The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-10
THAW IS DEPORTED
AND IN JAIL IN
COLEBR00k
Free For a Few Hours This
Forenoon
JEROME IN BENNINGTON
Wac Here When He Heard That
Thaw Had Hoen Rccaptured at
Colehrool<, N. n.

Colebrook, n. H., Sept. 10-IIarry
X Thaw was deported from Canada
early this morning and crossed north
eastern Vermont to northern New
Hampshire ana was arrested here this
noon by Holman Drew, the same depu
~ sheriff who was responsible for his
| capture three weeks ago near Coati-
! cook.
The Canadian immigration authori-
ties had promised to notify he attor-
neys of the state Of New York IL any
thing Was done in the case but they
didn't do it and Thaw was unaccom-
panied except b. newspaper reporters
when he was set down at Norton Mills
little village on the Vermont side Of
tho line.
There were no Vermont officers
there to receive him and he made his
way by road 70 miles cyer through
Averill and Canaan, VT, and crossed
the river to West Stewartstown, N. II.
From there Thaw and the reporters
came TO Colehrook where Thaw was
again arrested. it is exected that he
viii he placed in Coos county Jail to
await requisitun papers from New
York.
ThaW was released at Coaticook and
deported on an order issued BY the
Canadian minister of the interior al
Ottawa. At first he fought against be-
Ing placed in an auto, fearing that he
was being kidnapped.
The deportation was at such an ear
~ hour this morning that hardly any
body knew anything about il until if
was all over and out Of the country.
When Thaw was taken by Deputy
Sheriff Drew early this afternoon he
was walking toward CoIebrook. carry
Ing a dress suit case and wearing a
winter overcoat.
VIM. T. Jerome. chief attorney for
the State of New York and Deppty
Attorney General Franklin Kennedy
OF New York We're in Bennington
when they received news of Thaw's
recapture. They were at Manchester
over night after a l50-mlle trip from
Coaticock and had heard while at Man
chester of Thaw's being released on
the Vermont side Of the line and had
notified officers in that section to be
on the lookout for him.
They left Manchester at noon and
arrived here little before one o'ciool,
and went directly to the telegram Of.
nee where they found a telegram an
nPuncing Thaw's capture. They spent
some Time here telephoning TO New
York and to the authorities at Cole.
brook. \. H.. and Mr.. Jerome stated
that he would probably 20 there at
once. His plan was to 10 from horo
TO North Adams and remain over
night.
Mr.. Jerome was interviewed this
morning at Manchester by the CORES
pondent of The Banner. He smoke
lightly OF his arrest there and said II
was due 70 local feeling over Tho
lhaw case and he bore no resent
ment ON hat account.
As 10 the attitude Of the people and
newspapers in favor OF Thaw he said.
II Is to be expected and is n good
sign OF generous spirit in favor or
the under dog"
ne SAID that the fun poked at his
clothes was due to the fact thar be
lelt home hurriedly and had TO 20 in
the clothes he chanced to be wearing
AIR Jerome takes no stock in tho
5toIy reported in Montreal that there
were goo mmbermen at Norton Mills.
w. Just this side of The line. who
planned TO rescue Thaw if he was
brought into Vermont.