The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-10
81 Town Folks of COati-
cook, Quebec.
HARRY APPEARS At A WINDOW
And Addresses Enthusiastic
Cr0wd-HaS Won Sym.
pathy of Canadians.
DEMONSTRATION LASTED HOUR

COaticOOk, Quebec, sept. o.
While the town band played God
Save the King a great tlrong OF
people surged about Harry X.
Thaw's quarters in the immigration
detention station here tonight and
in two languages shouted their adj
miration for the millionaire muir
derer of Stanford White.
Plans for celebration of Thaw's
xeleventh hour escape from the
clutches OF William Travers Jerome
had been under way all day, and
when darkness fell there was al
ready a group in front of Thaw's
quarters. This was constantly aug
mented and when the band came
marching briskly up with the music
so dear to the hearts of the French
Canadians, resounding on the clear
night air, the pent-up enthusiasm of
Thaw's well-wishers broke loose.
They cheered him again and again
and finally the crowd became so en-
thusiastic that the prisoner appear
Nd AT his window and delivered a
brief speech of thanks.
81 am glad that you are glad that
fair-play Mas finally won my fight
he said Jerome is at last unveil-
ed to the people of Canada in his
true light. He now knows that he
has been beaten and he may as well
go home" ....s. i. ...,.e .s,
Wen put Heroine in Jail unless
he runs away howled the crowd.
'If you give the word well tear
away your bars and put jerome in
your place"
- diable avec Jerome!" shouted
one hurley French Canadian. "A
)diable avec Jerome lie loup" Ito the
devil with Jerome the wolff.
''lIes remerciements au gems du
Canada" CMy very best thanks to
the people of Canada replied
Thaw
The demonstration lasted over an
hour and the crowd stayed until the
lights in Thaw's quarters went out.
Then the band marched merrily
away with the crowd following still
cheering.
While the crowd was around the
detention station squad Of Domin
ZION police sent from Montreal for
the purpose. kept a close watch 10
nip in the bud any attempt to lib
crate Thaw. The authorities have
no doubt If the populace should find
leader it would try to set the pris-
be closely guarded day and night
until the time for his departure for
Montreal.
Jerome, who has been outwitted |
for the present in his effort to Sc
cure Thaw's immediate return 20
Matteawan, enjoyed a difatory dom
icel to-day. He secured through I
Thursday of his hearing on the /
charge of being common gambler
in that he participated with newspa-
per friends in a game of poker. ,
counsel an adjournment until !
Thursday afternoon. Until o'clock |
this afternoon Jerome remained at |
the Hotel Carpenter. line house at !
Norton's Mills. VT. The bar of the 4
hotel Is In Canada and the tobacco /
-etand in Vermont. Thaw's prosecu-
tor spent most of his time In YER
mont.
He had been advised that the
temper OF the people of Coaticook
was such that his life would be IN
danger II he returned there.
II would like nothing better than
to return to Coaticook Immediately
and face every one of those who
think | a mtheir enemy" said Jer-
ONE. III | We're merely a private
citizen. would do so. but ! am a
! representative Of Il e Empire State.
aid so shall not return until
Thursday, when | hope that the bet
ter sense OF the intelligent people
VIII prevail"
At O'Clock. Hector Verrett. Jer-
ONES counsel. motored down to
Norton's Mills and told his ellen.
that a search Of the Canadian stat
utes had failed to reveal that the
\ gambling offense charged is a crime.
hand that therefore tho warrant