The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-10
THAW IS AGAIN
UNDER ARREST
Held Without Warrant by a
New Hampshire Sheriff.
Was Trying to Make His Way
to a Railroad Station.
WAS SET FREE THIS MORNING
Was Whisked Away From
COaticOOk in an Auto.
Screamed and Fought With the
immigration Officers.
IT is ALL REGULAR, THEY SAY
New York Lawyers Apparently
Had No Warming.
Prisoner Set at Liberty in
State of Vermont.
Screamed and Fought With the
immigration Officers.
IT is ALL REGULAR, THEY SAY
New York Lawyers Apparently
Had No Warming.
Prisoner Set at Liberty in
State of Vermont.

| COleDrOOk, n. IL, sept. 1O.-Hdrry
X Thaw was arrested by Sheriff Drew
of Coos county at Little School House,
five miles from Colebrook, just before
noon. He made no resistance and was
| brought here.
! Thaw, in his wanderings, was ac-
| companied only by newspaper men.
He did not know where to go. Leav-
| ing Norton Mills he stopped for a few
| minutes at Averill, VT, and leaving
there, doubled back into Canada, re-
entered Vermont at Canaan, then
crossed the Connecticut river at Stew
ardstown. No one attempted to detain
him.
He was planning when arrested to
| strike a railroad and buy a through
ticket to Detroit. He tried vainly to
get in connection with his lawyers at
his blind journey until detained by the
! sheriff. The sheriff had no warrant
but held him as fugitive from JUS
tice.
The Deportation.
Coaticook, Sept 10.-Armed with
written orders to deport Thaw issued
by c. ]. Doherty, acting minister of
the interior at Ottawa, E. Blake Rob
ertson, assistant superintendent of i'm
migration. came unheralded to Coati-
plans, except subordinates' necessary
to aid in executing them and two Do
minion policemen.
Accompanied by his subordinates
and the two policemen, Robertson
went to Thaws quarters in the deten-
ton penitentiary shortly before
o'clock this morning. They found
Thaw fed and dressed and about to
start on what he called his days
work. Robertson, as spokesman for
H. +01I W., 41,-% l. L.,
ders to deport him to Vermont. Thaw
could not have been more surprised
had he been told that he was set free.
Before Thaw could reply Robertson or
dered him to get ready at once for the
trip adding that an automobile was
awaiting for the dash to the border.
ThaW's surprise changed to fury in a
moment. He refused to go and pick
ing up a bottle, hurled it at Robertson.
The missile went wide of its mark and
crashed through a window. Robert
son and his men seized the prisoner
and forcibly elected him from the
room.
Kicked and Fought
AS Thaw was thus unceremoniously
carried down the stairs to the auto
mobile he kicked and fought his cap
tors, shouting he was being kidnapped.
Robertson sought to quiet him with
assurance that the proceeding was en-
tirely regular. The two Dominion
pOI1cemen dlOeQ actively IN placing
Thaw in the automobile. With the
prisoner safe, the entire party entered
the car and was whirled away to the
border. A knot of spectators gather
ed quickly outside the building and
watched the struggle. Except for
the principal they were the only per-
sons in Coaticook who knew what
was going on. None of the lawyers
here representing New York state
We're notified of the plan to deport
Thaw and none of Thaw's lawyers
had an inkling of what was in the air.
They were surprised when they learn
ed later what had happened. Towns
people unloosed their indignation
when the news became general and
sought Hector Verrett, of counsel for
New York for an explanation. Mr..
Verrett had none to offer. Neither
he nor Mr.. Jerome, he said, had been
told of the deportation plan. Neither
had any part in it he declared.
Thaw was fifteen minutes away
line before the newspaper squad learn
ed what had happened. They follow
ed him. He crossed the line near Nor
ton Mills at S:55 o'clock. When he
was we'll within the state, the immi-
and deposited Thaw on the ground,
telling him he was free.
Is Free Man.
Averill, VT, Sept. 10.-Thaw arrived
here at a.. m. He had been released
by the Canadian immigration authori-
ties when his automobile crossed the