New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
THAW AUTO ABANDONED;
NO TRACE OF PLO17ERS
Machine Used in Flight Is Found
at Rochester, N. H., Minus
the FugitiveS.
NO WORD OF MEN WANTED
Butler, Flood, Duffy, O'Keefe,
All Apparently Identified,
Not Discovered Here
Mrs. Butler Disappears.

one Of the automobiles used in the
sensational escape of Harry Thaw from
Matteawan Asylum was reported found
late last night at Rochester n. n. Ac-
cording to dispatches received by the
police here. the machine was Abandoned.
No mention was made OF the five men
who aided Thaw to escape and who are
wanted on the warrants issued in Dutch
ess county charging them with con-
spiracy.
The automobile is a siX-cyhnder, forty
eight horse power Packard, 1913 model
with black body. II is No 1884 y. y,
and is worth 5000
The car was hired from John Collins,
of the Packard-Lyric Renting Company
Friday night by Richard j. Butler. lie
was to pay $50 day for its use for
three days Collins provided a chauf-
feur. Roger Thompson, to run the car.
Thompson IL we'll known to the chauf-
Ieurs in the Times Square district as a
capable man. He has been a chauffeur
for seven years He lived with a widowed
mother at No Hancock place. Manhat-
tan
He told his mother Friday morning
that he was 10 leave the city that day
on an automobile trip and would b.
gone until perhaps Sunday night He
said he did not know the extent of the
trip or where II would take him. Since
he left home no word has been sent by
him to his mother. who plainly showed
that sha Worried hpT
sons disappearance The police got a
description OF Thompson. as well as a
photograph from the Office OF the Sec
rotary OF State. a record is kept OF
every chauffeur's license there 10 which
Is attached his photograph. This dc.
scribes him as being thirty-three years
old, five feet ten inches tall, 80 pounds
blond hair and blue eyes
Alleged PIotters Well Known.
Thomas Flood. who is also being looked
for. besides Butler. man believed to be
Eugene r. Duffy and Mike" OKeefe,
is twenty-five years old and five fee,
seven and one-half inches tall He is
married. and lives at No. f56 West 43d
street ~ his home Yesterday the land
lady said Flood left there with Mrs
Flood last Thursday. She understood
they went to visit az Atlantic Highlands
Flood owns a Stearns automobile. and II
10 alleged this was the car used by Thaw
on the FIRST leg OF his fight from the
asylum.
The Eugene Duffy who is wanted is be-
lieyed 10 be Eugene r. Duffy. standard
bearer OF the Eugene r. Duffy Associa-
ton. that has a meeting room over a
saloon at No. ga Eighth avenue. de-
scriptlon OF tho man who accompanied
the others TO the Holland Hotel. al
Beacon. answers that OF this Eugene
Duffy. II was said By tho president OF
the club. Joseph O'Brien. that Duffy lid
not work at any particular occupation.
O'Brien was quite positive that II was
not the standard bearer OF the club that
was one OF the number that Is alleged
10 have assisted Thaw to make his es-
cape. Duny lived aboard a houseboat. he
said. which IL moored in Sheepshead Bay
lie IS not married That he had not been
az the club since Thursday night. nor
seen by any OF the members since last
Friday. was not at all significant. O'Bren
said.
There is nothing unusual I'm that"
said O'Brien. "lie often stays away
from the club for AT least week at a
time"
Several pictures OF Tammany Hall poll.
ticians hang on the walls OF the club.
room. prominent among which is one OF
Deputy Commissioner William ]. Wright
OF the Department Of Correction OBrer
said he did rot know any of the other
men whose names have been linked with
the escape OF Thaw.