The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-28
NEW YORK FAILED
TO GET THAW
OUT OF JAIL
Empire State Demands a Stand
ing in Canadian Court
WILD SCENE AT HEARING
Presiding Judge Threatens Jail Sen,
fences in Order to Restore
Order

Sherbrooke, F. G.. Aug. Harry
Is. Thaw won three victories from the
New York state authorities Yesterday
and was locked last night in the Sher
brooke Jail, immune for the time be-
ing from the Dominion immigration
authorities, after having received an
ovation from the townspeope OF Sher-
brooke that would have done honor
to prince of royal blood so riotous
was the scene in the superior court
when, at the morning Session, Judge
Arthur Blobensky refused to allow
counsel representing New York STATE
to be party to the proceedings. tina,
the court subsequently warned spec
iotars that repetition of the cheer.
ing, chair-climbing. handkerchefway
ing and general hysteria, would mean
Jaii sentences for the demonstrants.
speaking from the bench at the after
noon session. he said that never in
his experience as 4 member OF the
par and OF the bench had he been
witness to such disgracefnl scene"
IL was carried out in the presence of
court attendants and four armed DO
mllllon pcllce, who stood immobile
while emotional women rushed tow
ard Stanford Whites slayer CRYING
Three cheers for Tbaw!" Three
cheers for the British nag, We viii
give you Justice, Harry"
Last night with Thaw's term of
confinement indciermlns,e and The
Key to the riddle unbound. there was
general exodus OF those who rush
ed thither after the fugltiyes sensa-
tloGal escape from Matteawan. IL
days ago. William Trayers Jerome
former prosecutor of Thaw and sne.
Gals, ON matters apertaining TO his
life, left last night for Quebec. ac.
companled by Franklin Kennedy. dep.
NY encouragement CT New York. TO
day VIII depart District Attorney Z.
\. Conger of Duchess county. Sber.
III Frederick Iiornheck of that coun.
~ superintendent Kieb OF Mattea.
wan, John L. Mack. former district
attorney Of Duchess county. and with
hlm sherifis and deputy sheriffs of
vermont and New Hampshire. who
were ready to string themselves
along the border line and seize Thaw
IN the vent of his deportation. Messrs
jerome and Kennedy will confer Al
Quebec with the Announcement of
the province in the hope that he AS
'he PROVINCES chief officer OF the
crown may be able to open ,he legal
lock that holds Thaw in Jail Thc
'hree points in which Thaw's LAWYERS
were successful in their first legal
Skirmish were: -
New York state was denied the
riSh' 10 be party 10 the proceedings
IN court
counsel FOR the state failed i'm their
Efforts to have Thaw arraigned before
magistrate and the commitment ON
when ne is held quashed. This would
officers ''' 20 '''o"
Judge Globensky granted tho nlon
10 Ihaw's counsel for a discon.inu
dnce OF the writ of habeas corpus.
Wnlch might have brought about his
release yesterday. This remedied a
strategic blunder made By Thaw's at.
teIheys last week. Who apparently
ulu not realize then that in seeking
tueir clients release they were play.
ing INTO the cpposition's hands.
from his cell last night Thaw issu-
ca the following statement: NAV /
acknowledge the fair play accorded
oy everyone since my arrival i'm Can.
"u'' ana express my gratitude for the
sympathy shown by Canadian pcoplo
an my present struggle 10 regain my
,Ioer'y ana to thank especially an The
canadians that | have come In con-
tact WIN personally. Il is mucb hct.
tcr than | deserve and entirety =,
N...' with the malice shown i'm
Nv Nv, YORK. II is only fair to make
e,Sar mar the people Of New York are |
an ,isht' no unfairness can be found
III me people of New York. A proof |
" TINS was found in the vicious onno.
sluon to giving me an homes, ;n~,
tilai shown by the undemocrat;c =, |
,,orhey-general. lie and his ,st.
Ahow that a New York jurv Wo',l5 |
stand Tor fair play. too
me unexpected burst OF svmnsfh,.
III nav behalf for until yesfcr,isy
lSsiuehis OF Sherbrooke had anI,aar. |
ca spathetic, came when Judpe Ciob
ehsAy declined 10 allow Samuel ~
Soos OF Montreal. CHIEF counsel ~.
.NeM York. TO submit af,D,,,,.,, :, i
against the disconiinuance OF the ha
- corpus writ Thaw responded /
20 me demonstration with profo,r5 |
ooNs' ont retrested as The conrtrco,,,
,nIohs swept toward him. sweani,,s
-''lt attendants and police aside hi |
ush- The prisoner sought ref,.r,s
y. ~. tne anterccm uFed By rebressnss
OF the press, and soon afler.
go va on MS way back 20 jaii
-, ' ,td by the crowd as he /
~, 49, aoNn the courthouse stems
,s,o, zen eourt reassembled yesterday
AFTERNOON and the crowd fo,,ti. -