Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-18

! alizing the futility of the chase called 1 it off and went back to Matteawan l Before starting, Dr. Kieb notified | District Attorney Conger, Sheriff Horn beck and County Judge Hasbrouck- The county authorities telephoned 10 points in the eastern part of the coun- I tl None of the towns near the state | line however was able to give any l information about the two cars. The 1 last definite news was from storm
 vile. After Thaw left Stormville he had l two routs open to the Connecticut | lins. one by way of Luddingtonville, l Mount Carmel and Brewster to NH Plains, five miles beyond Brewster The other was by way of Pawllng to the state line. The latter is the best road 1 for an Automobile.
 pr. Kieb Bames Barnum.
 The road by Brewster would have
 taken him over rough country part 1 of the way and would lave been more | liable to have caused his halt by tele- phone Just before Brewster is Aeach- | ed however, there is a back road lead l ing to the Connecticut line, which would have taken him away from all observation until the Connecticut line
 was reached. Which road he took no one knew.
 According to the account given by Dr. Kieb, when Barnum opened the
 gate to allow the entrance of the milk | man. he allowed it to remain open and,
 SD far as pr. Kieb could judge, had l quietly stood by and allowed the pr1s- oner to walk out. It was impossible to obtain an interview with Barnum, as he had been placed in custody by
 the hospital authorities. pr. kleb mas offered a personal reward of $500 Tor 1 Thaw's apprehension, in addition to
 the $50 usually given by the state Tn
 such eases.
 Facts Disclosed by Investigation. A rigid investigation. begun without delay, inclined Dr. Kieb tonight to the
 belief that Thaw planned flight on a , yacht in Long Island Sound, and that if he reached the yacht 1t was by re-
 lays of automobiles stationed along the
 road to throw his pursuers off the trail.
 pr. Kieb added, that four of the men
 who aided Thaw in his escape came to
 Matteawan in the big black touring
 car last Friday afternoon and stayed
 at the Holland hotel. They appear 7 on the hotel register as Roger Thomp- ) son. Richard D. Beetle, Michael O'Keefe and Eugene Duffy. All registered from New York city.
 Big Car Greatly Admired. t No more powerful car than that ) which brought the four men to Mat teawan has ever been housed in local l garage. An admiring group surround
 ed it when it was put in the hotel
 garage and while here it was the talk Of the town. The fifth man aiding in l Thaws escape, according to the in- vestigation, came to MatteaWan Sat- urday afternoon. He joined the group T at the Holland hotel under the name | of Thomas Flood of New York city. Il He is said to have driven the big car E when Thaw escaped.
 :: Thaw's Allies Were Sporty" n The four men who arrived on Fri = day were described as rather sporty ! individuals'' by William Gordon, pro-
 prietor of the hotel. They spent their e time mostly in the barroom where Q they made a name for themselves as h free spenders. On Saturday afternoon a before Flood arrived they left for an Q automobile ride, staying away aE af- o ternoon. This is supposed to have n been the iast test to find defects in the e | motor and to go over the route.
 Gordon talked quite bit with the . four free spenders, especially with . Thompson, who appeared to be the z | leader. He had a talk with Thomp- 0 son Sunday morning which caused hin
 to open his eyes very wide when he
 heard of Thaw's escape and the man a ner in which it was accomplished. T A Significant Remark. Thompson had been drinking pretty q much the night before and had started if in again that morning." MT. Gordor " said. "He talked about a great man. o things and seemed to have 8 large funC 0 of information. I wondered what his line of business was He didn't say, S, [5 after 8 while I asked him.
 He waited for long time befor,
 he answered. Then he said: My busi a a ness is helping good fellows who havt ~ | gotten into trouble.'"
 " Didn't Wait for Breakfast ,e The five men came down from thei j. 'ooms at 6.45 o'clock this morning h paid their bills and called for the tw, " cars. The clerk wondered why the. ss didn't eat breakfast, and they told hin
 they were in a hurry and would ge d breakfast at Poughkeepsie. There wa le q considerable wait before the car le were ready. and at this the men be d came impatient. Finally they drew u -h at the front entrance and Flood tool ,e the wheel of the touring car. Two 0
 the men got into the back seat Tn
 other two left in the smaller car. Tn
 two automobiles proceeded .1eisurel at along Main street in the direction c is the asylum.
 D. Employees at the garage say that tn e, smaller car could not possibly deveIo to a greater speed than 50 miles an hou1 to This accounts for it's not being see B. when the big car whirled throug le Stormville Nobody here believes tha dS IllC uNC 1llCu ny LuclI IlSL
 names.
 se Barnur Regarded as Trustworthy !!e Howard R. Barnum, the attendar HI who is under arrest, is a man of excel lent reputation. His close friends ar oz strong in their belief that he didn't ai lu in Thaw's escape Barnum came her rs from Danbury. He is about 57 year IL old and a halter by occupation. For 2 l- years he has been employed at th
 hospital. He was appointed by tn
 late Dr. IT k. Allison. No man at th Ie institution was more highly regarde' ,R He was looked upon as one of the mo: n. trustworthy men in tha institution. " Baruum had not been particular ha friendly with Thaw. Tn fact. he az et peared to dislike him. He has told h
 friends on more than one occasion thf d "Thaw makes trouble for all of us an -k keeps the place In turmoil" he Thaw Enjoyed Unusual Liberties. e. Thaw's escape was aided by the fat