Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-22
mitchell Thompson" Charged
With Abetting Lunatic in
Entering Canada.
NEW YORK CHAUFFEUR
IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOS
Hearing Postponed Until Next Fri.
day-Thaws Case Put Off
Until Wednesday. 4,

SHERBROOKE. Quebec, August %
The hearing In the case of the self-styIed
Mitchell Thompson" arrested by the i'm
migration authorities charged with aiding
lunatic-Harry X. Thaw-in crossing the
Canadian frontier. was postponed today
until Friday next
Thompson was arraigned before Police
Judge Mulvena shortly after 10 o'clock.
F. Campbell. acting jointly for the Do
minion department of immigration and
the Duchess county CNew York; authori-
ties. asked that the case be put over on
the ground that documents from Mattea-
wan showing that Thaw had been con-
fined there and is insane had not ar
rived here.
Smoked Glasses as Disguise.
Thompson came into court disguised
by a pair of smoked glasses. Pictures of
Gentleman Roger had arrived during
the night. however. and Sheriff Hornbeck
Of Dutchess county. holding one of these
and gazing al the prisoner. said:
who could miss it. 1t certainly is
Roger"
Thompson said not a word
The little courtroom on a floor below
the superior court. where Thaw's
habeas corpus hearing is to come up.
was packed to the doors. The judge
listened patiently while counsel wran-
gled over the date for the hearing. All
Of Thaw's lawyers were present
Thaw Spends Restless Night.
Thaw appeared this morning to have
spent a restless night. His hair was
disheveled. his collar awry and his
eyes staring. His breakfast. laid out
on bench for him, had not been
touched. He said again today that he
hoped soon to be able to give an ac-
count of his escape. Today .he was
had been supplied with the New York
and Montreal papers and read every
word bearing on his case.
The inside motive for the immigra-
case to be postponed lies in the fact
that the charge on which he is held
is punishable only with fine. He
could pay this at once and decamp for
Dutchess county. charging him with
conspiracy, is not regarded as sufficient
basis for extradition. To patch up this
loophole more time is needed.
Wires Friend in Pittsburgh.
Thaw broke away from his lawyers last
| night long enough to frame a telegram to
friend in Pittsburgh, saying that he
CThaw) had telegraphed through a third
party to ex-Gov. Stone OF Pennsylvania.
asking him to appeal to Secretary of State
Bryan in his behalf. Thaw added that he
was the victim of some underhand in
nuence from some other state exercised
to prevent his journeying to his own
home"
The governor of the Sherbrooke jail
| laughed today when asked IL special
guards had been detailed to watch Thaw.
He denied that this was true, but it liz
understood that precautionary measures
trict Attorney Conger of Dutchess county
and his allies. the immigration author
tiles.
Thaw's Case Up Wednesday.
Habeas corpus proceedings in the case
of Harry X. Thaw having been put Off
| until Wednesday next. interest In his
case centered today in the arraignment
of the men arrested here on Wednesday
last as having aided and abetted Thaw to
cross the Canadian frontier. Although de-
| scribing himself as Mitchell Thompson"
this man has been identified as Gentle
| man Roger" Thompson, a chauffeur of
New York city, one OF the five who aided
Thaw in his escape from Matteawan.
When arrested in the superior court
room here. Thompson maintained that he
was a citizen of Toronto and that he
had met Thaw by chance. However, he
retained as counsel one of the group OF
| lawyers engaged TO represent Thaw, al
though Thaw had up to today declined to
| admit that he had ever seen Thompson or
that there was under arrest here any one
Of the quintet who took part in his dash
from the asylum in Dutchess county
Has Warrant for Thompson.
Sheriff Hornbeck Of Duchess county,
a. har r,riY RI In fcn
| the Thaw case. has warrant charging
Thompson with conspiring with others to
bring about Thaw's escape. and he had
hoped that the proceedings today would
result in the prisoner being surrendered
for return to the state OF New York.
Seven witnesses, ii was said, would be
produced to show that Thompson accom-
panied Thaw across the Canadian border.
Among them was Octave Nedeau, his
wife, and two men employed on his farm
near Coaticook. Nedeau has said IL was
he who furnished the rig for Thaw's last
dash before his arrest. and that Thomp-
son accompanied them.
Carnegies Leave Sherbrooke.
Thaw's sister, Margaret Thaw Car
negie, and his brother-in-law. George
Lauder Carnegie. left Sherbrooke last
night. after comforting with his lawyers
and ascertaining that everything was
being done to protect his interests. The
habeas corpus proceedings not being due
until Wednesday, Thaw endeavored to
relax today and to enjoy the first good
rest he has had since his escape from
Matteawan. He still refused to discuss
his flight, or to say whether Thompson
was a member of the quintet that en-
gineered his delivery.
Thaw has been advised by certain of
his counsel 1T was learned today, to
buy property in Canada and take steps
to become naturalized as q British sub
ject. This. 1t was said. would prevent
his deportation.
Glynn Asks Vermont's Aid.
ALBANY. N. Y, August 22.-Acting
Gov. Glynn today requested Gov.
Fletcher Of Vermont to have Harry K
Thaw apprehended to await requisition
In case the Canadian authorities de-
ported Thaw to that state.
NAY REVEAL THAW PLOT.
Two Gangmen Who Aided Mat
teawan Escape Get No Money.
NEW YORK. August 22-Reports Of