River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-28
JEROME IN THAW
CASE ONCE MORE
FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY
APPOINTED TO REPRESENT
STATE.
VERMONT MIGHT GET THAW
Canadian Officials Instruct Shen
brooke Officers That No Dlscrimi-
nation Must Be Made-Re-
pudiates Thompson.

Albany, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Williann
Travers Jerome, former district attor-
ney of New York county, has been
appointed by Attorney General Car
mody special deputy attorney gener-
al to represent the state in procuring
the return of Harry X. Thaw to New
York's jurisdiction. He was selected
because of his familiarity with the
Thaw case, gained in the two muir
der trials, and as special counsel in
several of Thaw's attempts to estab-
lish his sanity.
1t is not the present intention to
send Mr.. Jerome to Canada, but to
employ his services in procuring the
eXtradition of Thaw from any state
to which he may be deported from
Canada. Attorney General Carmody
said he had reason to believe Yer
mont would be the state to which the
fugitive would be returned and that
the date would be next Wednesday.
GIynn Takes Like Stand.
Earlier, a similar announcement
was made by Acting Governor Glynn
and was embodied in a telegram to
Governor Fletcher of Vermont, re-
questing his good Offices in effecting
an eXtradition return of Thaw to New
York.
Instructions have been sent to the
immigration officers at Sherbrooke, it
is officially announced at Ottawa, that
when Harry X. Thaw comes into their
hands there must be no discrimination
against him.
There is reason to believe that this
means he will not be sent to New
York state, but on rejection will be
returned by the Vermont route, as
would an ordinary person coming in
by the way Thaw did, and subsequent
ly denied domicile in Canada.
Denies Knowing Thompson.
Sherbrooke, Quebec.-Harry Thaw,
occupying a cell directly over Roger
Thompson in the local prison here,
refused to admit that he had ever
seen Thompson. On the other hand,
Thompson, who is being held under
the immigration laws, charged with
Matteawan, is demanding money from
the Thaws and declaring that he will
tell all he knows about the plans for
escape at the hearing of Thaw next
Wednesday if the cash is not forth
coming.
Thompson laid aside the smoked
eye glasses he has worn since his ar
rest and admitted that the name
Mitchell Thompson" he had given
the authorities was fictitious and that
in, reality he is Roger Thompson, car
salesman and daring chauffeur, who
drove the black machine which whisk-
ed Stanford Whites slayer away from
Matteawan.
Says He Needs Money.
I'm Roger Thompson" he said. 81
need money and help now. / was
framed up in getting in this case
and the Thaws ought to stand by me
now / haven't a cent, and if they
admitted me to bail | could not raise
the money. Even if / could / would
be arrested if I crossed the New York
state line. The other four fellows
mixed up in the game got away, but
| stuck to Thaw to the finish and I'm
the goat"
Thaw, in a cell above Thompson,
refused to admit he had ever seen
him.
During his varying moods Thaw
was reminded of the predicament in
which his escape from Matteawan had
placed Howard Barnum, the old gate
keeper, past whom he fed to free
dom.
That's too bad" said Thaw. Bar
mum did not know thing / was to
do. He was victim of circum.
stances. He is innocent and the
charge against him should never have
been made"