Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-21
THAW NOW FIGHTS
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CONTINUED From First Paren
whereby Thaw would be taken to the
New York state line. On this point the
immigration officers were non-committal.
Thaw Feverish and Worried.
Feverish and worried. Thaw dressed
before sun-up today and received Mr.
and Mrs. Carnegie as his first visitors.
He was in varying moods during the
with his sister Margaret and her hus-
band. ana receiving assurances from
them that the family would stand be-
hind him, morally and financially.
When they left he resumed pacing the
corridor OF the hospital ward. He
stopped occasionally to jot down a note,
apparently intended for the assistance
of his lawyers. Peering over newspapers.
which are the only printed matter he
has read since his fight, seemed to de-
press him. At noon he had not heard
from his lawyers and apparently was
unable to understand the delay in having
him brought to court.
Greets Reporters Grufny.
Thaw greeted the newspaper men
gruffiy. II can't see anybody" he said
mot at present" Then he disappeared
into cell with the words. That's ALL !"
Later he returned to the gate and ex-
planned "all will depend on the outcome
of circumstances. 1 hope to make good
statement soon. ! have long story to
tell when the time comes"
Then Thaw started to retreat again
but paused when asked about the through
ticket to Detroit, reported to have been In
his possession.
mo, I can't say anything on that
hnr net f,4 In
reply when it was suggested that no
trace of this ticket was found when ne
was searched.
Canadian immigration ohicials said to-
day they were absolutely certain tnat
Thaw had no ticket to Detroit
Sure He Can Be Deported.
Even IL he had, it would make no diff
ference" said Agent Reynolds. ''Thaw
is open to deportation under either of two
clauses in our immigration laws-those
have been insane within five years, and
persons entering the country by stealth
and Misrepresentation.
Thaw:s fellow-prisoner. who describes
himself as Mitchell Thompson. but who
has been identified by Conger and Horn
beck as Roger Thompson. driver OF the
black racing car which whisked Thaw
away from the asylum. remained silent
In his cell today. Charged with violating
the Canadian immigration laws In assist
ing lunatic across the border. Thomp-
son was unable to furnish the $500 bail
requested and must stay in his cell until
Friday. when he will have a hearing.
Owing to the errors in the papers COM
hitting Thaw to Jail. he is safe there
for an indefinite period. as no date for
the hearing of his case was mentioned
in them. While in Jail Thaw is also
safe from the immigration department,
which has no power over him.
Ticket Held Unimportant.
BY allowing Thaw to remain in Gus
tody the defense has Offset the immigra-
ton authorities, who had been waiting
with confident expectation for Thaw's
release from jail. when they would have
bounced upon him and, 1t is firmly be-
ieved. ordered his deportation at once.
Thaw. Of course, will resist being de-
ported to the New York: state line, a
reincarceration in Matteawan. Little inn
portance is attached by the immigration
department to the fact that Thaw has q
through ticket to Detroit. which fact, II
has been claimed by the defense, would
enable him to proceed on his way out OF
in the eyes of the country from which
he came makes his entrance into the
Dominion illegal and gives the immigra.
ton authorities, once they get hold OF
him, power to detain him or Immediately
ship him back whence he came.
W. L. Shurtleff, K. c., one OF Thaw's
lawyers. left for Ottawa last night to con-
fer with the department of the interior.
His purpose is believed to be to endeavor
to ATTAIN a promise from the department
that if deported Thaw might select his
own destination. If this move should re-
cf,p1l AL
morning by one Of Thaw's counsel that
he might go to South America.
Greenshields An Able Lawyer.
This was another beautiful day in Sher-
brooke. crisp. cloudless. invigorating. Not
withstanding the ideal weather there was
no early gathering Of the curious about
the courthouse or the jail. The sum-
moning of Mr.. Greenshields Of Montreal
to take precedence over all the Thaw
lawyers has served to confirm the impress
sion that the fugitive's relatives, so far
as possible, are taking the conduct of the
case out of his hands. Mr.. Greenshields
Is described here as one of the ablest
lawyers in the Dominion. who rarely
takes a criminal case. He is being assist
ed by Mr.. Shurtleff of Coaticook and
Charles ID. White and Col. Barry Fraser,
both of Sherbrooke. It is said that Thaw
knew nothing Of the retaining OF Mr..
Greenshields until the Montreal lawyer ar
rived here.
Tie flaw in the proceedings against
Thaw as they have been conducted in
Canada UP to the present time is the
commitment on which Thaw was lodged
in Jail.
In addition to several errors in the de-
scription Of Thaw'S status In MatteaWan
1t omits specifically to fix date for the
hearing of the case. This means that
Thaw could remain in jail indefinitely UNI
less his lawyers took advantage of
Yesterday were jubilant over the at
tempts being made to free Thaw, as they
knew that when freed from the commit
ment charge re would walk out of iail
into their hands. They were somewhat
taken back by the fact that he was not
to be produced today.
Many Women in Courtroom.
Charles D. White Of Sherbrooke, who
was Thaw's chief lawyer until Green
shields came, said today: I'VE delayed
taking advantage OF the writ or habeas
corpus to get better acquainted with the
case. It may be that we will wait a
week. There is a corporaps guard of us
lawyers on the case, and we have to
move slowly in order not to step on each
others feet"
AS 10 o'clock came round q crowd,
most OF them we'll dressed women.
gathered in the courtroom. They had
not heard that the proceedings were off
for the day. and were apDarentlv in for