Evening journal., 1913-08-23
CANADA WILL
RETURN THAW
TO The STATES
Vermont Authorities viii Then
EndeavOr to Hold Fugitive
for New York
THAW COUNSEL HOPEFUL
OF DEFEATING PLAN
Ry The unlted Press.

! by lhe United Press
COURTHOUSE. sHERBRooKE,
4 Que, Aug. %, Newport VT, viii
take Sherbrooke's place on the inter-
national map not later than Wcdnes-
! day next. II Is conceded by the Thaw
lawyers that they cannot hope 10 pre-
vent Harry X. Thaw being rejected"
by the Dominion authorities. And
they are framing their fight for
Thaw's continued freedom from Mat
teawan along that line. Charles D.
White. chief counsel. spent all day
yesterday there on a secret mission.
He conferred with local lawyers. but
refused point-blank to say What
ltranspired there
immigration Inspector Reynolds,
who viii take Thaw over the border
unless his lawyers find some way OF
Iprolonging the struggle today da-
cussed his plans with the United
Press.
we understand that Thaws law
yers have agreed TO drop their habeas
corpus proceedings" he said. AS
soon as they do. the prisoner will be-
brought into court on the commit
ment papers which are admittedly
illegal and discharged. We will at
once take him under our care We
will proceed TO Coaticooke. where
Ihaw was picked up and hold a formal
court Of inquiry. At that time we
viii ask Thaw whether he has been
an inmate Of a lunatic asylum with
IN hye years The merits OF the case
have no bearing here. Whether he Is
sane is not the question for us to
pass upon. but we must decide
whether he was an inmate of an
asylum. He viii. OF course. admit IL
frankly. Then we will undoubtedly
reject him as tourist and will order
that he return 10 the United States.
We understand that he plans TO 70
back by way of the Derby line. From
there he will probably proceed to
Newport.
"Of course. the Dorsinion authori-
ties az Ottawa have thb power 10 re-
verse our decision They can. If they
Will decide to grant him a definite
time IN which to leave. But II "a mn
likely they will do so. And as we
arc simply rejecting Thaw. not de-
porting him, his people will probably
nor try 10 appeal
DO Not Fear Thompson.
Thaw's lawyers declared TODAY
that nothing Chauffeur Thompson.
charged with bringing lunatic into
Canada, could say would hurt his
case. Thompson had expected his
liberty yesterday and was bitterly
disappointed when the hearing was
put over one week.
81 am a British subject" he said.
in his cell today. having been born
InrnHfn 1 for
Owners Agency OF New York. | had
no knowledge that / had been hired
TO drive Thaw when / was engaged
l was deceived and now / am here in
the Jail penniless. possibly facing a
prison term. forced to eat jail fare
and no one Is doing anything for me.
] will tell all / know about this lrip
II the Thaw people don't help me-"
The Thaw lawyers declined to say
whether they would aid Thompson.
They made il plain that whatever he
might reveal could have very little bear
ing on Thaws fight for freedom.
Ihaw has quarreled bitterly with his
Canadian lawyers He has insisted that
there must be some way whereby they
can have his sanity passed on by the
Canadian officials. He wants a deer
sion Of this kind here But they have
assured him that this Is impossible.
They say he should be pleased ecause
they have been able to prevent his be-
ing sent across the border into New
York state But Thaw. not satisfied,
has telegraphed for former Governor
stone of Pennsylvania and two other
American lawyers to Join him here.
Want Thaw in Quebec Tail.
samuel w. Jacobs. attorney for the
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