The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-16
THAW IS NOW IN CUSTODY
OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
SERVED ON THE COLE
BROOK SHERIFF.
Entire Party Will Leave for Little.
ton This Morning-Cana-
dian Under Arrest.

COLEBROOK. n. H.. Sept. 15.-ThoI
judicial branch of the United StateoI
government assumed joint guardian-
ship of Harry X. Thaw tonight ByI
virtue OF a writ OF habeas corpus is
sued at Concord Saturday, United
States Marshal Z. p. Mute became
one Of the Matteawan fugitive's Gus
todians. and tomorrow morning hsI
will be taken TO Littleton, N H.. and
produced before Judge Edgar Aldrich
In the United States district court.
The writ was obtained by Thaw's|
lawyers as weapon against VIM.
Travers Jerome in case Jerome
should essay forcibly TO get Thaw|
across the New York border. Before
the federal court tomorrow they will
seek 10 have the writ continued to
safeguard their client should Cover
nor Felker find against Thaw In the
eXtradition hearing to be held at Con.
cord. probably on Wednesday.
Jerome will oppose the continuance
OF the writ and insist on an Immediate
hearing. even though there is a DOS
sibility that Thaw may be released
from custody. Jerome believes Thaw's
counsel would make no attempt to
get their client out of the state under
the circumstances. and that Thaw
would Immediately be arrested and
brought before the governor as ar
ranged.
Leave This Morning.
Both factions planned tonight to
leave Colebrook for Littleton over
the Maine Central Railroad at 6:lS
O'Clock tomorrow morning The dis
tance is about a. miles and the train.
II on time. should reach there about
$50. Thaw tonight was eagerly an
ticipating the trip TO Littleton. II Is
the first time. with the exception or
bankruptcy proceedings at Pitts.
burgh. that his case has ever been
in the federal courts. and the sover-
eign power of Uncle Sam gave nun
a sense of security against kidnap-
ping.
Marshal Mute reached CoIebrook
shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The writ he bore was directed against
Holman Drew, sheriff of Coos county,
or any other custodian OF Thaw. But
because the sheriff was temporarily
absent. having gone 10 his home IN
Berlin for the afternoon. the marshal
refrained from serving the prit and
handed II TO the sheriff in person on
his return here tonight
Canadian Arrested.
Thaw spent an uneventful day.
Only once did he leave his hotel. and
that was 10 get shaved he heard
with interest tonight that John An
drews. the Coaticook contable who
arrested Jerome on the charge OF
gambling. of which he was subse-
PIently exOnerated, had run afoul of
the United States immigration law.
Tonight Andrews was held here in
the custody OF Charles Kelley, Cole
brooks chief OF police. pending the
arrival OF George r. Allen. a United
state immigration inspector. sta
toned at Island Pond. VT Allen tel
ephoned that he had a warrant for
the arrest OF Andrews. charging him
with assisting a pauper woman to
enter this country In violation OF the
immigration laws
Andrews said tonight that he was
liveryman. a native OF New Hamp-
shire. although he had lived in Coati-
cook for nearly twenty years. and
knew nothing OF the charge against
him.
John Lanyon. a private detective.
who has been acting in Jeromes aid.
caused Andrews 10 be detained.