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Show JEROME REMOVED FROM THAW CASE Special Deputy Attorney General Gen-eral Out of Famous Trial After Nearly Nine Year's Time. 1 New York. Jan. 27 For the first tlnn 111 nearly nine years that the I case of Harrj K Thaw has been be-I be-I fore the courts of this state. William Jerome, former district ailorm-y oi J New York county, will not appear be-: be-: fore the state todaj when Thaw is 1 bronchi before Justice Davis in thr-j thr-j supreme court to plead to an indictment indict-ment 101- conspiracy to escape from j the Matteawan asylum tbr the crira-I crira-I inai insane, Mr Jerome's, connection iwlih the case ended yesierday when he was relieved from duty as a Hpe-I Hpe-I cial deputs attorney g oera bj Attorney At-torney General ESgbert DJ. Woodburj I Franklin Kennedy, deputy attorney general, will hereafter have charge of the case fur the slate. John B, Stauchfh id of Thaw's counsel coun-sel said ihc removal of Jerome would j not in any way affect his plans for the liberation ol Thaw He 'W ad-vjsi ad-vjsi Thaw to plead not guilty to the Indictment for conspiracy. No re quest for bail will be made he said, but lustier Havis will be asked to commit Thaw to BellevUS hospital for examination as 1 supported insane pi raon, H thai request is refused and Deputy Attorney General Kennedy j asks for Thaw's commitment to Mat-j teawan pending trig on the conspir-J ac) charge, Mr Stanchfield, It is ex-1 ported, will immediate)? sue out a habeas corpus writ bo thai Thaw a sanity may again be made the subject sub-ject of a judicial determination. Thaw Pleads Not Guilty. Ilarr K. Thaw pleaded not guilty today to Hip charce of conspiracy under un-der which he was brought here from New Hampshire last Sunday. His trial was set for February 23 Meanwhile Mean-while be is to remain a prisoner In the Tombs, his counsel having agreed not to apply for bail. No attempt will be made by the state to have Thaw committed to the Mattegwan asylum pending his trial unless his lawyers change their decision de-cision ni to apply for bail Deputy Attorney General Franklin Kennedy who is in charge of the states case, now thai William T; Jerome has dropped out of the litigation, made thi6 announcement today. Tn accepting Thaw s plea and fixing ihe date for trial. Supreme Court Jus-I tier linvis dented iben motion by Thaw's counsel last Monday to have the prisoner sent to Bellevue hospitnl so that physlctgtta there might pass upon his sanity Thaw was elated today to-day when his counsel confirmed the news that Mr Jerome was no longer connected with the case "It is a long lane that has no turning,' turn-ing,' he' said. 00 |
