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Show GOVERNOR FEIKER GRANTS REQUISITION FOR THAW Attorneys Will Attempt to Obtain Release of Whlte'a Slayer Under Writ of Habeas Corpus. i Concord, N. II. Governor Felker on Saturday honored the requisition ot the atate of New York for the extradition extradi-tion of Harry K. Thaw, The case is bow transferred automatically to the federal courts, where a writ of babeaa corpus on behalf ot Thaw ia pending. Tbe governor oaaed bla decision on the Indictment returned against Thaw In New York county, which charged him with conapiracy to escape from the Insane aaylum at Matlawan. N. Y., to which be was committed after bis second trial for the killing of Btanferd White. Thaw made his sensational sen-sational flight on AuguKt 17 and a few days Inier were arrested near Coaatl-:eok. Coaatl-:eok. Canada, Thaw's attorneya announced that they would. Immediately file an amendment amend-ment to their petition for a writ of habeas corpus, application for wbich was made after Thaw was arrested In this state after bla deportation from Canada. The original petition was baaed on tbe allegation that Thaw waa Indicted for conspiracy by the Dutchess Dutch-ess county grand Jury and it was UKpended pending the governor's decision de-cision on the question ef extradition, because the extradition has now bees granted on tbe strength of ttus New York county Indictment it will be Dec-iwsary Dec-iwsary u amend the petition accordingly. |