The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-16
'ThaW to Be Produced in
United States Court
To-Day.
HIS ATTORNEYS
SEEKING DELAY
New York Lawyers Will Oppose
Continuance and Demand I'm
mediate Hearing, Hoping to
Get Fugitive Before Cover
nor Felker-Thaw Eager
ly Anticipates Trip.

Colebrook n. H. September 15.-The
judicial branch OF the United States
government assumed with New Hamp-
shire Joint guardianship OF Harry X
Thaw tonight.
BY virtue Of writ Of habcas corpus
Issued at Concord Saturday. United
States Marshal +. =. Mute became one
OF tho Mattcawan fugitive's custodians.
and tomorrow morning Thaw will be
taken to Littleton. ~ H. and produced
before Judge Edgar Aldrich. lin the
United States District Court.
The writ was obtained by Thaw's
lawyers as weapon against william,
Travero Jerome in case Jerome should
forcibly essay to get Thaw across tho
New York border. Before the Federal
court tomorrow they viii seek TO have
the writ continued To safeguard their
client. should Governor I'eikor find
against 1haw III the cXtraoition hear
ing TO be held at Concord. probably on
Wednesday.
Jerome VIII Oppo,c II.
Jerome Will oppose tho continuance
OF the writ and Insist on AN immcdi-
ate hearing. even If there is "a possibil-
~ that Thaw may be released from
custody. Jerome believes Thaw's
their client out OF the State. and that
Thaw would Immediately he arrested
and brought before the Governor.
Both factions tonight planned to
lcfvc Colebrook for Littleton to-mor-
row. The distance is about forty four
miles, and the train, If on time, should
reach there about 30 Thaw tonight
was eagerly anticipating tho trip TO
l.ittleton II is the FIRST time. with the
exception Of bankruptcy proceedings
~ Pittsburgh. that his case ever has
been before a United States court, and
the sovereign power. Of Uncle Sam,ci|c 80
him II sense OF security against Kid
mapping.
Marshal Mute reached Colehrook
shortly after O'Clock this afternoon.
rhe writ he bore was against Holman
brow, sheriff OF Coos County, or any
other custodian OF Thaw. Because the
sheriff was temporarily absent. the
marshal RETAINED from serving the
writ. and handed IL to the sheriff on
his return here tonight.
Thaw spent an uncvcnttul day. Only
once did he leave his hotel. and that
was to get shaved. He heard with in
,erest tonight that John Andrews. the
coaticook constable who arrested Jc-
rome on the charge OF gambling, had
run afoul of the United States irnmi-
grafton law. To night Andrews is held
here in the custody OF Charles Kelley,
Colcbrook's chief OF police. pending the
arrival OF George Il. Allen. United
States immigration inspector, station
cd at Island Pond. VT Allen tele-
phoncd that he had a warrant for the
arrest OF Andrews. charging him with
assisting paupcr woman TO enter this
country in violation OF the immigra-
tion laws.
Knows Nothing Of Charge.
Andrews tonight said that he was
livery man. 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. private detective,
who has been acting as Jerome's aid,
caused Andrews to be detained. He
had talked with Inspector Allen yes
terday. he said. mentioning casually
that Andrews was the man who ar
rested jerome in Coaticook.
why, have a warrant for that man
on another charge" the inspector re-
piled. according to Lanyon. "If he
comes around here notify me, and hold
him"
jerome said tonight that he had
heard on the day OF his arrest at Coati-
cook that Andrews, his captor was
wanted in the United States for alleged
violation of the immigration laws,
but that he (JcroIne) had had no part
in the arrest to day. Thaw. indignant.
characterized the whole affair as a
niece OF sDife work.