Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-07 | Page 3 | Decides Rights of Thaw Not Violated

DECIDES RIGHTS OF TW ITMTED Solicitor Folk Issues Statement State-ment Concerning Action of Dominion of Canada. WASHINGTON. Oct. ;. None of Harry K. Thaw's treaty rights as an American citizen wore violated when Canadian ImmlBratlon authorities forcibly forci-bly doported him a few weeks ago. That was the ruling today of Solicitor Joseph W. Folk of the state department. Solicitor Folk Issued this statement "After careful examination of tho trentles between tills government and thc government of Qreat Britain, alleged to have been Infringed on In the deportation deporta-tion of Harry K. Thaw from Canada, this department can Hnd no provision violated by the action taken in connection with this caso by the Canadian authorities, either administrative or judicial. "This department, therefore would not be warranted In making any representations representa-tions to the British government In thc matter. The inquiry wns not to determine deter-mine whether Thaw should be liberated or whether extradition should bo granted. grant-ed. Tho (iiieslion before the department Is whether, there wns violation of any British-American treaty in the Thaw case by tho Canadian authorities. Tho reply must be In the negative. Senator Oliver, who brought the matter to tho attontlon of the department, will be advised accordingly. ac-cordingly. POUGHKBEPSIE. N. T.. Oct. 6. The grand Jury which has been considering tho conspiracy charge against Harry K. Thaw wns discharged today, but no official offi-cial information came from the county court as to whether or not Thaw had been Indicted. John Rlngwood, counsel for Thaw, moved for dismissal of tho charge, on the ground that thero was no Indlctmont. Judge Hasbrouck denied this motion and Instructed the members of the Jury not to reveal whether they had found an Indlctmont.