The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-25
RUMOR OF FLIGHT
PROVED TO BE FALSE
Physicians Whirring Automobile Started
Wild Report in Sherbrooke That
Thaw Had Fled.

Sherbrooke. p. O., Aug. 25,--A week
and day since Harry X. Thaw's. escape
from Matteawan asylum found him to-
day confined in the Sherbrooke Jail, and
the two men who are to lead the forces
fighting for and against his return are
not yet on the scene. These are William
Travers jerome, former district attorney
of New York, and Roger O'Mara, the
Pittsburg detective who for the better
part of his life has been retained by the
Thaw family to help Harry in trouble.
Jerome is expected to-day, but the time
of O'Mara's arrival is unknown.
Thaw had fairly restful night. A
wild rumor foated about Sherbrooke be-
fore dawn that the often talked of Jail
delivery had been carried out and that
Thaw was speeding away in an automo-
bile. The rumor was the outgrowth of
no5se made by a physician who hap
pened to be rushing through a street
not far from the jail with the muftler of
his machine wide open.
Thaw announced that no matter if
Jerome did take charge of New York
states case he tThawl was not fearful
of the outcome.
The general understanding still pre-
walls that Thaw will be arraigned in the
superior court Wednesday, turned over
to the immigration authorities and ulti-
mately deported to Vermont.
Thaw had row with the Jail authori
ties to-day because his breakfast was
late. 1t was the worst show of temper
since his detention here.
IL faced the death chair twice. said
Thaw. why should ] worry about go
ing back to Matteawanf"
Having found it useless to argue with
him, Thaw's lawyers, headed by j. n.
Greenshields, X. G.. of Montreal, brought
about truce in the breach that for a
time threatened by agreeing to let Thaw
manage the publicity end of his case
To Thaw this end has become pre-
dominant He has been told that he
is likely TO be deported to Vermont,
and last night he made a request for
list Of the leading newspapers of that
state.
Il may have some very important
statements to give them" he said.
Two conferences, in one of which
Thaw participated, were he'd yesterday
by the Thaw lawyers The chief coun-
sci, Mr.. Greenshields, was absent. But
Charles D. White, w. G. McKeown, Col.
Harry Fraser, Ex-Governor William 4.
Stone of Pennsylvania and w. A. Blake
ley of Pittsburg, district attorney OF Al
legheny county, spent good part OF
the day in going over the ground.
Mr.. Blakeley was emphatic in say
ing that he had not come here in the
capacity of a lawyer opposing New York
states interest, but as personal friend
of the Thaw family.
None of the Thaw lawyers cared to
make any predictions as to the unwind
ing of the legal phases of the case, but
it was understood that they would come
into court with their habeas corpus writ,
granted last week. on Wednesday, as
agreed, and begin their real battle when
the immigration authorities take up the
question of deporting Thaw as an un-
desirable alien. Should the hearing re-
suit in Thaw's deportation, the Cana
dian counsellors would then drop the
case and American lawyers begin fight
against Thaw's extradition from what
ever state to which he may be sent
That this state will undoubtedly be Yer
mont was still the consensus of opn-
ion.
81 Am Still in Charge of Case"
OF the conference in which he partici-
pated, Thaw said: MY lawyers found
me very reasonable but | am still M
charge of my case. | am letting them
do the legal work, though"
1--WE thought 0'Mara was to take
charge of things" was suggested to
Thaw.
''Who said thatl' he demanded. II
understand everything that's going on"
Thaw heard Sherbrooke's church bells
tolling throughout the day, but he in
dulged in no religious worship. He asked
the governor of the prison if there were
10 be any Jail services. There were
not.
Pm sorry said Thaw, 81 had hoped
there would be-"
Everybody in town, even those gong
TO church. had Thaws name on their
lips, and last night, Rev. George McIn-
tosh of the Sherbroo<e Methodist church /
referred briefly from the pulpit to tae
fugitive. III is to be hoped that our
Canadian courts will maintain their high