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ANOTHER TANGLE IN HARRY THAW'S CASE ATTORNEYS HAVE WITHDRAWS HABEAS COAPCS WRIT. Sext More Is Up To Those Desiring Deportation of Matteawan Fugitive. ! Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 26.?Har- j ry K. Tnaw's Canadian attorneys late today withdrew the writ of habeas corpus obtained last week in his behalf and the fugitive from Matteawan will not be arraigned in the superior court tomorrow morning as had-been expected. The withdrawal of the writ may prolong the proceeding;; indefinitely. Rumors had been heard all day that the writ might be withdrawn, ^ ? ? i r? rr + OUI 11 Was QUI liiiUi liijs cvcurng tuac the notice was filed with the clerk of the court. At the same time a telegram was sent to Judge Arthur Clobensky at Montreal, who granted the writ, that such was counsel's desire. He was due here tomorrow to hear arguments on the application. The next move in the Thaw case now is distinctly up to those desiring his deportation. Under the present commitment he migat remain in the Sherbrooke jail indefinitely, electing | to have a hearing before a district I magistrate, or demanding a jury trial before the King's bench criminal side, which does not sit until October. Briefly, Thaw's lawyers have decided to let him pace his cell, meanwhile perfecting pla^is to defeat attempts to put him across the Canadian border. Puzzles Jerome and Conger. "It is beyond me,'' said William Travers Jerome. "The fine points of Canadian law involved are such that I would not feel justified in even guessing at the outcome. "We 'hope to get him in the end, but. this tangle must be straightened out first." District Attorney Conger, of Dutchess county, New York, was equally puzzled and reticent. "If Mr. Jerome can't solve the muddle certt inly 1 can't," he said. Further to complicate matters counsel representing the State of New York are not sure that the commitment under which Thaw has chos en to remain in jail on the charge of violating any of the Dominion's laws is that of being a "fugitive from the i Mattea^an penitentiary, where he was confined on a criminal charge for life." Hector Verret, K. C., representing ; New York State, said tonight that he . regarded the withdrawal-of the writ! on Thaw's behalf as tacit admission ; by his lawyers that the commitment was legal and did contain a charge on which Thaw could be brought into court. "We might get out another commitment and charge some other offence," he added. "We could bring * him into court on that surely. There ? ^'11 T*f ivV? ^ 4?/V bun nuuiu i truxaxii -ljucvw s nguL lu -choose trial either at once or before the King's bench in "October." Hopes Were Blasted. Mr. Jerome and District Attorney Conger were at dinner when Thaw's counsel made known their decision. They had been hoping, like others drawn hitherto by duty, that tomorrow would see a sweeping away of j some of the legal cobwebs and the be-1 ginning of a fight in the open, prefacing a hearing before the immigration authorities, and Thaw's probable deportation to Vermont. * T'Viott?'o lonrrore hr T V j 1 UO'VY O la " J V/i uvuuvu MJ v. * I Greenshields, K. C., of 'Montreal, j were grimly jubilant. They had con- j ferred all afternoon before reaching i a decision and were mightily pleased at the apparent enigma they have created for the opposition. Thaw himself could not have been seen in view of a new rule of the sheriff barring interviewers, except when accompanied by one of Thaw's counsel; but that he was consulted before any action was taken was as- ! sured by the fact that his signature, I with :hat of his attorney of record, W. L. Shurtleff, was mgncd to the application. Though declining to express an opinion on what will happen in the Thaw case next, Mr. Jerome took the hitch in the proceedings philosophi eallv. He was asked if he had anything of particular interest to say to Americans with reference to the Thaw case, now that he was on the ground and -had learned something of the Canadian attitude toward Stanford White's slayer. Thaw >~ot Persecuted. "Xo, but I have something to say to the people or canaaa, ne exclaimed. "Thev seem to regard this man i as a martyr. No one is persecuting him! no one wants him. "New York State is trying to get Thaw back, not because New York wants Thaw, but because of the bad effects his freedom would have on: he people. If Thaw was allowed'tc remain free everyone would say, "Ha, ha, the Canadians freed him." We hear the remark, "A rich man can do anything, but what chance has a poor mar got?'' "Thaw 'being ailowed to go free would have a damaging effect on the whole country. Thaw free would be nr?1_ . i X a menace, max is way .\ew iur& State wants Thaw. "I have with me documents which show that he is one of two things? either an insane man and so undesirable, or a sane man of a type even more undesirable. "What does New York State want with such a man? Canada might keep him and welcome, were it not for the fact that it is New York's duty to get him back. The doors of Matteawan would have been thrown rnv*?!> ??% a/\ "K /-? a Vr\ttt upeii. IU JL 11 aw lUUg SlUCC uau - > c r? | York c facial right to do that There | would have been no pursuit of him. But -he must be taken back." Questions of treaty violations and future cc.ntmgfriicios suggested, should Thaw be deported, faded into the background when the news went abroad that tomorrow's court hearing was of: However, no n.ntter when the case does come into court, the prediction still is that should the immigration authorities deport Thaw, Vermont will be the State and Horton Mills the Doint at which he will be sent across the- border. There would then remain to be fought out the question of extradition from Vermont to New York. A Stmeingr Rebuke. Lancaster News. That was a stinging rebuke Senator James gave Senator Bristow for; criticising Mr. Bryan for lecturing. He said that before Mr. Bryan w<,nt into the cabinet Republicans predicted that he would ruin the country if he ever got into office. Now that he is in ornce tny criticise mm ror j leaving Washington for a few days.! A Senator?Forgotten. Andrson Mail, 23rd. . "Inquirer" writing from Brookline , Mass., to the Charleston News and Courier, propounds this inquiry: "John Hunter was a representative from South Carolina in the 3d congress (1793-1795,) and was a United ; States senator from South Carolina in the latter part of the 4th congress j. (1795-1797.) When and where was he ! ( born, and when and where did he die? Of what town was he a resident at ; the time of his terms of service in , congress?" If we mistake not, John Hunter WttS a Ui JL^aui^JLLO v-uuuc; ? C4.JLAV4 for him was named Hunter township. He was the head of a thrifty family, . and among the descendants or kin is the wife of Mr. H. H. Evans, of New- ( berry. ' The Newberry papers might find it an interesting study to preesnt a .. sketch of life of Senator John Hun- j. ter. I. D^ath of Former Se^vberry Lady in , Columbia Mrs. Ann McGraw Milligan, widow j of the late Wm. Milligan, formerly of j Newberry, but later of Helena, died j at her home in' Columbia on Saturday j afternoon at five o'clock, after an ill- ] ness of three weeks of paralysis, at j the age of 76 years. Her body was ' brought to Newberry on the 2.52 Southern train on Sunday afternoon and laid to rest in Roseinont cemetery, being conveyed to Che cemetery immediately upon arrival of the train, the service conducted by Mrs. Milligan's pastor, the Rev. J. A. Campbell, of the Methodist church. Mrs. Milligan was a sister of the late Benjamin F. McGraw, a former prosperous and leading citizen of Newberry county. She was a good woman and had many friends who were attracted to her and really attacnea to nor Decause of 'her generous rature. We sympathize with those who mourn the loss they have sustained. Hopeful and Cheering. The State, 26th. John F. Livingston, vice president and general manager ol the Columbia. Newberry & Laurens railroad, returned to Columbia yesterday from ail inspection tour. The crops, 'he | says, along his line are as good as he has ever seen produced, both cotton and corn. He is greatly pleased with the prospects for a winter of heavy freight shipments, and says that business is now beginning to pick up. Melons Are Getting Cheap. Anderson Mail, 22nd. During the past few days the local market had been overrun with watermelons and the prices, which kept up s,o well this year, have broken to such an extent that a good, big, juicy melon can now be bought for 5 and 10 cen's. It is said that the crop this year was unusually good, and that more melons were made to the ground planted than in some years past. McWhorter-Scott. The Observer. Mr. Jno. W. Scott, of -Whitmire, went over to Greenwood on "Wednesi day, where he was married to Miss Annie McWaorter in the afternoon. He went through the country b^* auto, accompanied by his son, Mr. W. C. Scott, and returned home the same afterno?on. Mr. Scott is one of the leading farmers of Cromer tQwnship, living not far from wmtmire. me Driue is a former teacher of the Trilby school, near Whitmire, and is from Abbeville county. Both have many friends, who extend congratulations and good wishes. ASKED POSTPONEMENT. President Huerta Requested President Wilson to Delay Message to Congress. Washington, Aug. 26.?The dilatory attitude of the Huerta government today gave administration officials hope that concessions might be made to the American proposals for peace in Mexico, but indications pointed to a miai c 11 uin5 kjl iicsuuaciuii?> LUiilUlrow when President Wilson is scheduled to read his message to both houses of congress. He will define the policy which he thinks the United States shculd pursue toward its Southern neighbor. A 24-hour postponement of the presentation of the message which wrs to have been read today was agreed to after a joint request by Frederico Gamboa, Mexican foreign minister, and John Lind. It followed repeated efforts on the part of the Huerta officials to have the reading of the document deferred inde imumy. Mr. Lind left thn Mexican capital early today for Vera Cruz. Other /reposals. Mr. Lind has made certain supplementary suggestions to Senor Gamboa, constituting no departure from the fundamentals of the American note. The original proposals were announced as follows: 1. Cessation of hostilities and a definite armistice. 2. An early and free election. 9 TJTs\-m+ rv 4 r\ V\i ***/ ! V* i -iv* c n 1 f r\ nf +a i O. JLJLUCi la tu UiilU H1.LJUUDCAI. LL\JL LU be a candidate. 4. Agreement by all parties to abide by the results of the election. Mr. Lind iniormed Senor Gamboa that he would stop in Vera Cruz and could be reached there in case tnere should be any reply to his last suggestions. r or several days Senor liam'ooa and Mr. Lind have been fencing. Officials deny that Mr. Lind had gone to Vera Cruz to avoid any embarrassment in the Mexican capital following the publication there of President Wilson's message. It was said that Mr. Lind, having virtually 1 -- -i - -i i- - ? _ _ j ~ i:oiiciuueti ins jxiissiull, vveuu lu vcia. Cruz chiefly to impress upon the Mexican administration that tomorrow noor. positively was the last moment th<; United States would wait before proclaiming to the wotld the position it has taken towards the Huerta government. The Big Feature. Discussion today centred chiefly on the absence of any demand for the immediate retirement of Huerta, which generally had been supposed as part of the American note. It was suggested by officials, however, that this government could not logically call upon Huerta to resign a post which it never Recognized him as legally holding. So far as the United States is concerned, Huerta is not the constitu tionally chosen provisional president j of Mexico because of the irregulari-} ties attending his assumption of office. The Washington government's insistence that Huerta eliminate himself from the presidential race if an election is held is based on his own promise contained in official reports that he would not be a candidate. While administration officials regret they were unsuccessful in bringing things to a definite point through the Lind negotiations, information, official and unofficial, indicates to thorr that the Huerta eovernment can not last much longer. Iluerta Will Fall. With foreign governments support? ing the American policy, there is little hope, according to the official view here, for the Huerta government to obtain any funds abroad to pay its army or meet running expenses. This was a day of keen and unusual tension in official circles. The postponement of the message reading with the possibility that an eleventh hour concession might be made, developed a general feeling of anxiety for news from the Mexican capital. The only messages from Mr. Lind received up to a late hour tonight merely reported his departure from Mexico City for Vera Cruz. President Wilson and his family attended a play, but the president kept in touch with the "W"hite House. Secretary Bryan spent the evening at his home and no announcements were made at any of the government departments. 1 J, * The Newb Capital Stoc "lihe Bank Tl fT YOURm You dc its safety, foi I the combine! the stronges county. Pul it's safe. 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