The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-11

governor. 81 rely on the attorney gen
eral for legal advice. He is man of
experience in such matters"
Colebrook, n. H., Sept. 10-EIarry
Kendall Thaw, fugitive from Mattea-
wan, slept on American soil tonight
barrcaded in a hotel room here, after
one of the most exciting days in his
career.
Thurst unexpectedly over the Can
adam border early today despite the
writ of habeas corpus demanding his
production before the kings bench in
Montreal next Monday, for three
hours he was free man and during
that time drove madly in an automo-
bile for so miles through the hills Of
Vermont and New Hampshire. Near
noon, he ran into the arms of a New
Hampshire sheriff and was brought to
Colebrook where he retained COUNSEL
to resist eXtradition.
William Travers Jerome, rushing
hither on special train, win assume
charge of the case for New York state
tomorrow and seek to have Thaw re
T.
Thaw is detained charged with no
crime, held on no warrant.
When he heard that Jerome was
coming, fearing kidnapping, Thaw
asked for a special guard and Chief
OF Police Kelley swore I'm II armed
special deputies who are patrolling
the streets about Thaw's hotel tonight
At $50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Judge X. n. Chamberln Of the Super
ior court, will hear the applications
OF Thaw's lawyers for writ of ha-
beas corpus. Application for the writ
was first made this afternoon, but the
judge, being occupied with another
case, said he could not then consider
it..
AGteh being put over the border yes
terday morning, for perhaps half a
minute, Thaw stood there. his straw
hat pulled over his eyes, his hair aw.
ry his face unshaven, his clothes rum
pied. Then, as there was nothing else
TO do he climbed into the automobile
of a newspaper correspondent and
asked To be driven away.
Take me to the New Hampshire
the attorney general of Vermont fixed
In New Hampshire. believe | would
have fighting chance against extra
ditiOn. Maybe we can reach a rail.
road somewhere and can buy a
through ticket TO Detroit"
Talking incoherently of Detroit. his
lawyers, his mother and of writs of
habeas corpus. he was driven east
over winding road a stones throw
from the boundary. At Averill VI.
i've miles on. the car stopped at the
Lakeside inn. a small summer hotel
overlooking Lake Averill.
Ihaw had not breakfasted He or.
dered bread and milk and gulped it
down while he tried to get Montreal
| over the long distance telephone TO
inform his Canadian counsel and his
mother OF his predcament.
But wires were bad and Thaw was
excited and he could make no connec.
/ ton. lie strobe out on the porch ON.
! ly TO learn that the chauffer of the
car mad deserted. This man was
/ Thomas Trihey a substantial business
! man Of CoaticOOk. and he had colrn.
teered TO asst the newsusner men
out mad not counted on aiding Harry
N Thaw. Besides, he had not reporf.
ed his car on crossing the boupdar,
as required by the customs reeuls.
/ tons and he was afraid of the conse
| quences. Reluc tantly. he turned bacl
leaving Thaw Tuning on the porch of
the little hotel.
Then came up Frank Cantin. a lean
/ French Canadian. lie was driving J
small, four seated car and he Wa
ready TO travel anywhere for money
Sure ! will drive you to Hades and
back. he assured the fugitive.
Thaw and two newspaper CORE
spondents got in. Thaw sat on ths
back esat clinging tightly to a box o.
| cigars. This was all the baggage n,
I carried.
! The little car jumped away. Cantir