The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-24
CANADIANS GIVE
THAW HIS CHOICE
OF TWO C0URCES
Harry is Satisfied to Let The
Authorities Decide
Question
co TO VERMONT OR
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
After Making Decision to
Leave Settlement to Others
Thaw Talks
Freely

SHERBROOKE, Aug. 23-Harry Z
Thaw has decided to let the Canadian
authorities say whether he shall be
deported to Vermont, or permitted to
roam at viii a. free and legally sana
man. through the Dominion. At least.
he had decided on this course tonight
Tomorrow he may change his mind.
This decision having been reached.
peace reigned again In Thaw's legal
household.
His attorneys. most OF them anyway.
left for their homes to spend Sunday.
Thaw himself felt so good that he sent
out word for the New York newspaper
men to come and see him.
Harry, He Did II.
"T wanted to tell you, gentlemen, that
II 1t had not been for me. DR.. r. r.
Kieb would not be the head of Mat
teawan.
II don't know" he continued. that
got him his place there. but i do know
that / got Amos T. Baker out. and IL
Amos T. Baker hadn't been set aside,
Kieb never would have got in. That's
plain, isn't TT"
Everybody agreed, and Thaw con-
tinued:
1T don't make bit of difference to
me who was head of Matteawan. 80
long as Baker was out. That was all
/ wanted. He was very queer and a
morbid sort of fellow the kind You
know who always ends by committing
suicide.
Now, Kieb In different. Kieb IL
brutal. but harmless, He liked to pick
on the poor bugs''--Thaw generally al
ludes to an insane person as a hug--"tn
Matteawan, and make life unpleasant
for them. l found that out very soon"
Someone started to make an inquiry.
This irritated Thaw. At the first word
Thaw rose half out of his chair, be-
ginning to speak rapidly: Just a min
ute, just a minute: please do not inter-
rupt me. l have not finished what /
was going to say" And then. with
out giving himself a chance to catch .
second breath he began:
Il think Acting Governor Glynn will
become less aspersive toward me since
the publication of certain editorials in
a New York paper"
Thaw is continually referring to edi-
torials in newspapers. and to items OF
news regarding himself. He follows
everything that Is printed about him.
self with the most careful precision.
Everything is tabulated and the publ
cation of an editorial opposed to him 10
the subject or his conjectures for hours
afterward. He Is constantly speaking
of these matters.
Some smart Alec.
Some Smart Alec" he continued.
will go TO Governor Glynn and say to
him. Now you see this paper has big
circulation, because it prints today the
same editorial about me 1t printed
seven years ago That seems strange,
but II Is true"
And with that rather shaky para
graph he forgot Governor Glynn. and
the newspapers for few minutes.
This Is the way he started out next:
THAT note, which Evelyn said she
got from me after my escape from
Matteawan. was fake, bald fake.
never wrote such letter. There ID
only one thing that makes me think
she may have had hand in it. 1t
was signed with my initials. Evelyn
knows that l almost always sign my
letters that way.
THE note to my mother was all
right No. l won't tell to whom
gave 1t to mail, but / wrote 1t my
self The one to the Associated Press
wrote, too. Apparently they never
got 1t. ! gave it to a man We met
on the road Sunday evening. He
was on his way to Philadelphia.
only mention this because II will be
of Importance to a good many poo
pie.
In that note / told the Associated
Press to warn all the papers through
out the country that any paper that
refers 10 me as a fugitive from JUS
tice will have a libel suit on It's hands.
That Will be a surprise to some news
paper proprietors. l guess.
Qualified Praise.
For the first time in my life." he
continued. Il have got number OF
lawyers who have no tremendous
amount of ability. but with whom
am able to confer. / have never yet
had an attorney. excepting Delmas
and possibly the couple of others,
who We're worth more than twenty.
FIVE dollars u day" 'a' ''s,-ss'
After that pronunciamento, Thaw
rose from a chair and walked to q
window. He stood looking out across
the Coaticook river, and the distant
hills. for several minutes. Suddenly
he wheeled.
"A clique of Mr.. Whites friends
are pursuing me-" he snapped. They
are a band of perverts. They have
been pursuing me for years. They
are pursuing me here. but their In
fiuence is waning"
His eyes were FESTIVE. He stepped
ever to table where there was q
stack OF envelopes and post cards, and
picked up one. Out of 1t he pulled
an unintiated toy balloon. He put
his lips to the opening and half filed
1t withair. Thenheh hrdlu
1t with air. Then he held 1t up for
general inspection. his fingers grip
ping the neck, and laughed.
Some people are crazy" A chorus
of rather mirthless laughter greeted
Thaw's remark Well. public opin-
ION in New York, and elsewhere. ri
steadily growing in my favor. Theresn
no doubt Of it. Canadians are Ieaxm~
ing that New York State IL trying tGS
treat Canada as little. tiny pfinc1-
pality. They don't like that. natsa~
rally. I think / was wiser after n 1
come here than / would hAve -
had gone to Pennsylvania, - s1saa
pected."
did you know. Mr.. Thaw. t1o1