South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-20
Issues Statement to Newspaper
Men in Which He Declares
No One Has For Years
Thought Him Insane.
REPORTERS ABLE TO
LEARN BUT LITTLE
81 May Have Been Going
HOme," He Says in Answer
to Their Inquiries = Says
Threats Are Nonsense.

SHERBROOKE. Que. Aug. 20
Harry X. Thaw. cut short in his flight
from the State Hospital for the Grim
inal Insane at Matteawan. y. Y, by
arrest Tuesday at the villase Of st.
Hermenegilde de Garford just over
the international line from New
HAMPSHIRE. prepared in his cell in the
cour:y jail here Tuesday to fight
against being sent back To the United
States.
Thaw faces deportation on the
ground that ne is an undesirable alien
and extradition on a warrant charging
him with bribery. The warrant al
ready issued in New York state for
his arrest on charge of conspiracy
will not suffice 10 extradite him, in
the opinion of local authorities. These
authorities received word Tuesday
night that the district attorney of
Duchess county in which Matteawan
is located, was on his way here pre-
pared, 10 swear TO warrant charging
Thaw with bribery-an eXtraditable
offense-if necessary.
In his own defense, Thaw claims
that he was merely passing through
Canada on his way 10 Detroit when
his passage was interrupted by ar
rest. He exhibited what he claimed to
be transportation TO Detroit in sup
port of this claim and cited the case
of Jack Johnson to bear out his con-
-ention that he cannot be sent back
to the United States by the Canadian
authorities as long as he is simply
passing through the country and in
tends To go beyond its borders.
Wants Him i'm y. Y.
Dscfript Attorney (OnuQr of Dutch
ess county, y. Y, it is understood
here, wants Thaw ordered depOrted
He wants Thaw returned to the United
States over that part Of the interna-
tional line touched by the state Of
New York Thaw came into the
Dominion from New Hampshire how
ever, and If custom is followed ne
would go back TO New Hampshire.
At CoaticOok, where he was lodged
in the lookup Immediately after his
arrest. Thaw engaged q local lawyer.
He was arraigned before Justice Of
the Peace Dupuis. The justice read
10 him an indictment charging him
with having unlawfully escaped from
Matteawan and without permitting a
plea. remanded him 20 the Jail at
SherbroOke for a hearing Wednesday.
Two men were arrested with Thaw
but liberated later at COaticOOk. They
are believed 10 be confederates who
II
men refused TO give their names or
say anything about themselves. They
followed Thaw here from CoatiCOOk
and remained in town over night.
DenOunces Hearing.
w. J.. Shurtleff. the CoaticOok law
yer retained by Thaw, denounced the
hearing before Justice Dupuis as un-
fair and said he would apply We'd
nesday for a writ OF habeas corpus
for Thaw prior 10 the hearing before
the extradition commissioner. Should
the writ be refused. Mr.. Shurtleff said
he would seek an appeal.
There is every indication that Thaw
intends 70 wage a bitter fight against
eXtradition. deportation or both.
From his cell 10 the county Jail
Tuesday night he sent 10 the news
paperrcen a statement under this cap
tion. written in capitals:
mo one has contended that for
two years nearly that Thaw has been
in the tombs he has been insane.
There Is no evidence OF delusion in
the slightest degree on his part. Is IL
anything crazy TO take pistol 10 de-
fend yourself against a man who calls
you a --. and threatens to kin you
before morning ,"
The statement itself was a printed
synopsis OF Dist. Atty. Jerome's 5
speech-or purpOrted 10 be sUch-to
the jury at Thaw's second trial.
Removed To Hospital.
After Thaw had spent some hours
In his cell and grumbled about his
poor quarters ne was removed 10 the
hospital. where the accommodations
are better. AT his lawyers sugges-
tfon he consented 80 see reporters
Where did you intend 20 20 after
you left Matteawan?" ," he was asked.
I may have been going home" he
replied quickly and finally. No amount
OF questioning could induce him 10
modify this declaration. Courteously
but firmly he declined 10 answer all
questions even remotely bearing on
the topic.
Thaw was then asked:
do you care TO say anything about
threats you are said TO have made
that you would go after certain peo-
pie once you were out OF Mattea