The San Francisco call., 1913-08-21
immigration Officials Init
mate They VIII Arrest
Fugitive and Take Him
to Vermont
CONSIDER HIM AN
UNDESIRABLE ALIEN
Fight for Liberty Begins To-
day, When Habeas Corpus
Writ Comes Up

sHERBRoOKE, Quebec, Aug. 20
Harry X. Thaw will be across the
American border in the state of YER
mont by tomorrow night If tomorrow's
events in the case of the fugitive from
Mattewan shape themselves as Cana
dian officials in close touch with the
proceedings anticipate
This was the semioficial intimation
here tonight. as Thaw awaits a hear
Ing on the habeas corpus writ his coun-
sci secured today.
1t is not denied that official opinion
inclines to the belief that the habeas
corpus proceedings will result in Thaw
being declared free man. What will
authorities indicate, lies in the hands
of Inspectors d. H. Reynolds and F. E.
Williams of ottawa. These two officials,
Immediately Thaw is released by the
court, it is understood. will take him
into custody as an undesirable under
the immigration act and rush the fugi-
tive to Coaticook.
At the immigration Office the formal
| deportation proceedings will be con-
Quoted in the form of an official in
quiry into the manner of Thaw's en-
trance into the country, and his his
tory. which debars him from remaining
in Canada These fornalities ended, he
will be taken on board a Grand Trunk
train and conveyed to the border. where
Messrs. Reynolds and Williams will
hand him over to the American author
tiles
POINT OF DEPORTATION
The point of deportation indicated
will be Island Bend, VT, the nearest
border station on the Grand Trunk,
about 90 miles south of Coaticook
The through" ticket to Detroit, on
which Thaw. it is understood hopes to
evade the immigration authorities and
continue his journey through Quebec
and Ontario to the state of Michigan,
will not serve that purpose, If the In
formation of the immigration officials
is correct. Though they have not yet
been shown the ticket by Thaw. they
have learned that 1T was purchased in
Coaticook and reads from that point
to Detroit. 1t is not, therefore, ticket
from one American station. via Canada,
to another foreign point, and does not
qualify as through" transportation.
The possible hitch in the deportation
plan would be further writ of habeas
corpus calling upon the immigration
authorities to show cause why Thaw
is not eligible to enter Canada. This
would further delay action.
SENT BACK TO VERMONT
Late developments tonight strength
ened the belief that the present inten-
tion of the immigration officials,
once they take Thaw in charge, Is not
to return him to New York Agent
Williams. with whom the decision lies
as the situation now stands Is ex-
pected here, as Indicated. to pass the
fugitive across the border over into
Vermont, but advices from Ottawa in
dicate that 1t may be his intention to
choose New Hampshire, following the
custom which sends a deported allen
to the state from which he entered
the dominion
Some move by the New York author
tiles In the way of an effort to change
the apparent decision of the immigrant
authorities to send Thaw either to Yer
mont or New Hampshire Is expected,
however. This may take the shape OF
an application by the governor or at
torney general to Commissioner of I'm
migration Scott that Thaw be returned
to New York state. The officials from
the United States apparently have not
given up hope that the hearing on de-
portatfon will take place at Montreal,
thus increasing the possibility that the
ultimate decision might be to take
Thaw back via the nearest point in the
United States to that city-Rouses
Point. N. y.