The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-20
Declines to Discuss How He
Reached Northern New
Hampshire
TWO MEN WITH HIM
CHANCE COMPANIONS?
They Said They Were, and
the Police Are Inclined
to Believe Them

Sherbrooke, P. O., Aug. 20.-A protract.
ed conference to-day between three Ca
madam lawyers retained to oppose Harry
X. Thaw's deportation to the United
States indicated that the preliminary
arraignment in court would be post
poned at least until tomorrow, possibly
for week.
Sentiment in Sherbrooke is distinctly
in Thaw's favor. Great crowds greeted
him when he was brought here yesterday
and the courtroom was crowded to-day
long before the time for his arraignment
arrived. Thaw persistently refused to
discuss his movements since his escape
from the Matteawan asylum. As to the
identity of the men with him when he
was arrested, his lips are sealed.
The pair were allowed to go when
Thaw was detained. They described
themselves as Frank Briggen and DR..
Siss. They said they met Thaw by
chance, and the police are inclined to
believe the story.
A man giving the name of Mitchell
Thompson and believed to be Roger
Thompson, alleged to have been impli-
Gated in Thaw's escape from Matteawan,
was arrested while lettering about the
courthouse this afternoon.
Since Thaw's arrival here money has
poured into Sherbrooke and an alienist
already has been engaged, although the
question of his sanity is not embodied
in the pending charge against him. He
is held merely as a fugitive from PEN
itentiary, where he was confined on
criminal charge.
Thaw faces deportation on the ground
that he is an undesirable alien and ex-
tradition on a warrant charging him
with bribery. The warrant already is
on charge Of conspiracy will not suffice
TO eXtradite him, in the opinion OF To-
cal authorities These authorities re-
ceived word last night that the district
attorney of Dutchess county was on his
fSay here prepared to swear out, II nee
'essary, warrant charging Thaw with
bribery, an extradtable offense.
Thaw Issues Statement.
From his cell last night. Thaw sent
out TO newspapermen statement under
this caption, typewriter in capitals;
mo one has contended that for two
yearly nearly that Thaw has been in the
Tombs he has been insane. There is no
evidence of delusion in the slightest de-
gree on his part. Is it anything crazy
TO take a pistol to defend yourself
against a man who calls you -
.-- and threatens to kill you
before morning?"
The statement itself was printed
synopsis of District Attorney Jeromes
speech or purported to be such, to the
jury at Thaw's second trial January
80, 1908, for the murder of Stanford
White.
After Thaw had spent some hours in
his cell, he was removed to the hospital, |
where the accommodations are better. |
At his lawyers suggestion, he consented |
to see reporters.
'Where did you intend to go after
you left MatteawanY" he was asked.
81 may have been going home" he |
replied quickly and finally. No amount
of questioning could induce him to mod. |
ify this declaration. Nor could the in.
terviewSs persuade him to tell whert
he had been since leaving Matteawan
or what he had been doing.
The authorities believe, however, that |
Thaw had an all-day ride at breakneck |
speed after he flashed past the gateman |
at Matteawan. An automobile answer
ing the description of the big touring |
car in which he made his getaway passed |
through White River Junction, VT, Sum |
day night. The same car was seen Mon /
day morning at Woodsville, n. II. On /
each occasion it was occupied by four |
men. 1t is believed that Thaw and his |
two companions left one man with the
car near Lancaster, n. H., before board
ing the train.
of this, however, Thaw refused to
talk
The photographers wanted a picture
Thaw couldn't consent to it, couldn't |
even consider it, till he put on clean
shirt and collar.
Thaw's two companions surpassed his
reticence with their own. One of them
is five feet eight or nine inches tall,
smooth faced, with dark hair and eyes
and heavy set. The other is about the
same height, lighter in build and of fair
complexion.
Great Crowd Watched His Arrival.
The crowds that hung at Thaw's heels
at Coaticook were puny in comparison
with the throngs that greeted him on his
arrival here. Most of Sherbrooke's lS,-
600 inhabitants swarmed TO the station
and raised mighty cheer as the flyer
came to a stop. 4
AT the jail Thaw was given the best