Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-10


die of the Great Dipper, which lies
north Of it.
Counsel Verrett, representing New
York state in the fight to have Thaw
taken back to Matteawan, said he did
not think Jerome, commander-in-chief
of the New York forces, was at Nor
tons Mills. Verrett added nobody
knew that Thaw was to be taken so
suddenly to Vermont.
The auto carrying Thaw crossed into
the United States at S:55.
RULING BY MINISTER.
Ottawa, Sept. 10-Acting Minister
of the Interior Doherty today said he
had rejected Thaw's appeal fr,'m the
decision of the immigration board of
inquiry, upholding the finding of the
board and ordering the deportation OF
Thaw forthwith. The order was car
ried out this morning. The writ of
habeas corpus or writ of prohibition
issued at Montreal, said Doherty, did
not enjoin the immigration authorities
taking this step.
81 assume full responsibility for the
deportation" said Judge Doherty.
"Thaw was suspected, seized. examin-
ed. condemned rs an undesirable, and
has been sent back by the same route
he came"
LAWYERS DUMBFOCNDED.
Montreal, Sept lC.-Members of the
Thaw family and his lawyers here
were dumbfounded when they learned
the fugitive had been deported 81
am simply paralyZed," said ]. n. Green
shields, leader of Thaw's band of law
yers. with a writ of prohibition and
habeas corpus 1t seems to me to be
utterly impossible to believe. II Is
certainly disgrace to the country and
our administration of law. All we
can do is bring Robertson and the as
sistant superintendent of immigration
before the kings bench, but what good
will that do us?"
RELEASED BY CANADA.
Averill, VT, Sept. 1O.-Thaw arriv-
ed here at 9 o'clock. He had been
released by the Canadian immigration
authorities when the automobile
crossed the Vermont line at Norton
/ Mills. four miles away, and at this
hour was absolutely a free man, as
/ nobody representing New York or
! Vermont was on hand TO take him.
| At Norton Mills Thaw left the auto
mobile of the Canadian immigration
| officers and climbed into a car with
several newspaper correspondents,
who accompanied him, and made the
journey to Averill in their company.
He said the sudden departure was a
surprise and that his plans were in
the air.
Is NOT MOLESTED.
Stewar:stown, n. H., Sept. 10
Thaw reached here at 10 o'clock. No
attempt was made to arrest him. He
stood in the village square is min
utes, and reentered the auto without
announcing his destination. At IL
o'clock he stopped at a farm house,
and then continued his journey.
JEROME ON WAY.
Manchester, Vt. Sept 10-Jerome
learned unofficially of the deportation
OF Thaw an hour after the fugitive
was put over the line into this state
The Canadian officials. he said, had
promised to notify him of any steps
taken and he was awaiting such off
cial notification. Jerome left here al
, noon for North Adams, where he was
notified OF Thaw's arrest at Colebrook
He will proceed on the first train fol
that town.
, GLYNN ORDERS ARREST
Albany, n. Y. Sept. 10-Acting Gov
= ernor Glynn sent kilograms 20 the gov
, ernors of Vermont and New Hamp
[ shire asking that Thaw be arrested
The governors of Maine and Massa
chusetts will probably be notified also
|, New York City police have been asked
: to send out general alarm for Thawi
apprehension.
: PLANS OF OFFICIALS.
D New York, Sept. lot was learn
: ed here it was the plan OF the New
: York authorities 10 bring Thaw direc
Y to Matteawan in the AUTOMOBILE
n which whisked him away from the de
q tention pen at Coaticook this morn
?. ing. The plan embraced a continuou
ride without stop in Vermont. NeI
Hampshire or anywhere else alon
the way except, perhaps, for meals
until Thaw was safe within the wall
T of Matteawan.
l. officers all along have contende
that their position toward Thaw i
parallel to that Of an individual guarC
ian toward a minor, and there wa
nothing in the state or internations
laws to change this position