The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
THAW PLANS NEW BATTLE FOR LIBERTY

Counsel May Try to Prove His
 Sanity Through New York
 State Indictment Charging
 Him With Copspiracy-Knox
 to Visit Client.
 Prisoner Enjoys His Restricted
 Liberty Under Usual Guard of Manchester Sheriff-New York Plans to Forestall De- lays in Return Of Prisoner.
 Manchester, N. H., Dec. 22- fHarry K. Thaw soon will make another fight to establish his sanity, in the opinion of several appropriateness who have fol- lowed his case with syInpathe- tic interest. The opportunity, they confidently expect, will be Iafforded when, in fulfilInent of yesterdays ruling by the United States supreme court, 1'haw is returned to New York state to answer the indictment charging conspiracy to escape from the insane asylum at Matteawan.
 7 The plans of the fugitive's counsel are closely guarded but it was intimated today that the efforts of the New York au-. | thorities to prove that Thaw was competent to commit an il-- legal act might be construed by the defensesto a point where. the evidence could be used to prove that he was perfectly sane. Thaw; it was said, was constantly in touch with his chief counsel, Former Secre- fary of State Philander 0. Knox, who was at his country home at Valley Forge, Pa., today
 Not Under Close Guard
 Thaw's secretary intirnated that MT Knox might come to Manchester and
 
 gardihg the next move of counsel might De known later.
 Thaw was enjoying today the same restricted liberty that has been his since he was placed in the custody of Sheriff Holman Drew, of Coos coun-. ty,f when Judge AIdrieh, of the United States district court stayed the extra dition order made by Governor Fe1ker pending a decision by the supreme tri- bunaI --s
 Sheriff Drew and a policeman hover ed about their charge in the home which he has occupied here since early in October. but their vigilance was no more marked than heretofore
 There was reason to believe, howev- er that the state of New York has taken precautions against any delay in obtaining possession of the prisoner when the order for his removal was decided. It is asserted by friends of Thaw that several detectives in the employ of New York state slipped in to town during the night and that their men have since kept a very close watch on the Thaw home
 Thaw himself appeared no more dis. turbed than he did when he ran into the arms of the New Hampshire off, cers after being thrust across the bor- der by the Canadian police. He was evidently in good spirits and joked with callers while the smile that has won him many friends here never fail- ed him. He was much pleased by a telephone message from his mother at Pittsburgh in which she assured him that the fight for. his liberty was by no means at an end.
 He refuses absolutely to talk about his case, however Despite the strain that he has been under since his es. cape from Matteawan a. year ago last August, Thaw appears in good health Fl has improved physically during his J TEFx If1far ~a-~-. the open and exercised regularly. He is allowed to go and come much as he pleases but always in the company Of the shertff
 New York, Dec. 22.-wdlIiam Travers when the legal machinery for the ex- tradition Of Harry K. Thaw from New Hampshire to this county would be put in motion but intimated that he expected Thawie attorneys to make use of all legal obstacles that could be devised to keep him out of the tolls of the NeW York law. Thaw7s law yers had nothing to say.
 Mir. Jerome indicated that he had reason to believe that Thaw's attor-N neys would start new habeas corpus proceedings in New Hampshire and that he feared it might be a. long time before Thaiw saw the inside of the Tombs prison, where it is planned to keep him pending his trial on the charge of conspiracy to escape from the Matteawan state. hospital for the criminal insane. It was pointed out to Mr Jerome today that once re- moved to the Tombs, T1law might be admitted to bail.
 .Tf he is admitted to ball. said MT Jerome, ''the superintendent of Mat teawan will immediately present a de- tafner under which Thaw will be talk en to Matteawan as an insane man, to awaiut his trial.
 eIf he is convicted | presume he will serve out such sentence as is inn posed upon him whereupon the detain- CT consisting of his original commit ment to Matteawan. having been filed