Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
To Maitsawa!al Asylum Is
Begun by Harry 1haw.
Free Man for 3Mlnuies, Through
JeTome's Habeas Corpus Writ.
Taken by immigration Officers
Probably Across Border, Today.

Coatirou<. Que, Sept. 3.--Ifarrv Is
Thaw, pi.ied out of the Sherbrookc Jail
on a writ of habeas corpus obtained
by a coup Of Vim. TraVers Jerome. en-
ioyed three minutes liberty. this after
noon, and was then seized lay the
Dominion immigration authorities and
hustled To this little town, where, to-
night. he paced the floor in the immi-
grafton detention room over the Grand
Trunk Railway station. Tomorrow
morning, a special board of inquiry
VIII sit in his case and by night he
may he thrust across the Vermont
border as an undesirable allen. His
lawyers have planned no procedure
to resist extradition to New York and
the belief WIS current. tonight thai
before many hours Thaw would be
back in Matteawan asylum.
The beginning of the end of Thaw' s
refuge in Canada came with dramatic
swiftncss \ writ of habeas corpus.
sued out, last Saturday, ut the diree-
ton Of Jerome, with John Bondreau,
chief of police. as petitioner. was sus-
tanned, at 2.45 O'Clock this afternoon.
by Matthew Hutchinson. superior
judge of the District of st. Francis,
sitting in chambers at Sherbrooke.
Stolil paid, numb, Thaw sat not FIVE
feet from the Judge as he read. When.
in the very last paragraph, the court
declared him a freeman, whether he
desired liberty CT not, ThaW seemed
to eruInple up on the lounge where
he sat \ cigar stump fell from his
left hand and scattered ashes an the
floor; from his right hand fluttered two
gay bits of ribbon a child had given
him.
But he did not rise. w. X. Mekeown,
of his counsel. leaned over and pattng
him on the shoulder. whispered. Thaw
raised his big staring eyes and stood up.
Immigration officers in the room. headed
by f. Blake Robertson, assistant super
intendent. moved near him and then
Thaw began slowly to move te tie door.
At the threshold Robertson said simply:
Come with US, Mr. Thaw.t And with
out word except a hoarse goodbye to
the reporters. Thaw oheyed.
Five minutes later, a gray roadster
streakea away from the court house. II
the back seat sat Thaw. He had mo-
even been given time to pack his scant1
belongings and various correspondence II
his cell. In an hour he was here in Coat
icook. guarded in the detention room by
two stalwart Dominion police.
The board Of inquiry organized. to-
night. E. 4 Robertson viii preside. as
sisted by inspectors u. II. Reynolds, 7.
r. Williams and T. L. Garceau~~~L. I.
Mafaschall. who dashed down to Sher-
brooke from Montreal on special train
when advised Of the courts decision. will
appear as counsel for the board DR..
kieh. superintendent of Matteawan fol-
lowed Jerome here and viii doubtless be
called to testify as to Thaw's detention
in an institution for the insane.
y quick verdict is expected. though
Thaw's lawyers will appeal to the Do
minion chief Justice, J. b Doherty. who
is now acting minister of the interior
Their chief worry. tonight. was the alb
sence of any directing head of the Thaw
family and the family's apparent lack
of interest in the case.