Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
THAW SLEEPS ON
DESPITE ALARM
Another Night at Colebrook
SpeckIed With Rumors of
kidnapping.
PREPARING FOR HEARING
BEFORE GOV. FELKER
Fugitive Issues Statement Declaring
He Is Contented With
His Situation.

COLEBROOK, N H., September H.
AFTER another night speckled with
rumors of kidnapping, Harry h. Thaw
awoke today to gaze out upon rain-soak-
ed streets and to confer with counsel re-
garding the hearing before Gov. Felker
at Concord i'm opposition to his eXtradi-
ton to the state of New York. This
hearing. according To the understanding
OF the Thow lawyers will he held We'd
nesday. Thaw probably will be removed
to the capital Monday without further
court procedure here.
Annoyed ut the constant and recur-
risg reports that attempts Were being
made to spirit him away. tie fugitive
issued the following statement before
he breakfasted this morning:
Some outside people have been
spreading rumors which are unfounded
and directly contrary to the facts.
I'VE are told that this was calculated
to act against the opinion Of people on
our behalf.
Says He Is Contented.
THE fact is that l am very we'll con-
tented where | am, and we are glad to
be in Colehrook, and 1 like the way
people here stand up against the efforts
of outsiders to rush things.
ALSO. l am very glad of the informa-
ton obtained by local counsel and by
Attorney Moses IA. Grossman of New
York that Gov. FolkcN may afford full
| hearing.
I'VE received warning Wednesday that
certain strong arm men We're being
brought into New Hampshire. Every one
| in Colebrook knows that what we did as
| a precaution was to accept the offer of
l tan citizens of ('nlchrOpk n
| lawful efforts that might have been
made.
! "kvery one on our side was on the side
of the law, and our only interest was to
defeat any attempt at kidnapping or any
other illegal tricks such AS was boldly
threatened nthe hearing of responsible
people here.
Prevent Strong-Arm Work.
Now. fifteen special local police have
| been sworn in to our great satisfaction.
While they are on duty there will not be
any strong arm work.
1T might be said in passing that re-
gardless Of expense the specialtrain on
| which the deputies or attorney general
| Carmody of New York arrived in Cole
| brook has been waiting now forty eight
hours and we are credibly informed 1t s
engine has kept steam up all the time.
iThaw's special guards trusting neither
| side. all hands kept watch at the hotel
where Thaw is housed until well after
| midnight.
Sounds False Alarm.
!: At am. another reporter. sure that
the presence of some strange men and
automobiles about the building meant
no good, ran down the silent Railways
! shouting at the top of his lungs The
| entire hotel vas awake in an instant.
| Sheriff Drew. who had retired, ran into
the hall in his nightShirt. and twenty
| reporters. half dressed and disheveled.
| dashed down to the lobby to telephone
for autos. Woman guests peeked from
behind doors on the verge of Mysteries.
| and the Thaw guards worried. but, un-
| aware of what was the matter. massed
| themselves in front of his door.
| Thaw himself did not wake up. WILL
| liam Travels Jerome also slept soundly.
though Frank Kennedy. deputy attorney
general from New York. appeared for a
! few moments until he satisfied himself
| that Thaw was safe