Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-21
OFFICERS ON THE WAY.
Their Avowed Intention Is to Return
Thnw TO Matteawan.

PouEhkeepsie, y. Y, Aug. l9-DiStrict
Attorney Edward Conger. Sheriff Fred
Hornbeck and former District Attorney
John T.. Mack left this city tonight for
Sherbroolle. =. O. by way CT Montreal,
with the avowed intention OF tnking Harry
Thaw into custody and returning him
either to the Duchess county jail or to
the Matteawan asylum
The Duchess county officials are armed
with a warrant charging conspiracy, is
sued BY Supreme Court Justice Morschau-
ser II Thaw cannot be extradteI on the
conspiracy charge, a new warran. charg-
Ing bribery will be applied for and an at
tempt made to extradite the fugitive on
this charge.
1t Is the hope of the district attorney
and his associates. however, that Canada
will deport Thaw and In so doing land
him over the international line in New
York, instead of New Hampshire or Yer
mont If so. Mr.. Conger and his associ-
etes will be waiting on the line to take
Thaw into custody. They don't want him
returned to the United States in any other
State than New York for the reason that
he would in any other State have an OPP
portunty to attempt to prove that he is
sane and almost ntermin able litigation
would follow.
Sheriff Hornbeck and District Attorney
Conger went to Matteawan this afternoon
to get more complete descriptions of the
five men, Richard Butler, Roger Thomp-
son, Eugene Duffy, Michael OKeefe and
Thomas Flood, who aided Thaw to escape
The officials inquired also as to the own
ership of the automobile which they be-
heVe was used az a pathfinder for the
Thaw car on Saturday last
Chief OF Police McCabe ascertained
that this car made the tour from Mattea-
wan to Connecticut and return last Sat
urday to pick out the best roads for the
Thaw automobi!,. District Attorney Con-
ger learned the number OF the car and
communicated with Secretary of State
May az to i's ownership. 1t was found
that thu number was chat of three auto
| mobile trucks. The officials believe 1t
was taken from ono OF the trucks and
| used by tho driver OF the pathfinder.
, Howard Barnum, the Matteawan guard
who opsnec the gate Ca Sunday morning
when Thaw made hts escape, had moth
Ing to say when notified that Thaw had
been captured. Baranm's examination
Will be held before Supreme Court Jus
uNb IipI sCiidGStT HuTsuHy. me pTlfOn-
| er Will face the charge of bribery. oon-
spiracy ana neglect OF duty as a public
| Official
RILEY CLOSETED WITH KIEB.
Matteawan, n Y. Aug. 19--Plans for
| the deportation of Harry x. Thaw into
this country from Canada were begun
tonight at the Matteawan State hospi-
tai Although the asylum authorities are
| unwilling to make any definite statement,
| It is probable that DR.. Kieb, the super
| intendent will try TO have Thaw brought
| into this country across the New York
| State line so that he can again be placed
| IN the Mattearan State hospital DR..
Kieb was In communication with j. d,
Clark the u. s. deputy commissioner of
immigration at Montreal Tonight he
was endeavorng by telephone but with
out success to reach w. d. Scott, the
Canadian superintendent OF immigration
District Attorney Conger and Sheriff
Hornbeck had n consultation with Dr.
Kieb this evening, after which they left
for Sherbrooke, Canada.
State Superintendent of Prisons Riley
was at the State hospital all afternoon
closeted with Dr. Kieb.