The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-13
ATTEMPT MADE
At KIDNAPPING
HARRY \. THAW
Three Strange Men Drive Up in
Automobile and Their Move
ments Are Suspicious.
POLICE CHIEF ARRIVES IN
TIME TO PREVENT RUSE

Lancaster, Pa, Sept. 12.-What
William Trayers Jerome and the
New York authorities believe was an
attempt to kidnap Harry X. ThaW
was made this evening. Jnst as
Thaw stepped from the office Of his
leading counsel, Thomas f. john
son. in the Colebrook National Bank
building, two automobiles, one big
touring car, the other "A runabout
swept close to the curb.
The first car, a blue sixty horse
power, six-cylinder machine, was
driven by its owner, a citizen Of
Canaan, Vt. The runabout bore 8
Canadian license and was recognized
as a machine which has ofen been
seon in tho streets and country
roads about Coaticook. The two
cars maneuvered so that their
noses pointed in opposite directions.
AS Thaw approached on the curb
three men stopped out OF a knot OF
| curious persons who had prolonged
heir stay into the dusk to catch a
glimpse Of the famous refugee. One
OF Che men threw open the door OF
the car and beckoned to Thaw. The
other two moved up alongside ana
whispered to him. AT this time
sheriff Drew and his first deputy
D. II Kelsea, Thaw's guards, We're
unsuspectingly strolling twenty fec
away.
Hes.tates Too Long.
II Thaw had jumped into the ear
Immediately he ocoud have unques-
tlonably gotten away, but he hesi-
tatod moment And in that mo-
ment chief Of Police Kelley round
ed the corner. sensed the situation
and leaped forward.
Get away from heret" he order
ed the larger Of the five mon, who
had his hand on Thaw's shoulder.
Kelly says the mar dourished re-
yolyer in his face and threatened to
shoot until lie himself made an ef-
urt to draw his own revolver and
attracted the attention OF Drew and
Kelsea Before the sheriff and his
deputies could take a hand the three
men lea9ed into the large9 Of the
two cars and escaped
Il shah arrest those men OF
sight. said chief Kelly late 70
night. THE sheriff and | hustled
/ Thaw to the hotel as quickly as pos
sible. Tonight we have thought i
best 70 increase our guard at tn,
Monaduock House. whore Thaw il
being detained, from twelve to TWEEN
/ ty men.
"The attempt this afternoon nm
doubtedly was mad- on behalf o.
Thaw's friends ana sympathizers, II
! is their hope to seize him before Mr
Jerome takes him away and speed
/ him either back to Canada Or into
the lumber camps back of Norton's
| Mills, where he would be safe,
Canadians Are Present.
In this connection 1t was appar'
ent today that Canadians have car
ried their rampant partisanship OF
! Thaw across the border At least
fifty citizens of Coaticook are regis
tered at the Colebrook hotel The
/ Coaucook citizens We're in consulta-
ton today with a number OF private
detectives acting in the interest o.
The Thaw family.
| Jerome does not fell very kindly
/ disposed toward the Coaticook citi
zeus who have come to New Hamp
shire in the interests Of Thaw. Thil
afternoon he was introduced to Or
lGnbcrt A. Trenholme of Coatieook
nephew Of Kings Court Bench Jus
ltice Trenholme. and the man who i
popularly supposed to have inyesti
gated the gambling charge agains
Jerome.
Jerome ignored Trenhalme's eX
tended hand Looking the physi
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