Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-10
THAw FIGHTS ViCIOUsLY
AGAINST DEPORTATION

| Coaticook, sept. H. Harry X.
Thaw, removed fOrcibly from his
quarters here today. al noon was q
free agent In American Territory,
travelling In an automobile with a
number of American newspaper re-
porters.
The Matteawan fugitive was drop
! ped over the border by the Canadian
authorities into Vermont. Alone,
/ dazed and free. he did not know what
to do. The newspaper men following
him took him into their car and trav-
! eled with him Al noon they had
passed from Vermont into New
/ Hampshire A. the car progressed
the newspaper men report Thaws
movements.
Believing this morning that he was
being kidnapped, he resisted forcibly
| his removal from Coatlcook. only 10
! find that the outcome of his quick
dash In an automobile To American
territory was To bring him unexpect-
ed freedom and place him In the
| hands OF the men who up 10 the pres
ent time had devoted their energies
To reporting his case.
Thnw was dazcd at the suddenness
of the events Of the morning. with
ont mis- array of legal cOunsel he ala
not know where 20 turn for advice.
/ After brief copsulation with the
newspaper men. the automobile hired
by the reporters. with Thaw In H.
went on 60 Averill.
Here a brief stop was made and by
10 o'clock he had crossed the YER
mont line into New Hampshire.
Armed with written orders TO de-
! port Thaw issued by G.. J. Dohorty,
acting minister of the interior. at OF
tawa, r. Blake lbertson, assistant
superintendent of immigration. came
unhcraided 10 CoauCook last night.
Accompanied by his subordlnates
and two policemen. Robertson went
10 Thaw's quarters shortly before s
| o'clock thie morning. They found
Thnw out of bed and dressed and
about To start on what he calls his
days walk. Robertson. as spokes-
man for tho group, told Thaw that
nc had orders 20 deport him To YER
mont.
Thaw could not have been more
surprised had he been told that he
was scot free. Before Thaw could re-
ply, Robertson ordered him 20 get
ithhA AT hHNt TOT AUt lilff NHhiNH
that an automobile was waiting for
the dash TO the border.
Thaw's surprise changed to fury
In n moment lie refused 10 go, and
picking up q bottle hurled II at Rob-
ertson. The missile went wide of its
mark. and crashed through a window
and broke on the roadway outside.
Robertson and his men seized the
prisoner ana forcibly elected him
from the room.
Az Thaw was thus unceremonious-
4 ~ carried down the stairs to the au-
tomobile he kicked and fought his
eaptors, shouting that he was being
kidnapped. Robertson sought to
quiet him with assurances that the
proceeding was entirely regular and
that his cries were futile. The two
Dominion policemen aided actively
In placing Thaw IN the AUTOMOBILES
with the prisoner safe, the entire
party. policemen ana an, entered th,
car and was whirled away 10 the hor'
der.
a knot of spectators gathered
quickly outside the building anC
watched the struggle. Except for tn,
principals, they were the only per
sons in Coatico0k who knew what
was going on. None of the lawyers
here representing New York state
were notified of the plan 10 depor
Thaw. and none of Thaw's lawyers
had an inkling OF what was In th'
air. They were dumbfounded wheI
they learned later what had hap
pened.
Thaw was fifteen minutes away
we'll on the road to the internationa
line, before the newspaper squa'
learned what had happened. The
followed him, He crossed the ln'
near Norton Mills at S;55 o'clock
When he was wen within the stat
the immigration officials stoppe'
Z their ear. deposited Thaw on tn
! ground, told him he was free ant
I hrnNn hnnk 10 Tho Cnnnllnn hnrhnr.