The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-11
STORY OF FLIGHT
 OF TAAW IN AUTO
Slipped Through MatteaWan
 Gate Opened by MiIkmda
HE WENT FIRST TO CAHADA.

Former District Attorney Jerome, Who
 Prosecuted Originally Case of Stan
 ford Whites Slayer, Sought to Ex-
 trsdite Him From New Hampshire,
 and Awaited Supreme Court Decision.
 Harry Thuw, whg the United States supreme court decided must be sur rendered by the state of New Hamp- shire To New York for conspiring In connection with his sensational escnpe from the MatteHwan Asylum For the Criminal Insane, has been absent from | the asylum over a year
 Thaw shot Stanford White on June 2J. l0od and he was committed to the Matteawan asylum on Feb. 1, 1908. After tiring of his attempts to get free. dom through the courts he rt solved on the more direct method He slipped through the gate Of the asylum opened by the milkmnn on Aug. F. 1913. Two automobiles provided by former New York Assemblyman Richard Butler were in waiting. one at the gate and another high powered car half mile
 
 York and New Hampshire and was forced to take a train in Manchester. N. H.. when his cash ran out He con. tinued into Cunada by train and was recognized on Aug 10 by sheriff from New Hampshire. The sheriff did not arrest him, however. until the train had crossed the Canadian line. and this preclpItated the fight between the New York and Canadian authorities
 On faulty complaint, which after ward became famous because of the lcSill tungles 1t brought on. Thdw WIS lodged in the Jail of the district of St Francis at Shcrbrooke. Quebec, Can ada. although no definite charge was made against him Thaw liked the jail and sought 10 stay there so as to be safe from the New York authorities
 Thaw's host of Canadian lawyers searched the Dominion lnw for a chance to save hm. First they said he was Il tourist, but Thlw had no rail road ticket and that plan failed The Canadian immigration office sought to depurt him as un undesirable. and plans were made to carry on fight against deportation tO the Canadian court of lnSt resort, the kings privy council. as violation of treaty rights
 Dragged Over Canadian Line.
 This was the condition of affairs when Jerome was sent to Cunuda to help out District Attorney COugrr of Duchess county, who had followed on Thnw's trulL Thaw was very com. fortably located in his refuge cell iu the Sherbruo6c Jail when he was rorri bly ejectcd the Canadian authorities holding that he was hcid on faulty commitment. Thaw fought hurd to stay fin jail. but found himself in churgc of the much feared immigration au thOrities. At the very time when half dozen legal moves were under way tO save him the Canadian immigration OfIiciuls boldly dragged him over the Canadian line on nu order from the beard of inquiry. Thaw was turned loose at Norton's Mills, Vt, without money. He got as far as Colebrook, N. H.. where he was placed under ar rest on d warrant charging him with conspiring to escape from Matteawan Jerome filed extradition papers with Governor Felker.
 Thaw sued out q writ of habeas cor. pus. however, on the ground that he was illegally detained on the cOnspir- acy charge. It was argued before Judge Aldrich of the federal district court at Littleton, N. Il. Judge Al drich ruled ia favor of Thaw. raising the question whether New York could charge an insane man with a crime.
 Lived We'll In New Hampshire.
 Governor Felker gave Thaw a hear. ing in Concord and on Nov. s. 1913, the chief executive decided to honor the New York requisition. The result of ,Ierome's appeal from Judge Aldrichs decision to the United States supreme court was still awaited, however, and Judge Aldrich appointed a commission to determine whether It would be safe to release Thaw on bail This commits slon brought in a report favorable to rhaw on Jan. II, 1914. The report | menace If set free
 | Thaw has lived well in New HaNQ shire. hut has been accompanied at all | times by special officer assigned by the federal district court He spent ,he summer at Gorham, ln the White mountains, and he motored over most of the mountain section. His favorlte sport has been trout fishing.
 On Oct. 6 Thaw went to Manches- ter, N. H., and rented fine home in the best residential district. He at tended most of the football games in Manchester this fall and also visited