The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
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THAN ASSURED
WILL BE ABLE TO GO
TON. Y. IN TWO WEEKS
Brewer Held as Accomplice
Without Bail--Thaw Will
Return to New York.

| PHILADELPHIA. Jan. i2-Plans
= for the removal To New York OF Harry
*. Thaw who yesterday attempted 10
commit suicide in Wsst Philadelphia
rs he was ahQu; To be surrendered 10
the New York authorities on charges
of kidnapping and assaulting Frcdef-
ick Gump. ir.. cf Kansas City. as soon
;lS he is able 10 leave The hospital
were discussed at 4 conference late
today between counsel for Oliver y.
! Brewer and representatives Of the
Thaw interests in this city and Pitts
= burgh. At the conclusion uf the con-
ference ii We announced that no "t'
forts to prevent his removal 40 New
York are likely to be made.
/ Brewer. who was arrested here i'm.
der the name Of O'Byrnes and who is
under indictment in connection With
, the Gump charges. was Today held
without bail to await reQuisition pa.
pers that will remove him Ia New
: York. \ representative of the New
: York district attorneys office was eX-
pected TO reach here from Harrisburg
late tonight or early tomorrow Will
. the necessary papers.
! BrOwer's hearing was brief. Assist
ant District Attorney BLACK. o. New
York informed bhr magistrate that me
crime with which Rruwer was cCNEect-
ed w9S a particularly serious Gna and
asked that he be- held in custody until
the arrival Of reQiiSitlOl papers. Hen
ry Scott, counsel for Hrower. said ihat
his client had nothing To do with the
crime charged against Thaw. He con-
tended that Thaw was reall? the only
man wanted anu a. he is now in Gus
tody there was no reason for holding
Brewer. He said that Brewer was Il
business friend If Thaw's in Pitts
burgh and that the Papers bearing Oil
the Gunp case which were ;nund in
Brewers possession had been given
him BY Thaw and that he had 40
! knowledge Of their contents.
i Ask Habeas Corpus Writ
| After bail was refused Brewer. his
counsel made application for a writ
-of habeaS corpus and the court ilNeu
Monday afternoon as the time Tor
hearing argument on Nhe application.
prior to that lime. however. would
nulltfy the habeas corpus proceed
! ings, according 10 Assistant District
i Attorney Taulane. Mr.. raulane adj
ded that Brewer undoubtedly would
! be turned over to the New York au-
thorities Immediately upon the arrlv-
al of the requisition. Meanwhile
Brewer is locked up in the county
prison.
J Thaw's condition was reported to-
night as good" and unless compli-
cations arise his physicians say he
will be able to leave the hospital
! within two weeks. DR.. Elwood K.
+, Kirbey, OF this city who was sum-
! moned by the family 10 attend him.
! said the fear that Thaw had swai-
| lowed slow poison tablets. several OF
which we're found in his pockets. had
! been allayed. He said that his pa
| tient had shown none Of the early
; symptoms OF the poison and that ne
/ felt sure he. had taken none Of the
tablets. Dr.. Kirbey said it pronaoly
would be IS hours before Thaw
would be able TO talk or make any
! statement. He is only able 10 eat
! liuuld foods said the doctor. and
these are given him through FEEDER
He does not know he is under ar
; rest"
New York detectives went to the
hospital today to talk with Thaw OUT
! the physicians would not permit MIN
to be disturbed, The patient. who oc-
cupies a private suite Of two rooms
is under the surveillance Of six de-
receives who are working in two houf
shifts. 4 fugitive warrant based on
the Gump charges is ready, 10 De
served and every precautlon has oeen
taken to prevent Thaw from DONG
himself further harm.