Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-23
CANADA NOTIFIES
THAW He MAY
co TO VERMONT
Dominion Government Anxious
to Wash Its Hands of
Case.
FUGITIVE PLANS TO STAY
IN CANDAA MANY YEARS
May Elect Jury Trial, Which,
With Appeals, Would In
Volve Long Litigation.

SHERBROOKE, Aug. 2S.-Out of the
tangle OF legal red-tape surrounding
the case of Harry K. Thaw. detained
in the Sherbrook Jail as a fugitive
from Matteawan. there issued this
afternoon what was understood to be
an ultimatum from the immigration
authorities. 1t was that Thaw, if he
so elected, would be deported to New
port, Vermont, as an undesirable,
after his arraignment in court here on
Wednesday, and that then the Cana
dian authorities would wash their
hands of the affair.
If he chooses not to submit to de-
portation he will be held here under
the present commitment of being
fugitive and will not have a hearing
(Should he drop his habeaS corpus
proceedings) until the October term
of court.
This puts the next step in the case
squarely up to the prisoner himself,
a situation said to be very pleasing
to him.
Should he elect a trial by jury his
case would not ordinarily come up
before autumn and a month or more
of delay would consequently result.
Whatever the verdict. many months,
perhaps years. of litigation could fol-
low in appeals from the verdict.
During the lifetime of this iitiga-
tion Thaw could remain in Canada,
his lawyers believe, and they cite the
case of Gaynor and Greene, who re-
manned in Canada for years while
their counsel fought legal proceed
ings to bring them back to the
United States.
Whether this course will be adopt
ed will rest In large measure with
Thaw himself.
OTTAWA, Aug. 2S.-Instructions
have been sent to the immigration
officers at Sherbrooke. it is officially
announced to the effect that when
Harry X. Thaw comes into their
hands there must be no discrimina-
ton against him.
There is reason to believe that this
means he will not be sent to New
York State, but, on rejection, will be
refprned by the Vermont route as
Id an ordinary person coming in
-,,.J Thaw uiu, and subsequently
denied domicile in Canada.
SHERBROoKE, Que. Aug 23-
Thaw's group of Canadian lawyers,
nearly all of whom were retained by
telegraph, found themselves today
COnITOHllHB lHFee queSllOHS.
First, Who was in charge of the
case? Second, From whom were they
to receive their fees? Third, With
whom were they to consult pending
Thaw's arraignment in the Superior
Court on Wednesday next in a writ
of habeas corpus?
When Mr.. and Mrs. George Lauder
Carnegie arrived here Wednesday
night, after Thaw's arrest at Coati-
cook as a fugitive from Matteawan, 1t |
was understood that they would take
charge of his case and that from !
them counsel would receive instruc-
tions as to the desires of the Thaw |
family.
Thaw Warned Not to Commander.
Thaw at that time had been warned |
by relatives in lengthy messages not |
to insist on personal instructions to |
counsel, and 1t was understood that !
his lawyers were to ignore him in |
their efforts to thwart his deportation |
to the State of New York.
But when Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie |
left Sherbrooke Thaw resumed his old |
tactics, and his eight lawyers were in |
q quandary today as to who was chief |
counsel.
Ostensibly j. N. Greenshields, of
Montreal, had precedence among the |
group of those fighting in Thaw's be-
half, but he had nothing in writing to
indicate this.
Thaw money, reported to be surg
ing toward Sherbrooke, had not ar
rived in the concrete today and the
Thaw lawyers were endeavoring to
obtain a statement from some one
identified with the Thaw interests as
to just who was responsible for any
expenses incurred.
I'VE are falling over ourselves" said
one of the lawyers. Eight men can
not handle one mans case without a
definite agreement as to who is the
boss. Thaw would like to conduct
matters himself but because of tele-
grams from his relatives we do not
feel justified in acceding to his de-
mands. On the other hand, there is
no representative of the family here
on whom we can rely. So far as we
know, Thaw will be released on the
present commitment when arraigned
next Wednesday and then turned over
to the immigration authorities. They
will deport him to Vermont we have
been led to believe, or to New Hamp-
shire While we understand that the
New York State officials here have
tried ito grease the ways of extradi
ton" in both of these States, we are
willing to put up a fight and trust to
fair play.
Thaw Says It's Up to Lawyers.
Thaw, when asked this morning If
his counsel did not know who was
who among them. grinned and replied;
II understand we have hired the best
in the dominion. It's up to them"
Educated Roger" Thompson, whose
genius and skill as chauffeur in
sured the safe escape of Harry X.
Thaw from the Matteawan State Hos
pital for the Criminal Insane last
Sunday morning. who crossed the
Canadian border with Thaw and the
sphinx of the present situation, sent
this message to his jailmate, Thaw,
last night:
I'm fiat broke Come across with
some coin or I'll tell everything l
know"
In an interview with a newspaper
Thompson admitted
that he is not Michael II. Thompson,
a citizen of Toronto as he has stead
lily maintained since his dramatic ar
nesday, bpt Roger Thompson. chauf-
Thaw fled from Matteawan.
Sure, I'm Roger Thompson" said
the chauffeur, who is of good address
and appearance. 1--WE taken off the
smoked glasses I've been wearing
ever since | arrived here and here
after / am going to play the game on
the level.
II am absolutely fiat broke. l
haven't money enough to buy my own
meals. and / have decided 1t is about