The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-18

'dpIHE ne l'tHnlCdllN assaulted the
keeper second, that bribery of some
attache of the asylum could he shown
If either is sustained. it will consti-
tute an eXtraditable ulfense.
Howard Barnum. gate keeper, by
whom Thaw darted through an open
gate To ;he automobile. remained i'm
iail al Poughkeepsie today. He mann
tans he is innocent of implication of
any plot. IN New York, Mrs. Mary
COpleN Thaw, mother of the fugitive,
continued today To receive visitors in
her hotel apartments To all of whom
she expressed unfeigned joy at her
SONS escape, meantime Indignantly
saying the Thaw family had no init
nation of the matter untn newspaper
men told them.
Wife Laments His Escape.
Evelyn Nesbtt Thaw. lamcnting her
husband was at large, pronounced him
dangerous To the community and np-
piled for police protection She re-
called his threat To Kill her ana pro-
fcssed the belief that her presence on
the New York stage at this time goad-
cd him To make a dash for liberty.
\ yacht seen off South Norwalk,
Conn. yesterday was identified today
as the Kathmar H. the property of
Rober; II. Fowler the New York ear
pet dealer. The yacht passed Norwalk
about the time reported yesterday hut
Fowler was amused To- know the in
sinapt snnnaHt.H "A n NNsith
Thaw's escape II had been reported
vaguely that the three men were seen
10 alieht from two automobiles near
south Norfolk AT o'clock yesterday
afternoon and board a yacht which
later steamed into Long Island Sound.
Tells Story OF Escape.
one of the clearest accounts of the
escape comes from Mrs. James Maher,
an employe of Matteawan. She was
standing in the laundry tower oVer>.
looking the yard. Below she noticed
Thaw on the roadway and two ears.
Il stayed at the window longer than
usual" she relates, because noticed
a fine big touring car at the bottom
of LowerN'S hill and SAW another au
tomobilc close To the yard gate. \ man
was working on the machinery and
thOnght il was out of order. The
chuggng was SO loud | was afraid
every moment it might start To crash
through the fence.
Then | noticed two big men step
out. They opened both side doors of
the car. one waved a handkerchief
10 a man who was leaning against
the open ear AT the bottom of the hill.
"Thaw suddenly walked over to the
gate. | saw ilickey's milk wagon COM
ing up the hill. Hickey was driving
slowly. As he stopped in front of the
gate he climbed from the seat.
THE mikman walked over to the
| bell button and the next moment |
heard the big gong ring. Then ! saw
Thaw lean against the gate post as
Barnum drew back the lock and push
ed the door open. Hickey urged his
horse ahead and drove through the
gateway.
! There goes Harry Thaw, | shouted
out of the window, as | saw Thaw
slip past the milkman and out of the
yard.
! THE two men caught Thaw by both
arms and dragged him into the auto
mobile. which by that time was under
way. The machine seemed To jump
down the hill and To the corner, where
IT shot out of sight
May Have Bribed Guard.
Albany y. y. Aug. Estate super
! intendcnt cf Prisons Riley left for
| Matteawan today to make II personal
| investigation of the circumstances
surrounding Thaws escape. He said
he regarded it az suspicious that the
guard at the gate failed to overtake
the fleeing man.
1T takes time to start an automo-
bile" he said, and the mere fact that
the car was standing outside the gate
| when the guard opened II, sh"dld IN
itself have aroused suspicion
Riley said he had received requests
| from both governors yesterday for
information on Thaw's escape. He
complied in each ease. In "a telegraph
| ic reply, given out by Sulzer. Riley in
formed the governor that Thaw had n
private interview with his counsel FIJI
| dny by order of Judge jerks and that
"Thaw evidently bribed the guard to
open the gate"
| Guard Asserts Innocence.
Poughkeepsie. n. V, Aug. 1S-How-
ard Barnun. the Matteawan attend
ant. who opened the gate through
which Thaw escaped yesterday. was
arraigned by Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser today on warrant
charging bribery He asked for coun-