New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
Given Over to New York
Officials by 2-Minute
Court Action.
BIG CROWDS CHEER
FOR PRISONER
Quits Boston After Delay
at A. M.-JerOme
Fears Trick.
TFlon ser Corr,poolen' y ne TrIbunc

. Tor New Orh. lie VIII teach that
city in time to take breakfast in the
Tombs. His train will arrive in the
Grand Central Station at 7:lO. In the
party were William Trsvcrs Jerome,
Franklin Kennedy. Assistant Attorney
General. and several detectives.
Yesterday afternoon he was brought
to Boston from Concord. y. H.. vnere
he had been turned over to officers
who came from New York State TO get
him They boarded the train with him
this morning. and will not leave him
until the Tomos door shuts on him
again.
Legal ceremonies which placed Thsw
in tho hands OF Jerome and his staff
took icss than two minutes from the
time the court crier announced the
convenirg Of the court until Judge
Aldrich. in Concord. left the court
room. Less than one minute OF tnese
two was taken up by the actual pro
ceedings
!, was all 60 easy. the way in which
his man. who has Tor seventeen
months resisted all efforts to get him
back into New York. fell into the hands
of New York's representatives.
Ruse Feared by Jerome.
Il was so easy. in fact. that it had
Mr. jerome guessing as TO what craft
on inc part Of Thaw's lawyers might
be behind this seeming complete absn-
donneu; Of the fight He especially
noticed that not one Of the herd of
lawyers, whom the Thaw millions has
KEEP. constantly on the hop, skip and
jump in the campaign to defeat JUS
;ice wss in The court.
Tbsw stood there in court yesterday
absolutely alone. The only friends he had
we're mis- custodians, Sheriff Drew and
DEPUTY Sheriff Stevens, and his sym
pathizers in the audience. But never a
lawyer was there to guard his inter
ests.
The nearest approach to . repre-
sentative he had was Norman j. Fitz-
simmons. a private detective sent to
keen an eye on Thsw by John b.
Stanchfeld, the latest accession to his
legal corps. But Fitzsimmons took TO
part in the proceedings.
The absence of Thaw lawyers was so
obvious that Mr. jerome commented on
Il several times.
Thaw in Quick Shift Act.
During the fifty or sixty seconds that
Thaw was actually before the bar OF
the court he was in three different
kinds of custody. When he stood up a.
the call Of his name he was in custody
of Holman Drew as a United States
officer: then he passed 90 Mr.. Drew as
an officer of the State of New Hamp-
shire when the clause IN the courts
decision was read dismisslng the writ
of habeas corpus: and finally he passed
into the hands of Sheriff Hornbeck as
New York State officer when the
clause i'm the ruling vas read ordering
that former Governor Felker's warrant
Of cxtradition giving him back to New
York be executed.
Reading OF these clauses, compris
ing not more than 500 words, were
practically the only words spoken.
When Judge Aldrich took his seat Mr..
Jerome. in about six or a dozen words,
as cd that the mandate OF the Supreme
Court reversing Judge Aldrich IN his
decision granting the writ OF habeas
corpus be filed.
Then Judge Aldrich handed 20 his
clerk. Burns Hodgman, typewriter
copy Of his own decision carrying out
the order of the mandate.
Sheriff Crippled by Case.
Read it haven't my glasses he
said. and Mr.. Hodgman read the brief
instrument which put Thsw rapidly
through his three custodianships. Both
the mon who were custodisns IN these
transactions were crippled. Sheriff
Drew. of Coos County, New Hsmp-
shire. was hobbling about painfully
with the assistance OF cane, victim
of rheumatic gout as result OF his
sedentary life during the months he
has sat around with his eyes cooked on
Thaw. .
Dutchess County, designated as the .
agent OF New York state TO receive
Thaw. carried his right arm IN a sing .
lie nrcke mis- wrist the other cay
clanking his automobile.
Thaw greeted his new keeper cordi'
ally. and left the court walking smi!-
inolv beside him as if off on a jaunt
with a friend. when il came 10 getting
out Of the building they had 70 pass
through a revolving door. After them
surged the crowd. and the revolving
door was soon so choked 1t would not
turn.
Sleuths Outdistan~ed.
Thsw had passed through already
La, Hornbeck and John Lanyon. prl- .
yate detective in Jerome's service, were
caught in the door. They could not
follow Thaw a. he smbled away down
the Sidewalk. Hornbeck laughed. but /
Ianvon began 70 leap and roar, pound .
ing the door frsntically and calling
loudly enough to be heard through tne
doors. Finally they were released ana
ran after Thaw.
Sheriff Drew was still on guard, Tor
ne was not going 10 let Ihaw pass OUT
OF his hands entirely. IL has been
stated that he has been receiving SO
dsy a. Thaw's keeper. and he marked
The ending OF these fat months ana the
beginning Of leaner ones by a llttle
dinner OF farewell 10 Inaw al the
Eagle Hotel IN Concord.
Al 2:SO o'clock in the afternoon the
from station 10 station
of the Roston & Maine on the way 70
Boston town began. At Concord there
was a great crowd 20 see Thaw of; a.
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