The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-22

G1ynnz today, requested Governor K. Thavv apprehended to await reouf- Sition in case the Canadian aufhorffles
 deported Thaw to that state
 sherbrookes Que. Aug. 22-The 7nsar- ing in the case of self-styled stAditcheII Thompson" arrested by the irnmigra- ton authorities charged with aiding lunatic-Harry K. Thaw-in cross Ing the Canadian frontier, was post poned today, until Friday, next
 Thompson was arraigned before Po- lice Judge Aulvena shortly after 10 o'clock. F. Campbell acting jointly for the Dominion department Of i'm migration and the Duchess county (N. Y.), authorities, asked that the case be put over on the ground that the documents from 1Iatteawan show ing that Thaw had been confined there and are therefore pertinent to Thomp- sons alleged offense, had not arrived here. Counsel for Thompson, Louis St. Laurent associated with Thaw's group of defenders, at first objected to. delay, but finally agreed to the yhear-
 ing on Friday, August 29.
 Thompson came into court more or less disguised by pair of smoked
 glasses. Pictures of 'sGent1ernan RoE-
 er'' had arrived during the night. how ever, and SheriR Hornbeck. of Dutch
 ess county, holding one of these and
 gazing at the prisoner said-
 seWho could miss ft2 It certainly is
 Roger
 1 Thompson said not a word. The little courtroom. on a floor be- l Iw the superior curt where Thavv's fa-
 beas corpus hearing is to come up, was
 packed to the door, The judge dis
 posed of a petty larceny case before l taking up the Thompson matter and 1 then listened patiently while coursel
 wrangled over the demand for the
 hearing. All of Thaw's lawyers were
 present.
 When arrested in the superior court 1 room here, Thompson maintained that 1 he was a citizen of Toronto and that 1 he met Thaw by chance. However,
 he retained as counsel one of the l lawyers engaged to represent Thaw- Sheriff Hornbeck of Durchess coun-
 ty, has warrant charging ThompsOn I with conspiring with others to bring
 the proceedings today, would result iu
 the prisoner being surrendered for re- | turn to the state of New York Seven witnesses, 1t was saids would | be produced to show that Thompson l accompanied Thaw across the Cana 1 dian borcer Among them was Oc- 1 tave Nedeau, his wife and two men employed on his farm near Coaticool<- i Nedeau has said it was he who fur
 nished the rig for Thaw's last dash
 before the arrest and that Thompson | accompanied him.
 | Thaw's sister, Margaret Thaw Carne- l gie, and his brother-in-Iaw, George ] Lauder Carnegie, left Sherbrooke, last night, after conferring with his law | yers and asserting that everything was
 being done to protect his interests The 1 habeas corpus proceedings not being
 due until Wednesday, Thaw endeavor- l ed to relax, today, and fo enjoy the
 first good rest he has had since the
 escape from MatteaWan. He still re- fused to discuss the escape
 TbaW has been advised by certain l of his counsel, it was learned, today.
 to buy property in Canada and take | steps to become naturalized as a Brit | ish subject This it was held, would
 prevent his deportation.
 | Tnaw appeared this morning to have | spent a. restless night Ills hair was
 disheveIIed, 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 hopsd | soon to be able to give an account Of
 his escape. Today he was jottinE down i notes on the incidents. He had been l supplied with the New York and Mon l treaI papers and apparently read ev-
 cry word bearing on his case. The 'inside" motive of the immigra- ton authorities in causing the Thomp-
 son case to be postponed lies in the
 fact the charge on which he is held ls punishable only with a fine He could
 pay this sand decamp for parts un-
 known. The warrant from Duchess
 county, charging him with conspiracy, is not regarded as sufficient basis for | extradition. To patch up this loophole. more time was needed.
 Thaw broke away from his lawyer last night long enough to frame a tel- egram to a friend in Pittsburgh say ing that he CThaw) had telegraphed through a third. party to ex-Governor
 Stone of Pennsylvania. asking him to
 appeal to Secretary of State Bryan Tn his behalf He added that he was the victim of some cumberland influence from other state exercised 10 prevent l his journeying to his own home" The 'sGovernor'' Of the SherbroolEs 1 jail laughed today whe4 asked # sDe- ciaI guards had been detailed to watch
 Thaw He denied that this was true but it is understood that precautionary
 measures have been taken at the re- quest of District Attorney CouEer Of Duchess county and the immigration | authorities.
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