The San Francisco call., 1913-08-22
THAW MAY PICK
HIS OWN PLACE
Of DEPORTATION
His Attorneys Perfecting
Plan to Submit to Put
ting Fugitive Over
Vermont Border
Confirmed From Page i

was confused, particularly when
received another call. This time it
was from a man who told me to get
under cover. because something is
going to happen
'sHalf an hour later the bailiff ap-
peared and served the habeas corpus
papers upon me. saying that I was to
deliver Thaw Immediately. l was as
near bewildered then as I ever have
been in my life. Within half an hour
1 had been told to produce him
Wednesday, tomorrow and immedi-
ately.
II found a crowd outside and there
were wild rumors that the prisoner
was going to be taken away. But. of
course. these were untrue. and finally
Strengthened matters out by consulta-
ing with the sheriff"
Thaw's lawyers said tonight that
they were well satisfied with the
events of today. They feel now that
Thaw's fate, SO far as the Canadian
authorities may influence 1t, is prac-
tically settled. The departure for
Ottawa early this morning of w. L.
Shurtleff was the first step in a plan
to procure Thaws removal from Can
ada without prolonged legal proceed
ings
All OF the lawyers profess to believe
that the ministers of the interior will
accede to the request that Thaw be
permitted to nominate his destina-
ton" in return for submitting without
further protest to deportation.
Those who are are advising Thaw,
among them some of the ablest crimi-
nal lawyers in Canada, said tonight
that they were confident that the gov
ernment will welcome such solution
of the problem. No one contends that
Thaw has violated a single law of the
dominion unless 1t be that one which
provides that no alien may enter Can
ada without special permit within five
years after he has been an inmate of
an asylum for the insane.
In the event that such an alien has
entered by railroad the law, 1t is un-
derstood, provides that he shall be
transported to the capital of the last
state through which he passed prior TO
the crossing of the frontier. But Thaw
did not enter by any train. He came
behind a windblown horse, and when
captured he was nearer Vermont than
any other state of the union. All the
immigration authorities have arranged
to hold a hearing at Coaticook, the
nearest point to the Vermont border,
whenever Thaw may fall into their
hands
ATTORNEYS HAVE PLAN
The plan of Thaw's lawyers. and
there Is reason to believe that they
have had assurances of its success. is
to have Thaw examined before that
board and ordered deported to Mont
pelier. Than any other state, Thaw
would prefer Vermont as refuge. In
vestigation made In his behalf has
convinced those who are working in
his interests that Vermont would af-
ford the most involved extradition pro-
ceedings
The New York authorities. while ex-
erting pressure at Ottawa to bring
about Thaw's deportation to the New
York border, IL possible, or to have
him transferred to Montreal as pris-
oner of the immigration department,
nevertheless have anticipated the Yer
mont contin gency and sent there to-
day John e. Mack, former district at
torney OF Duchess county, to arrange
for possible hearings.
DETAILS SF TRIP
Details of Thaw's trip on the night
before he was arrested near Coaticook
were obtained today by immigration
officials who went over the ground in
search of witnesses to use against
Mitchell Thompson" under arrest on
charge OF aiding and abetting Thaw,
a lunatic, to enter Canada. According
TO these officials. Thaw when he left
the train at Beechers Falls, VT. had
supper with his two companions. one
of whom was Thompson. After sup
per they hired . rig and drove to
Canaan. VT.
They then doubled back and crossed
the frontier into Canada.
The roads were of the old corduroy
variety and the horse was exhausted
When two miles from Canaan, on the
Canadian side, the party was compelled
to forsake the rig and hire another
fr~r ~11 -
named Octave Nedeau. The best that
Nedeau would give them was one horse
and rickety buggy. In this they
made slow progress over the bad roads