Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-23
THAW WILL Be
DEP0RTED TO
VERMONT
CANADIAN AUTHORITIES WILL PROB.
ABLY WASH THEIR HANDS or
The CASE and RETURN THAW
TO VERMONT INSTEAD OF new
YORK.
OTHERWISE CASE may
DRAG ON FOR YEARS


ing the case of Harry X. Thaw, de
tanned in the Sherbrooke jail as ;
fugitive from Matteawan, there ISSUED
this afternoon what was understood tC
be an ultimatum from the immigration
authorities 1t was that Thaw, if ht
SO elected, would be deported to New
! port, Vermont, as an undesirable afte!
arraignment in court here on Wednes
day and then the Canadian authorities
would wash their hands of the affair
| If he chooses not to submit to depor
tation he will be held here under the
| present commitment of being fugi
tive and will not have hearing
! (should he drop his habeas corpus pro
ceedings) until the October term OF
court
This put the next step in the case
squarely up to the prisoner himself, a
situation said to be very pleasing tc
him
His lawyers conferred with him all
forenoon. but with what result was
not made known. O'Mara of Pitts.
burgh, reported to be on his way here
to "sit on the lid" for the Thaw fam
lily, had not arrived this afternoon, and
Thaw was still the dominant head of
the proceedings. The uncertain status
o. his lawyers has not precipitated an
open break, but it is understood that
in the absence of any definite advices
from the Thaws except to do their
best they were marking time and
listening patiently to Thaw's rambling
advice.
After his admission of last night
that he was the chauffeur that drove
Thaw from Matteawan gentleman
Roger" Thompson kept his mouth
closed today. Thaw, however. prompt
ly issued statement that he had re-
tanned counsel to defend Thompson
and that he regarded the chauffeur as
British subject" victim of false
arrest. AS a matter of fact Thompson
is said to be the son of Toronto
policeman. For years however, he
has l1Ved IN New \ Ork city.
District Attorney Conger of Dutch
ess county New York, Deputy Attor-
ney General Franklin Kennedy and
others concerned in getting Stanford
Whites slayer back to Matteawan,
are waiting developments, meantime
exerting pressure on the Vermont au-
thorities in anticipation of eXtradition
proceedings in that state.
Thaw was very petulant today, par
ticularly so over Roger Thompsons
declaration that he had been framed
into the Matteawan plot, His cell is
near Thompson but they have not
tried to talk to each other. Thaw is
still without personal funds. His cred
ii appears to be pretty good, though,
for imported cigars, candy, fruits and
other luxuries are piled on his cot and
table
Thaw probably will never have a
hearing on the habeas corpus writ
gotten out by his attorneys, accord
ing to one of his counsel today.
The date for this hearing has been
set for next Wednesday, but the en-
tire habeas corpus proceedings VIII
be dropped before then if the latest
is carried out.
This is to have the writ withdrawn
and permit Thaw to face trial on
the defective charge on which he was
to Jail by Justice Dupuis at
Coatickood. In this event, Thaw
would appear before magistrate and
select the method of his trial, whether
it should be by jury or by the court
jury. Should he elect a
trial by jury, his case would not or
iinarily come up before autumn and
a month or more of delay would con
result. Whatever the YER
1ict, many months, perhaps years, OF
litigation would follow in appeals from
he verdict.
During the lifetime of this litiga-
lion Thaw could remain in Canada,
1is lawyers believe, and they cite the
cases of Gaynor and Greene, who re
NAMED in Canada for years. while
their counsel fought legal proceed
ngs to bring them back into the
United States.
Rumors of a possible attempt to
rescue Harry Thaw from the prison
lere so alarmed the provincial author
ties today that Sir Lomer Guein, pre-
mier of the province, telegraphed to-
Sheriff Aylmer. asking that official to
give his opinion as to whether the
ordinary staff of the prison was pro-
lection enough against raid
The sheriff telegraphed the pre-
mier that he had no fears on this
score. although he thought an armed
guard would be useful to escort the
prisoner to court.
Should Rober Thompson decide to
ssqueal'' and give the inside of the
plot. District Attorney
yonger will recommend that i'm
munity from prosecution in New York
be granted him. Such confession
would greatly strengthen New York
states case. 1t might be the basis Of
proving bribery of Matteawan attend
ants and on their indictment, New