The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18

Colebrook, n. H., Sept 11.-llarr!
Kendall Thaw, fugitive from Mattea
wan, slept on American soil last night
in barricaded hotel room, after one
of the most exciting days in his ca
reer.
Thrust Unexpectedly over the Cana
dian border early yesterday, despite
the writ of habeas corpus demanding
his production before the kings bench
at Montreal next Monday, he for three
hours was free man and during this
time drove madly in an automobile for
so futile miles through the hills of
Vermont and New Hampshire.
About noon, he ran into the arms Of
a New Hampshire sheriff and was
brought here where he retained coun-
sci to resist extradition.
William Travers Jerome is rushing
hither on a special train to assume
charge of the case for New York state
tomorrow, seeking to have Thaw as a
ward of the state, returned to Mattea-
wan. Meantime ThaW is detained"
charged with no crime and held on no
warrant
Fearing kidnapping at the hands of
~HS
a special guard, and Chief of Police
Kelley swore in II special deputies.
All armed, they are patrolling the
streets about Thaw's hotel tonight.
At $50 o'clock today Judge Cham
berlain of the superior court, will hear
the applications Of Thaw's lawyers for
a writ Of habeas corpus, which was
first made this afternoon but the judge
said he couldn't consider it then, be-
ing occupied. The fugitive telegraphed
lawyers far and near and purposes to
fight his return to Matteaman to the
bitter end.
L. ]. Vorhaus of Sew York city,
who, it is said, will conduct the battle
against extradition, arrived last night
T. r. E. Mcnnes of Ottawa, one of the
trainers of the Canadian immigration
laws, also here, denounced as con-
tempt of court the deportation and
said proceedings have been instituted
to punish all participants in the de-
portation.
Thaw's removal from the Coaticook
immigration quarters was sudden and
dramatic. Three mysterious men, who
said they represented C. J. Doherty,
the Dominion minister Of justice, and
acting minister of the interior, ap-
peared before 8 o'clock this morning
Thaw was asleep. They awakened
him. commanded him to dress and
after struggle, in which he tried to
hit one with a glass lumber, they took
him to the border.
Thaw screamed as they brought him
down stairs. Don't let them kidnap
me-" cried he, Save me for Gods
sake"
Silent, determined, the officers held
him, and few minutes after o'clock
he was on his way to the border. At
S:55 he was whisked past a gray
stone marking the boundary and was
freed. i
Here he was asked to ride in the
Associated Press car, which had fol-
lowed him across the border. Thaw |
was permitted to dictate the route
travelled, and with the Associated
Press representative, the only one be-
side the chauffeur in the automobile
after leaving West Stewartson, N. H., /!
he continued his erratic flight until
taken into custody.
Jerome, on a two-car special train,
arrived late tonight, accompanied by /
Deputy Attorney General Kennedy. !
Crowds poured into Colebrook tonight
as if circus was in town.
AS a matter of form, Thaw was ar
rested in his rooms late tonight on a
complaint sworn to by Justice Nor
schauser in Duchess county New |
York, who issued blanket warrant