The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-26
In Connection With ThaW'S At
tempt to Escape.
HE IS PLACED INCOMMUNICADO
Prisoner Is Not Allowed to
Talk to Anyone
Except in the Presence of His
Attorneys.

Sherbrooke, Aug. 26.-The posi-
bility of a long drawn out fight in
the courts over the constitutionality
OF Canada's drastic immigration act,
under which it is proposed to deport
Harry K. Thaw, was the favorite
theme today of both factions gathered
at Sherbrooke.
Going over the situation Informally
William T. Jerome and District Attor-
ney Conger of Dutchess county sat by
q roaring wood fire in the Magog
house. the storm center since Thaw 5
arrival, of nearly all conferences
about him.
4 can't express an opinion on every
theoretical defense suggested by
Thaw'S lawyers" said Jerome I'VE
hope to get him back to Matteawan
where he belongs, but it does look as
though we were in for a siege" Thaw
continued to show little interest in
anything except his publicity plans.
He is mailing and telegraphlng state
ments to papers in Vermont, where
Notwithstanding all the theories of
&C urt delay here. he apparently ex-
rects to be deported. He also insists
again today that in view of JeromeS S
presence here, he wanted his lawyers
TO reissue a statement quoting Jerome
as saying in New York in 1908 that
Thaw was sane. T. B. Williams of the
dominion immigration department was
quoted today as saying he placed no
faith in Thaw'S chances of testing the
migration act in the court.
I'VE believe Harry Thaw will be
promptly deported," he said, land we
don't put much faith in this story that
he can make an international affair
of his case. Our duty is simple, we
will give Thaw hearing. AS soon as
he is turned down by the minister of
the interior. as I have every reason to
believe he will be, then we will take
Thaw to Vermont and turn him loose.
What happens in Vermont is none of
our affair."
Gentleman Roger" Thompson sent
a message last night to his widowed
mother in New York telling her not to
worry. His case on a charge of aiding
a lunatic to cross the border will come
up before a police judge here on Fri
day.
Thompson has not receded from his
determination not to ''squeaP' and tell
all about his driving Thaw from tne
Matteawan in the black car. His
threat last week to tell all resulted in
the immediate employment of counsel
for him by the Thaw family, and in
other ways Rogers has been made so
comfortable for the time being that he
prefers to say nothing
Thaw's many lawyers fearful lest he
hurt his case with the erratic conduct
of his self-planned press campaign,
shut him off from all interviewers to-
day. They obtained from the sheriff an
order to the governor of Sherbrooke
Jail that no one should see Thaw except
in the present of some one of his coun-
sci.
The order serves two purposes. First,
it prevents Thaw from giving out more
rambling interviews except surrepti-
tiCusly, by messengers; second it
would circumvent any secret attempt
to obtain from him a statement in
which he might inadvertently reveal
about the plot resulting in
his release from Matteawan-
Two captains of the Salvation Army
arrived today from Montreal. They
said they had been sent here to offer
Thaw spiritual aid.
He Doesn't Know Why.
Matteawan, N. Y, Aug. 26.-Dr. r. !
F. c. Kieb, head of Matteawan state |
hospital, left late last night for Sher- |
brooke, Canada, to assist in the eff |
forts to have Harry K. Thaw deported |
into New York state.
Il don't know why 1 have been asked |
to go to Canada" said DR.. Kieb. 81 |
have had a request from the deputy |
attorney general but 1 don't know of |
what particular use 1 can be to the |
state in getting Thaw deported. 1 ex-
pect to get back here in day or two,
IS the business of the hospital is very
pressing and cannot afford to wait for