Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-13
NEW HAMPSHIRE TO BE SCENE
OF THAW'S FIGHT FOR
LIBERTY.
HEARING NEXT WEDNESDAY
Persistent Rumors OF Plans 20 hidnhp
Prisoner Leads to Renewed Vi
gilenCe by His Guards.

The prUtlhCleQ court bdtlle uOilru
Harry X. Thaw in Canada by his
sudden deportation on Wednesday
promises to be waged IN New Hamp-
shire. His newly retained counsel
hope TO have a personal hearing be-
fore Governor Felker on the matter
of eXtradition and should eXtradition
be granted they will carry the matter
TO the supreme court on a writ of ha-
beas corpus Three of these at'or-
neys; n. T.. Martin, Of Concord; VII
lard II. Olmstead of New York; and
Merrill Shurtleff, Of Colebrook, hur-
ried to the capital today.
Sheriff Hornbeck Of Duchess
county. New York. wherein is located
the MattCawan asylum from which
Thaw escaped, wa1 enroute here to-
night wi h the rsquisition warrant
signed by acting governor Glynn. AZ
the document must first be laid be
fore Governor Felkner, the New York
lawyers were chagrinned at the sher-
ifs mistake in heading for Colebrook
Upon his arrival he or some other
representative Of the state will De
hurried to Concord.
Hearing Next Wednesday.
Wednesday next, according to
Thaws lawyers. they expect to have
uer. They estimate that three days
will elapse before he can render de
cision. If this is adverse they Will
apply at once for a writ of habeas
corpus. Argument on this would
likely be postponed for another week.
A jerome Coup.
This would mean days Of weary
waiting unless William Travers Jer-
ONE can engineer some coup. He has
in mind now a plan to seize the flu
gitive In case his deportation is or
dered and block efficiently habeas
corpus writ by concealing from the
Thaw counsel the identity Of the in
divldual to whom Thaw would be
given In charge The writ would
have to be directed against the pris-
oners custodian at the time and if
Jerome could work quickly enough
and with sufficient secrecy his plan
might be successful.
In view Of the decision Of counsel
tonight TO try the case out at Con-
cord Thaw was not brought into
court In Colohrook today. II Is prob
able that on Monday he will be taken
to the capital preparatory to the ar
guments for and against surrendering
him to New York. The chief argu-
York seeks his eXtradition on a charge
OF conspiracy charge which they
contend New York never purposes to
try him on. They will contend that
extradition in such circumstances Is
a subterfuge and that there are pre-
cedents to sustain them in this,
Rumors OF kidnapping.
Thaw left his hotel but once today,
20 go TO the barber shop. The sher-
in and ten special guards acompan-
led him. Rumors Of Kidnapping
would not down The citizens OF
Coaticook. Quebec, who was denounc-
ed Yesterday by jerome as the leader
OF tho anti-Jerome movement which
resulted IN his arrest on a charge Of
gambling. remained in Colebrook to-
day in spite Of III feeling his presence
bnd engendered. He whi2zed around
~ n motor car a good part Of the day
and this fact prevented Thaw from
being taken for an airing this after
noon The sheriff had agreed TO ac-
company the prisoner on n ride and
Thqw and his LAWYERS were about to
climb into the machine when the re
port spread that two cars bearing
Canadians were stationed a half mile
or so ou. Of town toward the Cana
feeling shown in the Thaw matter by
the Canadians and so many Of them
have trailed after him here that Jer-
cine put his foot down on the motor
trip at once. Through his detective
aide, John Lanyon Of New York. he
IMPRESSED he sheriff with the mad
visibility Of such liberty for the pris-
oner and Thaw returned, disappoint-
ed to his room.
On Monday neext he was to have
been produced before the Kings
bench In Montreal on a writ OF ha-
beas corpus. This was rudely upset
hy his election from the Dominion
under orders from the Minister Of
Justice but the writ will come up for
argument never the less.
II was s9id today that some Of
Thaws Canadian adherents were
planning to spirit him away TO Mon
treal II possible in the hope that the
writ would be sustained. Failing In
this. so the story ran, they purposed
TO put him aboard yacht and even
tually get him to Penna.
Thaws lawyers, one and all. denied
knowledge Of any such plan and re-
pudiated any intention OF resorting to
"strDnr arm" work. Mr.. Jerome on
his side said he was lust as anxious
10 avoid anything irregular in CON
rection with New York states endea-
vor. Thaw himself, it is understood
has refused two offers TO aid him I'm
another break for liberty. Apparent
he got more than enough liberty of
that kind in his wild ride on Wednes-
day and he places his hope in the
courts II was reported that he was
ngain trying to dominate his lawye-
'Thls they denied. Ex-Governor VII
liam A. stone Of Pennsylvania, came
TODAY personally TO represent the
Thaw family and with his coming the
lawyers here. unused to Thaws ways
and moods seemed TO breathe easier
View Scene Of Fight.
CONCORD. Sept t2-Harry X.
Thaw will make his fight for liberty
ir this city. Governor Felker Will
grant hearing some day next week
probably Wednesday. on the demand
of acting governor Glynn OF New
York that Thaw be extriditer.
IL.