Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-08-28
Fugitive From Mattlaxan IN jail.
at SheIbrooke, Que.
CITES JACK JOHNSON'S
CASE AS PRECEDENT / |: | |:
Prisoner Claims He Was Merely
Passing Through Canada.

Sherbrooke, Que, Aug. 2O.--Harry
K. Thaw, cut short in his fight from
the state hospital for the criminal in
sane at Matteawan, N. Y, by arrest at
the village of st. Hermenegilde de
Garford, just over the international
line from New Hampshire, prepared
In his cell in the county Jail here to
light against being sent back to the
United States. ~ s4,;&ss~ "
rhaw faces deportation on the
ground that he is an undesirable
alien and extradition on a warrant
charging him with bribery. ".~
The warrant already issued in New
York state for his arrest on a charge
Of conspiracy will not suffice to extra
d1te him, in the opinion of local au.
thorities. .. 3.~
These authorities received word
that the district attorney of Duchess
county, in which Matteawan is locat-
cd, was on his way here prepared to
swear to a warrant charging Thaw
with bribery-an extraditable offense
If necessary.
/ In his own defense Thaw claims
that he was merely passing through
Canada on his way to Detroit when
his passage was interrupted by arrest.
He exhibited what he claimed to be
transportation to Detroit in support
Of this claim and cited the case of
Jack Johnson to bear out his conten.
ton that he cannot be sent back to
the United States by the Canadian
authorities as long as he was simply
passing through the country and in
tends to go beyond it's borders.
Wants Thaw Deported.
District Attorney Conger of Dutch.
ess county, New York, it is understood
here, wants Thaw ordered deported.
He wants Thaw returned to the Unit.
Cd States over that part of the inter
national line touched by the state OF
New York. ~. 55ss s35 III
Thaw came into the Dominion from
New Hampshire, however, and If Gus.
tom is followed he would go back to-
New Hampshire. =" % - az s3'#
The Canadian immigration depart
ment at Ottawa wired the chief OF DO.
lice here to hold Thaw under the i'm
migration act, indicating that steps
will be taken to deport him.
This theory was made almost GER
tainty by the Information that the de-
partment had sent two inspectors to
Sherbrooke with Instructions to watch
the, case and institute proceedings. to
deport Thaw. -.
At Coaticook, where he was lodged
In the lookup Immediately after his
| arrest, Thaw engaged local lawyer.
He was arraigned before Justice of
the Beace Dupuis. The justice read
to him an indictment charging him
with having unlawfully escaped from
Matteawan and, without permitting q
plea, remanded him to the Jail at
Sherbrooke for hearing. ~. 49,.
Two men were arrested with Thaw,
but liberated later at Coaticook. They
are believed to be confederates who
! aided him In his escape. The two
| men refused to give their names or
say anything about themselves. <@
Calls Hearing Unfair. S..
w. L. Shurtleff, the Coaticook law
yer retained by Thaw, denounced the
hearing before Justice Dupuis as un-
fair and said he would apply for a
writ Of habeas corpus for Thaw prior
to the hearing before the extradition
commissioner. Should the writ be
refused Mr.. Shurtlef said he would
seek an appeal. &*< *l:#@s
There is every indication that Thaw
intends to wage bitter fight against
extradition, deportation, or both. .ss
! From his cell IN the county jail he
sent out to the newspaper men q
statement under this caption, type
written in capitals: Es.: s.ss
mo one has contended that for two
years that Thaw has been in the
Tombs he has been insane. There is
no evidence Of delusion in the slight
est degree on his part. 1s it any.
thing crazy to take q pistol to de-
fend yourself against man who calls
you and threatens to kill you be-
fore morning? h 5; s.i5 s MIN
/ After Thaw had spent some hours
In his cell and grumbled a bit at his
poor quarters he was removed to the
hospital, where the accommod ations
are better. At his lawyers suggestion
he consented to. see reporters.
Where did you intend to 90 after
you left Matteawan?" he was asked.
! = may have been going home he
replied quickly and finally.
do you care to say anything about
threats you are said to have made
that you would 90 after certain people
once you were out Of Matteawan?'' Ne
Wa1 asked. VI u, Il 4 Il l u y,
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