New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04
Seized by immigration Men, He
AbandonS All Hope Of Avoid
ing an Immediate Return
to MatteaWan.
WOULD RATHER BE SHOT
Turned Out of Jail by Court S
Decision, He Expects To Be
Evicted from Canada To-
day as Fugitive from
an Insane Asylum.

From A Staf Correspondent % The Tribune
Coaticook. Que. Sept. 3.-Harry *
! Thaw and his lawyers abandoned hope
late tonight Of preventing Thaw's re
turn to the Matteawan Asylum for th'
Criminal Insane. from which HI
escaped two weeks ago.
Thaw. who was brought here TO-DAY
prisoner by the immigration authorl
ties after the court at Sherbrooke nae
sustained the writ Of habeas corpus
issued az the instigation Of Mr.. Jerome
had a nervous breakdown tonight.
Il wish the story printed in that fake
Evening Telegram Of Philadelphia
that | had been shot had been true i
| have to go back to MatteaWan.
don't want to go back to that hell hole
said Thaw. 1t looks as though some
malign influence is pursuing me; some
thing that will keep me from ever be-
coming happy, normal man h'
added. Put | will beat my enemies
in the end
Thaw's counsel issued the following
statement late tonight:
There seems to be a disposition al
the present time 10 invoke all the
clauses in the immigration act against
Thaw. II was understood in the BE-
ginning that he would bc deported' II
deported at all. on account OF his nav
ing entered Canada by stealth. But IL
is now understood that the matter OF
his mental condition will be inquired
into. II this should be done II would
very likely take away from him the
right Of appeal to the Minister OF JUS
tice. which. it has been considered w
to the present time, he had. IN TINS
case the end would come suddenly and
he would be deported at once.
Quick Action Is Expected.
one Of Thaw's counsel said privately
tonight that although he had been
assured by the Minister Of Justice al
OTTAWA that Thaw would he proceeded
against under the entry by stealth
statute. to-night's developments had
convinced him that the insanity charge
would be used. II SO. he said. there
was no further hope for Thaw ana ne
would be sent across the border into
Vermont Tomorrow He was con-
WINGED Of this. he said. on account OF
the presence Of two alenists sent by
the government from Ottawa-Dr. X
II. Gurd and Dr. g. Beauchamp.
This determination Of the govern
ment TO put prompt end TO the mat
ter is attributed TO the fact that 1t be
lieves Canadian courts and British
Justice" have been made laughing
stock Of long enough.
l.. b. Marechall, special counsel ap-
pointed by the government at Ottawa
is here 10 press the charge against
Thaw. DR. Raymond |ieb, superin'
tendent OF Matteawan, is also present
He will appear as witness to estao-
nsh Thaw's insanity. He followed
Thaw in an automobile to-day, accom-
panied by Mr. Jerome's detective.
A quick verdict is expected, though
Thaw's lawyers may appeal TO the Do
minion Chief Justice, J. G. Doherty
who is now acting Minister OF the In
terror. Their chief worry tonight was
the absence Of any directing head OF
the Thaw family and the family's APP
parent lack Of interest in the case
Aside from Thaw's own publicity cam
uaign nothing has been done. so far
as could be learned here, 10 fight ex-
tradition from Vermont
The New York authorities, on th(
other hand, have arranged everything
on the other side Of the border, ever
down 10 distributing deputy sherifs
and automobiles. II would not surprise
Thaw's lawyers II he. once across The
line. were put bodily into car and
headed straight for New York State
There is basis for this suggestion In
the fact that John Lanyon. private
detective. has been made special at
tendant" of Matteawan, and in this
capacity. it is said. would be author
tied TO handle Thaw as an escaped
lunatic.
The immigration board of inquiry
oreanized tonight. +. Blake Robert
son will preside, assisted by Inspec-
tors D. H. Reynolds, T. b. Williams
and T. F.. Garceau. The hearing will
heein al $50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Thaw was rushed here by automobile
in q thunderstorm under arrest by the
immigration authorities, who seized
him in Justice Hutchinson's chambers
az Sherbrooke after the justice handed
down his opinion sustaining the Bou-
dreau writ Of habeas corpus. thus fore
ing Thaw to quit his refuge in Jail.
So quickly was his arrest made
that Thaw's lawyers were taken
oe ,heir feet. They expected the
writ 10 be quashed, and apparently
had no way prepared to thwart Thaw's
toee in their first big victory for
tho deportation Of the fugitive and
his return TO Matteawan. They were
not even prepared TO come TO CoaticooE
following later by train