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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
4
Thaw's lawyers led by J N Greenshields press for habeas corpus as immigration steps toward deportation to Vermont loom. Governor Stone and allied lawyers gather funds and plan strategy while Thaw awaits Canadian court action and possible extradition, with Roger O Mara and other figures visiting the jail.
The article describes Clarence Darrow’s client Clarence Thaw pacing and writing in his cell. He alternates between scribbling lines and gazing from a barred window at Sherbrooke’s cityscape and the St. Francis River as dusk falls.
Harry K. Thaw, reconciled with Canadian lawyers, plans a Wednesday Superior Court arraignment on a writ of habeas corpus. He says he fears no outcome, having faced the death chair twice, while William Travers Jerome’s arrival in New York case remains unsettled.
Aviator C Merwin Wood, who had flown from New York to Washington and demonstrated his monoplane before army officers at Fort Myer Virginia, began a 40 mile leg to Baltimore but had to descend at Laurel Maryland due to engine trouble.
Patrolman George H. Kelly and his wife were assaulted while trying to quell a rowdy crowd at the Forest Hills Elevated station. Kelly suffered a broken nose. Later that night Reserve Officer Kurtz arrested Frank H. Emery for drunkenness. Kelly identified Emery as one of the attackers.
Boniface Nowak 35 of 1500 Hyde Park Avenue slipped under a car while alighting on Hyde Park Avenue last evening and had his left arm amputated. He was transported to Hyde Park General Hospital.
Harry K Thaw continues his self imposed work from a Sherbrooke jail cell writing pages and notes as his new counsel visits. He bites his nails and paces the cell while the warden notes his increasing nervousness and altered appearance. A brief glimpse of humanity comes from a smiling baby seen at the window, but Thaw returns to his task with a hunted look.
Born in St John New Brunswick he became a lawyer and politician and was a pioneer in agitating the cause of labor in the Dominion.
Walter A. Stenstrum of Brooklyn reports using Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment to clear pimples on his face within a month. He notes lasting results and no recurrence, and states Resinol also stops itching and aids eczema and other skin conditions. Trial information and product availability are provided.
In Sherbrooke Quebec former Governor Stone signals the Thaw case in Canada will endure beyond this week possibly involving appeals under Canada’s new immigration act. An attorney adds to the hint by inviting questions after snow flies, reinforcing the expectation of a lengthy legal fight.
Sherbrooke August 24 Mitchell Thompson driver of the great black touring car used in the Thaw escape will not talk. Thaw lawyers scored a point against New York State officers and sealed the chauffeur's lips.
Counsel for Harry Thaw reports he has promised to keep silent about a startling confession. Thaw claims he was only a tool in the escape plan and that his employer orchestrated the entire deal. The employers name is known to Thaw’s lawyers but not disclosed to investigators.
Viscount Richard Burdon Haldane lord high chancellor of Britain will tour the United States and Canada during a five day visit. He will inspect West Point attend banquets in New York and Montreal headline the American Bar Association address at Montreal and accept an honorary degree from McGill University.
Engine 40 responding to a fire swerved from Chelsea street into Gore street and rammed a pole through a plate glass window at Angelo Davino’s store. The collision shattered a glass showcase and caused about $100 in damage.
Promoter W A Varney of Lynn Massachusetts declares Var-nesis is a vegetable remedy with no salicylates or common drugs. He says it targets stomach issues and rheumatic neuritis, urging readers to meet at Riker Jaynes drug store Hanover corner Washington Street for demonstrations during the last week at that location.
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