The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-27

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| bench, criminal side, in October. In
withdrawing the writ they contended
| that they were well within their legal
| rights.
This was the situation early this
( morning when Franklin Kennedy, dep
| uty attorney general of New York,
\ hurrying here after a trip to ottawa
| where he conferred with the Dominion
| department of the interior with refer
| ence to Thaw's deportation, announced
| that Canadian counsel, acting through
! the crown prosecutor, would seek to
| force Thaw into court today. He
| maintained moreover. that the move
| of Thaw'S lawyers to abandon the ha-
| beas corpus writ was irregular and
would at least have to be sanctioned
by Superior Judge Globensky, who
granted it last week. Judge Globensky
reached here during the night from
Montreal and it was said that Thaw's
lawyers would consult him about the
writ as soon as he came to his cham
bers.
w. K. McKeown, Thaw's chief
dominion lawyer was indignant at the
attitude of the New York state forces
in their declaration that they would
practically drag Thaw into court to-
day.
That might go in Duchess coun-
ty, New York. he said, but not in
the district of st. Francis, Quebec. It
is ridiculous. There must be some
dignity about our court procedure.
in and run things to suit itself at
moments notice.
IF we choose to let our client stay
in jail, it is our affair. Getting him
out is their trouble. The bungling
commitment on which he is held
specifies no time for its return and
we believe Thaw can demand trial by
jury
Thaw knew nothing of the ap-
preaching conflict over the increas-
perfunctorily fixed his signature to
the prayer for discontinuance and
asked no questions.
Thaw Comes Into Court.
Mr.. McKeown and J. N. Greenshield,
Thaw's chief counsel reached the court
house shortly after o'clock and went
into conference with the judge. Crowds
began to collect in the court room. 1t
was apparent that the first skirmish
would be over the habeas corpus writ
issued The court instructed the sher-
iff that while he was undecided wheth-
er to sustain the withdrawal of the writ
Thaw should be brought into court
during arguments on the question
Nearly all of the lawyers for both
sides were in court when this announce
ment was made. The news spread
swiftly and the crowd began to procure
Jerome came into court at $50 and
took a seat in the front row directly
in front of the judges bench. He had
to convince an attendant of his con-
nection with the case before the latter
would give him a chair. A touch of
color was added to the scene by the
presence of four Dominion federal DO
lice, wearing spiked helmets Three
hundred persons were standing up back
of the seating area.
Thaw came into court at 10 o'clock
He was calm and wore a new gray
suit. He sat with his back to the
spectators and began talking in a low
tone to his lawyers.
Thaw was brought to court in
cab in custody of the high constable
and Governor La Force of the Jail. He
was not handcuffed. His hair was
ed evidences of having made a more
careful toilet than has been his custom
of late in the Jail. A battery of camera
men scaled the judges bench and snap
ped the prisoner again and again. The
old Sheriff Aylmer greeted Thaw cor
daily.
Thaw's face was flushed Counsel
lounged about the tables and grew i'm
patient for the judges appearance
A newspaper photographer raped for
order and when the crowd looked I'D,
took picture.
Thaw appeared to enjoy the attention
he was attracting and laughed out
right at the antics of the photogra-
pliers. Now and then he adjusted his
gray-striped necktie. The Judge enter
ed at 1920. Everybody rose as he took
his seat. No. 967 ex-parte-case of
Harry X Thaw" read the clerk