The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
Federal Government As
sumes Joint Guardian
ship of the Fugitive
WILL BE TAKEN TO
LITTLETON TODAY
In Hearing Before Judge Aldrich To-
day, Thaw's Attorneys VIII Seek
TO Have Habeas Corpus
Writ Continued

| Colebrook y. H.. September 15.-The iu-
dieal branch of the United States gov
ernment assumed Joint guardianship of
Harry X. Thaw tonight. BY virtue Of
a writ OF habeas corpus issued at Concord
Saturday, United States Marshal e. P.
Mute became one OF the Matteawan fugi-
tive's eustodans and tomorrow morning
Thaw will be taken to Iittieton N. H..
and produced before Judge Edgar Aldrieh
in the United States district court Tie
writ was obtained by Thaw's lawyers
as weapon against William rravers
Jerome in case Jerome should essay forei-
| bly, to get Thaw across the New York
border. Before the federal court tomor-
row they will seek to have the writ CON
tinued to safeguard their client. should
Governor Feiker lind against Thaw in the
extradition hearing to be held at Concord
probably on Wednesday
Will Fight Continuance of Writ
Jerome will oppose the continuance of
the writ and insist on an Immediate hear
ing, even though there is a possibility
that Thaw may be released from custody.
jerome believes Thaw's counsel would
make no attempt to get their client out
| of the state under the circumstances and
that Thaw would Immediately be arrested
and brought before the governor as ar
| ranged. Both factions planned tonight 10
| leave Colebrook for Litteton over the
Maine Central railroad at 61S o'clock to-
morrow morning. The distance is about
"A miles and the train if on time should
reach there about $50. Thaw tonight was
eagerly anticipating the trip to Littleton
1t is the first time with the exception of
bankruptcy proceedings at Pittsburg that
| his case has ever been in the federal
courts and the sovereign power of Uncle
Sam gave him sense of security against
kidnapping.
Marshal Mute reached Colebrook shortly
after o'clock this afternoon. The writ
he bore was directed against Holman
Drew. sheriff Of Coos county or any
IetheR custodian of Thaw. Bnt because
the sheriff was temporarily absent, lrav-
| ing gone to his home in Berlin for the
| afternoon. the marshal refraned from
serving the writ and handed 1t to the
sheriff in person his return here to-
night.
! Man Who Arrested Jerome Held
| Thaw spent an uneyentful day. Only
| once dlu he ledVe MS MOTEL and that was
| to get shaved He heard with interest To-
night that John Andrews, the Coaticook
| constable who arrested Jerome on the
| charge of gambling, of which he subsc-
| quently was exonerated, had run afouI
| of the United States immigration law.
| Tonight Andrews was held here in the
custody of Charles Kelley, Colebrook's
chief of police, pending the arrival of
George r. Allen, United States immi-
| grafton inspector stationed at Island
Pond, VT Allen telephoned that he had
warrant for the arrest of Andrews.
charging him with assisting a pauper
woman to enter this country in violation
of the immigration laws
Andrews said tonight that he was a
liyoryman, native of New Hampshire
although he had lived in Coaticook for
nearly 20 years, and knew nothing of the
charge against hi1o
John Lanyon. private detective who
has been acting as Jerome's aide. caused
Andrews to be detained. He had talked
with Inspector Allen yesterday he said,
mentioning casually that Andrews was the
man who arrested Jerome In Coatlcook.
why, ! have a warrant for that man
on another charge" .he 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 Coatieook
that Andrews his captor. was wanted in
the United States for alleged violation
of the immigration laws. but that ne
(Jerome) had had no part in the arrest
today. Thaw. Indignant. chara cterized
the whole affair as piece of spite work.
Andrews was taken to Canaan. VT, late
tonight and will be arraigned before a
United States commissioner tomorrow.
II can't be too emphatic, said Inspec
tor Allen. "in saying that this mans Of
fense was committed and that he was in
dicted prior to the present Thaw case