The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-08
May Wait Long Time
to Get Hands on
ThaW.
HIS LATEST MOVE
is CHECK ATED
Fails in Effort to Induce Immi-
grafton Authorities to Ignore
Habeas Corpus Writ and
Deport Fugitive at Once.
Sentiment in Coati-
cook Is Seething.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1 ]

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
coaticook. Quebec. September O.
William Travers Jerome admitted to-
night that he had lost his fight for
the early deportation of Harry X Thaw
from Canada Talking over the long
distance telephone from Montreal. he
said
II am leaving Immediately for New
YORK shall return. and be in court
on the 18th. when Thaw is brought up
on the new habeas corpus writ sworn
out before the court of the Kings
Bench"
Jerome went TO Montreal to confer
with the immigration authorities, and.
If possible. to get them to DISREGARD
the haheas corpus writ issued by Jus
tice Gervais and deport Thaw immc-
diatcly. He was informed that, in view
OF the present temper OF theNpeople OF
Canada, this was too radical move
to make
cation this evening with Jacob Nicoll,
crown prosecutor of ST. Francis dis
trict. at the latter's, home in Shcr-
brooke Mr.. Nicoll has been consider
ing the advisablity of bringing the
charge that Jerome is common
gambler because he engaged in n
game of poker in Coaticook. into court
tomorrow.
Calls Charge Absurd.
I'VE had been considering the ad-
visibility of having another nagis-
trate than Mckee. OF Coaticook, sit on
the case. and giving MIR. Jerome n
clean bill of health on the absurd
charge upon which he is held" said
Mr. Nicoll tonight. But Mr.. Jerome
thinks 1t best to allow the case to
come up Thursday as originally sched-
uled.
''On Thursday, I shall ask, and no
doubt secure. an adjournment until
September 16. This will allow Mr..
Jerome TO attend Thaws habeas cor
pus hearing in Montreal on the 18th
and go TO Coaticook the following
day"
When Thaw, who was personally i'll
accessible to newspaper men because
of orders from Ottawa, was informed
of the latest move in the Jerome case
over the telephone. he said
This means that Jerome dare not
face the people OF Coaticook. he Will
jump his bail You know am his
bondsman for half OF the $500 bond.
1 put up $3.50 to protect Andrew
Roussea. a citizen OF Coaticook, who
guaranteed half of Jcromes bond. i
Will give $50 to any one who will take
the responsibility from my shoulders"
Thaw was in jolly mood while he
talked. He stated that inal and COM
plete victory for him was now GER
tain. He received with incredulity re-
ports that Evelyn Thaw had changed
her attitude towards him, and now be-
lieves that he should be liberated.
Sentiment Still ScethinE.
Sentiment in Coatcook against
Jerome is still seething. This feeling
against Americans has extended even
to newspaper correspondents, some OF
MOI ~ ta1 nj of 1lri
sion on the streets.
The correspondents are being watched
closely by self-constituted committee
of Thaw sympathiZers. and every word
that they send to their respective
papers is known within ten minutes
after 1t is filed in the telegraph office.
Threats are being made to arrest the
men who participated in the poker
game with Jerome as soon as their
identities are ascertaned
In the meantime the agents of Sir
Lomer Gouin. the Premier. have been
sent to Coaticook to get at the bottom
of the charge that has been brought
against Jerome. and substantiate If
possible. Jerome's assertion that it was
"a Montreal crook with money" who
brought about his arrest.
Thaw will not be moved from his
comfortable quarters in Coaticook until
the excitement has died down. accord
Ing to immigration Inspector Williams
who added:
I'VE shall not give notice when we
take him away Well put him on Il
train mt night, when everything is quiet
and have MIN in Montreal before any
one knows ANYTHING about it,"
Thaw spent n most pleasant Sunday
at tho immigration detention station
here. From early morning until late
in the afternoon 1t was busy day.
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