The Prescott daily news., 1913-08-25
TOLD HE MAY CEClpE WHETH' ERIE SHALL GO TO VERMONT
 OR STAY IN CANADA,
WILL GIVE ANSWER MONDAY
QuarreIs With Canadian Lawyers ana Sends for More-Chauffeur Thomp- son Makes Threats-Jail Un-
 safe, Say U. s. Officers.

SneTDTOOke, SluebSS, huS' -o' " Kendall Thaw has received an ultl- matum. He was told that he could decide whether he should go into Yer mont or stay in Canada. But he alone must decide His lawyers will not do so for him. He concluded not to make any decision before Monday at the earliest.
 Contrary to this announcement, I'm migration Inspector Reynolds de- clares Thaw will be taken into Yer mont. Inspector Reynolds said:
 We understand that Thaw's law yers have agreed to drop their habeas corpus proceedings" he said. "As soon as they do the prisoner will be broIsht into court on the commitment papers, which are admittedly illegal, and discharged. We will at once take him under our care We will proceed to Coaticooke and hold a formal court of inquiry, to determine whether Thaw has been an inmate of lunauc asy- lum within five years. The merits of the case have no bearing. Whether he is sane is not the question for us to pass upon, but we must decide whether he was an inmate of an asy- lum He will of course, admit he has been. Then we will undoubtedly re- ject him and will order that he return to the United States. We understand that he plans to go back by way of the Derby line. From there he prob ably will proceed to Newport.
 Will Reject, Not Deport Him.
 of course, the dominion authorities at Ottawa have the power to reverse our decision. They can decide to grant him a definite time in which to leave, But it is unlikely they will do so, as we are simply rejecting Thaw, not dc porting him, his people probably will not try to appeal"
 Thaw's lawyers declared that noth ing Chauffeur Thompson, held, charged with bringing a lunatic into Canada, could say would hurt his case. Thompson was bitterly disappointed when the hearing was put over one week
 q am a British subject" he said in his cell, having been born in To ronto. I worked for the Auto Own CTS agency of New York. l had no knowledge that 1 had been hired to drive Thaw when I was engaged l was deceived, and now I am here in the jail, penniless, forced to eat jail fare, and no one is doing anything for me. 1 will tell all 1 know about this trip if the Thaw people don't help me"
 The Thaw lawyers declined to say whether they would aid Thompson They made it plain that whatever he might reveal could have very little bearing on Thaws fight for freedom.
 Thaw has quarreled bitterly with his Canadian lawyers. He insisted that there must be some way whereby they can have his sanity passed on by the Canadian officials He wants a decision of this kind here But they have assured him that this Is impossi- ble. Thaw, not satisfied, has tele- graphed for former Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania and two other American lawyers to join him here.
 Samuel W. Jacobs, attorney for the United States officials, telegraphed the minister of the interior at Ottawa protesting against Thaw being kept In the local jail, which he characterized as unsafe. He declared the Thaw mil lions could easily secure the prison CTS freedom. He asked that Thaw be i removed to Quebec for safe keeping. but 1t is unlikely his request will be granted.