The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-10
|HAW BOUNCED AROUND
/ LIKE A RUBBER BALL

were: "They are kidnapping me!
Help! Jerome is kidnapping me! Stop
this outraged"
The people Of Coaticook quickly
gathered about the railroad station
and proclaimed their anger. They
were infuriated and denounced thsi
taking OF Thaw as kidnapping plot
Matched up by Jerome and Montreal
officers. The detention room showed
signs of q most furious struggle. The
furniture was upset and the room was
In the widest disorder. Some OF
Thaw's possessions were scattered
about the room. Shattered fragments
of broken furniture and glass were
on the floor.
Doherty, minister Of Justice, who is
acting minister of interior and there
by in charge OF immigration held that
the action OF the boe-d OF inquiry last
week in ordering Thaw's repatriation
was regular. Therefore despite the
restraining order issued by the kings
bench at Montreal, he instructed the
immigration officials to deport the
prisoners The time was well chosen
as Thaw and all his counsel had set
tied down serenely to await trip
to Montreal to appear before the
kings bench. The village was un-
prepared and the immigration officers
met with no resistance except the
furious battle given by their prisoner.
AS immigration commissioner, r.
/ Blak Roberts had charge of the de-
! portation. He was assisted by four
Of his men. No United States officials
participated in the thrilling deporta-
| tion but 1t was supposed that they
were waiting at Noron's Mills to take
charge OF Thaw. Thaw yelled that
he was being kidnapped. Roberts said
1 to him: Never mind now about that,
4 old fellow. It's all perfectly regular
and legal" This assurance seemed
4 to give Thaw no satisfaction and the
! four men were practically compelled
I to hold Thaw In the car by force
He's Free Again.
s AyERILL Fts Sept. 10 Harry &
i Thaw is ct large again. The Canad-
Ian officials after deporting him from
/ Canada, crossing the international
/ border at S:55 a. M, set Thaw free
here No officers were present to
arrest him. He secured an auto and
i set out toward Canaan or Beecher
j Falls, evidently intending to try to
get back into Canada or remain in
hiding
4 The Canadian authorities simply
took Thaw across the border and let
him go, without paying any attention
as to what became of him.
/ Spaulding, proprietor of the Lake
Side Inn, where Thaw went on his
arrival said to the United Press:
"Thaw arrived here at 9 o'clock, ac-
companied by the Canadian officials
who brought him up to the door OF
the inn, put him out and drove away
II suppose they went back to Canada
"Thaw was very much excited and
seemed hardly to know what to do
He said to me: We crossed the
border at S:55 o'clock. | want to hire
an automobile to go to Canaan or
Beecher Falls He produced the nee.
essary money and hired one of the
autos stationed here at the inn. Thaw
accompanied by only one man, left
here at 9 o'clock. going in an easterly
, direction towards Canaan. He was
too excited to talk much and very lit
: tie information could be obtained from
J him. The Canadian officials made nc
, statement. They merely put Thaw
out of their machine and started hack
/. toward Canada There were no state
: officers here either from New York
| state or Vermont. 1t seemed perfect
, " clear that the Canadian officers
!, had no previous agreement with auth
critics OF either state. They merely
) did their duty and let 1t 60 at that
! Thaw was greatly agitated as he eyi
5 IDENTIFY expected to be arrested again
) The sudden appearance OF Thaw
here caused considerable commotior
l and many citizens of the town gather
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