The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-23
GOV. FLETCHER IS
ASKED TO AID
NEW YORK
In Returning Harry Thaw To
That State
GLYNN MADE THE REQUEST
Asks To Have Thaw Jailed When
He is Returned to Vermont
Next Week.
GLYNN MADE THE REQUEST

Burlington, Aug. 22.-The meshes
capture of Harry X. Thaw and his
return to the Matteawan, n. Y, in
sane asylum have been strengthened
today and this city has divided atten
ton with Sherbrooke, p. O., where
Thaw is held in custody. Former Dis
trict' Attorney Mack of Duchess
County, n. Y, and States Attorney
c. X. Powell of Island Pond have
been in this city today in conference
with Attorney General Rufus +.
Brown discussing the procedure
which will probably be followed in
extraditing Thaw from Vermont to
New York as il now seems probable
this state will be called upon to do
sometime next week in view of the
attitude of the Canadian immigration
officials in the matter of deporting
Thaw.
While Attorney General Brown
would not say tonight what the re-
suit of the conference was he said
that matters had been so arranged
that should Thaw come into Vermont
everything would be in readiness up
on the part of the New York ofici-
ais to demand the surrender of the
man to them by the state of Yer
mont 1T will then rest entirely
with Gov. Fletcher" said Mr.. Brown.
Acting Governor GIynn Sends Mes
sage to Governor Fletcher.
Acting Gov. Glynn of New York
rc,l1nurft,er fplnOrap1 fnd1u n
Gov. Fletcher:
81 am informed that Canadian inn
migration authorities viii deport
Harry Thaw into Vermont on or
about Wednesday, the 9th that be-
ing the state from which he entered
Canada. | respectfully request that
YOU have him apprehended immedi-
ately upon his arrival in Vermont
and have him held awaiting requs-
ton from me
Martin II. Glynn,
Acting Governor,
State of New York"
At late hour tonight Gov. Flet-
cher had not received the message
and when asked as to the probable
cause for the delay said that the New
York officials probably labored under
the impression that the executive
head quarters are permanently at
Montpelier and had accordingly adj
dressed the telegram to him at the
capital.
Governor Fletcher said he would
acknowledge the message as soon as
he received it.
Former District Attorney Mack is
assisting District Attorney Conger of
Duchess county the latter being at
Sherbrooke today
When Attorney General Brown left
Rutland yesterday it was with the in
tenticn OF going to Island Pond to
confer with States Attorney Powell
but he changed his plans upon be
ing informed that the New York of
ficials would come to Burlington. 1t
is understood that the New York Of
ficias are armed with the necessary
requisition to ask for the surrender
of Thaw as soon as he is Liberated
by the Canadian officials at Island
Pond if that is the intention of the
Dominion government
The sheriffs department of Essex
county lis in readiness to take Thaw
into custody upon the request of the
state Of New York and when this is
done the scene of the fight which
Thaw is making to prevent his +,
turn to Matteawan changes from
Canada to Vermont Whether or not
Thaw will be taken should he come
to Island Pond. to the Essex county
Jail at the county seat at Giuldhall
or to some more commodious place
of detention will probably rest en-
tirely with Sheriff Beattie of Essex
county who will naturally be the
man TO take charge OF Thaw.