Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-21

| sitting on the rear seat of the big black
car The limousine was trailing the big
car, Flanagan said Or. Nieb, realizing
the futlity of the chase, called 1t off and
went back to Matteawan.
NO TRACE BEYOND STORMVILLE.
Before starting, Or. Kieb notified Dis
trict Attorney Conger. Sheriff Hornbeck
and County Judge Hasbrouck The coun-
ty authorities telephoned to points in the
eastern part of the county. None of the
towns near the state line, however, was
able to give any information. The last
definite news was from Stormville
After Thaw left Stormville he had two
routes open to the Connecticut line, one
! by way of Du1dngtonville. Carmel and
/ Brewster to Mill Plains, five miles beyond
brewster. The other was by the way of
paWling to the State line. The latter is
the best road for an automobile The
road by Brewster would have taken him
over rough country part of the way
= and would have been more liable to have
caused his halt by telephone Just before
Brewster is reached, however there is
back road leading to the Connecticut line
and which would have taken him away
from all observation until the Connecti-
cut line was reached Which road he
took no one knew
According to the account given by DR.
kieb. when Barnum opened the gate to
permit the entrance of the mikman he
allowed 1t to remain open and, so Gar as
Or. Kieb could judge. had quietly stood
by and let the prisoner walk out. 1t
was impossible to obtain an. interview
with Barnum as he had been placed in
custody by the hospital authorities DR..
kieb has offered a personal reward OF
$500 for Thaw's apprehension in addition
to the $50 usually given by the State in
such cases.
a rigid investigation. begun without de-
lay inclined DR.. Keb tonight to the
belief that Thaw planned flight on a
yacht in Long Island sound and that If
he reached the yacht it was by relays
Of automobiles, stationed along the road
to throw pursuers off the trail.
This Investigation disclosed the fact, Dr.
l[ieb added. that four Of the men who
aided Thaw In his escape came to,
Matteawan in the big black car last Fri
day afternoon and stayed at the Holland
Hotel They appeared on the hotel register
as Roger Thompson, Richard D. Beetle,
Michael O'Keefe and Eugene Duffy All
registered from New York city.
No more powerful car than that
which brought the four men to Mat
teawan has ever been housed in a To-
cal garage.
The fifth man aiding in Thaw's es-
cape. according to the investigation,
came to Mattewan Saturday after
noon. He Joined the group at the
Holland Hotel under the name of
Thomas Flood of New York city. He
Is said to have driven the big car
when Thaw escaped.
The four men who arrived on Fri
day were described as rather sporty
individuals" by william Gordon, pro-
prietor of the Holland House. They
spent their time mostly in the bar
room where they made a name for
themselves as free spenl ers. on Sat
urday afternoon before Flood arrived.
they left for an automobile ride stay
ing away all afternoon. This is sup
posed to have been the last test TO
find defects in the motor and to go
over the route.
Gordon talked quite a bit with the
four free spenders especially with
Thompson who appeared to be the
leader. He had a talk with Thompson
Saturday morning which caused him
to open his eyes very wide when he
heard of Thaw's escape ana the man ,
her in which it was accomplished
DESCRIBED HIS BUSINESS.
thompson had been drinking pretty
much the night before and had started
IN again that morning." Mr.. Gordon said !
He talked about a great many things
and seemed to have a large fund of in !
formation i wondered what his line of
business was. He didn't say, so after a !
while asked him.
He waited for long time before he
answered. Then he said: My business is
helping good fellows who have gotten IN
to trouble"
The five men came down from their
rooms at Gao O'Clock this morning, paid /
their bills and called for the two cars. |
The clerk wondered why they didn't eat
breakfast, and they told him they were
In a hurry and would aet breakfast at ,
Poughkeepsie. When the cars drew up at
the front entrance Flood took the wheel |
of the touring car. Two of the men got |
into the back seat. The other two left |
in the smaller car. The two automobiles
proceeded eisurely along Main street in
the direction of the asylum.
Employees at the garage say that the
smaller car could not possibly develop |
a greater speed than 80 miles an hour, |
This accounts for its not being seen when
the big car whrled through Stormvile. |
Nobody here believes that the five men !
registered by their right names.
Howard H. Barnum, the attendant who |
is under arrest, is a man of exeellen;
reputation. His close friends are strong |
in their belief tina, he did not aid in |
Thaw's escape Barnum came hero from
Conn, He is about 81 years Old
and is halter by occupation. For %
years he has been employed at tine hos.
pital He was appointed by the late DR.
II, e. Allison. He was looked upon as
one of the most trustworthy men In the
BARNUM NOT TIAWS FRIEND.
Rarnum had not been particularly
friendly to Thaw. In fact, he appeared TO-