Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 18, 1913, Page 1

VOL. LV.—NO. 197 The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any HARRY K. THAW MAKES HIS ESGAPE Dashes Through Open Gate at Insane Hospital and Is Whisked Away In Automobile i) TWO BIG CARS WAITING OUTSIDE THE GATE Rushed * -ard Connecticut Line at Perilous Speed—Charged With No Crime, He Cannot Be Arrested For Extradition In Any Other State—Cannot Be Held Unless He Is Ad- judged Insane In State Where He Is Apprehended —_— Matteawan, N. Y., Aug. 17—Harry K. Thaw, the slayer of Stanford White escaped from the hospital for the criminal insane here at 7:45 o'clock this morning. A dart for liberty through an open gate, a dash into %he open door of a powerful automobile that stood on the curbing outside and a flight like a rocket for the Connec- ticut state line, thirty miles away, ac- complished his escape. Tonight he was still at large and the hospital au= thorities felt certain he was outside the state. Once beyond its boundaries Thaw is free. Only months, perhaps years, of litigation can bring him back 1o Matteawan and then only in one event—that he be adjudged insane in the state to which he has fled. Believed to be Aboard Yacht. Five confederates manned the car in which Thaw escaped and.a big black limousine which trailed it past the asylum gate. The police have their descriptions and the names under which they registered at a local hotel Friday night and are seeking them. The hospital authorities belive Thaw has fled to the shores of Long Island Sound and boarded a yacht waiting with steam up, to rush him to Europe. Reward of $500 Offered. A reward of $500 for Thaw's appre- hension has been offered by Dr. R. F. C. Kieb, superintendent of the asylum. Howard H. Barnum, the attendant at the gate past whom Thaw flashed in his break for freedom is under arrest and other arrests are expected to fol- low in the rigid investigation begun by_Dr. Kieb. The shades were drawn in the dormitcries and the inmates were get- ting their second sleep when Thaw left his room this morning. He was fully. dressed. The milkman's cart was rumbling on the road outside as he walked through the storeroom and into the outer court yard of the asylum grounds. Was Regarded as a “Trusty.” Barnum, sole .mgfit’ QLM{A&E was pacing Back and 'h when Thaw closed the storeroom door behind him, and apparently did not grasp the sig- nificance of Thaw's early rising. Long vears of residence at the asy- and repeated declarations by Thaw that he would never attempt to obtain his freedom except by legal means had established the madman’s status as a “trusty.’ There was little out of the ordinary in his appearance, even at so early an hour, in the court yard and if Barnum saw him—as to this no one save the hospital authori- ties could say today and they refused to talk—he raised no question. Thaw Dashes Out of Gate. A six cylinder touring tar, black, and sixty horse-power followed by a Hm- ousine, also black, loafed lazily along the road as the milkman drew near the gate. Thaw, standing a few feet away, apparently unconcerned, waited till Barnum unlocked the gate swung it wide to let the milkman enter. At the same moment _the first of the two ars drew up on the further side of the road oppo- site the gate and the touring car stood still, its engine throbbing. As Barnum stepped aside for the milkman to drive into the grounds, he heard the gravel crunch beneath Thaw's feet and, looking up, saw the prisoner flash past him straight for the waliting car. With a shout Barnum started in pusuit but a flying leap landed Thaw safe within the car. The great wheels were slowly turning be- fore the keeper had fairly reached the roadway. They were throwing up cloud of dust before he had gone 25 feet At Rate of 70 Miles an Hour. Down the roac the cars sped in a whirlng cloud of dust that spread over their trail like a mantle and blotted them from sight. For a moment Bar- ®um shaded his eyes with his hand and watched them: then with the first great blot on his career of twenty vears‘as keeper, he dashed madly into the grounds and locked the gate. Thaw’s gone-escaped”, he shouted, bursting into Dr. Kieb's presence. And in a moment the hunt was on. The great black car flashed like a thunderbolt through Stormville, ten miles east of Matjeawan, along the road to the Connecticut line. Early risers in_ the little hamlet saw three men—and Thaw, crouching low to es- cape the sweep of their rush through the air. They were going seventy miles an hour. They were ten minutes out of Matteawan. Stormville marveled at their speed watched them melt away in the dust of the state road. The limousie Pad been left behind. At the speed which the black car travelled throuzh Stormville it should have reached tne state line within half an hour. A Hopeless Chase. Barnum'’s breathless declaration at the asylum brought Dr, Kieb to his feet like a pistol shot. Within a mo- ment he was standing at the telephone, and as Barnum poured his story into his ears repeoted it over the wire to police headquarters. Matteawan be- came the center of a widening ripple of telegraph and telaphone affairs as Dr. Kieb planned pursuit. He might as well have tried to chase a twelve inch shell. The ten niinute start, the high power of the car in which Thaw made his flight, the near- mess of the Connecticut state line, to- ward which Thaw wag heading, and the Inferior power of the pursuing cars made the chase hopeless. Five min- utes” ride away he met Wiiliam Flanni- €an, a liveryman. ¢ \Liveryman Recgnized Thaw. 11 saw him.” Flannigan shouted, “He was mear Fishkill Viilage, and going sixty miles an hour. I saw him com- ing and just had time to crowd my horses close over to one side of the road. He'd have hit me sure. Just let him keep on: he'll break his neck.” recognized Thaw. he sald, sitting_on the rear seat of the black car. The Limousine was trailing the big car, Flannigan said. Dr. Kieb, re- alizing the futility of the chase called it off'and went back to Matteawan. Before starting, Dr. Kieb notified District Attorney Conger,Sheriff Horn- beck and County Judge Hasbrouck. The county authorities telephoned to points in the eastern part of the coun- . None of the towns near the state line, however, was able to give any information about the two cars. The last definite news was from Storm- ville. After Thaw left Stormyille he had two routs open to the Connecticut lins, one by way of Luddingtonville, Mount Carmel and Brewster to Mill Plains, five miles beyond Brewster. The other was by way of Pawling to the state 1i The latter is the best road for an automobile. Dr. Kieb Blames Barnum. 4 The road by Brewster would have taken him over a rongh country part of the way and would Fave been more liable to have caused his halt by tele- phone. Just before Brewster is geaCh- ed however, there is a pack road lead- ing to the Connecticut line, which would have taken him away from all observation until the Connecticut line was reached. Which road he took no one knew. According to the account given by Dr. Kieb, when Barnum opened the gate to allow the entrance of the milk- man, he allowed it to remain open and, so far as Dr. Kieb could judge, had quietly stood by and allowed the pris- oner to walk out. It was impossible to obtain an interview with Barnum, as he had been placed in custody by the hospital authorities. Dr. Kieb has offered a personal reward of $500 for Thaw's apprehension, in addition to the $50 usually given by the state in such cases. Facts Disclosed by Investigation. A rigid investigation, begun without delay, inclined Dr. Kieb tonight to the belief that Thaw planned flight on a yacht in Long Island Sound, and that if he reached the yacht it was by re- laye of automobiles stationed along the road to throw his pursuers off the trail ¥ —-Phis Hvestigatién disclosed the fact, Dr. Kieb added, that four of the men who aided Thaw in his escape came to Matteawan in the biz black touring car last Friday afternoon and stayed at the Holland hotel. They appear on the hotel register as Roger Thomp- son, Richard D. Beetle, Michael O'Keefe and Eugene Duffy. All registered from New York city. Big Car Greatly Admired. No more powerful car than that which brought the four men to Mat- teawan has ever been housed in a local garage. An admiring group surround- ed it when it was put in the hotel garage, and while here it was the talk of the town. The fifth man aiding in Thaw's escape, according to the in- vestigation, came to Matteawan Sat- urday afternoon. He joined the group at the Holland hotel under the name of Thomas Flood of New York city. He is said to have driven the big car when Thaw escaped. Thaw's Allies Were “Sporty.” The four men who arrived on Fri- day were described as “rather sporty individuals” by William Gordon, pro- prietor of the hotel. They spent their time mostly in the barroom, where they made a name for themselves as free spenders. On Saturday afternoon before Flood arrived they left for an automobile ride, staying away al af- ternoon. This is supposed to have been the rast test to find defects in the motor and to go over the route. Gordon talked quite a bit with the four free spenders, especially with Thompson, who appeared to be the leader. He had a talk with Thomp- son Sunday morning which caused him to open his eyes very wide when he heard of Thaw's escape and the man- ner in which it was accomplished. A Significant Remark. . “Thompson had been drinking pretty much the night before and had started in again that morning,” Mr. Gordon said. “He talked about a great many things and seemed to have a large fund of information. 1 wondered what his line of business was. He didn't say, se after a while T asked him. “He waited for a long time before he answered. Then he said: ‘My busi- ness is helping good fellows who have gotten into trouble.’ " Didn’t Wait for Breakfast. The five men came down from their ooms at 6.45 o’clock this morning, paid their bills and called for the two cars. The clerk wondered why they | didn’t eat breakfast, and they told him they were in a hurry and would get | breakfast at Poughkeepsie. There was a considerable wait before the cars | were ready, and at this the men be- j came impatient. Finally they drew up at the front entrance and 0od took the wheel of the touring car. Two of | the men got into the back seat. The other two left in the smaller car. The | two automobiles proceeded leisurely along Main street in the direction of | the asylum. | Employes at the garage say that the | smaller car could not possibly develop a greater speed than 50 miles an hour. This accounts for its not being seen when the big car whirled through | Stormville. ~Nobody here believes that the five men registered by their right names. Barnum Regarded as Trustworthy. Howard R. Barnum, the attendant who is under arrest, is a man of excel- lent reputation. His close friends are strong in their belief that he didn't aid in Thaw’s escape. Barnum came here from Danbury. Ie is about 67 years old and a hatter by occupation. For 20 vears he has been employed at the hpspital. He was appointed by the late Dr. H. E. Allison. No man at the institution was more highly regarded. e was looked upon as one of the most trustworthy men in the institutlon. Barnum h&d not been particuiarly triendly with Thaw, In fact, he ap- peared to dislike him. He has told his friends on more than one occasion that “Thaw makes trouble for all of us and keeps the place in a turmofl” Thaw Enjoyed Unusual Liberties. Thaw's escape was alded by the fact Cabied Paragraphs Grenfell-Hendeson Nuptials. London, Aug. 17.—The marriage of Edward Charles Grenfell, head of the banking house of Morgan, Grenfell & Co. and vice president. of the Interna- tional Mercantile Marine to Florence, daughter of George W. Hendeson, a director of the Bank of England, at- tracted a brilliant gathering yesterday to the Church of St. Peter, Eaton square. The Wickershams at Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 17.—George W, Wicker- sham of New York, formerly attorney general of the United States, and Mrs. ‘Wickersham arrived here yesterday from Russia, by way of Scandinavia. Germany Won't Participate, Berlin, Aug. 17.—The German gov- ernment yesterday decided not to par- ticipate in the Panama-Pacific expo- sition in San Francisco in 1915. Chinese Registration in Panama. Colon, Aug. 17.—The time limit ex- pired Friday for the registration of Chinese in the republic of Panama, the payment of fees by those Chinese dom- iciled in the country, the production of photographs and other stipulations of the recent anti-Chinese law. The pen- alty for non-compliance is expulsion on Sept. 1. Mrs. Pankhurst Leaves England. London, Aug. 17.—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst left England for France Friday. night, traveling across the channel by way of Southampton and Havre. She had been out on “license” under the “cat and mouse act” for some time. that he has constantly declared that he would not accept freedom unless 1t was by legal process. The hospital au- thorities as a result of this had given him liberties which many other pris- oners did not enjoy. He was never given any unusual privileges beyond those allowed to trusties. In fact, he has been regarded as a “trusty” for some time. Cannot Be Arrested for Extradition. The asylum housed Thaw not as a- murderer but as an insane person. The jury which sent him here acquitted him of the murder of Stanford White on the same grounds as caused his in- carceration in the hospital for the criminal insane—that of insanity. Hence he could not be brought back to New York on the old murder charge. He could not thercfore be arrested in any other state for extradition, the hospital authorities said tonight, as he is_charged with no crime. In this view the hospital authorities were supported by Dr. Austin Flint, the expert of New York, who testified in all the criminal proceedings against Thaw; Dr. Charles Kennedv of New York, ‘who has appeared several times as Thaw's counsel in the various in- sanity hearings, and by other lawyersy DANBURY STIRRED UP. Police Watch All Day For the Thaw Auto Party. i Danbury, Conn.,, Aug. 17.—Word of the escape of Thaw was received here in the early forenoon and the police be- gan a close watch for out of the state cars. It was reported during the day that an automobile party bad been seen on the highway coming from Brewster, N. Y., but it did not reach here. A re- port this evening was that in the hills a few miles from this cty there is a bungalow which recently was placed in preparation for a house party. It is in a secluded spot and-can be reached only by a long tramp over the hills. Its exact location is not revealed. Report that Thaw was in western Connecticut stirred up law officials in all the towns along the border and many deputy sheriffs were on the watch for New York machines which would answer the description of the two used in the escape. In spite of close watch no report reached here of any such machine. The Danbury po- lice had a_report that men named Scott and Barnum, belonging in this city, had been arrested over in New York state for participation in the af- fair but no such men were known here. It developed tonight that an automo- bile party, apparently in a hurry, stobped for a few moments at a local hotel during the forenoon. An at- tache of the hotel is said to have r marked on {he resemblance of one o} the occupants of the automobile to Thaw. At that time, howeyer, the news of Thaw's escape was not gener- ally known and the resemblance excit- ed no curiosity. When the news of the escape became known here several motorists recalled that they had seen a large tourine car running over the Brewsters road yes- terday afternoon and that the men in the car were making inquiries along the road, particularly as to the location of the dividing line between New York and Connecticut JEROME RETICENT. Former District Attorney Declines to Comment on Thaw’s Escape. Lakeville, Conn,, Aug. 17.—The news of the escape of Harry Thaw from Matteawan broke in upon the quiet- ness of the week-end visit of William Travers Jerome, former district at- torney of New York city. at his sum- mer home here. Mr. Jerome conducted the state’s case against Thaw and |since retirement from office had been | retained by the state to oppose Thaw’s efforts to secure release from the in- stitution. Mr. Jerome said that his telephone had been merrily tinkling for hours. His information of Thaw s.| flight came from friends or from those who thought he might know the route Thaw had taken. He had had no word from any official and there was no rea- scn why he should have been notified of the incident. Mr. Jerome said: “I have no state- ment t6 make or comment to offer. I know nothing of the facts as I have at the present time no connection with the Thaw case. There is no reason why I should say anything and I am in_posscssion of no facts.” Mr Jerome was asked as to Thaw's legal status now that he is out of New York state. The former district g torney sajd he was unable to answer this as fhat status would be govern- ed by circumstances. He declined to make sny comment on any aspect of the cose, Mr. Jerome zald he here just for the week-end and expected to re- turn 5> New York city tomorrow. District Attorney Whitman Notified. Bretton Woods; N. H., Aug. 17.— District Attorney Whitman of New York, who is spending the week end here, was notified this morning of the escape of Harry Thaw) Beyond ex- pressing interest in the news, he did not wish to discuss the matter pending his return to New York, probably to- morrow. Though the responsibility for the safe keeping of Thaw rests Wwith the state authorities, the fact that he was committed fgom New Yeork county gives Mr, Whitman's office spe- cial interest in his escape. . Nomwich, G Hotel Guarded GREATLY DISTUR‘BED OVER HUS- BAND'S ESCAPE THREATENED HER LIFE Believes Her Presence in New York Prompted His Dash for Liberty— Says That Others Have Cause to Fear New York, Aug. 17.—Uniformed po- lice stood guard tonight at every en- trance to the hotel where Evelyn Nes- bit Thaw is staying. ' Always fearful of her husband, she showed her ter- ror to a marked degree on learning that he was at large. ‘Her motNer, Mrs. Charles J. Holman, was fright- ened even more than she, and urged Mrs. Thaw to go into seclusion until Thaw is found. Threatened to Kill Her. “Harry has threatened to kill me,” Mrs. Thaw said, “and I believe my presence in New York prompted him to escape. Four years ago he told me: ‘I suppose I'll have to kill you next. Many men will have cause for fear now that he is free. He considers Dr. Austin Flint his worst enemy and un- g;)ubtedly will try to make trouble for im. “An Outrage,” Says Mrs. Thaw. “The state of New York has a great deal to answer for in this case. What Harry Thaw has been allowed to do at Matteawan is an outrage to think of —bribery connived at and keepers bul lied by all the power of his money. And now he ig allowed to escape. I suppose twenty or thirty thousand dfllars look pretty good to some peo- ple. Won't Stay Away from New York. “One thing is certain: Harry won't stay in hiding long. He'll be heard from soon. A few drinks make him a raving madman and when that hap- pens he'll head straight for New York. He's crazy to get here and he won't be able to stay away.” New York's 10,000 policemen have orders to arrest Harry K. Thaw on sight. General Alarm Sent out by Pelice. _A general alarm ‘for his apprehen- sion was sent out by police headquar- ters tpday to every precinct in the city. The police acted on request of the Matteawan asylum _authorities. Here is the description of Thaw as sent out by the police: “Height, 5 feet 11 1-4 inches; weight, 166 pounds; brown hair and eyes; dark complexion.” The clothing worn by Thaw at the time of his escape was not- described. “A Free Man,” Shys Dr. Kennedy. Dr. Charles XKennedy, Harry K. Thaw’s former lawyer, and Dr. Austin Flint, an alienist who testified against Thaw in his various legal fights for freedom, were united in the opinion tonight that Thaw could not be brought back to New York by extradition pro- ceedings. “If Thaw succeeds in getting into any other state or into Canada, he is a free man,” Dr. Kennedy said. No Law to Take Him Back. Once in Connecticut, Dr. Flint said, Thaw would be a free man. He added that there are no laws under which Thaw could be brought to New York and that it would be an easy matter for Thaw to go to Boston or any other Atlantic seaport outside New York and take a steamer for Europe. BROTHER WON'T TALK. Benjamin Thaw Knows Nothing Abdut Harry’s Escape. Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 17.—Benjamin Thaw and his family of Pittsburg are stopping at a hotel here. Mr. Thaw learned of the escape of ‘his brother Harry from the insane asylum at Mat- teawan, N. Y., from newspapermen to- day, but refused to discuss the matter. “This is the first that I have heard ef it,” he said. " “I know nothing about it. T have not seen Harry Thaw re- cently and have been here for some time. I do not wish to be quizzed abow the affair. I have no informa- tion pther than what you have told me and I have absolutely nothing to say.” Mr. and Mrs, Thaw, with their son and daughter, have been here since July 21. LARGE STEAM YACHT. One Anchored for Two Hours Yester- day Off Roton Point. South Nerwalk, Conn., Aug. 17.—Re- ports that Harry K. Thaw, who escaped from Matteawan this morning, nad come to this city and sailed from here on a yacht in waiting to receive him% lacked confirmation tonight. It was learned, however, that a large steam yacht had been anchored for two hours off. Roton Point this afternoon, about a half mile from shore. ‘At the dis- tance she appeared to be a 70-foorer, was painted white and had a yellow stack and an unusually large cabin. She was said to be the Matchgard IL of New York. Late in the afternoon she steamed east. There was a report that a party of automobilists had been taken aboard from the .point, but this could not be confirmed. It is not a common thing for yachts to anchor at the point where today’'s visitor lay, it was said tonight, and for this reason it attracted attention. Autos and Motor Boats Carefully Watched in_New England. Boston, Aug. 17.—The police of New England watched for Harry Thaw in vain today. Word that he had escaped from the insane asylum at Matteawan, N. Y., this morning was received in all the citie searly in the forenoon, and the police message was passed aiong to the country districts. At every crossroads constables watched the passing line of motor cars with more than usual .vigilance, and along the coast marine observers train- ed their glasses on the sea trying to pick up a motor boat or yacht that had painted out its name or was malk- ing = suspiciously fast run. At sunset the sea sentinels gave it up as a bad job, and ftenight no word came from the officers who guarded the highways. The police operated on two theories. One, in which not much fiith was put, was' that Thaw continued in his auto- mobile through western Connecticut, up into the Berkshires and through ermont to the Canadian line. He would find good roads by the way of Great Barrington and Pittsfield, Mass. but he would alo find them well police because of the heavy autornobile traf- fic, especially on Sunday, in the Berk- shires, a sharp watch is kept for Wife's Beside GOVERNOR %ULZER OMITTED CHURCH SERVICE CONDITION FAVORABLE Nurse Gives Governor Encouraging News—Building Trustees May Meet Today Without Consulting Sulzer Albany, N. Y. Aug. 17.—Both Gov- ernor Suizer and Lieutenant Governor Martin H. Glynn, who claims to be acting governor, spent a quiet Sab- bath. Mr. Sulzer did not go to church as usual, but spent most of the day at the bedside of his stricken wife and was much encouraged at the.fa- vorable report of her inrse. He took luncheon with his household, including Mrs, Sulzer's sisters, for the first time since impeachment proceedings were instituted. Did Not Discuss Thaw Case. A few friends and advisers called during the day. Mr. Sulzer was informed of the es- cape of Harry K. Thaw from the Mat- teawan state hospital for the criminal insane, but did not discuss the matter. Glynn Seeks Details of Thaw's Escape. Mr. Glynn’s day was spent quietly at Cedar Hill, his summer home. He ex- pressed inferest at the news of Thaw's escape and inquired eagerly for de- tails, but offered no comment.- He sent telegrams to Superintendent Kieb of Matteawan and to Superintendent Ri- ley of the state prison department, ‘however, requesting detailed informa- tion of ‘the escape. Building Trustees to Ignore Sulzer. A sharp break in the holiday armis- tice js expected when the trustees of public buildings hold a session tomor- row. The members of this board are governor, lieutenant governor and the Speaker of the assembly. It is under- stood that Lieutenant Governor Glynn, Senator Wagner and Speaker Smith will.hold the meeting without consuit- ing Governor Sulzer, who, in any event, would be unable to hold a met- ing of his own for lack of a quorum. HEAT MAKES RAILROAD PASSENGER INSANE. Nathan Greenblum of New York Held by Meriden Police. Meriden, Conn., Aug. 17.—Nathan Greenblum, a passenger this afternoon on the 1:09 train bound for New York, became mentally unbalanced from the intense heat and discarded his shirt. A fellow passenger became offended and spoke sharply to Greenblum and the latter stepped off the train in this city to complain to a policeman. He did not find an officer and when the train started to pull out he stood in front of the engine widly waving his hands in the air and shouting to the engineer to stop the train. The en- gineer did not take his advice and Greenblum followed the train for 300 yards darting in front of the engine Several times and narrowly escaping death. He was arrested and is held pending the arrival of East Hartford relatives with whom He has been vis- ting. Greenblum lives in New York and is 27 years old. He is a truckman. GAMBLING PARAPHERNALIA CAPTURED AT GREENWICH. Roulette Outfit Worth $1,000 Among the Devices Seized. Greenwich, Conn., Aug. 17.—As a result of a raid by the town constables last night and by borough police today an array of gambling devices was piled high in police headquarters to- night. As a result of the constables’ activities Willlam Thompson of Glen- ville and Harry Doll of East Portches- ter are under bonds tonight to appear in court to answer to charges of vio- lation of the law with regard to gam- ing. The borough police gathered in today an assortment ef devices includ- ing a roulette outfit said to be worth close to a thousand dollars, from apartments in the Boles block here. There were no arrests in this case. No one was about when the police broke into the place. It is said that: the equipment was formerly used by a club located in the apartments. . Youthful Bather. Drowned. Windsor Locks, Conn., Aug. 17— John Temo, 16, was drowned while swimming in the canal here today. The body has been recovered. speeders, and the most certain way for him to get into trouble would be | to pass through there at a high speed. The view more generally entertained was that if Thaw’s flight continued into New England he left the Connec- ticut shores in a motor boat. This could have been done at South Nor- walk, or at several other points along the coast where the presence of a small boat would have attracted little atten- tion. The police who accepted this view figure that the motor boat car- ried him outside the three mile limit at sea, where he was transferred to a fast sailing pleasure yacht. He could, however, have continued east in the motor boat, and if he did wind and wave favored the liberty seeker. The sea off Cape Cod was stirring very gently this afternoon and a 36-mile wind from the southwest would have aided a small boat that skirted the shore of the cape. If Thaw sailed from Norwalk at 1 o'clock* this morning and was going down east he should have rounded the cape late this afternoon. The marine observer at Highland light, on the tip of the cape, reported that only two motor boats passed in this afternoon, and they were plainly bound for Bos- ton. A pleasure yacht went by at a lively clip, but she kept well out and the name could not be distinguished. By holding four or five miles off coast, a small boat could have passed the light without being made out. It is thought by some that Thaw sailed for the Maine coast and that he will disembark at an isolated point; from whence a waiting automobile will carry him over the Canadian border. The revenue cutter Acushnet is at ‘Woods Hole and tonight had not been directed to take part in the search. The news of the escape has created great interest here: and today it was the subject of hundreds of inquiries at the newspaper offices. Thl\:t'; Crime Committed in 1906. New York, Aug. 17.—The theatrical escape of Harry K. Thaw from the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan this morning adds an- other chapter to the sensational trag- edy that had its beginning in New York city on the night of June 25, 1906, Four persons were prostrated by the heat in Kansas City, Mo. " Fire destroyed a number of business buildings at Woodstock, N. H. LosS, $150,000. Mrs. Violet Hatch celebrated her 101st birthday at Washington, Court- house, Ohio, / The New Bedford tax rate announced Saturday is $20.20, 90 cents higher. than in 1912, Much damage is reported from Man- itoba, Canada, following a severe ‘windstorm. N The Bethlehem Steel Co. will ship in December 14 nine-inch guns for the coast defence of Chile. The pattern shop of the Sharon Foundry Co., at Sharon, Pa., was des- troyed by fire at a loss of $75,000. A mob broke into the jail at Morgan, Ga, and shot dead Robert Lovett, a negro charged with killing two white men. P./A. (“Bud’) Renaud, aged 60, well known in sporting circles for many years, died at New Orleans, of cirrho- sis of the liver. Major Samuel P. Cox, a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, died at his home at Gallatin, Mo., Saturday at the age of 85. Frances Meier, a baby, was drowned in her home in Philadelphia when her mother left her near a tub of water to answer the doorbell. Benton McMillan, former governor of Tennessee left Saturday for South America, to take up his duties as Uni- ted States minister to Peru. Nine cows died after eating dyna- mite on a farm near Reedsburg, Wis. There was no_explosion, the cows be- ing poisoned by the nitro-glycerine. Sharp increases in the prices of fresh states of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and “Oklahoma. down in Central Park to stay order of the partment, State Agricultural De- Francisco dela Barra former provision- minister to Washington, sailed Satur- minister to France. States Marshal at Boston and a prom- insurance money i death millonaire lumber man, involved in th with a bullet in the head. Moonlight thres sides of the river. Threshin, were unable to work in the heat. of advising President Wilson on af- fairs in Mexico, were continued Sat- urday in nearly all the Mexican news- papers. Lynnfield, Mas§., collapsed Saturday only three feet and no one was seri- ously injured. New Haven te Northampton, Mas those days as the Canal burned Saturday. feet of water in Webster's mill-pond, North Limington, Mo., Taylor of Steep Falls, and Harry Mil- ler, 10, son of Maynard Miller of Lim- ingten, were folind Saturday. A general exodus of Industrial Workers of the World has begun at Minot, N. D., and officials believe there will be no further serious trouble in connection with the activites of the workers whose attempts to hold street meetings have resulted in serious riot- ing and 145 arrests. For the first time in forty years the Order of Railway Conductors, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Railway trainmen, and the Brotherhood of a united front/in their with the Southern Pacific company. WOMAN INJURED IN AN AUTO COLLISION New Yorker on Way to Summer Home Near New London. Greenwich, Conn., Aug. 17.—One Wo- man was severely but not fatally hurt when two automobiles sideswiped here early today on the Post road. One car owned and driven by Bernard Hearsder of Brooklyn, N. Y., contained a fam- ily party including two women and three men who were on their way to the Hearsder summer home near New London. It was one of the women in this car who was injured, but the identity. by William McGinnis, connected with a local garage. According to Mr. Hearsder, just before the accident a car had passed his at high speed, bare- ly clearing it. Almost immediately af- terward the McGinnis car bore dowi on him, hitting his machine a heav: side blow, and putting it out of com- mission. McGinnis claims that he temporarily lost control of his ma- chine and that it lurched at that time against the other. McGinnis provided another car in which party proceeded. MOTHER’S JOY KILLS HER. Mecting With Daughter . Brooklyn Woman. Fatal to meeting her daughter, Mrs. | 83 vears old. of No. 129 Hendrix street, Brooklyn. dropped dead as she walked ;rom a carriage toward her daughter's ome. greeting the family was stricken with heart trouble. beef are expected to follow the drought that is scorching the cattle growing More than 200 hickory, trees were 1:‘\11( the rayages of the hickory ‘bark borer by al president of Mexico and ex-Mexican day to take up his dutles as Mexican William W. Doherty, former United of John McAlphine, Duluth’s, whose _bhaody. was found in the basement of his home g has been the rule on the big farms about La Crosse both on. Wisconsin and Minnesota crews ay since ‘Wednesday on account of the intense Vicious attacks on Dr. William Bay- ard Hale, who does not hide the fact that he is in_ Mexico for the purpose A piazza on the Bauntaug Inn, at under the weight of 150 persons who ‘were attending the picnic of the Essex County Republican club. The drop was A roundhouse at New Haven, which was used bW engines of the line, from Lying olose together in about four the bodies of ‘Willie Taylor, aged 13, son -of Walter Locomotive Enginmen and Firemen are presenting negotiations occupants declined to make known her The other car was driven the lIlearsder Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 17.—Overjoyed at 1 Loring Vanhoff, whom she had not seen for a long time, Mrs. Rose Ebury, a widow, She had come for a visit, and after | Head of Lawson INQUEST IN EAST WOODSTOGK MURDER CASE THE WCRK OF TRAMPS Belisf That Victim was Attacked in Own Cellar—Widow Able to At- tend Her Husband’s Funeral. East Woodstock, Conn., Aug. 17.—An inquest upon the body of Jonas Law- son, who was killed by a club ih the hands of unknown persons on Thurs- day night, was held this afternoon by Dr. Louis T. Mason of Willimantic, with Coroner Bill of Danielson and Medical Examiner Spaulding present. It was found that there were five wounds up- on the head, all of which had been delivered with such force as to break the skull and fracture the jaw., The blows were delivered as if theé man who struck them were standing over Law- son, Funeral Held Yesterday. A soon as the inquest was over the funeral of Mr. Lawton took place, this beinf conducted by Rev. Mr. Elmauist, assisted by Rev. Mr. Turner of this town. The burial was in the Swedish cemetery. Mrs, Lawson, who has been prostrated from shock since the body of her husband was found, was able to attend the service. Tramps Suspected of Crime. The investigation has made no ma- terial headway. The accepted theory is that one or more men, possibly tramps, had got into the cellar during the evening and, making a noise, at- tracted Mr. Lawson’s attention while he was sleeping upstairs. He had taken & lantern and gone to the cellar— tdo Investigate and had been struck own. Evidences of Struggle. The condition of the woodwork ef the cellar stairs and of a piano bex which stood near by shows that Mr. Lawson put up a struggle before he was overpowered. The trail of blood indicated that the body had been drag- ged from the cellar and placed in the horse stall in the barn, with the head near the manger. SOCIALISTS MAY GIVE UP THEIR HEADQUARTERS. Proposition to Have All Work Dene inent attorney died Saturday at a at Secretary’s Home, Brockline hospital on the seventy- seventh anpiversary of his birth. New Haven, Aug. 17.—Presentati = and discussion of the report of Ninety thousand dallars _accident | legislative committee was a matter chief interest at the semi-annual meet- ing here today of the socialist state ttee Anether question fas as to whether, for financial reasons, it would hot be better to give up thé state headquarters at Derby and have the business heretofore transacted at that office done at the home of the secretary. This matter was left with the executive committee with power to act. The legislative committee eporting on the doings of the last general as- sembly said it had kept close watch of all legislation affecting the working- men, and that of the 175 labor meas- ures presented only two had been adopted These were the 56 hour law and workmen's compensation The lat- ter was criticised as not being liberal enough Chairman Samuel Vanderberg presided. COOK POURED WOOD ALCOHOL ON FIRE. Flareup Resulted and Unforturate Woman Terribly Burned. Greenwich, Conn., Marlon, a cook, Aug. 17.—Julia was burned terribly , | today about the body at her place of before its operation was merged into the New Haven system and known in road, was emplovment, the home of Justice G. W. Brush, at Cos Cob. In an effort to hasten the fire in the Kitchen stove she poured into it what she thought was kerosene. It turned out to be wood alcohol, and she was burned in the re- sulting flareup. Her condition is seri- ous. SURF CLAIMS TWO VICTIMS. Youth and Actor Caught in Undertow at Hampton Beach. Hampton Beach, N. H, Aug. 11— The heaviest surf seen on the New Hampshire coast in years was respon- sible for two drownings among the bathers vesterday. George Bates, aged 64, once a mem- ber of the Boston Museum compeny and recently associated with a stock company, was knocked from his feet and dragged 300 vards offshore by the undertow. He was dead when life savers brought him ashore. At Seabrook Beach DeWolg Hamlin, 20 years old, of Haverhill, was swept out to sea and drowned. Life guards saved several men and women caught by the undertow. Later ‘bathing was abandoned generally. FOUR PROSTRATED BY HEAT AT WATERBURY. Stricken on Trolley Car Woman on Train. Man and ‘Waterbury, Conn, Aug. 17.—There were several prostrations from the intense heat here today, four being stricken but none of the cases bein serious. Michael Dash was overcomie and fell from a trolley car, escaping with bruises. He soon revived. A ‘woman was tricken on one of the in- coming trains at the union station amd became unconscious but was revived later at the home of a relative. Two infant cases were also reported. FIRE IN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF OMAHA Spontaneous Combu n Causes $200, 000 Loss—Three Firemen Injured. Omaha, Neb, Aug. 17.—A loss of $200,000 and three firemen injured was the result of a fire near the heart of the business district tonight, which threatened for a time the whole block. The was the reSult of spontaneous combustion in the rear of Burgess- Grandon company, an electrical and gas fitting concer New Hammer Throwing Record. New York, Aug. 17.—By throwing the 16 pound hammer a distance of 189 feet 6 1-2 inches at Celtic Park today, Patrick Ryan of the Irish-Amer.- lcan A. C. established a new world's record for this event. The former rec- ord, 137 feet 4 inches, was mads by the Olympic and woerld’s c Matt MoGrath, Octobar 29, 193k