Evening journal., 1913-08-23
SAFETY FOR
HARRY THAW
In VERMONT
May Go There to Face DepOr-
tatiOn From Canada
After Five Years
FIGHTS WITH LAWYERS
WHO GIVE ADVICE
BY JOHN EDWIN NEvIN,

stan Correspondent of the United
Press.
COURTHOUSE, sHERBRooKE,
Que, Aug. 23.-Karry Kendall Thaw
received an ultimatum this afternoon.
He was told that he could decide
whether he should go into Vermont
or stay in Canada But he alone
must decide. His lawyers will not do
so for him And he concluded this
afternoon not to make any decision
before Monday at the earliest.
The situation today became badly
complicated. Thaw and his Canadian
lawyers have had a fight He wants
to stay in Canada. They advise him
that he was much safer in Vermont.
The Canadian laws are bad so far as
Thaw is concerned He is an un-
welcome guest Although appealing
to the British sense of flair play" he
has been fatty told that he is an un-
Desirable. But the Dominion does not
want to be any party to turning him
over. unprotected, to the New York
authorities.
So they have said to the lawyers
and they have told Thaw, that If he
wants to go to Vermont they will
help him. But if he don't. then he
can fight his own battle in the Cana.
dian courts. He can stay here fivt
yea,a But if he loses he must &c
back to New York State And thai
means Matteawan.
Thaw's fight with his lawyers init
ated an unforeseen complication They
have gone on the assurance from Yer
mont that he could not be extraditeC
from there He says he can Nc
one knows on what he predicates hi
decision. But he, in the last analysis
is the court of decision And so thl
lawyers put the question sduarely vi
TO Thaw to decide whether he woull
stay in Canada five years with Mat
teawan always before him or 60 I,
Vermont ana take a chance"
The Thaw lawyers have figured 4
out that they can. by forcing a tria
here for Thaw, and always figurini
that the decisions would be adverse
keep the case on appeal in the Can
adian courts five years. But they re
fuse to be responsible for the out
come.
So Thaw has been asked to decid'
which line shall be taken.
The warrant on which Thaw wa
arrested, charges him with being
fugitive from Justice It alleged tina
he, a life prisoner convicted Of mur
der, escaped from an insane asylum
The facts are that Thaw was acquit
ted OF murder. And the commitmen
is absolutely illegal. But if a tria
were forced, the minutes of The com
mitment must be developed An
Thaw could demand a trial in tn
Kings Bench court. This woul
mean a jury trial and appeals woul
lie And if acquitted the effect woul
be 10 nullify any action by the i'm
migration officials
OF course, the proceedings are dan
gerous from the Thaw viewpoin
simply because he might be convicted
And then, when the appeal was taker
he would have to go to Montreal 70
final trial And when they depol
from Montreal they send the person
affected over the line into New Yorl
Former District Attorney of Ne
York. William Travers Jerome, wa
reported this afternoon to be in Vel
mont He is said to be examinin
the law there which affects Thaw
case The Thaw lawyers here sa
he cannot be extradited from Vel
mont And the general belief in the
camp late this afternoon was ths
they would finally accept Vernon
as a haven of refuge.