New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
Sensational Flight Of Fifty Hours from Mat
teawan by Automobile and Rail
Ends in Quebec Village.
STIRS TWO NATIONS
Slayer Employs Lawyers and Makes the Same Claim Thai
Saved Jack Johnson-lssues Statement in Which
He Says He Cannot Be Blamed for
Killing Stanford White.

He Says He Cannot Be Blamed for
Killing Stanford White.
sherbrooke, Quebec Aug l9-Hany Kendall Thaw short
his hyhour flight from the State Hospital for the Criminal In
Matteawan NJ " his to-day while riding in farm
wagon village Hermenegde de Garfod the
line from New Hampshire prepared in his cell in the
county Jail here tonight fight being back to the
United States.
Thaw deportation ground that he undesirable
alien and exadton charging him with bribery The
already issued New York State for his charge
conspiracy will suffice exadte him. the opinion OF the
local authorities.
These authorities tonight that District Attorney
Conge of Dutchess County NJ " his here prepared
charging Thaw with bribey-an exraditabe
ofence-if necessary.
CLAIMS HIS CASE LIKE JACK" JoHNSoN'S.
In Thaw claims he merely passing
through Canada his Detroit when his inter-
ruped He exhibited what he claimed be transportation
Detroit support this claim and cited the Jack John
his back the
by the Canadian authorities he simply passing
through the country and intends beyond its borders
Thousands of persons the station platform at
Sherbrooke there and with difficulty that
automobile AS he along of Let
rec heard and Thaw appeared pleased the sympathy
expressed
morning Thaw will be brought before Judge Arthur
Gobenky, of the Superior Court who will hear the petition made
o his behalf for writ of habeas corpus.
Should he fail get his freedom under habeas proceed
ngs Thaw will effort have the proceedings against him
quashed the ground that they entirely irregular
NOW HELD UNDER IMMIGRATION ACT
The Canadian immigration Department Ottawa telegraphed
the Chief Police here this Afternoon to hold Thaw under the
immigration indicating that steps will be taken deport him.
At Coaticook where Thaw lodged in the lookup mmed
ately his Thaw engaged local lawyer He
agned before Dupus justice of the The justice read
him indictment charging him with unawuy escaping from
Matteawan and without permitting plea, remanded him the
Jail Sherbrooke for a hearing tomorrow morning.
Two men Thaw but liberated later
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manned automobiles used by Thaw in his from
Matteawan refused give their say any
thing about They followed Thw here from Coatcook
and remained in overnight
L. Shurtlef the Coatcook lawyer retained by Thaw de-
nounced hearing Dupus unfair and said that he would
apply for writ of habeas corpus for Thaw
INDICATIONS OF A LONG INTERNATIONAL FIGHT
There every indication tonight Thaw intends write
into the Jurisprudence of the Dominion record of bitterly
tested fight against extradtion deportation or both
cell the county Jail tonight Thaw sent out to the
newspaper under this caption typewriter in api
tails. 1t said
mo one ontended that for years nearly that Thaw
has Tombs he has been insane There evidence of
deusion slightest degree his Is anything
take pistol defend yourself against who calls
- and threatens to kill you before morning.
The itself OF District Attorney
.ror. speeco puported such-to the jury Thaws
second trial. January 1908 for the murder of Stanford White
After Thaw had spent hours his cell and grubed bit
his poor quarters the hospital where the
modations better At MS lawyer susseSN e "
reporters.
where did you after left Matteawan? he was
asked
I NAV have been going home, he replied
anything about the threats you are SAID 10
,v. made that YOU would certain people
ont of Matteawan?" he asked
~ shall make the OF that sort that has
been printed" he said
He refused o permit himself to be photographed
THAW LOSES WAR OF WITS;
RURAL DEPUTY TRAPS HIM
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