Evening journal., 1913-08-25
CLASH
AFTER THAW
IS RELEASED
Canada VIII Send Him Back to
Vermont Where Battle
viii Be Staged
NEW YORK SLEUTHS
WILL OPPOSE RESCUE ACT
RY lois EnMIN NEYIN.

NWAAN ~ W AN AE v AHa
Staff Correspondent OF the United
Press
SHERBROOKE. Que, Aug. 25.-
Physical force may yet be reaorted
to in the case of Harry X. Thaw. The
clash may come Immediately after
he crosses the line into Vermont 1t
will not come in Canada. But Thaw.
when deported. which will likely he
Thursday or Friday Of This week,
will be turned loose In the little
hamlet Of Norton Mills. There the
Vermont authorities. at the request
OF Acting Governor Glynn, Of New
York, are expected 10 take the Mat
teawan asylum prisoner into custody.
The arrest will be directed by Dis
trict Attorney Conger. of Dutchess
County. n Y, and Sheriff Horpbecks
both of whom are here Conger very
I frankly admits that he fears Thaw'a
I friends may try to rescue him
"And il they try IL. he said signih-
cantly today. 'thcy will find reception
that will not be welcome one
So confident is Congcr that his theory
is correct that he already has men on
the scene watching everyone who comes
into Norton Mills. His predecessor in
office. John Mack, is in that vicinity.
And il is believed that William Travers
Jerome, now the prosecutor IN charge OF
the New York case is also there. They
have been commissioned TO sec that tha
lThaw millions are not used to allow the
prisoner to be kidnapped from the Dor.
der as he was from Mattcawan
The United Press is able today to an
4 ..l. IS flT Hn "a
They were completed at a conferences
today and have Thaw's approval. AZ out
lined BY counsel they follow;
"we will appear in court Wednes-
dav morning at 10 o'clock, explained
the lawyer. "and will be ready ito
argue the writ OF habeas corpus as
sailing the commitment, II is admit
ted that Thaw will be freed before
noon. AS he leaves the court room
/ we are reliably informed he will be
, taken into custody by the immigra-
, ton officials They will take him TO
/. Coaticook on the afternoon train. An
Immigration court viii be assembled.
n On Thursday. 1t viii grant the pris.
3 oncr hearing on the charge that he
: illegally entered Canada and that
p having been an inmate Of an asylum
. he is an undesirable alien.
e "On this hearing much depends
b Should the government produce per
D feet case, we viii make no fight But
y lif its case is perfect we viii appeal
from the order of deportation that Is
Il lcertain TO issue Two of the court
J. who will sit Inspectors Reynolds and
n Williams. have already preiudiced
S this case They have announced
n publicly that they will deport Thaw
SO he has not got a chance at their
+ hands. but If we find that they are
= not entirely borne out by the eyl.
G dence, we will appeal to Hon. G. J
: Dougherty. acting minister Of the In
i terror. in charge Of the immigration
J. cases.
: Under the law all Of the paper
y in the appeal must be in the hands o
u the minister within forty-eight hours
Il Now should we appeal, and ! want Il
h say that we will not unless we be
d lieve we have a good case. Mr. ThaV
!. will remain indefinitely on Canadlal
9 soil Because should Doughcrty up
l. hold his subordinates we would still
" have the right 10 have his decision re
viewed. And that review would carr
through the regular channels direct Il
the Privy Council in England
= It was plain from the attitude Of tn
~ lawyers that they expect Thaw to b
= sent over the line They claim not q
g be able to understand how he can be ar
rested in Vermont. If charged wit
q conspiracy or any extraditable offense
\ Thaw is Immediately given standing
4 in court. An insane man cannot com
init crime. And he cannot be taken a
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