The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-25
RumOr Of Plot to Break Prison
Causes Threats Of Cell in
.Murderers' Row."
PREPARING FOR LONG FIGHT
Lawyers Expect to Halt sum
mary Action Of lmmfgra-
ton Authorities.

SHERBROOkK. Quepec' Sus' -'">o"
| the Freres Christians. dressed In their
black robes and mushroom hats. took
time from their mercifui duties to-day to
stroll by Sherbrooke's jail. Behind an
| iron gri,,ed window Harry Thaw was
saying:
| II am not afraid Of Matteawan. ! have
braved the death chair twice. There -
nothing 10 fear"
He 10 confident in himself he ~ certain
Of his sanity. To-day he remembered
the word reasonable" and used 1t hun
dred times. It was reasonable. he thought.
/ To map out a colossal campaign or pun
licity. lie spent the day doing So
| lie secured a list OF every newspape. In
Vermont and New Hampshire. Then he
: sen, out for reliable information regard
ing the status Of various press associa'
tons In the Dominion. their relations to
each other and their grip on the pubic
| a. broodcd over the subject all day. HIS
LAWYERS heard Of Il. his interviewers heard
! OF 1t. his keeper heard OF IT.
| J. H. La Force. Governor OF the Sher-
: brooke jaii threatened to-day to lock
! Thaw in a murderers cell IL he obtained
! syen the slightest confirmation OF rumors
! OF a plot to escape.
! Ia the cell In which he threatened TO
put Thaw. Morrison. Megan,c MUIR
; derer. was confined for several years
! While Morrison was In the cell several
/ raids were made upon the Jail by the
murderer's friends. who wanted to release
him. All Of the attempts failed.
The cell il small. The walls are OF
! stone and the door is massive piece OF
/ iron.
! Tonight there remains no doubt OF the
/ legal course that Thaw il going to follow.
! The habeas corpus wri; VIII ne argued
/ Wednesday and according to general
! opinion he will be delivered over TO the
! immigration authorities. An inquiry
! board Of the immigration Department Will
decide whether he is an escaped lunatic
and entered Canada by stealth.
Long Delay Probable.
! should the hoard decide to deport him
! his attorneys will appeal to the Minister
, OF the Interior. Thi. would probably
! cause 4 prolonged Investigation into
Thow's claim Of freedom in Canada.
! In tn. end II he is deported there VIII
follow the Assn; against eNtradition TO
New York. But the immigration inquiry
.,..,. Thar. ia opl\
Will prooao'F ta"e '",'' IN
the reho''s' '''"'e ''".
shipped 10 vermont 'h '"''
IL 10 prevent su''i'""'S
Cahau'ah au'"'' .''S '""' -.
lawyers IN the i'o'"'"'"" ""'e '"
! tained for him.
Thaw mas "u'hheu "'s "'e ""' "
very clear grip of II. lie mas '"s''ue'eN
his lawyers to keep MN IN 'ahao" as
long as possible and to OBTAIN 'ree"o'I'
for him here II they can. WIN '"a' o"
his mind he has decided that puohc
opinion Is going 10 be a powerful FACTOR
in his fate whether in Vermont or 'anada
and has get out To create sympathy for
himself and to cause the impression 'h"'
he has been 'n" ''c'',' u "'' e"
lie was cam 'o'u"' We" ~.
'erday' though ne ma" o"" ns"s. ,,, ~
was nuch concerhe" 'eS' '.'' r''',' '"o"'. y.
think he was not personally !" e""'se VI
his case.
1T must b- made clear that ! ha'e "'e''
in charge OF it all along ne SAID II
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