The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22
THAW'S LAWYERS



tied as TO the time. because | thought
he a something about tomorrow.
As q matter of fact | rather doubted
that IL was Judge Globensky. was
confused particularly when l received
another call. This time II was from
a man who told me To get under COW
er, because something is going to hap
pen
Half an hour later the bailiY ap-
peared and served the habeas corpus
papers upon me. saying that I was to
deliver Thaw Immediately. was as
near ~bewtldered then as I ever have
been In my life. Within half an hour
! had beer told to produce him We'd
nesday. tomorrow and Immediately.
Il found a crowd outside. and there
were wild rumors that the prisoner
was going TO be taken away. But, OF
course. these were untrue. and I final
~ Strengthened matters out by a con-
suitation with the sheriff"
Lawyers Satisfied.
Thaw's lawyers tonight said that
they were well satisfied with the
Thaws fate. so far as the Canadian au-
thorities may influence IL. Is practic-
ally settled. The departure for Otta-
va early this morning OF w. l.. Shurt-
len was the first step in a plan to pro-
cure Thaw,s removal from Canada
lt6dl p~TOCttulukS.
All of the lawyers profess TO be-
heve that the minister OF the interior
VIII accede TO the request that Thaw
be permitted TO nominate his destina.
lion in return for submitting without
iurther protest TO deportation.
Those who are advising Thaw,
among them some of the ablest GRIM
tnal lawyers in Canada. said tonight
that they are confident that the gov
will welcome such a solution
OF the problem.
No one contends that Thaw has
violated a single law OF the Dominion.
unless II be that one which provides
that no alien may enter Canada with
out special permit within five years
after he has been an inmate OF an asy-
lum for the insane.
In the event that such an alien mas
etered by railroad the law. IL. is IN
oerstood. provides hat he shall be-
transported TO the capitol OF the last
state through which he passed prior
70 the crossing of the frontier. But
Ihaw did not enter by any train. lie
became a wind blown horse, and when
captured he was nearer Vermont than
any other state in the Union. Already
immigration authorities have ar
ranged TO hold hearings at Coaticook.
the nearest point 10 the Vermont bord.
~. whenever Thaw may fall into their
hands.
Prefer Vermont.
The plan OF Thaw's lawyers, ana
toere Is reason 10 believe that they
have had assurances OF its success Is
10 have Thaw examined before that
board and orde red deported 10 Mont
pelier. Than any other state Thaw
would prefer Vermont as a refuge.
investigation made in his behalf has
convinced Fhna. wHH. -
MS interests that Vermont would al
ford the most involved e%xtradition
proceedings.
The @ York authorities. while
exertlng pressure az Ottawa 10 bring
about Thaw's deportation to the New
York border. II possible. or 10 have
MIN transferred TO Montrt al as a pris.
oner or the immigration department.
nevertheless. have anticipated the
vermont contingency and sent there
To-Day joan r. Mack. former district
attorney OF Dutchess county. TO ar
range for possible hearings.
Details Of Thaw trip on the rtRh. he
Inf" n~ was arrested near Goatfrook u.re
obtained today bv Immigration OFFICIALS.
Nh" went over tne ground m search OF
MitHes-~S q" us" aEH!nSt Mitchell
thompson. nIeT arrest on A charg. or
% @nl tn'tt!ng ThaW a tunatic. =.
sIfi~ Thsw. wh@n he left the train a.
be"ters Falls. VI. mad supper with his
Two oompHn mons. one Of vnom vas
thompson. AFTER supper they hired =
* ana drove o. Canaan ". They then
npublei hs"N agd crossed the ~froniier
into Canada.
The roads were of the Old corduroy w
ri~iN AMI tho horse WaS exhausted W-he,
TWO miles from canaan. on the Can.dfan
Nld" fn" party was compelled 20 forSaks
~" zig and hire another from ar old
ir@nfi -'anatian farmer NAMED octave
Nei"au The best that %efeau ro,ft
k-Nc them was one horse aud a rickefy
hIggi In this iley made their wsy
over had roads until ~. He~-minirffde-
'tarford was reached. when Thaw va-
arrested
CarneG1es Leave.
NY am N~~ George Lauder Carnere
IHaWS brother iu-ldw and sister iert
town tonight. Mr. Thsw 'le mother.
would not .ufr~ here. they said
We have. and Ne shall retain. the best
~ valuable 'UIu-". for Harry. satd Nj
. HfneEiT. and We are we'll pisa-ef WIN
tf" progress ~ the ease ~ date 81
'".rr" - would ave been IN. - Marry
could nave secured Iis freedom without
~l %t'plhlr. uut q feel ..rtair that
10 90 ro~rhneUeHf are nov yer.
t'" am .rtsing here because nv vfte
and . f''l That We can 30 81 me- mot. lem
at IWaUMHH H.F.