The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
Officials Are Taking No
Chance With Luna
tic Slayer.
EVERY MOVEMENT
is BEING WATCHED
Prisoner Morose During Early
Part of Day, but Grows Cheer
full After Arrival of Pitts
burgh Attorneys-Confer-
ences Held to Map Out
Line of Fight.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.l ]

| SherorooKe, Que, August 24.-EX ira
ordinary precautions to prevent the es-
cape Of Harry X. Thaw were ordered
to-day by the Canadian Immigration
Department and j. Fl. LaForce, gov
| ernor of the Sherbrooke Jail AS time
| ursw rear for final action of the in
ternational prisoners habeas corpus
writ and his deportation to Vermont,
tho officials are afraid he will make
an attempt to flee, or that he will be
snatched from officers of the law.
AS a result, stringent rules have
been promulgated and the guard over
the lunatic slayer doubled. Up to to-
day Thaw had eaten his meals in pri-
vacy, but beginning with breakfast
| this morning Jail turnkey sat with the
prisoner until he had finished eating
and all the dishes had been removed.
| He watched Thaw's every mouthful and
was careful to see that the prisoner
| did not secrete either a knife, fork or
spoon.
ITS almost as bad as Matteawan.''
said Thaw in a voluble protest that he
| made this afternoon to Governor La
| Force. but l suppose I'll have to en-
| dure it."
I'm afraid you will" was the jail
| chiefs reply.
| LaForce Is afraid that the prisoner,
II allowed to secrete any of the table
| raraphernalia, might make a file of
some kind and escape.
Guards Outside His Cell.
At 6 o'clock this evening two guards
took up their station outside of Thaw's
cell. They will remain until A NJ
Hitherto only one man has kept guard
| over the prisoner at night, but here
| after two men will watch to prevent
| any attempt to break Jail.
| The immigration authorities are as
zealous as the jail governor in the
watch.
| On direct orders from ottawa, High
Sheriff Almer thoroughly inspected the
jail to determine whether there was
any truth in the reports sent to the
capital that Thnw could easily escape
II he wished. The high sheriff found
that the precautions taken by Gov
ernor LaForce beginning to-day are
| sufficient within the JAIL but that es-
cape might be possiofe IL Thaw made
dash for liberty on his way to the
habeas corpus proceedings Wednes-
day.
AS a result of the latter finding, the
department. has ordered to Shcrbrooke
six special guards. whose special duty
II VIII be to accompany the prisoner
on his way from the jail to Judge
Globenskys court Wednesday.
The forces acting for and against
Thaw We're augmented by late arrivals
to-day. Two lawyers joined the Thaw
camp. They were William a. Stone.
Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania. and Will
liam Blakley. district attorney OF Pitts
burgh. l.. Blake Robertson, assistant
superintendent of immigra ton for Can
ada, joined the anti-Thaw ranks.
Thaw expressed his pleasure when
he learned or the coming of the Penn
sylvania attorneys He had been mo-
rose all day. but frightened up visibly
after their arrival.
So melancholy was Thaw earIy in the
day that his chief Canadian lawyer, w.
*. McKeon, sent for DIR. @. L. Hume
one OF the corps of physicians employ
ed by Dr.. Brltton d. Evans to look
after the physical health OF the pris-
orer The physician found that Thaw
had spent a restless night and had be-
come depressed.
II feel rotten," said Thaw to Dr.
Hume. Somehow 1 can't sleep. Well,
| faced the electric chair twice. SO I
suppose should worry If have to go
back to Matteawan. 1 haven't any fear
of anything.
1T might have been better IL 1 had
gone to tho chair. Then all my trou-
lies would have been ended. and it
wouldn't be case of fight. fight. fight.
Determined to HIVE Liberty.
But I'll get my liberty. l. may be
an old man. but get It l will"
The physician prescribed some medi-
cine to quiet the patients nerves. Then
Thaw said:
II may take it and I may not"
Stepping to the door, Thaw demanded
his breakfast impatiently. The guard
told him that because 1t was Sunday
the Magog Hotel had not sent his meal
over early as usual.
You're right. I had forgotten" re-
piled the prisoner. 1T is Sunday and
the end OF the most unusual week I
have had for nearly six years for I
had nearly two days OF actual liberty"
The subsequent arrival Of his meal
failed 10 remove the depression. but Ii
was changed to anger when he found
that the turnkey was TO stay with him
while he was eating. However. he pro-
ceeded to eat without any outburst
against the guard.
The first signs of cheer fulness he
had shown appeared on the announce
ment that Attorneys Stone and Blakley
were at the Magog Hotel and would
soon be over to see him.
Good" he exclaimed.
Thaw's new lawyers immediately
called Il conference OF all the attorneys
In the case. Mr.. McKeon was the first
to arrive, and as he had been placed
In charge OF his Canadian associates,
Mr.. Stone Immediately went over the
case with him.
New Plan Proposed.
While this conference was on, the y
report was circulated that a way had 4
been discovered Of getting Thaw into
Pennsylvania. and that, once there. hts
liberty would be assured. According
to this report, the following plan had
been mapped out:
"Thaw's mother is to be appointed
his personal guardian, replacing Roger:
OMara, h;s business guardian, and a
demand is to be made on the Canadian
authorities, II they hold him insane and
subject to deportation. to turn him over
to Mrs. Thaw and let her take him OUT
CONTINUED On Second Pags,)