South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-10
.THAW RUSHED
bA(1K|NTOU.S.;
COURT DEF|ED

MONTREAL. SepS 1G-Harry X
Thaw. the fugitive from .Mattewan.
was taken across the border into Yer
mont to-day in an automobile As
he was carried over the line Thaw
was standing in the car shouting kid
naped kidnapped
Thaw was taken from the detention
quarters o. the immigration building
at Coaticook at O'Clock by + Blake
Robertson, deputy superintendent OF
immigration for Canada.
Thaw protested against being taken
into the L. s. His shouts attracted
a number of persons This is en-
tirely regular" was Robertson's re-
Spouse TO the fugitive protestations.
Robertson proceeded under q war
rant signed by Minister of Doherty,
who is also acting minister of the in
terror. ordering the election Of Thaw
These proceedings were taken in di-
rect defiance of court proceedings in
sututed nthis city by Thaw's lawyers
and In the face Of an injunction hold
ing up the order of deportation hand
ed down by the immigration board. of
| inquiry last week.
! Lawyers DumfOunded
When word was received here from
COaticOOk that Thaw had been de-
| ported it created CONSERVATION among
! the Thaw lawyers. They had expect
( ed 10 hold up deportation for six
/ months at least, possibly a year and
perhaps, If an appeal was taken to
the privy council, for two years.
Thaw lost complete control Of him
self as he was whirled through the
streets of COaticook from the immi-
grafton building. He shouted and
waved his arms until he was exhaust
ed. The authorities had purposely
chosen an early hour when few per-
sons were abroad. Mr.. Robertson
had to fOrcibly hold Thaw in the au-
tomobile as the fugitive strained with
all his might to leap to the ground.
Thaw implored the handful Of per
sons who were attracted by his
screams to help him but they did not
attempt TO do it.
By the forcible ejectment Of Thaw
from Canada to-day the fight shifts
to the United states unless. by pre-
arranged plan, ThaW is seized in Yer
mont by private detectives employed
by former district attorney William T.
Jerome Of New York and taken back
to Mattewan. That was evidently
what Thaw feared as he was being
taken away from CoaticOOk. He did
not have a chance to warn his LAWYERS
to meet him at the u. 5. line and fight
against his seizure there by represent
atives of New York. He also thought
that Jerome had gone to Vermont on
Monday night.
ACT DEFTES COURT
The virtual kidnapping by Thaw.
upon orders of the Dominion govern
ment and in actual defiance of the
high court Of the land was dramatic
Iclimax 10 the fight Thaw has made
against election. No moving picture
drama could have been staged with
lsuch spectacular details. When y X
/ LaFlamme and Barrister GreenshieId
/ who was instrumental in holding the
board Of inquiry order of deportation
in the court of appeals here, heard of
the election of their client they were
| thunderstruck At first they would
not believe it. They were helpless.
When the news got abroad in Coati-
cook that Thaw had been taken 10
line public feeling broke out. A crowd
surrounded the immigration building
and there was demonstration against
the government and in favor of Thaw.
Many women were in the crowd.
IAN outrage" AN injustice
screamed the crowds.
In the meantime news had got to
! Sherbrooke. Attorney w. l. Shurt-
! left. counsellor of record for Thaw.
Immediately got into action but could
90 nOLnlng 10 cneck the arrOWlike
flight of the immigration auto which
was speeding towards NOrtOns Mills
| VT. with Thaw Historically denounc-
| ing the immigration department from
the tOnneaU.
| Persons living along the highway
| traversed by the automobile said that
the car flashed by in a cloud Of dust
but above the humming Of the motor
could be heard the protestations OF the
prisoner. Newspaper men in Sher-
! brooke hurried to Coaticook in auto
mobiles and followed ThaW on toward
the Vermont line.