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Show HABEAS CORPUS WRIT IS SERVED II THESHEHIFF United States Marshal Becomes Be-comes One of Custodians of Thaw Until Released by Federal Court. CASE TO COME UP AT , LITTLETON TODAY Coaticook Constable Who Arrested Jerome for Gambling Gamb-ling Arrested by Immigration Immi-gration Inspector. COLBBROOK, N. II., Sept. 15. The Judicial branch of the United Ptate3 povernment asmimcd Joint guardianship of Harry Kendall Thaw tonight by vlrtuo of a writ of habeas corpus Issued at Concord Saturday. United States Marshal Mar-shal E. P. Nute became on of the Mat-tcawan Mat-tcawan fugitive's cii3todIann and tomorrow tomor-row morning Thaw will b taken to Littleton, Lit-tleton, N. TI and produced before Judge Edgar Aldrlch in the United States district dis-trict court. The writ was obtained by Thaw's lawyers law-yers as a weapon against William Trav-ora Trav-ora Jerome, In case Jerome should essay forcibly to got Thaw acrosn the New York border. Before tho federal court tomorrow they will scok to hai'e the writ continued to safeguard their client should Governor Folker find against Thaw In the extradition hearing to be held at Concord probably on Wednesday. Jerome Will Oppose. Jerome will oppose the continuance of the writ and Insist on an Immediate hoarlng, even though there Is a possibility possi-bility that Thaw may bo released from custody. Jerome believes Thaw's counsel coun-sel Would make no attempt to get their client out of the state under the circumstances cir-cumstances and that Thaw Immediately would be arrested and brought before tho governor aa arranged. Both factions planned tonight to leave Colebrook for Littleton tomorrow morning. morn-ing. Thaw was eagerly anticipating the trip to Littleton. It la tho first time, with the exception of bankruptcy proceedings pro-ceedings at Pittsburg, that his case has been In tho federal courts, and the sovereign sov-ereign power of Uncle Sam gave him a sense of security against kidnaping. Marshal N'uto reached Colebrook shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon. The writ ho bore waa directed against Hol-man Hol-man Drow, sheriff of Cooa county, or any other custodian of Thaw. But because be-cause the sheriff: was absent temporarily, having gono to his homo In Berlin for the afternoon, tho marshal refrained from serving the writ and handed It to the sheriff In person on Ills return here tonight. Thaw spent an uneventful day. Only once did he 'leave his hotel, and thut was to get shaved. Ho heard with In terest, tonight that John Andrews, the Coaticook constable who arreBted Jerome on the charge of gambling, of which ho was subsequently exonerated, had run afoul of the United States immigration law. Charge Against Andrews. Tonight Andrews was held here In the custody of Charles Kclley, Colobrook's chief of police, pending tho arrival of Gcorgo R. Allen, a United States immigration immi-gration inspector, stationed at Jslarul Bend. Vt. Allen telephoned that ho had a warrant for tho arrest of Andrews, charging lilm with assisting a pauper women to enter this country In violation viola-tion of the Immigration lawj. Andrews said tonight that, ho was a natlvo of Now Hampshire, although ho had lived In Coaticook for nearly twenty twen-ty vcars. and knew nothing of the charge ag.-ilnst him. John Lanvon, a private detective, who has been acting as Jerome's aldo. caused AndrewH to be detained. lie had talked with Inspector Allen yesterday, ho said, j mentioning casually that Andrews was tho man who arrested Jerome In Coaticook. Coati-cook. . , . . . "Why, I have a warrant for tnnt man on another charge." the inspector replied, re-plied, according to Lanyon. "If he comes around here hold him and notify me.' Jerome said tonight that he had heard on the day of his arrest nt Coaticook that Andrews, his captor, was wanted in tho United States for alleged violation of thu immigration laws, but that he fJeromo) bad had no pari in the arrest today. Thaw, indignant, characterized the whole affair as a piece of spite work. Inspector Allen toolc charge of Andrews An-drews shortly before 10 o'clock. lie said hf, was under Indictment returned by the federal gTand Jury at Windsor, Vt., In Mnv of this year. It Is charged that tho offense was committed In October. 1012, when, It is alleged. Andrews, with others, smuggled the pauper woman Into the United Plates from CoHticook to Rending Rend-ing Mnf. Thf. maximum penalty for the offciiBo Is a fine of $1000 and two yearn' Imprisonment. Inspector Is Emphatic. Andrews wns taken to Canaan. Vt.. late tonight ami will be arraigned before a United Stutcs eommL'slorwr tomorrow. "I can't bo too emphatic," said Inspector Inspec-tor A1Imi, "in saying that this man's of-fenss of-fenss was committed, and Unit h was indicted prior fo t-o proa.Mit Thaw cast-and cast-and prior to the aros; of Jerome at Coaticook. It nas nothing whatuvor to do with tho Jerome maUnr: we aro slm-nlv slm-nlv doing our duty." The complaint agalnat Andrews rcelt3 that the name of the pauper woman In rnioHtion won H.iltl- Wlllard Chamberlain. The authorities said that they had Information In-formation that l i-ne lima she wan an Inmate of an Insane arylum In Canada. It s alleged that she "dumpfd" ncrpsa he bonl.-r un;l rea-'bod Koadtng. Pn.. priinllcfH. Her present whereabouts ic I, unknown. |