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Show THAW IS NOT POBLiniElCE Custodians at Hearing Express Belief Before Federal Court Commission. IS MODEL PRISONER Sheriff and Police Favor Admission Ad-mission to Bail Jerome Not Present. Concord, N. H , Jan. 7. The release on bail of Marry K. Thaw would not menace public safety, in the opinion expressed by two of his custodians today at a public hearing before tne commission appointed by the foderal court to pasB on the matter of Thaw's mental condition and Its relation to his liberation under bonds. Holman A Drew, sherltf of Coos county, and Clark D. Stevens of the local police force, who hae had Thaw in charge since September, favored his admission to bail. The sheriff said Thaw was nervous and excited when first arrested at Colebrook after his deportation from Canada, and also showed some excitement ex-citement when he was denounced at the extradition hearing, before Gov ernor Felker, by William T. Jerome, special deputy attorney general of New York, "but no more than any many would under the same circumstances", circum-stances", added the witness Thaw was a pleasant companion un der all circumstances and in couver sation on current topics displayed "wonderful Insight." "Would you consider him characterized character-ized by an exaggeration of the age'' asked Dr. George A. Blumer, of the commission. "No, sir." Thaw Perfect Gentleman. Officer Stevens, who occupies a sleeping room with the prisoner, and accompanies him on his walks, de scribed Thaw as "a perfect gentle man." He said he wished he hao Thaw's conversational ability. The principal difference between Thaw and other men, in his opinion, was that Thaw was more kind than thv general run of the witness' acquaint ances. Stevens said that Thaw's wife had never been mentioned in their con versations. No anger or resentment towards any public official or other person with whom his past had been counected had never been shown in his presence by his charge, whose I conduct had been characterized by j common sense. The witness had never seen anything about the prisoner pris-oner to malce him feel that Thaw was a public menace. Before adjourning the hearing with l out date. General Frank S. Streeter Stated for the commission that .Mr Jerome had notified him that he had decided not to appear because the scope of the commission's iuquir was ' so limited. Commission's Powers Wide. "It seems obvious." the comm.ssion-er comm.ssion-er said, "that Mr. Jerome greatly mis apprehends the court's order and tne scope of the commission's powers and duty thereunder. Unlimited powers appear to have been conferred upou the commission to enable it to per form its duty of advising the court on the only question submitted, whether Thaw's liberty on bail would menace public safety ." |