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Show GOVERNOR FELKER GRANTS REQUISITION FOR THAW Attorneys Will Attempt to Obtain Release of White's Slayer Under Writ of Habeas Corpus. Concord, N. H. Governor Felker on 6aturday honored the requisition of the state of New York for the extradition extradi-tion of Harry K. Thaw. The case is now transferred automatically to the federal courts, where a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Thaw is pending. The governor Dased his decision on the indictment returned against Thaw In New York county, which charged him with conspiracy to escape from the Insane asylum at Matteawan, N. Y., to which he was committed after his second trial for the killing of Stanford White. Thaw made his sensational sen-sational flight on August 17 and a few days later were arrested near Coasti-cook, Coasti-cook, Canada, Thaw's attorneys announced that they would Immediately file an amendment amend-ment to their petition for a writ .of habeas corpus, application for which was made after Thaw was arrested in this state after his deportation from Canada. The original petition was based on the allegation that Thaw was Indicted for conspiracy by the Dutchess Dutch-ess county grand jury and it was euspended pending the governor's decision de-cision on the question of extradition. Because the extradition has now been granted on the strength of the New York county indictment it will be necessary nec-essary to amend the petition accordingly. |