The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-11
THAW DEPOkTED
SLYLY BY CANADA
Sheriff Takes Him Into Gus
tody at CO|ebroOk, n L.
WAS FREED ON BORDER

Fugitive Slayer Fought Dominion OFF,
eials, Shouting That He Was Being
Kidnapped.
Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 11.-Harry
K. Thaw was suddenly and secretly
deported by Canada, dumped on United
States soil where there was none OF
his New York foes to pick him up and
left to wander around for three hours
until he was arrested near here.
He is being held for the New York
authorities, which means that as soon
as those officials can arrange 1t he Will
be on his way back to the Matteawan
asylum.
Why the Canadians arranged for
Harry's sudden and secret elimination
from their midst without notifying the
New York lawyers and sheriffs who
wanted him is hardly mystery. All
they sought was to get him out of the
country. If he were picked up by his
enemies, all right; if not all right, and
he would be left to shift for himself.
But it so happened that the deporta-.
ton was watched by some newspaper
men. They picked Thaw up and start
ed further into the United States with
him, apparently somewhat aimlessly.
They crossed the top of Vermont and
then descended southwark into New
Hampshire.
The whole countryside had heard
the news, and scores of persons were
on the watch. Sheriff Drew, of Coos
county, picked them up at Little
School House, near Colebrook.
, Leaving Norton's Mills, VT, where
he was dumped by the Canadians. he
stopped for a few minutes at Averill.
VT, and leaving there crossed the
Connecticut river at Stewartstown. No
one attempted to detain him. He was
planning when arrested to strike the
railroad and buy a ticket to Detroit
He tried vainly to get in touch with
his lawyers at Montreal. Failing in this,
he resumed his blind journey until de-
tanned by the sheriff.
Thaw's car was driving down the
road and had reached little rurai
school house when the automobile con-
tanning the sheriff appeared in sight.
The sheriff, recognizing Thaw, held up
his hand for the car to stop. Thaw or
dered the chauffeur to bring the car
to a standstill and then alighted an.
went into the sheriff's car vithouk
protest, altAN,Rh the "a I
warrant fdy fl u: a lleV -
newspaper correspondents then pro.
ceeded to Colebrook. Z
Sheriff Drew announced that he
would not take Thaw to the county
seat, Lancaster. but would hold him IN
custody at a local hotel until adviser
as to the wishes of the New York au-
thorities.
C. ]. Doherty, minister of justice.
who is acting minister of the interior
and thereby in charge of immigration,
held that the action of the board Of
Inquiry in ordering Thaw's deportation
was regular Therefore, despite the
restraining order issued by the kings
bench at Montreal, he instructed the
immigration officers to deport the prfs-
oner.
port Thaw, issued by Doherty, 3.
Blake Robertson, assistant superin-
tendent of immigration, came unher-
aided to Coaticook.
Accompanied by his subordinates
and the two policemen, Robertson
went to Thaw's quarters in the deten-
ton pen. They found Thaw fed and
dressed and abo,E to start on what he
called his days work: Robertson. as
spokesman for the group, told Thaw
that he had orders to deort him to
Vermont.
Thaw could not have been more sur
prised If he was told he was scot free.
Before Thaw could reply. Robertson
ordered him to get ready at once for
the trip, adding that an automobile
was waiting for. the dash to the bor-
der.
Thaw's surprise changed to fury in
q moment. He refused to go, and pick
Ing up bottle, hurled it at Robertson.
The missile went wide of its target,
crashed through a window and broke
on the roadway outside Robertson and
bis men seized the prisoner and forci-
bly, elected him from the room.
As Thaw was thus unceremoniously
carried down the stairs to the automo-
bile he kicked and fought his captors,
shouting that he was being kidnapped.
Robertson sought to quiet him with as
surances that the proceeding was en-
tirely regular and that his cries were
futile The two Dominion policemen
aided actively in placing Thaw In the
automobile. With the prisoner safe,
the entire party, policemen and all.
entered the car and were whirled away
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