New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
Tells Of Madhouse Rescue.

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Tells Of Madhouse Rescue.
Following his plan for the system
attic publicity campaign under his own
direction, as he announced yesterday.
Thaw issued the following formal
statement to-day:
THE one reason / don't want to go
10 Vermont is my wish to return home.
In Vermont we know that there are
good Americans. and that not on my
account, but just from uprightness,
they won't allow any trickery TO be
used against any one.
I'm Matteawan ! saw a good deal OF
an old Vermont lawyer. Arthur AUS
tin. Mr.. Austin may have suffered
from a mental disease some years ago,
but after 1908 he was sane. yet WAS
being kept apparently for life. He mad
been found wandering in a deserted
home when non compos mentis and
technical charge was lodged against
him.
been sane for three years. was still n
the most hideous madhouse. with ap-
parently 10 hope. In 1911 a friend'a and
/ started in and exposed abuses too
painful TO enter into. The result was
successful. and the superintendent and
his first assistant left the hospital
under grave charges laid before Colonel
Scott. Then that rara avis in New
York, trustworthy superintendent.
was found in the person Of Or. May.
DR.. May has since become a member OF
the State Board Of Lunacy. and tthe
best one since DR.. Pilgrim.
During these exposures we took
out sane patients by writs, and though /
my influence was too small to help
myself, It was great enough to help
others. Mr. Austin was one. and. de-
spite the resistance of the first assist
ant Mr.. Austin was freed. For sew
until early this year he went out
West to the home Of his son.
mo grand jury can be got. even by
packing. that would indict me on tho !
trumped-up charge now whispered
about, and no self-respecting one ofthe /
states would assist the fxers Of Sthis |
fictitious charge"
Thaw was in an irritable mood to- 1
day. When Peter Bourquet. hotel
waiter brought him his lunch. Peter |
noticed two towels lying on the floor. |
He thought about the right thing,to do |
would be TO pick them up. But when |
he did this Thaw angrily told him to
leave things as he found them.
Guards EveIyn's Picture.
A moment later Governor La Force, |
the prison jailer, entered. He. too.
sought to be Of service by removing a
paper that was spread out on the table
to make way for setting forth the pris-
J oner's meal. The paper contained on
it's outspread upturned page large
portrait of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. AT
the rustling Of the paper Thaw turned
sharply on La Force.
Don't touch that" he said sharply. |
You have no business to touch IT, It !
means a great deal TO me-"
The height Of his displeasure came
when he discovered he had been |
brought roast beef instead OF the chick
en- he had ordered The same hotel Ia
serving at his expense meals to Roger |
Thompson. When II was explained the |
chicken had gone to Thompson he grew |
more indignant.
IF you don't bring It 70 me-" he |
said, I'll go for it." refusing to eat
until the mistake had been corrected
Thompson Is the man who helped !
Thaw escape, came to Canada with /
him and is now under arrest on .
charge Of aiding an undesirable alien to |
enter by stealth. He has threatened 10 |
tell all he knows unless he is protected.
He sent a telegram 10 his mother In |
New York to-day, telling her not to |
worry, as everything would como out !
all right.
When Thaw is released on Wednes-
day on the charge OF being fugitive
from Justice, on which he is now held |
as it is admitted by all concerned he |
will be. the plan is 10 arrest him at /,
once under the immigration laws.
A hearing will be held at Coaticook /
on Thursday or Friday by board or
inquiry. This will be a secret hearing /
and the question is expected TO be de-
cided within forty-eight hours. Rapid /
action on the decision then reached Is /
looked for.
More Rumors Of Gunmsn.
J. Parkinson, chief Of the Canadian
Secret Service, accompanied by two
agents, arrived here to-day from OF
tawa. Their purpose was given as be-
ing TO see hat the laws take their
course without interference. There
came fresh r4-lors that gang or gun
men were known 10 be at Norton
Mills. VT, ready to assist Thaw in case
legal means failed.
DR.. l.. G.. Hume. who examines ina"
daily. said to-day he found him nor
NAL. although yesterday he was not.
He has expressed the opinion that he
was sane, but to-day he said he felt
that It would take time for him 10
reach a final conclusion.
Mr.. Jerome came TO Canada by auto
mobile, following much the same course