Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-10
THAW LOSES HIS FIGHT.
Will Be Reported From Canada as
Undesirable Alien.

| Sherbrooke jail.
Judge Hutchinson sustained a
writ of habeas corpus calling for his
release.
Thaw remained dazed for possibly
three minutes. The crowd began to
leave the judges chamber in silence.
Thaw followed, aimlessly.
AS he crossed the threshold e.
Blake Robertson, assistant superin-
tendent Of immigration, tapped him
on the shoulder and placed him .ffi-
cially under arrest as an undesirable
alien.
The crowd then surged from the
building, and it was announced that
Thaw would be taken Immediately to
Coaticook for a hearing.
Thaw's lawyers seemed stunned.
Special off GERS Of the immigration
department jostled them in the cor
ridors.
| "Pll see you in Coaticook, boys"
said Thaw, waving his hand to the
reporters.
| 1t was reported to-day that Mrs
| Mary Copley Thaw, mother of the
| fugitive, would soon arrive in Sher-
brooke to arrange with counsel for
their fees and expenses. Some of
| the Thaw lawyers have again ex-
pressed dissatisfaction over the fact
| that no responsible head of the fam
| lily had remained on the scene, and
that while money was talked of, no
large amounts have been in evidence.
Thaw Reaches Coaticook.
Coaticook, Que, Sept 3.-Harry
X. Thaw arrived here at Alb D. m.
| Wednesday. Immediately after los
ing his fight in Sherbrooke he was
rushed from the court room on the
road to Matteawan.
Thaw was .ot handcuffed. He was
| taken to the immigration office under
guard Of government policeman
and Chief immigration officer Te-
garceau
Whole Town Interested.
All Coaticook turned out to get a
glimpse OF the noted fugitive, In
anticipation Of his coming rooms in
all the hotels have been reserved by
persons connected with the Thaw
case. The board of trade is making
arrangements to accommodate the
overflow Of visitors In private houses.
Fails to Convince Board.
Goaticook. Que, Sept. 5.-Harry
K. Thaw was ,.ot "Iailroaded" across
the border by the imniGrat ion au-
thoritieS Thursday as his counsel had
predicted. a special board cl in
quiry sat on his case from 10 o'clock
in the morning until late in the after
noon and then adjourned until $50
o'clock this morning.
Thaw was on the stand most of
the day and made a good witness.
His inquisitors gradually worked into
the question of his sanity, and though
his counsel violently objected it was
OF no avail, and this line Of interro-
cation will be resumed tomorrow.
the day, Thaw lost in two particulars
His lawyers were denied a writ of
prohibition by Superior Judge Hutch
inson at Sherbrooke, the same Judge
corpus which cast Thaw out of the
Sherbrooke Jail yesterday, and he
failed to establish before the board
the contention that he had entered
Canada as a tourist, and like Jack"
Johnson should be allowed to con-
tinue to his destination.
Had No Through Ticket.
He could produce no through
ticket to any point outside Of Can
ada. He had ticket to Detroit, but
unfortunately for Thaw, it had been
purchased at Coaticook.
Unable to show that he had come
into the Dominion at any recognized
port Of entry Thaw practically was
convicted Of entering by stealth, and
on this charge alone he can be de-
ported. But on this charge he could
appeal to the minister Of the interior,
while no appeal would lie should he
be found insane at the present time
or to have been in an insane asylum
within five years. If found Of un-
sound mind now. the board could de-
port Thaw direct to the New York
State line. This would mean swift
return to Matteawan. Conviction on
either Of the other two charges would
mean deportatiOn to Nnrmont