The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
AUTHORITIES "A
WILL DEPORT THAW TO
POINT WHERE HE CROSSED
THE AMERICAN BORDER

"Who an I?'
You're Thaw-Hafry X. Thaw."
The str"Lser's eyelids flickered Sec
ond.
81 am Thaw," he said in the same quiet.
even tone
But you don't want me, you couldn
do anything with me. / was acquitted of
that murder and they can't extradite
me-
Taking his cue from Thaw, the deputy
replied with equal quietude.
mo, | guess not. Where are you go
ing?"
Il am going to Canada" Thaw said
Then I'm going to cross the water"
Thaw Resumes Seat
| The conversation ended with Thaw s
resuming his seat Kelsey got off, as
=, he had planned. at Colebrook One OF
three men with Thaw got off, too, Kelsey
thinks to shadow him. Kelsey went home
and a few minutes later was off in a
high powered automobile in a whirlwind
chase for the train.
Thaw and his companions alighted at
Hereford with the deputy burning the
read few miles behind them. At Here
ford, Thaw hired a liveryman's team
and drove over the international line
into the Canadian woods. After a five
mile trip that seemed purposeess the
driver became suspicious of his fares and
refused to go any farther. 1t was dark.
but Phaw and his companions did not
bak at this. They paid the liveryman,
dismissed him and by starlight they be-
gan to make their way through the forest
to the open.
They found a farmers house and Thaw
offered the farmer 50 to drive the trio to
the village of gilde-Garford. It
Was a short drive and Thaw and his two
friends were in their rooms at the village
hotel at 1890 o'clock.
Learned of Arrival
l<eseys road lay through the village,
too. He quickly learned of the arrival
of the three strangers and telephoned
the police at Coaticook The police, con
sisting of the village constable, decided
to let Thaw sleep. At o'clock this
morning, however. he went to Hermene-
glide Garford and placed the three men
I'll der arrest. After Thaw's arrest Kelsey
telegraphed the asylum authorities at
Matteawan claiming the reward
TN not Thaw," were the fugitive S
first words to the constable. "rll bet
you $40 I'm not"
Notwithstanding, Thaw and his friends
were bundled into an automobile and
whisked away to Coaticook. There Thaw
was put in the village lookup, the con-
stable standing guard at the door. Thaw
sent out word he wanted a lawyer and
w. l.. Shurtleff was summoned. His
first words were an admonition to his
client not to talk to reporters.
Before Thaw had been long in the lock-
up he admitted his identity. His COM
parions, however, declined to say any
thing about themselves.
is ARRAIGNED ON
AN INDICTMENT
After Thaw and his counsel had spent
an hour or more in consultation Thaw
was taken for a hearing to the office of
Justice of the Peace Dupuis and formally
| arraigned on the following indictment:
"That Harry Thaw was legally convict
| ed and confined for life and unlawfully
| escaped from the penitentiary."
| Justice Dupuis conducted the affair
Iriefly. Thaw heard the indictment read
That was all. He was not permitted to
! enter plea. Before his astonished law
| had ordered him committed without bail
to the Sherbrooke Jail for hearing tomor-
rev.
! Crestfallen, Thaw went back to the
| CoaticoolS lookup to await the coming OF
the 23O train for Sherbrooke. The as
| surances of his lawyer failed of comfort
| and he refused food. Later. when he
was taken 10 tHe fdilWdy StdllOn HIS dp-
| petite came to him and he ate hard
boiled egg and two sandwiches before the
Interested gaze of goodly proportion of
| Coaticook's population.
| 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 49,
900 inhabitants swarmed to the station
and greeted him with a mighty cheer.
Good Natured Welcome
They almost overwhelmed him with their
good-natured welcome. In the ensuing
rush he and his guards had to fight their
way to the automobile waiting to take
him to Jail.
LET him CO. the crowd shouted again
and again. Thaw smiled and bowed in
return
At the Jail Thaw was given the best
cell In the place, permitted to smoke, and
allowed to send out for his supper.
To reporters who accompanied him from
Coaticook to Sherbrooke. Thaw showed
what he claimed to be transportation