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Conspiracy for Thaw's Escape From Asylum Carefully Planned
i ~
Cause of Tragedy
Matteawan. Asylum, From Which Thaw Escaped
Thaw's Victim
MOTHER IS GLAD
OF SON'S ESCAPE
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw Says It
Came as Surprise
to Her.
CONSENTS TO INTERVIEW
Expects to Hear From Harry
When He Reaches Safe
Place.
{Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
New York, August 17.?"Harry's es
cape was like a thunderclap out of a
clear sky to me, but I can't say that
I am Borry," was the comment mudo
to-night by Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw
on the Bensatlonal flight of hor Bon
from Maitcawan.
Mrs. Thaw had at flrat refused to see
reporters, but lator consented to re
ceive them.
"I was never more astonished In my
life than whon I heard of this thing at
3 o'clock this afternoon," csho continued. !
!
"1 learned of It from my daughter
(Mrs. Carnegie), who heard of It
through the newspapers. 1 have not j
the slightest Idea how it all happened,
nor can I guess where Harry is now.
"1 suppose ho will communicate with
me as soon us ho gets where he is safe.
He is loo Intelligent to take any
ch&r.cea before he does reach a safe
place. Further than the fragmentary
leporta from newspaper mea, 1 know
nothing. I have a letter which Harry
wrote Saturday oiornlng, and he said
nothing about intending to leave."
The letter was on a plain sheet of
papui, such as Is used by stenogra
phers. Kverythlng but the signature
is typewritten, and it is dated August
16, no year being appended.
in the centre of the aiieet a space
sufficient to hold a largo paragraph
lias been cut out. Tho pieces were
then fastened together with small
gieen seals.
?Oxplulnit Mutilation.
In response to a question, Mrs. Thaw !
explained the mutilation of the letter.
"i cut that out," sne said, "because it
referred to two men, lawyers, whom 1
had never heard of before. It had
nothing to do with this ihbc."
Hhu refused to name the men or to
show the missing portion of the letter. '
in its Incomplete form, the letter fol- .
lows:
"Mris. Mary C. Thaw, Hotel Gotham.
New York:
"Uear Mother,?Mr. Van Aince told j
me that you are starting I'm glad it s
not vary hot, and hope you have an
easy trip. A couple of days ago 1
wrote you, and expect the letter
I cached you befoie you left home. The
only thing Immediate was to ask you
to telephone to Mr. .Shearn's ofllcc and
learn Just when he gels back."
A paragraph was cut out here and ,
the letter continues.
? I hope Margaret and George return
safe anu well. That was curious abcul
Oopeuhaged, when they were given a
i. ? .-ptlon.^is though It was Uncle An
drew. The paper that 1 saw said that
George's appearance was Very good, but
quit, unlike Mr. Andrew Carnegie.
Will they come with you or later?
It is better may be to divide the visits.
II you don't fe?l very well Monday,
please postpone the visit for it is belter
to take things easy.
"Your aifectlonate son,
"HARRY."
The signature was written in pencil, ?
in remarkably small letters.
"That doesn't look like Harry's usual
signature," said one of the reporters.
"Wait. I'll see," answered Mrs
Thaw, going to a ilesk and taking out
several letters. "Yes. the same," she
said. "Only larger"
Tho envelope was not shown nor
were the reporters allowed to compare
the signature with those on the let
ters.
"Harry Is in the commissary depart
ment." you know, said Mrs Thaw when
askod if her son had the use of a type- .
writer. "1 suppose he wrote this while
be was at work arid hml nothing eiso (
handy. It doesn't look as If ho intend- ;
ed to leave before 1 came."
"Do you know whether ho ever con
sidered the plan of escaping by force.
Mrs. Thaw wait asked. j
"People have mentioned It to him," ]
she replied. "He had plenty of oppor
tunities during the hearings and sev
eral people said to him, 'Why don't you
take leg bail,' but he always re
fused to consider il then. Never, in
all the time 1 have been with hi in,
have we discussed the possibilities; of
escape through any other means than
the law.
Cnlls Itusiwll Perjuror.
"Isn't it about time that he got out j
of there?a sane man, proved so before j
the courts, confined with a lot of luna- I
tics in an asylum for the criminal in- j
sane. I think it is, and he woirtd have .
been out before if It had not been for j
that perjurer, Dr. Kusscll.
"It wa? that man's testimony that j
kept him there the last time he tried j
to get free."
"Have you any idea who the men
were that were with Harry?" she was
asked.
"Isn't th^re a relative of Harry s In
New ICiigland?"
"Only Andrew Carnegie, the young
er and he Isn't the sort of a man to
mix up in an affair of this sort." Mrs.
Thaw answered. "He has a place in
Massachusetts, but I don't suppose
that he heard of this or would bo in
terested in it if he did.
"As to Roger O'Mara, so far as I
know, he is in Pittsburgh. I haven't
heard from him recently and don't
know where he is, hut I am almost
certain that he is in Pennsylvania.
ITa.rrv has plenty of friends In New
York, some of whom go up to see
him.
"Can you tell me why it is they offer
a reward of *500 for Harry? The regu
lar amount Is only $r?0, and I've seen
it collected time and again by per
sons who brought back an escaped
inmate. I suppose it's because it
makes a bigger show, nnd they want
to make a bigger fuss about a sane
man like Harry than they do when a
lunatic goes awnndering away. Of
course, it will Induce more people to.
trv to And him."
The followiivR telegram was received
at Matteawan this afternoon from Mrs.
Copley Thaw to her son:
"Have seen Margaret and George. All
light. Will seo you soon."
The names referred to Thaw's sister
and brother-in-law, but the rest of
the message might he regarded as
somewhat puzzling in view of tho lator
development!!.
.MIIS. KVEIiV.V NKSIIIT THAW.
Cannot Be Extradited,
Verdict of Whitman
(Sprcliil lo The Tlinm-Uliipn(rh.)
Xrw York, AukuiiI IK.? Harrj K.
'I'linTr rnnnot br rxtrnilltnl, nconril
InK to n il(it|intrh rrprlrrd here from
Dlnlrlct Attorney Chnrlm 5. Whlt
mnn curly this mornlnic. It Trnn
Kent from the Mount WnnlilnKtou
Hotel, llrrtton Wood*, N. II., nnd
iinn nn followst
"'Hiniv nn? ncqifltted, nnd there
in no Indictment pending nrnln*t
him In Xew York. lie cannot lie
exlrudltcd.
"C. S. WHITMAN."
HARRY THAW
flATTEAWAN
C'-.-Hlnued from First T'a:ro.l
out r.f New York, forma a striking
parallel to that of John Armstrong
Cha loner. who was declared insane In
New York and escaped Into Virginia,
where he lives unmolested.
1 he New ^ ork City police 'w ere noti
fied of Thaw's escape within half an
hour after it occurred, and detectives
and uniformed men were dispatched to
all finks, stations, piers and other
public places with instructions to watch
for the fugitive.
Th. olllcial description sent here by
telephone was:
Height, five feet ele\-? n and a quar
ter inches: weighty DIG pounds, brown
hair and c-ycH anci dark complexion."
I>eputy i'olicc Commissioner Dough
erty said that the escape of Thaw
would be regarded in the same light
as would the escape 0f a prisoner from
Sing Sing. He said he doubted, how
ever. that Thaw could be brought back
ir taken in another State.
Dr. Kieh believes that the plot to
free Thaw was engineered by his rela
tives. and that several guards and at
tendants were accessories. He has !
evidence that six men took active p?rt
In the liberation proceedings. Four I
?/?.. AmfS h?ld h'l?n 8t?PP'?^ at the'
Holland House at Matteawan since"
?rldav nU-ht. The fifth, said to be
the chauffeur of the fast tourinsr c-ir
that bore 1 haw to Connecticut, arrived
on Saturday. The sixth man drove the
small car that carried Thaw away from 1
the asylum Kate. I
IMnn Mapped Out h, H!? ( onfedernt^.
n?TV , KC;lPe had apparently been
How i . P,ann<>d- The four men be- j
lie\ "d to have mapped out the cam
paign had been here for two davs ar
i anurlng for its success. The two
chauffeurs were the last t.. arrive Tt i
Is probable that the conspirators had I
been working for some time with the
guards and attendants who shared in '
the plot.
I here is no doybt In mv mind that
employes of this Institution are In- i
volved In the plot." said Dr. Kleb. "It ,
\\ as executed with amazing rapidity
and coolness. Many circumstances
make me absolutely certain that Thaw j
received assistance from the inside as
well as the outside. We shall be able !
to convict the insiders. Those on the
outside were undoubtedly Thaw's rela- j
alves. The State will expose and prose- j
cute them."
The quiet of the Sabbath morning :
was well chosen for Thaw's attempt to
secure by force what ho bad failed to ,
get through appeals to the courts? |
liberty. Ilis escape was accomplished
at 7:45 A. M . and at that hour the road
leading by the asylum is usually free !
from automobiles. This morning \
proved no exception, and the two au- j
tomoblles used by Thaw had a clear
road.
The first machine that he used fol
lowed the big touring car. apparently
to block off pursuit or to pick up Thaw
In case the big car met with any acci
dent.
The exact time of Thaw's escape Is
recorded by a punched card In the
asylum ofllce. Kvery opening of the
gate through which ho dashed rings
a bell in the office, arid a card Is punch
ed slniultaneouscly.
According to the asylum attendants
Thaw showed no nervousness before
Ilia escape. He rose at the usual hour. I
6 A. M., end had breakfast at 0:30
o'clock. Then, with sixteen other pa
tients. he went into the north court
for exerclso before the Sunday chape]
service.
Keeps Close to Cnte for Ills Dash.
After the escape, it was remarked
that Thaw, while excrclslng. kept near
the gat<- whence he was subsequently
to dash, but all of the attendants after
the escape, said he made no effort to
communicate with any one outside un
less by means of whistles which the
guards did pot notice. The fence around
the court yard is eighteen feet high.
The men who furnish milk to the
ANOTHER CHAPTER ADDED
TO SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY
Famous Story Opens With Kill-:
ing of Noted Archi
tect by Thaw.
MADISON SQUARE IS SCENE
Murder Committed at Close of
Performance, With Dra
matic Setting.
New York, August 17.?The theatri
1 cal escape or Ilarry K. Thaw from the
State Hospital for tho Criminal Insane
1 at Matteawan adds another act to the
I sensational tragedy which had Its be
ginning in New York on the night of
June 26, 1&06. On that occasion, in
company with his young wife, Evelyn
Nest.lt Thaw, and two friends. Thaw
went to the Madison Square roof gar
den to witness the opening perform
ance of a musical comedy.
Near the close of tho performance
Thaw left .his seat and began to pace
i back and forth In the aisle behind the
seat occupied by Stanford White, an
architect of international fame, and
his son. The elder White was fifty
three years old, and In his distin
guished career had stamped on many
of New York's prominent buildings the
mark of his artistic genius. Madison
Square Garden itself was one of the
architect's triumphs, and he had a
institution usually arrive on Sunday
morning shortly before S o'clock. This
hmorning the first one signaled at 7;45
that he wished to drive through the
gate near which Thaw was exercising.
There are three gates to the courtyard,
but theie Is only one key for all three.
This was in the possession of Barnum.
Guard George Mulhall was on duty In
the yard with Barnum, but had no
duty to perform in connection with tho
key. He. was some distance away from ;
the gale when Barnum opened it.
It was all over in a Hash. As Bar- i
num inserted the key Thaw sprang to
ward him. Then, as the gate swung
open. Thaw dashed by the keeper.
Another second and Thaw was '
through the gate. Still another, and
he was in a small motor car whose en
gine was running.
The drama was quickly acted. On the
quiet Sunday morning it seemed more
like actors posing for moving-picture
films than a scene of real life actually
depicted in the grim shadow of grim
Matteawan. with the sky a deep blue
overhead in the bright sunshine.
In tho small car waiting for Thaw
were two in* i besides the chauffeur.
"Get in qu.?k. Harry,'' one of these
shouted, as the prisoner dashed up.
The man stood with arms outstretched,
and in his eagerness slightly delayed
Thaw as he tried to get in. The delay
was not material, however.
Thaw was hatless and wore a gray
suit. Tho milkman who was driving
through the gate as Thaw dashed out
Jumped from his seat and attempted
to Intercept the prisoner. Ho was too
late. Thaw was in the seat with the
chauffeur and was away.
As far as could be learned, the car
at the gate had been waiting for half
an hour for Thaw. The motor was kept
running, ami the driver appeared to be
making repairs, thus arousing no sus
picion.
The chauiYeur re-entered his car as
the milkman drove up. He was ready
for Thaw, and Thaw was ready for him,
as subsequent events proved.
Army nt Hreiikncek Speed.
Thaw in, the car was away at break- j
neck speed. It threw clouds of dust
over pedestrians on their way to
church, but these only expressed their
opinion of the driver in a way suit
able for Sunday, and walked on, all
unknowing of the burden carried.
Then came another move showing:
the precision of the plans made for i
the young Pittsburgher. While the
drama was being enacted at tho asy
lum gate, the big touring car had been
standing at Dowry's corner, little more
than a quarter of a intle from the gate.
This machine, like the first, contained
two men beside the chauffevv. Tho
latter Is known to tho police, they say, !
as Thomas Flood. They believe -that
ho in a driver of racing automobiles,
because of the manner in which he j
handled the big machine in its final i
dash.
As the smaller car bore down on j
Law ry s corner, tho touring car began '
to move In the same direction. It was j
still moving as the machine carrying '
Thaw came abreast. In a flash Thaw !
leaped from one machine and Into the 1
other. The big car, a limousine, was '
off. only a cloud of dust marking its I
route.
Tho smaller machine followed, but
was soon outdistanced by the limousino.
In the meautlmo tho alarm was
tpread at the asylum, but much time
had been lost. Barnum cried out as
Thaw throw him to one side, and Mul
hall and the patients the latter was
guarding:, rushed to the gate. The gate !
was hurriedly closed to prevent any j
more escapes, and then Mulhall com
municated with Dr. Kieb In tho ad
ministration building almost a quarter
of a mile away from the north court.
The guard ran several hundred feet to
get to a telephone, but his haste could
not make up for the time that Thaw
hfirt gained.
Dr. Kieb immediately ordered out the
asylum automobile, and guards In this
wero dispatched In pursuit of Thaw.
Then tho superintendent telephoned to
studio in its tower. \
In this setting Thaw drew a revolver
and fired three bullets into .Stanford ;
White's body. The architect died al- i
most instantly. |
Thaw stood for a moment over his
victim's prostrate body, then walked |
to the elevator of the roof garden, j
where lie met a house detective, and '
handed over the revolver without re- |
distance. !
Thaw then was arrested by a police
man, and while the officer's hand was
on his shoulder, Mrs. Thaw rushed up
to her husband and placed her arms j
around his neck. Thaw assured his
wife that it would'bo "all right," and |
not to worry. - i
To this Mrs. Thaw rejoined: I did j
not think you would do it that way.
, and she added: "Never mind, Harry; j
I'll stick to you through thick and ,
thin." . i
Thaw at the time of the tragedy was \
twenty-seven years old, and was known
as the "young spendthrift millionaire
from Pittsburgh."
William Thaw, the father, was a
poor mechanic in Pittsburgh, and then
made small ventures in coal lands with
increasing good fortune.
He was said at one time to be the
wealthiest individual owner of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. When he died ?
his estate was said to be worth $40,
000.000. ,, .
By the will, Harry Thaw was allowed
$2,500 a year, but his mother Increased
this $30,000 annually.
Evelyn Nesbit married Thaw in Pitts
burgh April 4, 1 f'Oo. She was noted
among artists for her beauty, and had
the police at Danbury. Conn., asking [
them to detain Thaw. If possible, at the
' State line.
Mnnr Machines Sent In I'urnnlt.
1 As soon as possible motor cars were ;
! summoned from all the ilatteawan j
garages, and several motorcyclists were
pressed Into service. Some of the ma- j
chines sent out were capable of making
seventy miles an hour. To spur on the i
hunt. Dr. Kieb offered a reward of $500;
to the attendant or volunteer who j
might be able to catch Thaw within the j
State. The usual reward Is only $50.
Tho hope that the Danbury police
could render assistance was soon
blighted. As the best roads lead to
Danbury, it was thought that the dee- (
I ijig automobile might be headed there, j
but the police were unable to secure |
any trace of it.
It is believed the fugitives, figuring
out the theory on which the asylum i
authorities would act, left the Dan
bury Road. The last New York vil
lage to report the passage of the Thaw ;
machine was Stormvllie. The limousine <;
had covered the distance to this place, ?
fourteen miles, in nine minutes The j
smaller car was still trailing, being
then a mile and a half behind.
The pursuers lost time at Stormville i
seeking information, but dashed on |
toward Danbury, when told that the j
two speeding' machines were going to- t
ward that town.
A later report that a machine an- j
swerlng the description ' of the 1
limousine had passed through Cannana
"like a cannon ball" indicated that
Thaw had safely passed beyond con
trol of the New York authorities.
Abandon tli?- C'Iiiinc.
The pursuing automobiles abandoned
the chase when they reached the Con- ?
ni-eticut State line.
While they had been running down
clues. Dr. Kieb had taken rapid action j
at Matteawan. Ho ordered Deputy i
[ Sheriff Callahan to arrest Guard Bar
naul on the charge of aiding and
' abetting a prisoner to escape. To-day
I was the eighteenth anniversary of Bar
; mini's appointment. He is thirty-eight
! years old.
' I >r. Kieb also sought for information
bv which he might identify the men
who helped Thaw on the outside.
He learned j>at the two men with the
I chauffeur In the limousine were both
well dressed. Their suits were blue j
ind they wore straw hats. That was i
about as far as he was able to get. i
>Iny t?o Abroad.
A late report say* that Thaw will |
proceed on the yacht to South Ameilea j
i or Europe. Recently lie has been avidly ,
reading books on South America, and
has gone deep into the extradition laws |
of practically every country on the face ,
of the earth.
The ridiculous ease with which the!
escape was effected bore out the state-j
ments recently made by certain persons j
in tho employ of the Thaws that if
he had wanted to. Harry could have
! walked out any time within the last
five years."
i On Juno 21 last an associate of one
of Thaw's New York attorneys said
I significantly: "A move will be made |
soon, and l can promiso you that it ,
will be effective." I
At South Norwalk, Conn., it was
learned to-night that at an early hour
j to-day a yacht anchored off the Itoton
Point Hotel, which is two and one
half miles south of South Norwalk, and
that ar 10 o'clock an automobile an
swering the description of the one In
which Thaw escaped reached the pier
and the four occupants were taken in
a tender to the yacht. Weighing an
chor. the yacht, the name of which is
believed to have been the Kathcrlne,
headed In the direction of New York.
Captain Mills, in charge of the motor
boat service of the Rot on Point Hotel,
said that he had taken particular no
tice of the yacht, because It was a
strange craft. Ho told of tho motor
car's arrival.
"Pour men stepped out of tho auto
mobile," said Captain Mills, "and hur
ried to the tonder. I paid little atten
tion to them, and, of courso, 1 did not
take notice of the numlier of tho ma
been in turn model and actress.
With Thaw in the Tombs, a legal
fight to free him began with his fam
ily's millions behind a formidable ar
ray of counsel. His Hrat trial resulted
In a disagreement. At the second trial i
the Jury acquitted him on the charge1
of murder on the ground that he was
Insane when he shot White, and Jus
tice Dowling committed Thaw to Mat
teawan as an Insane criminal. !
He entered the asylum I-ebruar\ ..I
1 {<08. Since then the Thaw family has.
spent a sum estimated at $200,000 in
efforts to have Thaw declared sane and
set at liberty. ?
In May, 190S, Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser decided against an attempt
to release Thaw on habeas corpus P1*-*"
ceedings. In June. 1909. a similar writ
met the same adverse results, this time
before Justice Mills. The case then
went to the State Court of Appeals,
which sustained the decision of the i
lower court. A third effort in July. (
1912. resulted in Justice keogh agree
ing with the other Supreme Court Jus
tices that Thaw still was Insane.
There was a scandal recently ov er
alleged attempts to engineer Thaw s
release through the attempted brlber>
of Dr. John W. Russell, former super
intendent of the Mattcawan Hospital. ?
An inquiry resulted In the indictment j
of John N- Anhut. a young New * orK
attorney employed by Thaw- On JMay
17 last Anhut was found gullt> of of j
ferlng Dr. Russell a $20,000 bribe and (
was sentenced to from two to fourj
years at Sing Sing. xrnt I
The present superintendent at Mat
teawan. Dr. Raymond C. Kleb, was ap- |
pointed after Dr. Russell resigned. |
chine This was before I learned of
the escape of Harry Thaw, and there
was no reason for mc to pay attention
to these details."
Captain Mills was asked to give a
description of the yacht.
"Well." he said. "If I remember
aright, the namo of the yacht was the
Ivatherine. It was a steam yacht, and j
about sixty feet in length. There was
one yellow smokestack and one mast."
Life-savers employed at the hotel
baths verified the statement of Captain
Mills, who also said tnai fn* autoino- j
bile was covered with dust, and looked i
ns if it had traveled for a considerable j
distance. _
At the Laurel Yacht Club, South Nor
walk I'olnt. It was learned that a large
vacht which answered the description
of the one which was seen off Roton
Point earlier in the day, anchored off
the yacht club pier at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. |
Lloyds'a register of American yachts
has entered the Katherlne, a steam
vacht, tiftv-four feet In length, which
is owned by William E. Ellsworth, of
Bayonne. N. J., and Miami. 1' la.
Ilnrnum Mny Confess.
Guard Barnum was questioned to
night by Sheriff Hornbeek, Acting Dis
trict Attorney Muck and representa
tives of the Hums Detective Agency.
He steadily maintained his innocence,
declaring Thaw escaped without his
knowledge, but at the termination of
his exam.nation he was orcleiecl taken
to PougVil'eepsie.
According to Sheriff Hornbeek. Bar
num Is expected to confess his part in
the plot Uiat freed Thaw.
??I think Barnum will confess to a
part in the plot to free Thaw," he said.
"1 think we will learn of large sums
offered for Thaw's release."
During Barnum's examination a bolt
of lightning struck the ?women's ward
at Matteawan. The shock knocked
Mack over, and ho injured his scalp.
Barnum fell on his knees, apparently
panic-stricken, but by the tme h ?|
questioners had recovered their com
no sure lie hart also.
Two of the men believed to have
aided Thaw's escape appeared at. uie
Holland Hotel on August ^
registered as Richard J. "ut^r
Michael O'Keefe. New \oik. OKeefe
was large, stout and dark conipUx- ;
toned. Butler was taller. si'
build, and exceedingly spoi t>
Both men seemed to have p e n' > I
money. In the light of to-day h
it is believed these men wei,e eng!age
in a reconnaissance, for */wo other 1
drove up to the hotel with two othei
men in a dark touting car.
The later arrivals registeied as Lu
gene Duffy and Roger 'i |
party of four were assigns! to a<lj (
bfr.ToT??aw?" ;
SuBh'heTrHvca' al th.
""torn .hT.otion. o< th. " -??
SS. They were KOno four
diiiine that time one of the fcuesis
Iliil ll ?? to hi. reason .
for boinK at th6 hotel. I
irsh up hero looklii* for a motor
.. rvKeefe replied. He was ad- j
vised to go over to Long island Sound. ;
being told he couldn't get one at I- ish
^'Hown r d'"h. Barnum, the gatemnn. ;
whom Thaw oluded in his dash for the
watting automobile, was lodged In the
County Jail at 1'oughkeopste to-n Kht
on the charge of aiding ?"dlf,lh?t|t'n.?
Thaw in his escape. Sheriff Hornbeik
and John Mack, of the District At
torney's ofllce took Barnum in an an- .
tomoblle to the Jail. An all-night
"third degree" ordeal awaited liiin |
there, It was said.
STAXKOHD "WHITE,
Reported That Guard
Makes Confession
I'oughkcepslc, X. v., Anoint IS '
Itanium, the Mn ttentvnn gunrd ac
cused of nsNintliix Unrrr Iv. Thnvr'n
oNonpe. Kivi> n ntutcment to .Jailer
Ilcrt Ilnvonts rnrlj tlllM morning. It
I* reported that he linn confessed,
but the Jailer refiiMeH to mnkc the
ntntement public until lie linn com
j "undented with Sheriff llornbeck.
IlLONERM
THAW ESCAPED
(Continued from First Page.)
same offense?escaping from~ insane
asylums?the cases of Thaw and
Chaloner are Identical. Neither can
return to the State without being ap
prehended by the authorities. In the
absence of an overt breach of order,
neither can he molested outside of New
Turk State.
Chaloner has frequently expressed his
belief that Thaw was Insane only at
j the moment when he shot Stanford
White The similarity of their plights
.caused Chaloner to give Thaw's caso
, close study. Out of it rose his convic
tion that Thaw has never had a fair
i trial.
Tried by Allenlntn.
I he records of the case prove that,"
I said Mr. Chaloner last night, speaking
I on this point "I have watclwd the
proceedings from start to finish and
| studied it from its inception. Thaw
I has never had fair plav. Under the
Constitution of the United States no
one can he deprived of his liberty
j without due process of law and a trial
! by jury. Thaw never had a trial by
' ?)"''>'? He was always tried by experts,
I by alienists, or by a judge without a
Jury. His last rehearing was before
Judge ICeogh, of the New York State
? Supremo Court, and the judge tried the
j case himself.
j "The establishment of the legal prln
I ciple that alleged lunatics shall be
; tried by jury is my life work. I have
spent the past seventeen years bring
ing to ttie attention of the public the
Inadequate lunacy laws now in force
in many States, and I am willing to
devote my life to that end. I am
willing to sacrifice my 11 ft- and prop
erty that the worthy of the alleged
, lunatic <-lass may receive Justice and
be restored to their right position In
life."
WIFETERRIFIED
! BY THAW'S ESCAPE
(Continued from First Page.)
took into consideration conditions nt
Albany and timed his escape for the
right, moment. Ha knows the mix-up
between the Governor and the Legis
lature made the time just right for such
an attempt.
I "There's another man besides Dr.
Flint who has causo to fear Harry. A
lawyer named Delafield told Harry's
mother that Harry was crazy long be
fore he shot White. Harry never for
gave him. lie always threatened to do
something to him. He's terribly re
vengeful. lie was that way before be
killed White, in fact, Harry's trouble
with Stanford Wliito started over an
other girl long before ho met mo."
Mrs. Thaw refused to name the other
woman. Private detectives were placed
in the hotel to reinforce the uniformed
police outside, but police headquarters
refused to detail central otlice detec
tives to guard her.
Police I.ook In Vnin.
Boston. August 17.?The police of
Now England watched for Harry Thaw
in vain to-day. News of his escape was
received early in the. forenoon and
passed along to the country districts.
At every cross-roads constables
watched passing motor cars with extra
vigilance, and along the coast marine
observers tried to pick up a conspic
uous looking motor boat or yacht, llut
no word of Thaw had been received to
night.
The police operated on two theories.
One was that Thaw continued in his
automobile through western Connecti
cut, up into the Herkshires and through
Vermont to the Canadian line. The
other view, was that if Thaw's (light
continued Into New England, ho left
the Connecticut shores In a motor boat,
which carried him outside the three
mile limit at sen, where he was trans
ferred to a yacht.
THAW IS NOT SAFE
IN CONNECTICUT
Officials Intimate That He May
Be Returned to New
York.
PRECEDENT FOR ACTION
Frantic Search Is Under Way,
but So Far Without
Results.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Hartford. Conn., August 17.?State's
Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, of Hart
ford County, announced to-night that
| if Harry K. Thaw should lake refuge
j In Hartford County he would be
! turned over to the New York authorl
1 ties.
Attorney-General John H. Light re
fused to forecast this State's action.
I but Governor Baldwin intimated that
I there was precedent for Thaw's sur
render to New York if taken in this
j State.
Scnroh In Kullle.
| D:ir.burv, Conn.. August 17.?Word of
! the escape from the Matteawan, N. Y.
) Asylum of Harry K. Thaw was re
I celved here In the early forenoon, and
the police began a close watch for
j out-of-the-State cars. It .was reported
during the day that an automobile
party had been seen on the highway
coming from Brewster, N. Y., but ic
, did not reach here.
A report this evening was that In
the hills a few miles from this city
; there Is a bungalow which recently
was placed in readiness for a house
i party. It Is in a secluded spot, and
1 can be reached only by a Ions: tramp
! over the hills. Its exact location has
j not been revealed.
Absolutely .\othtnst to Sny.
Bar Harbor, Maine, August 17.??
' Benjamin Thaw and his family, of
? Pittsburgh, are stopping at a hotel
here. Mr. Thaw learned of .the escapo
of his brother Harry from Matteawan
Asylum from newspaper men to-day,
hut refused to discuss the matter.
"This Is the tlrst that 1 have heard
of It.*' he said. "I know nothing about
it. I have not seen Harry Thaw re
cently, and have been hore for some
| time. I do not wish to be quizzed
about the affair. I have no informa
tion other than what you have told
me, and I have absolutely nothing
to say."
Jerome Ont of Tharr Case.
I.akoville, Conn., August 17.?The
news of the escape of Harry Thaw
from Matteawan broke in upon the
quietude of the week-end visit of Wil
liam Travers Jerome, former district
attorney of New York at his summer
home here. Mr. Jerome conducted tho
State's case against Thaw and since
retirement from office had been re
tained on different occasions to oppose
Thaw's efforts to obtain release from
the Institution.
Regarding the escape, Mr. Jerome
said:
"I have no statement to make or
comment to offer. I know nothing of
the facts as I have at the present time
no connection with the Thaw case."
Mr. Jerome was asked as to Thaw's
legal status now that he Is out of New
York State. The former district at
torney said he was unable to answer
this as Thaw's status would be gov
erned by circumstances. Jerome ex
pects to return to New York to-mor
row.
No Comment From AVIilf imtn.
Bretton Woods, N. Y.. August 17.?
j District Attorney Whitman, of New
1 York, who is spending the week-end
here, was notified this morning of the
I escape of Harry K. Thaw. Beyond
1 expressing Interest In the news, he did
j not ish to discuss the matter pend
j ing his return to New York, probably
! to-morrow.
Though the responsibility fur the
I safekeeping of Thaw rests with the
State authorities, the fact that he was
coininltteed from New York County,
giv.-s Mr. Whitman's office special in
terest In his escape.
ALIENISTS SAY
Drs. Flint and Macdonald Be
lieve Thaw Likely to
Commit Murder.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
New York, August 17.?Two noted
j alienists. I >r. Austin Flint and Dr.
Carlos Macdonald, both of whom tes
tified at the several Thaw trials, ex
pressed th?-ir belief to-night that Thaw
j was a dangerous man to be at large
and was likely to commit murder again.
I "Thaw insane," said Dr. Mac
j donald, "and always will be. Just as
sure as be Is permitted ills fredom,
i he will break out again by committing
t some horrible crime."
Dr. Flint was equally positive in his
j views and said flatty that any sort of
: violence, even murder, may be cx
; peeled from him.
"Thaw." said Dr. Flint, "under the ln
fluence of alcohol becomes very quar
i rolsome and dangerous. It is not prob
able that h<* will abstain from alcohol
1 now, and It Is certain that sooner or
? later he will commit some act of vio
lence, even murder. Homicidal para
noiacs like Thaw are especially dan
i gerous to their supposed enemies, be
cause they plot and scheme ami mur
I der, taking their victim unawares, giv
ing him no chance for defense, as Thaw
? did in the killing of White."
No nefujer In Camilla.
[ Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Ottawa, Out.. August 17.? If Harry
Tha.w is headed for Canada, he may
expect no refuge. Dominion officials!
were advised to-night to watch for him
at tho border, and if he is apprehended
to turn him back as an undesirable
citizen.
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