The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-25
PLOT TO Snatch
TRAW FROM THE
HESBES Of LAW
Would Smuggle Him Aboard Yacht
and Transprt Him to
Buens Aires.
PERMANENT HAVEN ON A
BIG ESTATE IN GERMANY

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is smou dering a picturesque plot to
snatch Harry x. Thaw out of the
hands OF tho law, smuggle him
aboard a private yacht to Buenos
Aires and eventually to provide him
a permanent haven on a vast private
estate in the interior Of Germany,
was described today by Oscar Won
Hoffman Of Kulmbach, Bavaria,
whose father owns the estate in
question
Won Hoffman came here Thursday
AMI saw Thaw. Last night he dis
used a telegram arranging con-
terence between himself and Mrs.
Mary Thaw. Won Hoffman is an old
friend Of Thaw. Ills father is big
land owner in the town of Kuhn
bach, Bavaria, Germany, Won Hon-
nan said;
THE scheme is this; If Thaw is
released by the Canadian govern
ment to the United States---as he
undoubtedly will be, from the way
things are going---he will be turned
back into New Hampshire or Yer
mont In the natural course Of
events Thaw will be Immediately re-
arrested the moment he is on United
states soil again He will demand
a hearing His lawyers will see
that he is properly instructed Rall
can be furnished in any amount
Rest" in Buenos Aires.
Here Ven Hoffman paused and
seemed to be cogitating how he
could best express himself without
saying too much about a delicate
point. He resumed his narrative
abruptly, saying
Suppose Thaw is hustled by his
friends to. tho nearest seaport on tho
New Hampshire or Maine coast. Let
him be put aboard a private yacht, a
fast one. expect to be with Thaw
through this My plan is to take him
down to Buenos Aires to get a good
rest, several months if necessary.
Later, when Thaw wishes, we will
charter a yacht and steam across the
Atlantic to a German port"
All indications today pointed to
the belief that the real battle to
feen Harry K, Thaw from being re.
turned to the Matteawan asylum for
the criminal insane will finally be
fought out en- United States soil.
viii Be Deported.
David Reynolds, one of the two
immigration inspectors detailed on
the case by the domining govern
rent, declared positively that Thaw
will be deported probably next We'd
noslay or Thursday into New IIamp-
shire or Vermont.
"Thaw has lost his case before he
really began TO fight" said Mr..
Reynolds. THE future events are
clear If Thaw wins or loses on his
haeas corpus proceedings he will be
elected from this country. The de-
oartment of immigration at Ottawa
has been advised in this matter by
he department of Justice"
Thaw has now retained ten differ
ent lawyers and is negotiating with
attorneys in New Hampshire and
Vermont to open a fight there for
him II he is sent over the line into
one of these states.
Rages in His Cell.
The fugitive was in an angrN
frame of mind TODAY. He had quar-
relied with w. l.. Shurtlcf and ]. n
. Greensnields, two of his counsellors
With his collar rumplod and hair
flying wildly Thaw stormed abouf
his cell. He charged that the law.
yers were not doing all in theil
power to help him.
Mr.. Greenshields said that while
he would not drop the case he woule
not confer any more with his client
The prisoner has telegraphed f
William Blakelee, district attorne.
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