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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
MAY AWARD THAW MONEY
Orphans' Court to Decide II he
Can Have $4,000.

Pittsburgh. Aug. B-t became NM
hero today that the Orphans Court OF
ALLEGHENY County will decide during thr
senterobcr term whether Harry ina" Is
20 receive the income from his rather
estate which since 1905 has been 'accuhiu-
la,irp in the vaults of the Fidelity tue
and Trust Company of Pittsburgh. ina"
recently demanded 10000 from the uuSt
company which answered 1t would pay
tho money II the court should so order
Tho accumulated income now amounts
10 $3.50 700. and the value OF the remalhee'
~ tho estate is estimated at si45.a2 a.
There's nothing against ina" u"
which IN. State OF New York can issue
reo,isition." declared Roger y Mara
Thaw's guardian. to-day. In Ne" iolh
Thaw is a lunatic. and before ne couid DC
returned II would be necessary TOT inc
courts Of New York to declare MIN sane
Then they have no charge against nm
and no Governor in any state wouid Issue
a requisition for his return.
THE logical place for Harry INA" "
live is Pittsburgh. end after ne mas res'eu
awhile at Cresson he could 90 no'hihe
better than 70 resume his lie among MS
old friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
Authorities Say He Would Face
Deportation as an Unde-
sirabIe Alien.
AMERICA COULD HAVE HIM
If Washington Should Make Re-
quest Foreign Office Would
Act, Though Treaty Doesn't
Technically Cover Case.
IBy Cable 70 The Tribune. ]

Tondon. Aug. 1S-What would hap
n4n 10 Harry X. Thaw if he came TO
England is one Of the prime topics to-
dav. not only among American visitors.
but among the English people them
selves. The newspapers carry long
cables from America about Thaw's cs-
zane from Matteawan, and seem espe-
ciallv interested, as Evelyn Nesbit ap-
neared in the London Hippodrome such
a short time ago.
Legal authorities here do not believe
that Thaw is technically subject 10 ex-
tradition. as the treaties do not cover
unacy and idiocy. but a number Of
barristers think Great Britain would
do everything possible to get Thaw out
Of the country and back 10 America
behind bars. if Washington made re-
quest. The Foreign Office would prob
ably order his deportation as a danger
ms lunatic. as a man who would make
Ufe unsafe for other people in this
country. If allowed by immigration
authorities 10 slip in. probably he could
he sent out again under the far-reach-
ing act affecting undesirable aliens.
However the idea is entertained tha'
should Thaw in some way be able TO
remain here long enough 10 establish a
dOmicile. which takes quite period OF
time. then he would have standing
before the courts Of justice, and could
make a legal fight.
4 very well known barrister said to-
dsv that Thaw is probably eXtraditablc
under the treaty. If il be proved that
he bribed the guards at MatteaWan, as
bribery is one Of the crimes included
in the treaty.
IT is a mooted question he said
whether Thaw could be excluded as
an immigrant, for an immigrant carry
ing ship means n boat carrying score
or more Of passengers, either below
first class or all Of one class. and these
passengers are usually without suffl-
Gent means 70 justify their existence
in a country without laboring for their
bread. II might be difficult 10 deport
Thaw If he once got into the country,
that is. so far as the law Is concerned
Put don't believe for a moment that
England would tolerate such creature
within her borders. and I am sure she
would do all she possibly could 10 aid
the United States in getting him back
behind the bars-where he belongs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
SEEK THAW ASSISTANTS
Police Find CIeWS to Identity of
Five ConSpiratorS.

Second only 10 the search for Thaw IS
that for the five men who assisted in his
getaway. The police in all the New Eng
land cities have fairly accurate descrip-
tons Of these men The police believe
that after the quintet had lent their
muscle and Drawn TO the rough work
for Thaw and succeeded in getting MIN
over the Connecticut line in the automo-
bile. their services would no longer be
needed and they would return 10 their
old haunts.
The description Of Richard j. Butler,
who is said 10 have been the leader Of
the five. TALES closely with former As
semblynan Butler. Of this city, who was
a political protege of Bill Devery, and
a lieutenant at one time Of Sam Parks.
the notorious labor leader. who died in
Sing Sing. William Gordon. proprietor
Of the little hotel az Fishkiu Landing.
where the conspirators made their head
quarters for two days before Thaw's es-
cape identified a photograph Of the ex-
Assernhlyman last night as one of his late
guests. The hotel clerk bore him out
Butler lives at No. 365 West 27th street
with his wife and FIVE children He is
Mrs Butler. when seen at her home last
night. said that her husband went away
on Friday afternoon and did not return
until Sunday night. He told her that ne
was going upstate" but did not say
where she said. He went away again
yesterday morning and had not returned
late last night He was often out OF the
city for two or three days a time, and
she thought nothing Of 1t.
The theory that Butler was connected
with the escape was strengthened by the
supposed circumstances surrounding the
mailing Of the letter from Harry 10 MIS-
Thaw Sunday night. II was mailed from
Station O Of the postofice in West 18Th
street. sometime before midnight The
section Of the city served by Station G
is not remote from the Butler home. The
police believe that Thaw wrote the note
10 his mother while fleeing I'm the auto
mobile and gave II 70 Butler TO mail or
his return TO New York
According TO II. Finkin, who runs an
express business al the West 43d street
ferry, Butler, Duffy, O'Keefe Flood and
Thompson. the men who signed those
names on the hotel register al Mattea-
wan. are all well known about the ferry
house district. All but Butler are chat
feurs. Finkin declared that Butler and
the four men had been missing from The
neighborhood since Friday He said that
when the four chauffeurs went away with
Butler Friday It was noised about the
neighborhood that they were going up
state" 20 get Harry Thaw out.
DR.. Britton D., Evans. after long con
ference with Mrs. Thaw at the Hote
Gotham last night. intimated in mega
tive way that Harry Thaw might seei
refuge in the New Jersey State Insane
Asylum. at Morris Plains. Of which DR.
Evans is the head. until he could have
his sanity properly established in tha
state. DR.. Evans refused TO answer sew
eral direct questions when seen at th'
hotel after leaving Mrs. Thaw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
THAW AND "OR. HOLDEN"
AT lEN0X. SAY FOUR MEN


Lenox, Mass, Aug. Salary X. Thaw
is believed to have spent last night at the
L,enox Hotel. on Depot street. OF which
Richard 4. Stanley is the owner. The
man thought 20 be Thaw registered there
as p. H. Sims. New York. His only trav-
cling companion registered as W. II.
Holden. NJ u. They were travelling In a
six-cylinder 60-horsepower Palmer Singer
machine. No. Il 1913 New York.
They left Lenox at o'clock this morn
ing In the car without waiting for break
fast Those who identified the visitor as
Thaw were Stanley, John Murphy. 5. p.
Lane and Richard Leary.
When Stanley picked up newspaper
this morning and saw a picture Of Thaw
| he said:
THAT man stopped at my hotel last
night"
Or. Holden arrived at the I.enox hotel
last night at $50 and ate supper there
He told Mr. Stanley he wanted two rooms
for himself and his chauffeur He said he
was going out for while and would be
back with the driver OF his car. At $50
they returned and were shown TO the
rooms assigned them.
The man Stanley said was Thaw went
TO his room az once. ana aithough IL was
q very hot night stayed there all night
without calling for anything to eat or
drink.
Al 5:55 o'clock this morning he ran
down the stairs ana snOt IKE rocker
into the automobile. which was waiting al
the door. DR.. Holden paid the hotel bill.
which was 50 is.
Tpstsirs in the hotel. when being shown
TO IN. rooms, Or. Holden referred 10 his
travelling companion as the boss" An
hour or two before he called him my
chauffeur ~
Stanley said the man he identlhed as
Thaw weighed about $50 pounds, was al.
| most six feet high, with "A blue flannel
shirt. gray trousers and white shoes. lie
was smooth shaver and was apparently
between thirty-five and forty years old
mr. Holden was short man and weighed
! about $40 pounds. His mustache was
! black and he wore straw nat ana a
dark suit Of clothes.
Howard Joyner. of the Morse garage
| where the car was put up last night said
the car thought to be Thaw's was a red
one and was in fairly GOOD conditlon
| Iovper said il left over the State Road
toward Lee, and possibly over jacob :
Ladder &c Springfield.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
"EVELYN SHOT," REPORT
Bursting Auto Tire Excited
Theatregoers.

lust as Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
stepped from her automobile and hur-
RED through the customary curious
crowd to the stage entrance at Ham,
merstein's Theatre about $3.50 O'Clock
last evening an automobile tire
blew out with loud report. and
man shouted. Harry Thaw has shot
Evelyn"
Streams of humanity from all part'
Of Broadway poured around into 42d
street. and traffic stopped as If para
lived. Policemen on fixed post whistled
and raped for help. and dozen police
men appeared and started trying TO
break up the crowd. Mrs. Thaw was
we'll inside the entrance before the
rush began and escaped being crushed
by the mob. Even after the arrival OF
reserves it required quarter hours
work TO set the crowds once more IN
motion and dispel the rumor of a new
Thaw tragedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19

photograph of one of the men In the
car. He said he was in conversation
with the men in the car for several
minutes. Another man in Matteawan
who said that Buffers photograph was
the likeness Of the leader Of the five
men was Lewis G.. Spence, manager OF
the Beacon Opera House.
Although there were many persons
in various directions from Matteawan
who were at first reported to have seen
the car with Thaw in it. when Their
stories were carefully investigated To-
day all Of them proved to have only the
haziest kind of impressions. which
were discarded as being useless IN
tracing the route OF the flight.
Details Of the conduct of the nVe
men who assisted Thaw to escape dur
ing their stay at the Holland hotel were
given to-day by William Gordon, owner
of the house, who appeared as a W.T.
ness at Poughkeepsie. Next in author-
ity TO Butler in the party, he said'
seemed 10 be the man who registered as
Roger Thompson. He said that Thomp-
son was far the most genteel appearing
of the men. All the others he said. were
rough" and spent their time drinking.
Thompson held himself entirely aloof
from the others. he said. and in con-
yersations with Lem Churchill. mana
ger Of the garage, showed he was thor
oughly familiar with automobiles and
we'll versed in the highways leading in
and out of Matteawan.
In the course Of his conversation he
let drop the fact that he was from
Pittsburgh. which was taken as par
ticularly significant.
Two Parties Seek Butler.
Two parties started out last night TO
search for the five men who aided
Thaw in his escape. The first party
consisted of Sheriff Hornbeck OF
Dutchess County, a federal deputy
Burns detective and William Gordon
owner of the Holland Hotel AT Mat
teavan. where the cOnspirators put UP
Friday and Saturday. HornbecK ana
his men left Matteawan at $40 p. m:
in an automobile. and the Sheriff would
give no inkling Of his destination. AS
Gordon was the man who identlhed d
nhotograph Of Richard ]. Butler. the
rx-Assemblyman Of New York. as one
# his five patrons, it was believed me
Sheriff and his companions were on the
trail Of Butler. ~,
The second party, consisting OF DIS
trict Attorney Conger or Dutcnes5
County. a Burns detective and Robert
+. Lowery, a grocer, LETT Peehshili
Landing on board the 1924 p. m tram
tor New York Lowery was the man
who gave the authorities their last
definite information Of the escaping
PARTY. The two cars in which Thaw
and the other conspirators drove a"ay
from, Matteawan stopped in front OK
Lowerys grocery store at GlenhaI, ana
he talked with them for several min
utes. Lowery said he could ldentliy
any Of the men in the two automoOl1es'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
MANY IDENTIFY TF1AW PARTY
IFADER AS BIG DICK BUTLER

Conger took a number OF statements
from employees at the asylum to-day in
an effort to piece out the full story Of
the workings of this conspiracy. Among
the statements obtained at the asylum
for Mr. Conger was one from Mrs.
James Maher, laundress at the insti-
tuition, who saw Thaw make his es-
cape
She bore out Barnums denial Of DR..
kieb's charge that Barnum ran 10 n
telephone first. before he gave a verbal
alarm. Mrs. Maher said Barnum raised
an outcry as soon as possible after the
escape
Other statements we're obtained from
James Maher and Edward Mulhall,
attendants in the hospital tent. Maher
said that Barnum did not seem at all
excited after Thaws escape. He said.
however, that as soon as Thaw escaped
Barnum called out 70 Joseph Buckley.
who was in charge Of the storeroom.
that Thaw had run away.
Mulhall said he saw Barnum and
Thaw sitting side by side on a bench.
Thaw and Barnum. he said. got up
and walked from where they were sit
ting toward the gate together. Tmme-
diately after the escape he said Barnum
rushed as fast as he could toward the
gate after Thaw. All trace Of the route
OF the Packard car in which Thaw -
capped was lost after it left Glenhall. II
was admitted day The last person
who could say that he definitely saw IL
was Robert Lowery, a grocer Of Glen
hall. who said he saw the car stop in
front OF his place.
PHOTOGRAPH Of Man in Car"
When he was shown a photograph
Of Big Dick Butler he said it was a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
TRYING TO SHIFT BLAME
FOR ESCAPE, SAYS GATEMAN

are not permitted 10 carry any nrearns
or weapons OF any kind. and the gate
IS So vice that il is impossible for any
man guarding It 20 prevent patient
darling out II he felt so disposed.
From the time that Thaw came up be-
hind me" he said. and leaped through
the gate 70 the time that he was in the
car only brief interval elapsed, and l
did all that any one could possibly have
done under the conditions. I tried TO pur-
sue him, and when | saw il was OF 10
use | gave an alarm at once
"Thaw was permitted 10 use the YARD
ana 10 90 out TO the gate. and l lave
never been warned or informed by any
body not 10 Permit him TO do so. He hal
been doing this for some time, with the
knowledge Of practically every one In the
institution.
During nv years of service l have
never been paid more than $50 month.
Ny hours as gatekeeper have been from
O'Clock every morning TO or o'clock
in the evening.
Il had no hint or intimation Of Thaw's
intention 10 escape. He was In the yard
and around the gate, as he was permit
ted TO be scores Of times before. Nhen
he flew past me l was for an instant
struck dwhb with surprise and then. re-
covering myself. | called TO him, started
In pursuit. and then gave the alarm.
The effort OF superintendent kieo 70
impltcate me in the affair IS unfair, and
IL seems that they are trying their best
10 shift the blame from those responsible
- ~ ~..e,.,,, ,,,bfcb made II easy for tho
escape and rendered II practically impos-
sible for me or any one else IN my po-
sjtion 10 prevent II"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
SAYS HE SAW THAW YACHT
CAPTAIN of Liner Reports Boat
Off Delaware Capes.
rRy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Philadelphia, Aug. ls-Captain W. L.
Mendus. Of the steamship Haverford'
which locked here to-day. reported that
he sighted a steam yacht just before
dawn this morning. with no lights show
ing and heading out to sea at full speed.
The craft sped almost beneath the bow
Of the Haverford. narrowly escaping COL
lision.
A number of passengers who were on
deck awaiting the first glimpse OF the
Delaware Capes were almost thrown into
n manic when the changing OF the bells
in the Haverford's engine room brought
the huge steamer to halt. while nails
through the megaphones from the bridge
brought no response from the yacht
In my opinion" said Captain Mendus.
'Thaw was aboard the yacht and bound
for some island In the Mediterranean. or,
perhaps. the coast of Africa, where ne
would be safe forever"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
REPORTED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune

Bellows Falls. VT, Aug M-A. NJ.
Bragg. OF this town. reported TO the Chiet
Of Police at Matteawan by telegraph this
morning that he thinks he saw Harry h.
Thaw's automobiles yesterday afternoon
about O'Clock on country road ~
Charlestown, y. H., seven miies hor'h Vi
here. ~,
Mr.. Bragg was in his automobile with
a party of friends when Dix car ap-
preached from the rear. He turned out,
and big gray car containing nVe or SIX
men and trailed BY an open backed limou-
sine few by. In the limousine were three
persons, one of them man in a gray
coat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
THAW NOT FOUND;
WRITES TO MOTHER
Continued from first page.

replied that they the fugitive and hold him subject to
the action of the New York police he their All port
cities were carefully watched for steamships sailing for European
Those who know Thaw best believe he will keep himself
hiding but will soon show his accustomed anxiety HIM
self sane and capable living asylum like ordinary
citizen.
That fight this end will be made in his native state was
strongly evinced last night Dr. Btton D. Evans supern-
ndnt Of the New Jersey State Asylum Morristown con-
fsrred with Mrs Thaw al the Hotel Gotham here
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-21
COMMISSIONER
MILLS OBJECT
! Of ATTACK
SPEAKERS CHARGED MORAL
CONDITION OF THE CITY
AGAINST MAYOR.

Fifty women with half as many
men descended on the city COM
mission this morning demanding
that Commissioner Mills and the
city police department enforce the
law against social vice.
Mrs. Sarah ShOrtIiill declared
the records of the police court
showed "A arrests last month.
She said If the officers could catch
that many they ought to be able
to catch the rest, but that the
city was getting i'm worse cOndi-
ton morally than ever.
Commissioner Mills admitted
that there were many women in
town. But he said he wanted to
solve the probelm.
f'If you women who want these
unfortunates prosecuted would go
down and visit them and try to
persuade them to do better 1t
would be better than coming
here" said Mills.
Mrs. Nettie Hallenbeck said the
iiquor traffic was at the bottom
of the whole thing.
A. N. Craig protested against
filming the women and letting them
go, as did several women.
Mrs. H. H. Johnston charged
the moral condition of the city
up to the rest of the commission
and especially against the mayor.
You as mayor should see that
the commissioner of safety en-
forces the law" she said.
Mills insisted he wanted to
stand with the women against
lawlessness.
The battle ragged for two hours
this morning, and at noon the
council shut 1t short by adjourn
u1ent with no solution in sight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-21

MONTESANO, April 21.-In a
little graveyard hewn out of the
primeval forest, adjoining the
homestead where he had been
born and spent boyhood days, the
body of John Tornow, murderer
of eight men and terror or two
counties, was laid to rest yester-
day at 9 O'CLOCK, the Rev. r. l..
Shelley officiating.
More than 100 friends of the
outlaw, many of whom had hunt
ed and fished with him, came FOR
miles to pay their last respects to
the friend of their boyhood days.
The affair was sad one, and as
the body was lowered into the
grave beside those of his parents,
the three brothers, Edward, Fred
and Auburn, wept silently as they
saw the last chapter of terrible
career brought to an end.
Near the Bauer Twins.
Within ten feet of Tornow's
resting place lie the bodies Of his
two victims, John and William
Bauer, whom he killed September
8, 1911.
The little cemetery contains but
seven bodies, six of the seven be-
ing related and four meeting
tragic deaths.
No sooner had the body been
lowered into the grave and the
men began filling 1t with earth,
than farmers, who for more than
two years had lived in constant
terror, gave vent to their feelings.
In little groups they clustered
and told of missing cattle, of pro-
visions and clothing being stolen
from time to time, but wisely kept
their counsel, fearing the wrath
of the outlaw might lead to their
death.
Took What He Wanted.
1t is plain to be seen how the
outlaw lived through the two
years he was being hunted, be-
cause he took what he wanted,
and almost defied his victims to
inform on him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-21
ASK CONGRESS
To PROBE
At TACK

WASHINGTON, D. c., April
21.-Congressional investigation
of the public slappirg of Con-
gresham Sims of Tennessee by
c. C. Glover, president of the
Riggs National bank of Washing
ton was demanded today by Con-
gresham Garrett of Tennessee of
the house floor Sims, who is
aged, was struck across the face
on the street by Glover after
the latter had accused the con-
gresham on the house floor. 1t
is charged that Glover profited in
a deal by which the government
secured additional park lands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-21

husband and wife see each other
as they really are.
"The first time HE forgets to
be polite to HER and the first
time SHE forgets to look her
best in HIS eyes the glamor has
commenced to wear, and there's
the sign of trouble ahead.
SEPARATE HOMES would
remedy everything, 1t seems to
me. If 1T is not possible to have
separate houses, then have sepa-
rate apartments in the same
house. with common hall.
wouldn't be altogether unreason-
able. Husband and wife might
use the same dining-room.
There is no rason in the
world why a husband shouldn't
MAKE an engagement to dine
with his wife just as he did with
his financee before she was his
wife
There is no reason in the
wife shouldn't be permitted to
read her own letters in privacy
and not have her husband asking
her, even before she has half
read the letter: Who's that
from? What do they say2' etc.,
etc. 1t isn't that there Is any
thing in the letter. especially. II
is that the man, when he be.
comes a husband, imagines that
he takes possession of everything
belonging to the woman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-21
KITCHEN In CITY HALL
900 900 go 90 @@@ 90
OPEN HOUSE TO-DAY SURE
WOMEN MUST REGISTER

cies will be prepared by competent
demonstrators to be served as re-
freshments to the guests and
every woman in the city Is invited
to be present.
Every woman who comes will
be registered as a voter before
she leaves the city hall.
The receptions are an innova-
tion In Tacoma and they are ex-
pected to swell the registration
largely.
They will be held every after
noon this week. Competent
speakers will be present every day
to address the women who come,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-21
ACCUSED
BY SW|NDLERS
TOPRObE
MEMBER OF DE P1ETRO GANG
CHARGES POLICE WITH AC-
CEPTING .PROTECTION"
MONEY-GRAND JURY BE-
GINS INVESTIGATION.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-
Following alleged charges made
by Maurice De Martini, a mem
ber of the notorious De Pietro
gang of swindlers which secured
thousands of dollars here, that
Police Captain Walt, Detective
Sergeant Arthur McPhee, Acting
Lieutenant James MCGOWAN and
Patrolmen Frank Esola and
Louis Groulet took s.protection
money from the gang, the grand
jury is making an Investigation
that may astound the country.
1t is stated that De Martini in
his confession made to a party
of ldisinterested. citizens selected
by Superior Judges Dunno and
Cabins declared that the police
extnrted 10 per cent of profit of
Che. bunco ring, to allow the
rings activities to continue. The
accused police officers declare
accusations are made in retalia-
ton for unceasing warfare on
bnnco operators here.