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Show THAW OCCUPIES THRONE ROOM OF CONCORD HOTEL Hearing Before Governor Helkcr tn Extradition Next Step In Case Concern, N. H., Sept. 17. Harry Kendall Thaw v,as brought to the capital of New Hampshire this afternoon after-noon to v 1. 1 a hearing befo-o Governor Gov-ernor reiki, on 1.i tday next on tha matter of his oxtruultlou to Now Yolk. If extradition Is refused he will bo a free man, to go where lie will within tho borders of this state; U it Is granted his caso will ber e-v'owed e-v'owed by the United States district court on a writ ot habeas corpus granted by Judgo Sdgar Aldrlch and perhaps appealed to tho supremo court ot the United States. Thaw reached here from Littleton, N. H., where yesterday his lawyers obtained a continuajneo of tho federal writ of habeas corpus In his behalf shortly after two o'clock this afternoon. after-noon. A crowd which cheered him with lusty enthusiasm gntered nt tie station and followed h.m to his hotel. He remained In seclusion tonight, conferring con-ferring with Wflllhtn A. Ston, t governor of Pennsylvninla, who hw acted in tho doublo capacity ot counsel coun-sel for Thaw and personal representative represen-tative of tho Thaw family. Thaw slept tonight in tho "Throne room" of the Eaglo hotel, n.urtetr made famous as tho conference headquarters head-quarters of New Hampshire politicians politic-ians In days gono by and slnco 'occupied 'oc-cupied by Taft and Roosevelt on their campaign tours. Tho curioun, ihy sympathetic and tho enthusiastic gToeted Thaw today at every station between here and Littleton. Two women school teachers, a minister and a venerablo min of 80 wero among the many who wished him good luck Rooiub had been reserved le the Eagle hotdl tonight for M Mary Copley Taw, mothor of tho funltlvo and for Joslah Thaw, his bi-othcr Nelther came, but Thaw said he c pectcd them in tho morning. Between now and Tuesday, when the extradition hearing will bo-he'd, Thaw wilt have (nothing to aj b-u lounge around his room with hh ciw, todlans Being In charge of n United Uni-ted States marshal all rumors of his being kidnapped havo been crushed. |