The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-23
Turned Over to His Nemesis
Jerome in Concord
Today
WILL LEAVE THERE
ON AFTERNOON TRAIN
Prisoner Retains Cheerful Manner in
Spite of outlook Elderly Woman At
tempted to Kiss Him as He Entered
Court.

CONCORD, \. H., Jan. 23.-Harry X.
|Thaw was returned to the custody of New
York state officials today. The formalities
which made effective more than 16 months
OF legal effort by the New York authori-
ties occupied less than five minutes.
Today's proceedings consisted merely Of
the presentation of the mandate of the
United States supreme court ordering the
reversal Of the decision OF Federal Judge
Aidrich to grant habeas corpus to the fugl-
tive, the reading Of an order by Judge Al
drich withdrawing the habeas corpus writ
and dissolving the injunction against Gov.
ernor Fekels order for extradition and
| the service on Thaw Of the New 1ork war
rant for his arrest as a fugitive from jus
| tice together with the extradition order.
! In less than five minutes Thaw's legal
status underwent three changes. He came
| into court as a federal prisoner by the or
/ der of the court he was transferred to New
| Hampshire jurisdiction, and upon service
of the warrant and extradition order he
was surrendered to the custody of Sheriff
| Hornbeck OF Dutchess county, y. \.
Thaw appeared unconcerned during the
court proceedings He chatted Cenially
with Holman Drew, his custodian for the
past IL months, and bowed and smiled
greetings to Sheriff Hornbecb and to Ber-
nard Jacobs, an attorney of Lancaster,
who has been the resident legal represen-
tatNe Of New York since its legal machiu-
cry To return the fugitive to that state was
set In operation. Throughout the forenoon
Thaws smile which has won him many
friends III New Hampshire, never forsook
him and he was kept busy shaking hands
with friends and sympathizers
When he alighted from the train from
Manchester this morning he was greeted
hy small band of handshakers. He was
accompanied by his custodian, Sheriff
Drew, and Clark d. Stevens, Concord
policeman, Norman j. Fitzsimmons, a
private detective and party of newspaper
men. Thaw and his attendants were taken
Immediately by automobile to the federal
court where another crowd of sympathiz.
crs had gathered about the entrance
Greetings We're shouted to the prisoner
and one elderly woman tried to kiss him
He entered the court house smiling and
bowing.
The court room was crowded. Every
seat was occupied, as Well as all the
standing room. The opening of court was
delayed nearly half an hour after Thaw
! arrival by the absence Of William T. Je
rome, Special Deputy Attorney Genera
Franklin Kennedy, Sheriff Hornbeck anc
5 Capt. John Lanyon, a detective of New
York, and Mr.. Jacobs When Mr.. Jerome
and party entered there was no sign of rec
ognition between the prisoner and Mr.
Jerome, although Thaw had a cheely
greeting for Jacobs and Hornbeek.
Court opened at Ii 40 with Judge Al
drleh on the bench. Although New, Yorl
state had three legal representatives pres
ent Thaw was unattended by counsel. Mr.
Jerome began proceedings by presentin;
the mandate, after which the clerk reas
S Judge Aldrich's order Upon completion
Of proceedings, attended by Drew but il
custody of sheriff Hornbeck and Capt
Lanyon, Thaw was taken from the cour
room to a hotel nearby. As he marche,
tdown the sidewalk with his custodian h
). was the target for cameras and moving
t picture machines. Within five minute
: after reaching the hotel Thaw was seate
h before an open fire, his face wreathed i
i smiles and talking in a friendly manne
d with Sheriff Hornbcck Mr.. jerome an
the sheriff arranged to depart for Ne,
0 York on the train leaving here at -
Il pm. for Boston.