Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-21

Sherbrooke. p @, Aug 19.-fIarry X.
Thaw, cut short in his flight from the
State hospital for the criminal insane at
Matteawan. n. Y, by arrest TO-DAY at
the village of st. Hcrmenigilde dc Car
Ford Just over the international HE from
New Hampshire. prepared IN his cell N
the county jail here tonight to fight
against being sent back to the Cnlted
Etates.
Thaw faces deportation on the ground
that he is an undesirable alien and
rxtraditon on a warrant charging him
with bribery. The warrant already Is
sued in New York State for his arrest
on a charge of conspiracy will not suffice
10 extradite him, in the opinion Of local
authorities These authorities received
word tonight that the district attorney
OF Duchess county was on his way here
prepared to swear out, If necessary, a
warrant charging Thaw with bribery, an
extraditable offense.
In his own defense Thaw claims TINT
when arrested he was merely passing
Through Canada on his way to Detroit.
,1Ie exhibited what he claimed to I've
TRANSFORMATION to Detroit and recited the
case OF Jack Johnson to bear out his con-
tention that he cannot he sent back to
t1e 1 IltCu OlHltS Ivy lH' 1ll'lIl't!l 'h'-
thoritles so long as he IS simply passing
through the countrv.
. District ATTORNEY Conrer Of Duchess
county, New York. it is understood
here, wants Thaw ordered deported
into New York State. Thaw came here
from New Hampshire however, and II
rustom is followed would go back to
New Hampshire.
The Canadian im'nit Iaticn authorl-
ties at Ottawa wired the chief Of po-
lice to hold Thaw under the immi
grafton act. That steps will be taken
to deport him was made almost GER
taintY by the information that the
department had sent two inspectors to
Sherbrooke with Instructions TO wat Ii
the case and institute PROCEEDINGS to
deport Thaw under the clause of the
act dealing with prohibited persons"
At ONCE ENGAGES LAWYER.
At Coaticook, where Thaw was
lodged in the loct-up imme liately
after his arrest, Thaw engaged 4 To-
cal lawyer. He was arraigntd before
Justice of the Peace Dupuis. The JUS
tic read to him an indictment charging
him with having uulawfully escaped
from Matteawan and without permit
ting a plea remanded him to the Jail
at Sherbrooke for a hearing Tomorrow
morning.
Two men We're arrested with Thaw
but liberated later at Coaticool<. They
are believed to be of the party of five
confederates who manned the two au-
tomobles used by Thaw in his escape
from Matteawan. The two men re-
fused to give their names or say any
tning about themselves.
w. l.. Shurtleff, the Coaticook lawyer
retained by Thaw, denounced the hearing
before Justice Dupuis as unfair and said
that he would apply tomorrow morning
for writ of haheas corpus for Thaw
prior to the hearing before the extradition
commissioner. Should the writ be re-
fused. Mr.. Shurtlef said he would ask
for an appeal from the Justices decision.
From his cell tonight. Thaw sent out
to Newspaper men statement under this
caption, typewriter In capitals
mo one has contended that for two
years nearly that Thaw has been In
the Tombs he has been insane. There is
no evidence OF delusion in the slightest
degree on his part. Is Il anything orazy
To take a pistol to defend yourself against
man who calls you O - 1850 -
and threatens to Xii, yon bAfore morn
ing"
The statement itself Was n printed syn
opsis Of Dt1ts*c. Attorney Jeromes speech
or purported 70 be such. to the jury al
Thaw's second trei January sc, 1903, for
the murder OF Stanford White,
REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
After Thew had spent some norrs IN his
cell. he WAS removed TO thu hospital
where The accommodations are better. Al
his lawyers suggestion ne consented &c
see reporters
Where did you intend to go after YOU
left Mattsawanr' ne was asked.
II may have been going home" ne re-.
piled quickly end finally. No amour,
Of questioning could induce him TO mod.
ify this declaration. Nor could the inter
viewers persuade him to tell where he
had been since leaving Matteawan O,
what ne had been doing.
The authorities believe, However tina,
Thaw had an all-dsy ride at breakneci
speed after he flashed past the gatemar
at Mattaawan. An automobile answerne
the description OF the big touring car ir
which he made his getaway, passed
through White River Junction, Vt, Sun.
day night The same car was seen yes
each occasion it was occupied by foul
men. 1t is believed that Thaw and hi!
two companions left one man with the
car near Lancaster n H., before board
ing the train.
or this, however. Thaw refused to talk
The photographers wanted pic
ture Thaw couldn't consent to it
couldn't even consider II, TIL he put or
a clean shirt and collar.
Thaw's two companions surpassed
his retcence with their own. one OF
them is f1ve feet eight or nine inches
tall. smooth faced, with dark hair anC
eyes and heavy set. The other 10 about
the same height, lighter in build and
OF fair complexion.
GREAT CROWDS GREET THAW.
The crowds that hung at Thaws heel
At Coatlcook were puny in comparison
with the thTongs that greeted him OF
40 axzzssaAl .hAsA Most 'oe HhsIhrnake,'