The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-24
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Sherbrooke, Quebec August 23.-
Strding up and down in the hospital
ward of the Sherbrooke Jail tonight,
Harry n Thaw tried TO decide whicn
OF two propositions made to him by
Canadian officials he should accept
They We're:
TO drop the legal fight here and
submit to deportation to Vermont
without any court hearing
:. To plead not guilty on the charge
on which he was arrested. and to be
held for hearing, which could not take
place before the October term OF
court
occasionally. the prisoner would stop
his exercise long enough to scribble
n note 10 one of his squad OF lawyers,
and have il dispatched with all haste
The lawyers had LEFT the decision
completely to their client He had
taken full charge of the case. and had
issued so many conflicting orders that
they declared he would nave to reach
Il decision for himself.
Thsw said TO a newspaper man
whom he received 1T the Jail that he
found il hard to decide which course
or action lie would follow. He had
oocn disturbed over dispatch from
Burlington. VT, quoting Attorney Cen
eral r. L. Brown. OF Vermont, as say
ing that lie had no doubt that the
Ma:teawan fugitive could be extra
dted from his State TO New York
Then second later. the prisoner
smiling, eNcla!med:
Aiatteawan will never see me again.
Perhaps 1t will be better for Mat
teawan. For the first time in my life
| have a group of lawyers in whom
L have absolute confidence"
He intimated that he would not
I1.l< IL -;
course before sunday afternoon. Sab
bath services will be held III she pris-
oners room tomorrow. Thaw had
wanted TO go to church, but the au-
thorities feared that an attempt might
be made to "kidnap" him if he left
the Jail. They are taking no chances.
Fnvors Vermont Proposal.
1t is believed that Thaw will accept
the proposal that he be dcported to
Vermont. and there left TO fight with
the officials OF that state and OF New
York for his liberty. He has intimated
to friend OF the Thaw family now In
Sherbrookc that he favored that pro-
posal more than the other, but he
wants TO be- sure OF his ground before
ne actually accepts either.
II he decides TO so to Vermont the
action taken by the Canadian authori-
ties will amount To his election"
from the Dominion. The habeas cor
pus proceedings before Justice Arthur
Globcnsky will be dropped. and the
department will immediately order his
deportation to Newport, VT.
There is no doubt that Canada would
like to set rid of the prisoner. Ao-
cordng to the very highest legal au-
thorties. Thaw might wage his fight
in the Dominion for several years be-
fore his last resource was exhausted,
and the Canadian officials want 30 pro-
vent this II possible.
One element OF danger to Thaw WAS
removed to-day when Roger Thomp-
son. who aided his escape and Is now
prisoner in the same Jail, withdrew
his previous threats and said that he,
would not reveal anything OF the plans
leading up to the escape from Mattea-
wan II nil the details of the Highr
were known. 1t might complicate raat-
ters for Thaw and give the New York
authorities basis for demanding his
eXtraditlon on the ground OF bribery.
Thompson said that everything has
been fixed up ~
This indicated that he had heen seen
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