The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-04

ut midnight. When w. II. Nc
Keown visited him he cried out,
IL wfsh IL were true that had
been shot trying TO encnpe last
Sunday. II would be better II
were dend. An evil fnte seems to
pursue me. would rather die
than return to TINT hell hole, Mat
teawan."
McNeown with difficulty Quilted
Thaw md persuaded him TO try and
get some sleep I'm preparation for
the ordeal tomorrow morning
when he appears before the bonrd
of inquiry.
Coaticook. Que. September 3-Harry
* Thaw tonight faces deportation By
the Canadian immigration authorities
tomorrow and immediate return TO the
hatteawan Asylum. from which he
made his escape three wceksago
Thaw spent the night here in the i'm
migration detention room. into which
he was rushed afer an automobile ride
from Sherbrooke following his release
from the Sherbrooke Jail on the writ
OF habeas corpus obtained By Constable
Jean Boudreau. of Coaticook.
The Immigration authorities plan TO
deport Thaw tomorrow, taking him
as far as Nortor's Mills. VT. the point
at at which he entered the Dominion.
There the Ncw York authorities plan
10 seize him. bundle him into an auto
mobile. rush him across the New York
line and have him back In Matteaw.an
within forty-ciEht hours
Captain John Lanyon special at
tendant OF the Matteawan Asylum un-
der the direction OF William Travers
Jerome, leader of the anti-Thaw forcea
mas half dozen men waiting at Nor
tons Mills TO seize Thaw the minute he
crosses the border Captain Lanyon
carries a warrant for Thaws arrest on
charge of conspiracy.
Declare. He'l Fight.
The New York authorities are to
railroad me back TO Matteawan." hys-
tcricaliy exclaimed Thaw tonight. the
famous prisoner seemed more nervous
than ever before. When he received
the correspondents Thaw was making
ready To go before the immigration
board OF inquiry. which he was con
vnced had ordered his deportation
within twenty-four hours.
i am but nine miles from the Yer
mont line" said Thaw. excitediy Il
shall make n fight, but 1 know Jerome
plans to deport me without giving me
chance. 1t is not fair. 1t is not just.
do not believe that Canada will be a
party TO It,"
Thaw's. nervousness vis!bly in
creased when he was told that IL is
the plan OF the New York authorities
10 rush him through Vermont with
out a stop.
Jerome believes he has arranged the
matter adrtitly, and that there IS no
possibility OF an appeal by Thaw. Also
,he has been assured by the immi gra-
tion authorities that they Will no,
respect injunction from any court
Awaits lawyers
Tnaw believes, however that the
whole complexion OF the thing will be
changed when his leading attorneys.
a. K. Laflame, ]. w McKeown and ].
NJ. Greenshields, go into conference
with NJ. Marschal, representative OF the
Minister of the Interior. and L. Blake
Robertson. assistant superintendent OF
immigration.
Mr.. Lafame Is one OF the best known
criminal lawyers in Canada He and
Mr.. Greenshields arrived at Coaticook
late tonight. and while they would
not announce their course OF proce-
dure. they were hopeful OF getting
the case into the courts and making
a test OF the immigration law, under
which II Is planned TO deport Thaw.
TeleErnphs Mother.
Tonight Thaw read to the cores
pondents a telegram he had sent TO
his mother. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, at
her home, CresSon, Pa II read:
Fortunately, Mr. Greenshields Is on
his way with Mr.. Laflame. Govern
ment unquestionably will act as we'll
as with Johnson. Canada will resent
sending me to Vermont, as desired by
New York agents. because United
States government Is not against us.
and Canada, as a power, will not sub
nit to dictation from New York repre-
sentatives.
(Signed) III K. THAW."
II take this hopeful tone in this let
ter so that my mother will not be
troubled" added Thaw.
She has been waiting to come to
me, but I do not think the trip would
be best for her. and so for the present
I shall fight the battle alone"
Return Means Matteawan.
Thaw made 1t evident that to him
an enforced order of deportation would
practically insure his return to Mat
teawan.
''If the. public only knew conditions
In that place. only knew what l have
suffered, and what I shall have to suf-
fer If 1 am returned there. they would
not permit this monstrous wrong" he
said bitterly.
Events moved with dramatic swift
ness for the man from Matteawan to-
day. He was brought before Justice
Hutchinson. heard the decision that
practically meant his return to Mat
teaWnn, was arrested in the judges
chambers by the immigration inspec-
tors. and heavily guarded by the Do
minion police. was hustled by automo-
bile over twenty-five miles between
Sherbroose and Coaticook.
For twenty four hours Justice Hutch
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