Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-18
THAW WRITES MOTHER
HE Is TAKING A REST
CONTINUED from First Paee1

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Thaw's escape comes from Mrs. James
Maher, an employee at Matteawah,
She was standing in the Laundry
tower overlooking the yard. Below
she noticed Thaw, on the roadway
outside two cars. -,
II stayed at the window longer
than usual" she relates because l
noticed a fine big touring car at me
bottom of Lowerys hill and ] saw
another automobile right close 10 the
yard gate. A man was working on
s the machinery and I thought 1t was
ont of order. But the chugging was
SO loud that I was afraid every mo
nent 1t might start and crash
(. through the fence
3 sThen 1 noticed two big men step
out. They opened both side doors OF
= the car. One of the men waved MS
q handkerchief to man who was lean
. ing against the open car at the bot
Z. tom of the hill.
= 'sThaw suddenly walked over to the
4 cate. and I saw Hickey's milk wagon
: coming up the hill. Mr.. Hickey was
4 driving slowly. AS he stopped In
!. front of the gate he climbed from
: his seat.
g She Hears the Gong Ring.
= 1.-The milkman walked over to the
q bell button and the next moment L
s heard the big gong ring. Then l saw
= Thaw lean against the gate-post as
Barnum drew the lock and pushed
2 the door open. l could hear Hickey
= him drive through the gateway.
= " There goes Harry ThawD ] shout
e ed out of the window, as ! saw Thaw
Z. slip past the milk wagon and out OF
= the yard.
= 1.-The two men caught Thaw by both
= arms and dragged him into the auto,
i which by that time was already under
y way. The machine seemed to jump
= down the hill and to the corner. where
= II shot out of sight"
= The yacht seen off South Norwalk,
: Conn, yesterday was identified to-
= day as the Kathmar H., the property
= of Robert r. Fowler, a New York
: carpet dealer.
- Mr.. Fowler said that he had passed
: Norwalk in the craft about the time
y reported yesterday, but he was
= amused and amazed to know that
Z this incident had been connected in
/. any way with Thaw's escape.
v DIR. Kieb issued an official state
: ment last night placing the response
s bility directly upon Guard Barnum.
ne Sblus
Il IT believe it was an inside plot.
s Thaw knew he had no chance in
court with me. George Mulhall was
the nearest person to Thaw when he
+ made his dash for liberty
ouarter-hour Before Report Is Made.
.sThere was no force used to hold
him and no words spoken. 1t was
3 evident that the thing was all cut and
pttd
fact that 1t was fully quarter OF
an hour before the escape was re-
ported to me by Barnum.
az wish TO offer $500 out of my per-
sonal funds for information which
may lead to the recapture OF Harry
Thaw. / regret exceedingly to say
that no attempt appears to have been
made to detain the man or prevent
his escape"
A warrant will be sworn out charg-
ing Harry K. Thaw with felonious
assault on Howard Barnum, the
: guard at the gate when Thaw es-
CAPPED from Matteawan yesterday.
This Will be ground for extradition
proceedings If the fugitive is cap
t1redlin another State. District At
torneSvlonger was summoned home
from IN, Adirondacks last night to
act in NE matter.
BEFORE a half mile had been covered
by the taxicab 1t overlook SIX
cylinder limousine touring car that
had been moving slowly, also toward
the Connecticut line The taxicab
sIackened speed and Thaw leaped out
rs the smaller machine drew along
side the touring car. The door OF
the latter was open and Thaw leaped
aboard. As the door slammed the
+ pooLard epeedad AWAY at n rate of
at least eighty miles an hour.
s. The machine dashed through
Stormville, N. Y, fourteen miles from
the asylum, without any diminution
of speed and according to late reports
: received by the asylum authorities.
e crossed the Connecticut line in the
8. vicinity of New Canaan, Conn.
DIR. Raymond Francis Charles Kieb,
superintendent of Matteawan, be-
lieves that Thaw's escape was the re-
suit of a carefully planned and well
executed conspiracy.
Hears Thaw Boarded Yacht.
He received Information a few
hours after Thaws escape that led
him to believe, he said, that the
fugitive had been carried to Con-
necticut seaport town, where yacht
had been waiting off shore to take
him aboard. The superintendent
ordered the arrest of Howard Bar
mum. the asylum guard, who was on
duty at the time that the wealthy
young slayer broke away from the
Institution to which he was COM
mitted on February 1, 1908. Dr. Kieb
was appointed superintendent on
June of this year, succeeding DR..