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Show oo THAW READY FOR BATTLE Fugitive's Forces Preparing Pre-paring for Great Battle Bat-tle Jerome to Represent Repre-sent State Thaw Has Row in Jail Rumors of Bribery Afloat Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 25. Wil Ham Travers Jerome, formerly dls trlct attorney of New York county reached here by motor tbls afternoon from New City, Vt., to take charge of New York state's case In Its endeavor en-deavor to have Harry K. Thaw returned re-turned to Matteawan. Mr. Jerome had no comment to make on the situa tlon. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 25 Neither Nei-ther William Traxers Jerome, for the state of New York, nor Roger O'Mara for the Thaw family, had reached Sherbrooke this afternoon and coun sel for both sides marked time by holding further conferences. The general understanding prevails that Thaw would be arraigned Wed nesday morning on the commitment under which he has been held a fu gitle from the Matteawan hospital turned over to the Immigration authorities au-thorities and ultimately deported Ifl Vermont Thaw had a row with the Jail au thorltles today because his breakfasi from a hotel arrived late. It was th worst show of temper since his des tiuatlon here. J. Parkinson of Montreal connected connect-ed with the Dominion secret service, reached Sherbrooke today to keep in touch with the case. Stories of Thaw-money Thaw-money corrupting courts judges and Immigration officials all of them baseless so far as anyone can learn were being discussed in the hotel corridors and on the streets at noon. Ex Governor Stone of Pennsylvania characterized all such rumors as "ab surd " Ex-Governor Stone of Pennslva nia characterized all such rumors as "absurd." 'The law will be aJlowed to take Its course in this case." he said "All we ask for Is simple Justice." E McKenon of the Thaw legal contingent, .-xplained this afternoon one of the reasons why they had not yet announced a definite plan of at tion. We are waiting for the other slds to show Its hand." he remarked "It has never been made clear to us just exactl what th attitude of the Canadian Cana-dian authorities In regard to Thaw Jerome En Route North. Colebrook. N H . Aug. 25 William Traers Jerome special deputy attor-nt- general for New York srate In the Thaw case, arrived here today on his wav to Sherbrooke. Quebec Mr. Jerome Is driving his own automobile and is following so far as possible the exact route taken bj Thaw in his flight from Matteawan. Mr Jerome. ho was accompanied bv John Langdon. stopped at Cole-brook Cole-brook for a short time and then departed de-parted for Bercher Falls, Vt . a rail-wa rail-wa station about a quarter of a mile from the Canadian boundary where Thaw left the train and hired a carriage car-riage to drive him across the line. "I have no doubt." said Mr Jerome, "that Thaw will be returned to New York and again confined in Matteawan. Mattea-wan. I am confident of the outcome of this case When Mr Jerome left here he expected ex-pected to reach Sherbrooke. where Thaw is held in jail, some time during the day |