Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-28
Wins Three Points from The
New York Authorities.
Slate Not Allowed 10 Be Party
To Proceedings, Rules Judge.
The Dominion People Cheer Thaw
As They Would a Prince.

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Thaw won three Victories from The
New York state authorities. today,
and was locked. tonight, in the Sher-
brooke Jail immune for the time be-
ing from the Dominion immigration
authorities, after having received an
ovation from the tOWnspeopte Of Sher-
brooke that would have done honor t.
a prince of royal blood So riatoas
was the scene in the superior court.
when, at the morning session. Judge
Arthur GiobenSkY refused to allow
counsel representing New Yorl. state
to be party To the proceedings. that
the court subsequently warned spec
tators that repetition of the cheering.
chair climbing. handkerchief-W waving
and general hysteria. would mean jail
sentences for the demonstrants.
Speaking from the bench at the af-
ternoon session Ire said that never in
his experience as a member of the bar
and Of the bench had he been Wit
ness to such "A disgracefnl scene.
1t WAS carried out in the presence Of
court attendants and four armed
Dominion police, who stood immoble.
while emotional women rushed toward
Three cheers for Thaw, three
cheers for the British flag. We will
give YOU justice. Harry.
Tonight with Thaw's term of CON
finement indetermnate and the key
to the riddle unbound. there WAS
general exodus of those who rushed
hither after the fusitive's sensational
escape from Mattea wan, IL days ago.
William Trayers jerome, former prose-
cutor of Thaw and specialist on mat
tiers appertainng to his life. left. to-
night for Quebec, accompanied by
Franklin Kennedy, deputy attorney
general Of New York.
Either. tonight or tomorrow, District
Attorney Conger of Duchess county,
Sheriff Fred Hornbeck of that county;
Supt Kieb of Matteawan. John f.
Mack, former district attorney Of
Dutchess county, Will depart. and with
his. sheritfs and deputy sheriffs of
Vermont and New Hampshire. who
were ready to seize Thaw in event Of
deportation.
Jerome and Kennedy will confer at
Quebec with the attorney general of
the province in the hope that he as the
provinces chief officer of the Crown.
may be able TO open the legal lock that
holds Thaw in jail.
Tie three points in which Thaw' S
lawyers were successful i'm their first
|, gal skirmish We're;
New York state was denied the
right to be party to the proceedings in
court.
Counsel for The state failed in
their efforts to have ThaW arraiened
before Il magistrate and the commit
ment on which he is held quashed
This would have released him 10 the
immigration officers.
s-Jmdee Globeusky granted the plea
Of ThaW's counsel for 4 discontnuance
of the writ of haheas corpus which
might have brought about his release
today. This remedied a strategic blum
der made by Thaw's attorneys. last
week. who apparently did not realize
then that in seeking their clients re-
lease they We're playing into the oppo-
sition's hands,
From his cell, tonight, Thaw issued
the following statement
May ] acknowledge the fair play
accorded by everyone since my arrlN-
al in Canada, and express my graft
tude for the sympathy shown by ca
madam pe"pla IN my present struggle
to regain my liberty and to thank es-
pecially all the Canadians that | have
come in contact With personally, II is
much better than deserve and entire
" ut variance with the malice shown
i'm New York.
at is only fair to make clear that the
p.t nj Of &RN AAr< all RIGHT.