Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-09-12
Harry Hesitated a Minute and Officer Orders Cars
 to Move Off
CANADIANS RAMPANT
COaticOOk Citizens and Lumber Jacks. Thaw Sympathizcrs. Gather in
 New Hampshire Village.

Lancaster. x. H.. Sept 11.-tWhat William Travcrs Jerome and the New York authorities believe to be an at tempt to kidnap Harry K. Thaw was made this evening" Just as Thaw stepped from the office of his leading counsel. Thomas J. Johnson, iii the Colebrook National Bank Building, two automobiles, one big touring car, and the other a runabout swept cloSc to the curb The first car, q blue sixty horse power. six cylinder machine. was driven by it's owner, a citizen of Canaan, Vermont The runabout bore a Canadian license and was recognized as machine streets and country roads about Coaticook. The two cars maneuver- cd so that their noses pointed in op- positc directions As Thaw aproach- ed the curb three men stepped out of a knot of curious persons, who had prolonged their stay into the dusk to catch glimpse of the famous refugee. One of the men threw open the door of the car and beckoned to Thaw. The other two moved up alongside and whispered to him. At this time Sheriff Drew and his firsc deputy, B. II. Kclsea, Thaw's guards, were unsuspectingly strolling twenty feet away. If Thaw had jumped in- to the car immediately he could have unquestionally gotten away. But he hesitated moment. And in that moment Chief of Police Kelley round ed the corner. sensed the situation and leaped forward
 He immediately ordered the three men to drive off with their automo- piles. He then took Thaw in charge and escorted him to the hotel where he is being detained. Kelly order ed Thaw's guard increased from twelve to twenty men tonight.
 Kelly said the attempt this after noon undoubtedly made on behalf of Thaw's friends and smpathizers, who hoped to seize him before Jerome could take him away and speed him either back into Canada or into the lumber camp back of Norton's Mills, where he would be safe from pur- suit.
 In this contention it was apparent today that Canadians have carried their rampant partisanship of Thaw across the border. At least fifty citizens of Coaticook are registered at the Colebrook Hotel. They have taken a VOW to repair what they term the alleged action of their im- migration department in so uncere- moniously dumping Thaw across the border. The Coaticook citizens were in consultation today with a number of private detectives acting in the interest of the Thaw family. The presence of these men and score of lumber jacks in gum boots and blue flannel shirts, who are open Thaw sympathizers. has alarmed the peaceful little village not little. After consultation between the opposing camps of attorneys it was decided to bring Thaw up tomorrow morning before Police Judge James T. Carr on the warrant upon which he is detained, charging conspiracy
 The warrant arrived today in the ! keeping of Captain John Lanyon, who has been appointed special assistant at Natteawan and who made claim to be Thaw's delegated guardian. The hearing will be purely per functory and it is possible that Judge Carr will orded Thaw's removal to
 the jail at Lancaster, the county seat
 Thaw's lawers have temporarny
 given LID the idea of suing out writ
 of habeas corpus. This is because | of their knowledge that Thaw IS saie while in confinement