Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-24
HARRY THAW IS
 GIVEN HIS CHOICE
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 that he is a British subject. and that his father was policeman in Toronto. Thaw was greatly perturbed over the attitude of Thompson. He would not admit that he knew Thompson, but he issued this statement:
 MT. Thaw has engaged Louis St. Laurent of Quebec to act for Mir. Thompson British subject. "Mr. Thaw wants to know why Thompson was arrested. MT. Thaw thinks he will be in a position to re- | ceive damage for his false arrest. That is all MT. Thaw cares to say at this time"
 Mere Tangies
 1 Sherbrooke, Que, Aug 23-Out of the tangle of red tape surrounding the case of Harry K. Thaw detained in
 the Sherbrooke jail as a fugitive from 1 Matteawan, there issued this after
 non what was understood to be an ultimatum from the immigration au
 thorities. It was that Thaw, if he so
 elected, would be deported to New
 port, Vt., as an undesirable after his
 arraingment in court here on Wednes-
 day and that then the Canadian au-
 thorities would wash their hands of ] the affair.
 1 If he chose not to submit to de-
 portation he will be held here under
 the present commitment of being a
 fugitive and will not have a hearing
 lshouid he drop his habeas corpus
 proceedings) until the October term
 of court.
 This put the next step in the case
 squarely up to the prisoner himself, a
 situation said to be very pleasing to him.
 His lawyers conferred with him all
 forenoon, but with what result was
 not made known. Roger O'Mara of
 Pittsburgh. reported to be on his way
 here to "sit on the lid" for the Thaw
 family, had not arrived this afternoon
 and Thaw was still the dominant head of the proceedings. The uncertain
 status of his lawyers has not precipi-
 tated an open break, but it is under
 stood that in the absence of any de- , finite advices from the Thaws, except to do their best" they were mark ing time and listening patiently to Thaw's rambling advice.
 After his admission that he was the chauffeur that drove Thaw from Mat
 teawan, Gentleman Roger" Thompson
 kept his mouth closed today. ~l Thaw however, promptly issued statement
 that he had retained counsel to defend
 Thompson and that he regarded the chauffeur as a British subject" victim of false arrest. Thompson Is
 said to be the son of Toronto police , man. For years, however, he has llv' . ed in New York. Are Awaiting. New York officials concerned III , getting Thaw back to Matteawan arc Q waiting developments. meantime ex'
 erting pressure on the Vermont au r. thorities in anticipation of extraditlol v proceedings in that state. Q Thaw was very petulant today. par n ticularly over Roger Thompson's dec I laration that he had been framed n Iinto the NatteaWan plot.
 Letters and telegrams of encourage 7. ment are pouring in on the prisoner B While still without personal funds g his credit appears to be pretty good e because imported cigars, candy l fruits and other luxuries are piled or his table.
 s If Thaw were to decline to subml
 to deportation and elect to face trla on the defective charge on which nc . was committed by the Coatlcooh e judge, months perhaps of litigation e could follow in possible appeals. Hls | lawyers believe that during the life o 8 such litigation Thaw could remain II Canada and they cite the case ol s Greene and Gaynor who fought extra
 dition to the United States for years. n "WhO's WhOF' Ask Lawyers. . Sherbrooke. Quebec, Aug. 23.-Har' h ry K. Thaw's group of Canadian law 8 yers, nearly all of whom were retain ' ed by telegraph, found themselves to'
 day confronting three questiohs' n First. who is in charge of this case; ' second, from whom were they to re- r ceive their fees; third, with whom 6 were they to consult pending Thaw r arraignment in the superior court on q Wednesday next on writ of habeas corpus?
 5 When Mr. and Mrs. George Lauder l' Carnegie arrived here Wednesday e night after Thaw's arrest at Coatl- cook as fugitive from Matteawan' it was understood that they would