The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-08-29
SOON Be BACK
IN MATTEAWAN
ThaW'S Period Of Freedom VIII
Be Short, Says COnger
PRISONER HAS TEN LAWYERS

Will Combat Canadian Governments
Intention to Deport Him to Ver-
mont-Jerome Arrives at Sherbrooke
to Look After interests Of the
Empire State
The arrival at Sherbrooke, Que. OF
William T. Jerome. armed with au-
thority as a special deputy attorney
general, caused E. A. Conger, dis
trict attorney of Duchess county, N.
Y. to make the assertion that by the
end of the week he believed Harry K.
Thaw would be back in Matteawan.
And this time he will find differ
ence there" said Conger. He will
be treated just like others and I be-
Iieve he will regret he made this at
tempt to obtain freedom"
Thaw became quite nervous when
he learned his prosecutor and the man
who has succeeded in defeating his
every attempt to get out of the Mat
teawan asylum was actually here and
engaged with the representatives OF
New York state in mapping out
course of action.
While it is believed that the Cana
dian immigration department will OBJ
tain possession of Thaw on Wednes-
day and will Immediately deport him
to Vermont, Franklin Kennedy, depu-
ty attorney general of New York,
Conger and Jerome are preparing to
meet some unexpected move on the
part of the numerous attorneys Thaw
has engaged.
Sunday was day of preparation on
the part of the different attorneys.
Thaws array of counsel was aug
mented by William A. Stone, one
time governor of Pennsylvania, and
Harry Hirschfield of Newburg, N.
Y, making ten lawyers he now has
conducting his case.
Thaw's lawyers have intimated they
have something in reserve to prevent
the deportation of their client on
Wednesday, but refuse to reveal it.
However, the immigration authori-
ties profess to feel sure they will be
able to turn him over to the Vermont
authorities without any trouble.
The reason for their confidence is
that they have proof that Thaw vio-
lated the immigration law by enter
ing Canada by stealth, irrespective OF
the charge that he is an "undesir-
able," as he is believed to be insane.
BY resorting to this statute, the i'm
migration experts says, they will be
saved the trouble of showing that
Thaw is now insane.
Even If Thaw's array of counsel
way to a port of entry they are pre-
pared to show that he approached a !
port of entry and then turned back and
came into Canada by another route
and under an assumed name, denying
his identity.
When Thaw's numerous attorneys
read the latest statement he had made
to the newspaper men and the prom
ise that he would write for them a
full statement of his escape, they
threw their hands in the air and
pleaded with Stone to keep Thaw's
mouth closed until his status in Can
ada has been settled.
However, Kennedy, Conger ana
Jerome are pleased to have Thaw talk
and they read with pleasure his at
tack upon Jerome, on the friends OF
Stanford White, to whom he referred
as a clique who had always followed
him, and his charge that 1t was due
to the Thaw family that DR.. Baker
had been removed as the head of Mat
teawan.
IF he keeps on talking like this
don't think we will have any trouble
in proving him insane to the satisfac-
ton of the Canadian courts If such a
thing should be made necessary" re-
marked one of the New York repre-
sentatives.
Two new moves of the state against
Thaw have already been ordered by
the former New York district attor-
ney, the man who has checkmated
every attempt of Thaw to secure free
dom.
One is the strengthening of the
New York case by the engagement OF
two able Canadian attorneys to add tc
those already employed.
The other is the engaging of a
strong force Of armed men to combat
any attempt Of Thaw's friends to
seize him and carry him away when
he is released in Vermont
I'VE will have Thaw back in Mat
teawan inside of short time," said
jerome.