Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-24
jerome Arrives.

jerome Arrives.
William Travers Jerome, grim and
silent, arrived just before daylight,
deputized by the state of New York.
to obtain the surrender of Thaw as a
fugitive from justice. Whether he
would press the charge of criminal
conspiracy to escape from the insane
asylum at Matteawan in view of the
fact that the Duchess county grand
Jury has failed to report an indict-
mept against Thaw on these lines. was
not revealed before the hearing be.
& gan.
y Counsel for the fugitive maintained
4 their confident attitude that Governor
Felker would not grant the extradi-
ton of chance visitor whose only
Offence was that he had escaped from
a jurisdiction in which he had been
theld irresponsible. Disinterested coun
sci held that the case would go from
the Governor to the Federal courts
for final determination.
Thaw Up Early.
Thaw was UP early and had final
conference with his attorneys before
arriving at the Senate chamber. He
appeared to be further encouraged by
the presence of his mother, Mrs. Mary
copley Thaw, and his brother, Josiah,
who came here. last night, to give
him, as Mrs. Thaw said. "the support
of his mothers presence in his fight
to. keep away from the mad house"
A great crowd gathered outside the
capitol building an hour before the
proceedings began.
Mr.. Jerome was accompanied by
Franklin Kennedy, assistant attorney
general of the state of New York, and
they occupied berths in a through
sleeping car from New York City. Aft
err registering at the same hotel of
which Thaw has been a guest for the
past week, Messrs. Jerome and Ken
needy went directly to their rooms and
there remained until the breakfast
hour. Neithm bad any statement to
make as to Ir position In today's
hearing.
Thaw Arrives in Chamber.
Thaw was not brought into the cham
Der until l105, when he appeared. fol-
lowed by a dozen of his counsel They
were seated on the left of the cham
Der. near Mrs. Thaw and her maid and
son. Josiah. w T. Jerome and his as
sociate, Franklin Kennedy of New
YORK. and Bernard Jacobs of Lancas-
ter. were oh the right with an official
stenographer in the center.
Tbaw passed within foot of Jer-
ONE as he made mis- way to his seat,
but no sign of recognition was given
by either. Some of Thaw's counsel
however shook hands with Jerome.
The appearance in the chamber of
Governor Felker and his party was
delayed by the fact that Mrs. Felker
the Governors wife. was on train
which did not reach Concord until aft
er II O'Clock.
At ills, the Governor came IN, with
Mrs. Felker. and attended by Attorney
General James p futile and by the
members Of the executive council, &C.
companied by their wives Other state
officials occupied small gallery over.
looking the Senate chamber.
Judge Chase.
Judge Chase dweIt with special EN-
phasis upon the factfthat Thaw coul'
not be extradited simply as an insan
person.
H. further stated that in the cas-
of "A requested extradition for Grim
the petition. must be supported by evi
dence of crime. unless sufficient evi
dencc is introduced here to prove t
Your Excellency that Thaw actual,
has committed the crime of conspirac!
charged against him then you should
not ifsue this extradition process. "
Judge Chase stated that criminal in
tent is the essence of crime. Agains
criminal intent, insanity is complies
defence. Thaw took the life of man
but is regarded as innocent of tn
crime because his act was decided b,
q Jury to have been that of an insan
mind. He was thereafter confined il
Stiae asylum at Matteawan until the al
szfeeed act OF conspiracy took place.