The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-22
1INK 1HAN ESCAPES HE TALKED TOO NUCHI
8. GUARD AT MATTEAWAN
.slssEv AsyL UNI AND LEAPS
,N4o AUTOMOBILE
III HISTORY OF THE CASE
-. If Stanford White, If He
y. ~ Gets outside OF State
wv vglI Be Free--AssIsted
BY confederates'

,.4saran, N. Y.-Harry K. Thaw,
~ -, If Stanford White, escaped
is ss''. rosnital for the Criminal In
@ y ss.l5 o'clock Sunday morning.
y "a 4 for liberty through an open
$50 ,o.o into the open door of a
ps,,I:l automobile that ste, stood qul n,tat
psSl, ..,ao and a flight like a rocket
s y. 'rounecticut State line, thirty
n " ~ accomplished his escape.
History Of Case.
,hostrieal escape Of Harry X.
adds another act to the sensa-
/ wv tragedy which had its begin
pelD New York City on the night
ii. /. 81 ZINE IS, 1906. On that occasion, in
many With his young WIFE Evelyn
49, !, Thaw. and two friends, Thaw
!. q tbe Madison Square roof gar
!, ~, sAu - = witness the opening perform
...sof musical comedy
Ap,. ~, the close of the performance
!. -, NV left his seat and began to pace
Oh ~ 81 "a. forth in the aisle behind the
iRl' -. - y o0cupied by Stanford White, an
.sitset Of international game, and
s,mn The older White was So years
cove 9 z mi in his distinguished career
:. i stamped on many of New York
y nj prominent buildings the mark
Ills artistic genius.
Killing Of White.
ami, MADISON Square Garden itself was
nd =. u Il the architects triumphs, and
IN s,l shsd studio In its tower.
Tile al h this setting Thaw drew a re-
1 aceS srsr and fired three bullets into
a,plord Whites body. The architect
Id almost instantly.
Hts believed White did not see his
!, ,hser, In the ensuing confusion no
- ~ 81. n made an effort to intercept Thaw,
= - III for moment, stood over his VIC
b..,.. sus prostrate body Then he walked
The elevator of the roof garden,
!, =. FAeie be met house detective and
Co.. hDlsd over the revolver without re-
q 4. htsnce.
ia an, nav was then arrested by a Pc.
nicel, lsman and while the officers hand
barIes rson bis shoulder Mrs. Thaw rushed
a pic Into her husband and placed her
It and ans around his neck Thaw assured
youl ii Eiie that 1t would be "all right
1 Slip I'D not to worry.
been this Mrs. Thaw rejoined:
Gdidnt think you would do it that
ug tby uE and she added, Never mind,
from HaHYs I'll stick to you through thick
I'D thln."
- At Age of II.
~ Ihsw at the time of the tragedy was
al gas old and was known as the
IN lggng spendthrift millionaire from
- pikburg.s
William Thaw, the father, was a
IkiE pgl mechanic In Pittsburg, who made
80, AHsl adventures In coal lands with
,. S1n aasaSing fortune.
NRg5 h was said at one time to be the
laEIest Individual owner of the Penn.
EEsnla railroad. When he died his
'kAhl Saie vas reputed worth $4,000, 600
ynN BFthe will Harry Thaw was allowed
4 n. RAQg year, but his mother in.
sLIps aaied this to $4,000 annually.
EFsyn Nesbit married Thaw in
a nsAurg April 4, 1905. She was
aA among artists for her beauty
r1,af. A had been in turn model and
s.. ltrsss,
. a. Wlh Thaw in the Tombs, a legal
: 81. sA 70 free him began, with his fam
v millions behind formidable ar.
slss y q counsel His first trial result
alOa. y Y disagreement. At the second
.TIsN sM me jury acquitted him of the
! M urge Of murder on the ground that
|. Rl vas insane when he shot White
| SsA Y Justice Bowling committed ThaW
- Aa1IeaVan as an insane criminal
II US Entered Asylum in 1908.
- g entered the asylum February s.
u y SINCE then the Thaw family
$ speAt sum estimated at $500, 000
80 J. sliOgts to have Thaw declared sane
IRE 'ss At liberty.