followers, newspaper men, law
yers guards. telegraph operators and
the persistently- curious trooped toward
the Maine Central railway station
shortly after sun up to board the
train.
jerome Stands Alone.
The chief lawyers for Thaw before
Judge Aldrich were Moses H. Cross
man and L. ]. Vorhaus of New York
city. Jerome was sole counsel for the
state of New York. He was prepared
bitterly to resist the move of the Thaw
lawyers to obtain a continuance of the
writ. on the ground that it was not a
bona fide writ of habeas corpus but
an emergency measure designed to
meet possible developments after the
eXtradition hearing al Concord tenta-
lively set for Wednesday. Thaw's law
yers on the other hand, said they would
contend that while they did not seek
their clients immediate release they |
desired the courts protection in view
of the fact that the New Hampshire |
statutes afforded them no recourse to
the courts once the governor had !
granted extradition.
Frost fell in Colebrook last night |
and it was shivering party that gath
cred at the railroad station. Thaw was |
silent but jubilant at the prospect of |
appearing in a federal court, for the |
first time in his career He was in the |
joint custody of Sheriff Drew of Coos |
county and United States Marshal E.
z. Mute.
Thompson to GO Free.
Montreal. Sept 16-Lawyers interest |
ed in the prosecution of Gentleman |
Roger" Thompson, the chauffeur who |
drove the big black touring car in |
which Thaw escaped from Mattea-
wan. announced today that it had
been agreed to drop the charges |
against him.
Flies 11S Miles in so Minutes.
Paris. Sept. ia remarkable flight |