The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-22
And Thus Defeat the Chance of
His Deportation.
CARNEGIES LEAVE SHERBROOKE
After Doing Everything Posi-
BILE for the Fugitive.
All Action Is Suspended Until
Next Wednesday.

Sherbrooke, Aug. 22.@Thaw has been
advised by certain of his counsel, it
was learned today to buy property in
Canada and take steps to become nat
uralized as a British subject. This, it
was held, would prevent his deporta-
ton.
Habeas corpus proceedings in the
case of Harry K. Thaw having been
put off until Wednesday next, interest
in his case centered today in the ar
raignment of the man arrested here on
Wednesday last as having aided and
abetted Thaw to cross the Canadian
frontier. Although describing himself
as Mitchell Thompson this man has
been identified as Gentleman Roger"
Thompson, a chauffeur of New York
in his escape from Matteawan.
When arrested in the superior court
room here Thompson maintained that
he was a citizen of Toronto and that
he had met Thaw by chance. However,
he retained as counsel one of the group
of lawyers engaged to represent Thaw,
although Thaw had up today declined
to admit that he had ever seen Thomp-
son or that there was under arrest
here any one of the Quintette who took
part in his dash from the asylum in
Dutchess county.
Hornbeck, of Dutchess county, al
though coming here primarily to watch
the Thaw case has a warrant charging
Thompson with conspiring with others
to bring about the Thaw's escape and
he hoped that the proceedings today
would result in the prisoner being sur
rendered for return to the state of New
York
Seven witnesses, it was said, would
be produced to show that Thompson
border. Among them was Octave
Nedeau, his wife and two men employ
ed on his farm near Coaticook. Nedeau
has said it was he who furnished the
rig for Thaw's last dash before his
arrest and that Thompson accompanied
him.
Thaw's sister, Margaret Thaw Car
negie and his brother-in-law, George
Lauder Carnegie, left Sherbrooke last
night after comforting with his lawyers
and ascertaining that everything was
being done to protect his interests. The
habeas corpus proceedings not being
due until Wednesday, Thaw started to
relax today and to enjoy the first good
rest he has had since his escape from
Matteowan. He still refused to discuss
his flight or to say whether Thomp
son was a member of the quintette that
engineered his delivery.
Bryan Replies to SuIzer.
w dSli4uSIOn, Aug. 22.-SeCretary
Bryan today sent the following teIe-
gram to Hon. William SuIzer, Albany,
n. Y. This case of Thaw, being one
of which in its present aspect is in
volving the application of Canadian
immigration laws, this government
cannot act officially, steps have been
taken to lay the information as to his
escape informally before the Canadian
authorities
Sulzer asked that the Canadian i'm
migration authorities be requested to
return Thaw to Rouse's point, New
York. Secretary Wilson, who has the
immigration bureau, today sent this
dispatch to Acting Governor Glynn
and Attorney General Carmody:
Il am unable to find any law which
would authorize the department of
labor to ask the Canadian government
to deport Harry K. Thaw to the state
of New York as requested by you. L
am advised that steps have already
been taken by the department of state
to bring the matter to the attention
of the Canadian government through
the proper diplomatic channels
Glynn Appeals to Vermont.
Albany, Aug. 22.-Acting Governor
Glynn today requested Gov Fletcher
of Vermont to have Harry K Thaw
apprehended to await requisition in
case the Canadian officials deported
Thaw to that state.