The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-21
immigration Officials Waiting to
Seize Thaw If He Is
Released.
IBy ASSOCIATED Press.l

I madam frontier town tomorrow morn
! ing at 10 o'clock. He is to be pro-
duced then before Judge Globensky. of
] the superior Court, on Il writ of hnbeas
corpus. obtained by his counsel this
| afternoon.
| If the writ is sustained he will be a
! free man. But for how long he will
be free Is problematical Dominion i'm
niiGration authorities, watching every
| move III the case, announced to-nig hit
they stand ready to dctain him, should
ho be released and then to take steps
to thrust him back across the border
as AN undesirable alien either at
the New hampshire line. where he en-
! tered the Dominion. or at some point
In New York State.
or these five, one is believed to be
in Jail in Sherbrooke. He gave the
| name of Mitchell Thompson" and in
sisted that he WAS resident of Toron-
to. But both Sheriff Hornbcck and Dis
trict Attorney Conger, of Duchess
County, New York. who looked him over
Gentleman Roger" Thompson, late OF
New York City, and rcputcd chauffeur
OF the black automobile that whirled
Thaw from Matteawan at more than
sixty miles an hour.
Thompson was idling in the Superior
Court. waiting for the Thaw case to
come up, when the immigration officers
! fed as one of the two men with Thaw
when he was arrested near Coaticook
yesterday. He denied that he had aided
Thaw In crossing the border and main
tanned that no had met the fugitive by
chance. Notwithstanding his protesta-
lions of innocence, he was held in bail
for hearing Friday. Unable to pro-
duce the bond, he was remandcd to
Jail
Technically. he is charged with aid
ing and abetting q lunatic to cross
The Canadian border, an ofensc pun
ishable with $500 fine. If the au-
thorities fail to hold him on this
charge, District Attorney Conger will
seek his eXtradition warrant
charging Roger Thompson with con-
spring with others to defeat the ends
OF justice in liberating Tnaw. The war
rant is here, but will not be pressed
unit! the immigration law violation
has been tested.
sanity Question Thrcshed Out.
Tnompson's defense. it is under
stood will emphasize Crowded he
admits coming acroas tho border VITA
Thaw) the contention that Thaw has
not been insane in Canada, and that
assisting him to enter. therefore, was
not a violation OF law. In this way
the question of Thaws sanity will
he investigated in the procedure scpa-
rate from his own case.
Thompson's arrest in the courtroom
to-day was unnoticed by the casual
spectator. The prisoner lodged the
camera squad while being removed to
Jail shielding his face with handker-
chief. he broke into Il run, greatly to
the alarm of the aged deputy who
had him in charge, and stopped only
when bystandcrs began a hue and cry.
! Then. still holding his handkerchief
over his face. he went quietly TO Jail
and was lodged in a cell not far from
Thaw.
Those who expected picturesque
French Canadian scenes to-day We're
sadly disappointed. The judge did
not appear at all, granting the appii-
cation for the writ of habcas corpus
in private Thaw remained through
out the day in the tail on the crest
OF q Hill half II mile away. Openly
partisan TO the fugitive IN their gos-
sip, the townspcoplc showed their
comparative lack OF interest by their
absence from the courthouse. Though
there are 90, 900 persons in Sherbrooke,
less than gao came to the court. or
these twenty-five We're women. There
WAS the usual craning of necks, the
usual whispers and the usual specula-
( ZION, but crowdins and showing wero
conspicuously lacking.
Mcssrs, Congcr and iornbeck waited
( like the others for the disposition Of
( ,he Thaw case. and departed with
I The imuicration authorities when it
/ was announced that the application
/ for the writ of hahcas corpus had
/ been granted, and would come up for
argument in the morning.
Sure of Success.
Il am here TO get Thaw," said Mr..
/ Conrer. Get him | will"
"rhaw surely will be returned TO
! New York State" continued the dis
trict attorney. probably by deporta-
| ton, as the Canadian government does
not want him on its bands. If not
| by deportation. then by cXtradition.
/ We have lot of possibilities to de
/ velop In both directions; in fact. ii is
I matter OF choosing the best one.
We shall try to do that Thaw should
he back in Matteawan soon Then we
/ shall see whether he can escape
/ again.
/ Il am cooperating with officials OF
/ the Canadian Immigration service. WHO
| have full power 10 act on authority
I from their supcriors in Ottawa. They
/ seem fully disposed TO help us. and |
( hope. although ] have no reason at
! present to expect. that when he is de-
I ported il viii be TO the border of New
/ York state. whcr. wc will not have to
B ~ tIlpIEu iUllI:i lOiUldI(icS. as We
/ would If he Mere dcporIcd TO some
! state other than New York.
"lf, by chance our plans to secure
/ Thpw by deportation fall through. and
I ! scarcely can Imagine such a contin-
I gcncy, YOU may be sure there will be
& strong case against him to bring
( eXtTadition. l. would not he proper
At this time TO say upon Just what
I grounds We shall move" MI Conger
| carried with him warrant charging
Tina" and his dvc doi!vcrcrs with con
splfacY but hc admitted that its cf-
fcacy was uncertain
"Tha, IS The least Of my worries,
,hough." he added
Thaw waH "a busy man with his cor
fcepondencc and callers to-day. Most
~ ne former waB by telegraph, and
he received frequent assurances OF
s1rp"~t 'tpn rcl"tiYcs and friends.
ijia mo'hcr Mrs Mary Copley Thaw.
trWeyer h"d w 20 Tonight sent him
10 #pft SIS i'rf az could be learned.
wants sister to Come.
Hffh@ps me most Interesting. OF the