Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-24
lew YOrk's Position Upheld at
Neutrality-suspicious. Aldrich
of New Hampshire Reversed
in Unanimous Opinion.
SAM Y QUESTION PASSED
ill Be Left for Lower Courts
to Decide-Much Legal Con-
trOversy There Is FOreseen-
Law Battle against Return to
Matteawan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. H.--The fight of the
te of New York to extradite Harry X.
aw from New Hampshire was upheld
day by the supreme court in an unanl-
us opinion, reversing Judge Aldrlch OF
federal district court Of New llamp-
he. Justice Holmes. speaking for the
brt declared the case was too clear
lengthy argument" and with few
rds swept aside as irrelevant all con-
tions Of ThaW's counsel.
Conspiracy TO escape from Matteawan
hne asylum, to which he was commit
after killing Stanford White in 1906,
the charge on which Thaw stands In
ed in New York. on this indictment,
e he is again In the hands of the New
TX authorities. will begin anew his
tie against being returned to Mattea-
h. Just what line of action then may
was not known here tonight PHI
der c. Knox, who conducted Thaws
before the supreme court, had moth
to say, though 1t has been intimated
ordering of extradltion would be BY
means the end of the fight.
TO SET ASIDE DECREE.
fter thirty days, unless counsel for
h sides Join in asking for action
Her, the supreme court will issue a
ndate to Judge Aldrich to set aside
decree in habcas corpus proceedings,
cring Thaws release by the New
mpshire authorities who were holding
for extradition under the governor s
er. This will cause Thaw, now at
Erty under guard of federal court
todan, to be turned over to the State
New Hampshire and pave the way for
immediate extradition to New York.
brief Thaws counsel sought his
hdom on the ground that the indict-
ut against him charged no crime; that
he was insane, as the New York au-
rites contend, in placing him in the
lum, he could not he guilty of the
ne Of conspiracy for which his ex-
hilton was sought,
SANITY VS.. INSANITY.
he supreme court held in effect that
question of the prisoners sanity OF
unity was one which should be passed
IN by the New York State courts
an extraditable crime was charged
the only question before the suprem,
TT was the legality Of the eXtraditior
b prisoner so charged.
egal authorities who have followed
case predicted to-day that a wild
be was insane, as the eNw York au
n the New York courts We're reached
this connection, 1t was recalled tina
ing the argument recently, Chief Jus
White intimated the immediate i'm
comment Of Thaw in Matteawan with
trying him on the conspiracy In
ment might give rise to anothe
(eas corpus proceeding in the fedora
TT.
WILL TRY TO GET THAW.
bany. y. y. Dec 2l.-As soon as tn
ted States supreme court issues it
ldate to Judge Aldrich of the United
ties district court of New Hampshire
set aside his decree in the habea
bus proceedings brought by attorney
Harry K. Thaw and he is turned
to the New Hampshire OFFICER j
York State will renew It's effort t
& Thaw back into it's Jurisdiction
prney-General James A Parsons s,
ounced here tonight
he position Of the State in the Thav
has not changed" Mr.. Parsons
ement says. "and after the decision
the United States supreme court 1
ered steps will be taken to brin
back
the mandate of the supreme cour
lot issued until thirty days from tn
of handing down the decision, Fig
e. Woodbury., who becomes attor
general January /, will have charg
he case.
"THAW is SANE"
ttsburg, Pa. Dec, 21-"I EN- No
eve it," exclaimed Mrs, Willial
w, mother of Harry X. Thaw, whe
rmed of the decision of the Unite
les supreme court to-day. When a.
I'D that the court had ordered Thaw
adition to New York. Mrs, Tina
ed her son at Manchester, n. II
the long distance telephone. She d.
ed the fight had not ended
lillian A. Stone, former governor (
nsylVania, and one of Thaw's Law
said he had expected a differei
sion.
his is the end; Thaw is sane
ed the former governor.