The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-21
THAW DEPORTED
(continu.d from Fir.. Pare,

Nessrs. Conger and HoTnbeck wait
ed. like the others, for the disposition
or the Thav case. and departed with
the immigration authorities when Il
was announced that the application
Tor the writ of habeas corpus had
been granted and would come up for
Tor once in his life has refused 10 be
interviewed. He has talked vaguely
OF matters not appertaining to his es-
cape, out not one word has come from
him regarding his fight from Mattpa
wan. or OF the inception OF the plot that
ieu 10 Dis delivery . or OF the five men
who spirited him away.
Of these hyc. one Is believed to be
In Jail In She rbrooks. He gave the
name OF Mitchell Thompson" and In
sisted that he was resident OF To-
ronto. But both Sheriff IIornbeck am
District Attorney Conger. OF Duchess
county, y. Y, who looked him over
today. said he was none other than
Gentleman Roger" Thompson, late OF
New York City. and reputed chauf-
feur OF the black automobile that
whirled Thaw from Matteawan at
more than sixty niles an hour.
Thompson Are sted.
Thompson was idling in the super
Tor court room. waiting for the Thaw
case TO come UP. when immigration
Officers arrested him. lie was quick
identified as one OF the two men with
Thaw when he was arrested near
Coaticook yesterday. He denied that
he had aided Thaw in crossing the
border and maintained that he had
met the fugitive BY chance. Notwitn-
standing his protestations OF limo
cence. he was held in $500 bail for
a hearing Friday. Unable TO furnish
the bond. he was remanded to jail.
Technically he is charged with aid
Ing and abetting a lunatic to cross
the Canadian border. an offense pun
ishable with a $500 fine. II the au.
thorities fail TO hold him on this
charge. District Attorney Conger will
seek his extradition on a warrant
charging Roger Thompson with con
spring with others TO def at the ends
OF Justice in iiberating Thaw
The warrant Is here but will not
be pressed until the immigration law
violation has been tested
Thompson's defense Il is under
stood, will Cm3hastZe provided he adj
mitS coming across the border with
Ihaw) the contention that Thaw has
not been found insane in Canada ana
that assisting him TO enter was. there
fore, not violation OF the law In
this way the question of Thaw's san
lily VIII be involved in the proce dure
separate from his oSn case
Crowd Disappointed.
nose who expected picturesque
French-C anadian scenes were sadly
disappointed. The learned Judge did
not appear az III. granting the appll-
cation OF the writ of habeas corpus
In private. Thdw remained through
out the day in Jail on the crest OF a
NIL half a mil" away. OpeL- parrr-
san 10 the fugitive in their gossip.
IN" towns people n vertheless showed
their comparative lack OF interest by
their absence from the court house.
Though there are 10000 persons in
Sherbrooke. less than 300 came TO
the court or these. - We're women.
argument in the morning
Il am here to get Thaw," said Mr..
Conger Get him / will"
Thaw will surely be returned to
New No.k state continued the dis
trict attorney. probably By deporta-
tion. as the Canadian government
does not want him on its hands. II not
by deportation. then by extradition.
Il am cooperating at present with
the officials Of the Canadian immigra-
ton service. who have full power 20
act on authority from their superior,
In Ottawa. They seem fully disposed
10 help Us. and hope. although have
not reason az present 10 expect. that
when he f. deported II will be a. the
border OF New No-k. whsre Ne Will
not have 10 20 through further for.
malitics AZ in some state Other than
New York
Conger Oeterr1i
~ by chance our plans TO socur"
Thav by deportation falls through
land J can barely imagine such
contingency yCU may be sure there
will be a strong case against him 20
bring eKt-adition. u would no. be-
proper az This time 20 say UPON Just
Vhat grounds We shall move"
Mr.. Conger carries with him a war.
rant charging Thaw and his FIVE de-.
l!verers with conspiracy. but be al.
mitted that i's efficiency was urcor
tain. That Is the least OF my wo.-
ries. though he added
Tomorrow the district attorney
hopes % receive moro Assistance in
his activities here He was assisted
today by Hector Ncrref. X. G.. who
announced himself as counsel for U-
Kieb. superintendent ~ Nat'eauan.
Tomorrow q was expected that
deputy attorney general would arrive
from Albany
Thaw was q busy man with h.4I
"orresT ondeucn aud callers today.
MIST of the former was by telegraph.
and he received frequent assurance
D support from relatives and friends