The Washington times., 1917-01-13
MRS. THAW TO FIGHT
FOR SONS FREEDOM
Millionaire May Be Sent to
Pennsylvania Sanatorium
to Save Him.
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Harry. Thaw himself was in q stupor
at st. Mary's Hospital.
Loss OF blood and the reaction from
the two days debauch which preceded
his efforts to kill himself In Q West
Philadelphia rooming house made him
weak yesterday. He t1lked only
when spoken to. and then his answers
were monosyllables.
Guarded NJ Six Detectives.
He is being guarded by six detec-
tives, who work IN eight-hour shifts.
keeping an eye on the bed in the
three-room apartment in which the
hospital had placed him.
He didn't know he was under ar
rest, DR.. Elwood r. Kirby, the physi-
clan who IL In charge OF his case, an
nounced. Most of the day he slept.
Dr. Kirby believes that Thaw did not
take any poison. II was at first feared
that he had. because a poison tablet
was found In his clothes. DR.. Kirby
says there are no signs that Thaw had
taken poison
All Clothing Renewed.
Every stitch Of clothing that Thaw
had on has been taken away from him.
and a uniformed patrolman watches
outside the hospital, In addition to the
two detectives constantly In his apart
ment-
Three letters came TO the hospital for
Thaw yesterday. One. q special delivery,
was from "A Shortel. Mills Theater,
Cleveland, Ohio" Another special de-
livery was from Gettysburg, Pa, and
- aNAkN
came from Baltimore. These lay un-
opened at Thaw's elbow. although de-
tectives examined them to see that there
was no poison in them. ~
Ne One AIswed In.
No one Is allowed to visit the Thaw
apartments except the detectives,
physicians and nurses and the sisters
at the hospital Three men, believed
to have beA DR.. Walter Riddell, Frank
Johnston and q detective, called late IN
the afternoon, but did not. have Il
chance to talk to the patient
Oliver A. Brewer, the Pittsburgh
salesman who was arrested here Tues
day night and Is now held on an In
dictment in New York charging him
with conspiring with Thaw to kidnap
yoOg Gump. was held by Magistrate
Mecleary in city hall to await requisi
tion papers from New York.
Ready to Co Back.
Henry ]. Scott, on Brewers behalf.
said his client would go back without
extradition. Assistant District Attor
ney Taulane opposed this. He said 1t
was Illegal to take a man out OF the
State without proper process, and If
extraditIon proceedings were dropped
1t was not certain Brewer would 80
back.
Assistant District Attorney Black.
who came here yesterday from the Of
fee OF District Attorney Swami, in
New York, told Magistrate Mecleary
that he would not consent to any ac-
ton except that Brewer be held with
out bail"
Fight for Release Of Brewer.
After Mr.. Scott found Brewer held.
he went before Judge Patterson to
start habeas corpus proceedings to
release Brewer until he is taken to
New York, Judge Patterson was pre-
vented from giving an immediate
hearing because OF the objection OF
Assistant District Attorney Taulane
to waving the forty-eight-hour no.
tice his office Is entitled to. Judge
Patterson then hxed I o'clock Nom
day afternoon as the time for hear
ing the habeas corpus proceedings.
In New York requisition papers for
Brewer were Immediately prepared
and hurried to Governor Whitman.
who was in New York, and a deputy
from the district attorneys office
started for Harrisburg to get Gov
ernor Brumbaugh's signature. This
was done to get the requisition pa
pers served on Brewer before the
hearing on Monday.