Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-10
7HAW FREED IN
CANADA AND
DEPORTED
ARRESTED AGAIN IN new HAMP.
SHIRE IMMIGRATION DEPART
MENT REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE
COURTS MANDATE AND ORDERS
THAW DEPORTED TO VERMONT.
MOVE COMES AS A
SURPRISE TO LAWYERS

Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 10.--Harr
X, ThaW enjoyed three brief hours o
liberty in northern New England tC
day, but was arrested shortly befor
noon on country road five miles from
here by Sheriff Holman Drew.
Thaw was in an automobile witt
some newspaper correspondents. H
tentered the sheriff. car without pre-
test, although the officer had no wal
rant for his arrest.
| Thaw was taken to the office o
Thomas Johnson, an attorney, whom
he retained as his legal adviser.
Thaw lost his hat on the way ant
wore cap borrowed from one of thu
newspaper men. His only possession
was bunch of cigars.
Sheriff Drew wired William Travers
jerome to come at once to take charge
Iof the fugitive. When Thaw crossed
the international boundary at 9 o'cloch
this morning, for the first time since
| his arrest at Coaticook, three weeks
ago, he was free man. He stood fol
la few moments, not knowing which
way to go, and then asked one of the
newspaper correspondents who had
followed him from Coaticook in an
automobile, if he might enter his car
On reaching Averill, Thaw attempted
ito get in telephone communication
with his mother and his lawyers at
Montreal. but was unsuccessful.
Re-entering the automobile, Thaw
and his newspaper acquaintances
doubled back into Canada for short
distance and then returned to Ameri-
can territory through Canaan and
Beecher Falls, Vermont, crossing the
Connecticut river into New Hamp-
shire at 10 o'clock Throughout the
trip Thaw made no attempt to conceal
his identity.
The first stop in New Hampshire
was made at West Stewartstown,
where Thaw tried again, unsuccessful-
ly. to get in touch with his mother
and attorneys.
After leaving Stewartstown, Thaw
stopped at the farm of Mrs. Martha
Appleton, where he entered the kitch-
en- and asked for permission to use
the telephone. Again he failed to
connect, either with Montreal or with
Colebrook where court was in session
and where he wished to engage New
Hampshire attorney.
After leaving Mrs. Appleton's farm,
Thaw proceeded about five miles down
the road, when he was arrested by
Sheriff Drew
Coaticook, Sept 10.--Harry Thaw,
removed from his detention quarters
was a free agent in American terri
tory. today at noon. Travelling in an
with a number of Ameri-
can newspaper reporters, the Mattea-
wan fugitive was dropped over the
border by the Canadian authorities in
to Vermont Alone, dazed and free he
did not know what to do. The news
paper men following him took him into
their car and travelled with him. AT
noon they had passed from Vermont
into New Hampshire. AS the car pro-
gressed the newspaper men reported
Thaw's movements
Believing this morning that he was
being kidnapped he resisted forcibly his
from Coaticook only to find
hat the outcome of his quick dash
in an automobile to American terri. |
.ory was to bring him freedom and
,lace him in the hands of the men who
I'D to the present time had devoted
heir energy to end his case. Thaw /
vas dazed at the suddenness of events !
If the morning: without his array OF
egal counsel he did not know where !
O turn for advice. After brief con- i
with the newspaper men, the !
hired by the reporters ,
With Thaw in it went into Vermont
Armed with written orders to de-
,ort Thaw issued by Chief Justice /
)oherty of Ottawa, Blake Robertson, |
ssistant superintendent of immigra-
ion, came unheralded to Coaticook !
asst night Accompanied by his subor-
mates and two policemen, Robertson
,ent to Thaw shortly before s o'clock
his morning. They found Thaw about
0 start what he calls his days walk.
robertson as spokesman for the group
Did Thaw that he had orders to deport
i'm to Vermont Thaw could not have
cen more surprised had be been told
hat he was scot free. Robertson or
cred him to get ready for the trip as
n auto was waiting for dash to the
order. Thaw's surprise changed to
nger in moment and picking up a
ottle he hurled it at Robertson. The
lissile went wide of it's mark and
rashed through window and broke
n the roadway outside. Robertson
nd his men seized the prisoner and
1rcibly elected him from the room.
s Thaw was bodily carried to the
uto he kicked and fought his captors.
lie thought he was being kidnapped. 81
Robertson assured him the proceed
lgs were entirely all right and that
is efforts were futile. With the pris-
ner safe. the entire party, policeman
nd all entered the car and were whirl- |
away to the border. A lot of spec
ltors gathered quickly outside the
uilding. None of the lawyers here is