Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
Calls It Good Joke on His
Enemy, But Thinks Il
Was Mistake.
SAYS IT WAS NOT INSPIRED
BY HIM OR HIS LAWYERS
His Nemesis Reported as Going
From Vermont to Montreal to
Prepare for Fight.

COAT1COOK, Province Of Quebec, Sep
TENDER DIARY Kendall Thaw regrets
that William Travers Jerome was ar
rested in Coaticook yesterday, charged
with gambling. and denies that he or
his lawyers instigated the arrest More
over. Thaw would have been glad to
furnish Jerome's ave-hundred-dollar bond.
This was the statement made by Thaw
today. as given out by Andre Rousseau.
tthe hotel proprietor who serves the
fugitive's meals. and who, coincidently,
was one Of Jerome's bondsmen.
''Thaw thinks the Jerome arrest was
q good Joke. but q mistake" said Rous-
seau. HE assured me that IL by any
chance I lost anything as bondsman he
would make II good to me. OF course,
did not accept the ofker because l
don't believe the bail win be forfeited,
although understand Mr.. Jerome has
gone to Montreal"
Jerome in Vermont.
Mr.. Jerome was not here today to hear
Thaw's expressions OF good will He
went to Norton Mills. VT, yesterday soon
after he was released on bail. and To-
day, according to the understanding here,
took train for Montreal to prepare for
the court battle when Thaw 10 brought
before the kings bench on q writ of
habeas corpus September 10. Specially
deputized to get Thaw back to Mattea-
wan Asylum, Mr.. Jerome has met first
with victory, then with defeat. At Sher-
brooke he ousted Thaw from jail on q
writ Of habeas corpus, only to meet with
reverses here when Thaw's lawyers tied
~ tropni0ro fioy, op.fhnTffioa, banda. Thew
did this not only by appealing from the
decision Of yesterday ordering Thaws
deportation, but by serving the MONTREAL
writ, which may develop a court fight
Of weeks duration.
Thaw's lawyers are in Montreal max
ing ready for the struggle before the
kings bench, and only one Of the many
counsel, Charles D. White. saw the pris-
oner today.
No Move for Bail.
II understand counsel for the inmi-
grafton people are making an effort to
have arguments on the habeas corpus
writ advanced to some date before the
18th, but in this I do not believe they
will be succeessfui.'' said Mr.. White. He
added that he did not think any move
would be made looking to Thaw's re-
lease on bail, at any rate not unless the
habeas corpus proceedings are postponed
after September Is.
The Coaticook townspeople were great
ly interested In the Jerome hearing to-
day. and those who gathered In the court
expressed resentment when Mr.. Jerome
did not appear and the case was put over
until Thursday next. It was understood
here tonight that Jerome's case had been
called to the attention OF the minister
Of Justice and that counsel looked Tor
~ ha
Tomorrow will mark Thaw's third sun
day In Canada. Since Wednesday even
ing last ne has been but nine miles from
the Vermont border. but, hguratively
speaking, he was tonight. in view of the
procedure yet to come, perhaps farther
from Matteawan than at any time since
his escape
Will Try to Hurry Case.
Hector verret. representing Jerome. an
nounced late tonight he would endeavor
to have the Jerome case brought into
court Monday. instead Of Thursday.
The reason for this is the desire Of,
those assisting Jerome to clear the mat
ter up as soon as possible, in order that
he may proceed with the Thaw case I'M
hampered.
An effort will be made to have Magis-
trate Mulvena OF Sherbrooke preside, thus
taking the case out Of the hands OF JUS
tice Mckee, who so roundly denounced
Jerome in court today. II the proposal
goes through Jerome Will be asked to
return from Montreal at once.
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