New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
RILEY DIPLOMATIC IN
REPORT ON THAW CASE
Prison Superintendent Sends
kilograms to Both Claim
ants of GOvernOrShlp.
HAS TALK WITH SULZER
Extradition of Woman Who
Escaped from Matteawan
Said to Furnish Precedent
in Present Affair.
in Present Affair

IN freS6UL AL oil.
From a staff Correspondent OF The Tribune
Albany, Aug Ex-Governor Sulzer and
acting Governor Glynn both received re-
norts to-day from John b. Riley, Super
Intendent of Prisons, and DR.. Raymond
r. c. Kieb. the head of Matteawan, on
the Thaw case Riley diplomaticaly ad-
dressed his kilograms to each man IN
practically the same language, and lodged
committing himself by calling either one
"C,overnor." Hon. William Sulzer,
"Hon. Martin II. Gynn''-that was the
way Riley got around the troublesome
question, and he gained the blue RIBBON
for "artful ducking.'
"sunerintendent Kieb reports that At
tendant Barnum opened gate in yard
where Thaw was allowed TO exercise at
7.45 this morning" Rileys telegram read
Two automobiles were waiting. Barnum
was Immediately arrested. All towns IN
Western Connecticut notified. Five nun
dred dollars reward offered for capture
Rurns detectives employed. Dougherty
notieod Automobiles traced fifteen miles
toward Connecticut line. Thaw in private
conference with cOuneel IiiuaS' ~ O''
Of Judge jerks.
Mr. Riley came to his ONCE here TO
day. conferred with Sulzer and later went
10 Matteawan TO make personal lnVesu-
gallon. He made a brief statement, out
lining his views as follows:
"Thaw will. II possible. be brought
hack 10 Matteawan. The men engaged
eff
will II possible. be located and prose-
cuted.
~ thorough Investigation rs being
made and IL is believed their ldenuty
can be established Whether the guard,
Barnum. was in the plot am unable 10
say While there have been many es-
capes from Matteawan. this is the only
instance i'm which an inmate ever even
tried 10 escape through the gate. Bar
NUNS case will be thoroughly inVes-
tipated. Thaw's escape could not have
occurred except through his conniVance
or carelessness
"Governor Sulzer phoned me yester-
dav regarding the matter and to-day
personally. requested that thorough
investigation OF the whole matter be
made"
Mr.. Riiey's report to Governor Suizer
and acting Governor Glynn was:
AN appeal was taken by the Attor-
uev General from the order issued by
Justice Tompkins permitting Thaw to
see his counsel. and DR.. Leak. the then
acting superintendent OF MatteaWah
State Hospital. was advised by that
official that the taking Of the appeal sus-
pended the operation OF the order There
after an application was made eX parte
by the attorneys for Thaw 10 Justice
jerks. presiding justice. Of the Appellate
Division. second department who granted
an order to show cause why the order or
Justice Tompkins should not be operative
pending the appeal. and In the order 10
show cause made a direction 10 the effect
that until the motion vas heard and de-
tcrmlncd the order permitting access and
private conferences by Thaw with his at
torneys should be operative.
The appeal from Justice Tompkins's
order and the motion 10 permit access
pending the determination OF the appeal
were both heard at the June term OF the
and have not yet been decided.
The effect OF the granting OF the order
by Justice Tompkins and the subsequent
order of Justice jerks making that order
operative while the appeal from II re-
manned undetermined, and the subsequent
omission 10 decide the case. have given
Thaws attorneys an opportunity TO visit
him as provided I'm the order"
The Attorney Generals office took no
steps to-day looking toward legal action
10 eXtradte Thaw from whatever state
he is apprehended in. and confined its
activities entirely to the matter OF Thaw's
privilege OF private conferences with his
lawyers.
In a statement issued from the Attor-
ney Generals Office attention was called
10 the fact that Thsw's lawyers were per-
mitted by court order. from which the
state had appealed. 10 confer with him IN
private one day week for two hours.
Records OF the State Hospital Commits
sion disclosed to-day that Matteawan has
furnished IL precedent for the extradition
OF one of its escaped inmates, In the
case OF Miss Ottile Schneider. who es-
capped from the institution on November
10. 1911. and was brought back from
Sharon, Penn, on extradition papers,
requisitoned by Governor Dix
Governor Suffers instructions or direc-
tons to Superintendent Riley were not
made public. but IL was learned that
Riley's hasty departure after his talk
with Sulzer was occasioned by the fact
that the Governor lntimated to him that
Thaw must be found and brought back.
and that any corruption OF the officials or
servants OF the institution must be un-
covered