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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
COULD HAVE FLED LAST YEAR.

Last year. when trying to gain his free
dom before Justice Keogh. Thaw could
have ned while walking from the White
Plains Court room after session. Ere
auently. when walking from the court 10
the iail. ne was accompanied only by his
mother the guards walking at a respect
ful dstancc behind.
"Dick" Butler who is said to have re-
ceived $4,000 for the part he and his
confederates are accused of having played
in Thaw's escape, is picturesque figure
known almost the length and breadth OF
the state. He is a familiar figure at all
Democratic conventions and at all gath
erings Of Tammanyites.
He spent most of the time when in this
city in and around the City Hall. sitting
on chair at the steps or in the chambers
where tho Tammany aldermen gather
He first crept into the lmelight about
decade ago, when big Biz Devery had
him elected to the Legislature. Butler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

yard wireless stations. but the Marconl
stations must be prepared to attend 10
them Immediately If 50 requested In the
case Of liner communication, the ship 5
business has preference messages be-
tween the captain and his owners In New
York After that come the passengers
messages and press messages In order
Of their being handed in. AS every in
coming or outgoing liner comes into Nan
tucket's zone her captain communicates.
and usually he has quite little stuff 10
receive and send. Moreover, the last year
or two there has been "A considerable in
crease in the number of passengers mes
sages
In winter. on dull day. so few as a
couple of dozen messages may flow to
and fro between Nantucket and the sea.
but at this season Of the year. with the
rush of returning travellers from
Europe. often two hundred or three
hundred are dealt with in twenty-four
hours. Last year Nantucket handled
no fewer than 9.O66 messages. compris-
ing llT717 words.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

timely rescue of the passengers through
the aid Of the appealing wireless calls
you probably remember.
The operators for Nantucket are re-
cruited from the twelve hundred or SOW
ashore and 800 on ships flying the Amer
lean nag-in the employ of the American
Marconi company. They are rot specially
expert men. for the company claims with
pride that all It's operators are equaHS
expert. Though there is no increase III
nav. i'm spite of the abnormal summer
time rush at Siasconset. q job at the
station is coveted by most OF the men III
the service for 1t is always Ively' anu
time passes quickly. There Is no marked
preference. common to all the men, Tor
ship or shore station, for the younger
men prefer ship duty and the married
men duty ashore Records Of every mans
service are kept by the company, and the
companv chooses their stations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
HANDED HIM 5000.

one of Thaw's relatives. who accompa-
MED the party TO the Grand Central Ter
minal handed Thsw In the presence of
al least one newspaper man 5000 in bills.
Thaw. on boarding the train, turned 10
a newspaper man he knew and handed
him the 5000. The newspaper man kept
il until the train reached MstteawaIl,
when he returned IT To Thaw
Thaw had many other chances TO es-
cape. all of which he spurned. one ac-
cordine to excellent authority. was Of
fered him when he was trying 10 gam MS
freedom through legal means before Jus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

sometimes in an unenyiable fashion has
managed to keep in the limelght ever
since There is one criminal charge pend
ing against him. that Of having obtained
the release Of girl Of the Tenderloin
through representing to a keeper OF the
Jefferson Market court prison that her
bail had been reduced. when, as matter
OF fact. no such thing had occurred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
PRECEDENCE OF MESSAGES.

4 shin is bound by law to communicate
with the nearest wireless station. 30 as
soon as she IL nearer To Nantucket than
In Sea Gate or cape Cod she flashes out
the call Of wv S C." She does not begin
to transmit her messages immediateiy'
Static Interference in the air might blur
the Nv s e." and three or four lahu
stations might begin to read her. She
awaits an acknowledgment from the sta-
ton she is addressing before going ahead.
This given. communication begins. Often
several ships are simultaneously wishing
TO establish communication with Nan
tucket. but the first caller gets first atten-
ton. with certain exceptions. Distress
messages. of course, have precedence over
all other business. Then come govern
ment messages. messages To and from
warships Nearly all these pass to ana
fro between the governments own navy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
SCHEME THAT FELL THROUGH

Buffers friendship with scores of police
men and detectives. gives color TO the
story that policemen were to have aided
In the escape. They would have aided
materially by reporting a false license
number as the number Of the automobile.
This was done in the Becker case, and
the citizen who gave the correct num-
Der to the police, il will be recalled, was
locked up.
But somebody's nerve failed, for there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
EFFORTS TO pERVERT JUSTICE

This has been typical Of the entire
Thaw scandal. Attempts to pervert jus
tice in the entire case have been so com
mon that their discovery is accepted as a
matter Of course.
But Thaw overshot his mark in engag-
ing Anhut. for with the story OF Anhut
in mind Thaw and his friends realized
that no court for many years TO come, if
ever. would listen seriously TO his pleas
for freedom
II was with the opening of the states
investigation into the Anhut affair that
Thaw began 20 listen 10 the pleadings Of
his friends and certain advisers who have
stuck to him through thick and thin, and
who have been urging him ever since the
day he started for Matteawan, February
], 1906, to escape
Thaw whose insanity is manifested
largely by exaggerated ego. at first an
swered all these pleadings with fiat re-
fusals. but finally began 10 take an active
part in the plottngs.
1t is now known that there was at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

nIHIND the dramatic escape of
X Harry Thaw from the State Asy-
H lum for the Criminal Insane al
MattesVan. early last Sunday morning
lies story Of intrigue perhaps unparaI-
lsled in American criminal Jurisprudence
enc which. If all its untold chapters were
known TO the public, would horrify every
honest man and woman.
The stories told at the two trials where
in Thaw stood charged with the murder
Of Stanford White, revealing, as they did.
degree Of bestiality and moral corrup-
ton in certain circles in New York's life
and shocking as they were TO the entire
world would be tame, indeed, compared
with the story Of the intrigue that lay
BEND the efforts made to free Thaw from
the insane asylum.
With some OF this story the public is
partly acquainted. such as the repeated
writs Of habeas corpus sued out by ThaW
and the subsequent trials 10 determine
his mental condition with their high
priced alienlsts and higher priced lawyers.
But ii does not know OF the underground
work OF the host of blackmailers, private
detectives and others who lived on the
Thsw millions and worked in the filth
that Thaw picked out as the field of their
labors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
WELL KNOWN MEN INVOLVED.

Some Of these employees of Thaw were
no ordinary spies. Many of them were
men Of prominence. and among them were
lawyers whose names have never APP
peared in connection with Thav, but
whose labor, nevertheless, was as tire
less and painstaking as any Of the noted
lawyers like Dolphin NJ. Delmas and
Martin W. Littleton, who worked in the
hight Of day and whose aims were known
70 all.
This intrigue had but one object-to
nave Thaw declared legally sane. 1t is
doubtful If any Of the lawyers engaged
by Thsw since his incarceration in Mat
NaWan ever dreamed Of the plots and
eounter-plots that were being Matched In
'he minds Of Thaw's friends, and which
We're being put into execution by Thaw's
employees.
Time and again Thaw declared that he
would never try 10 escape, but would
Oloe the time when the courts would de-
ware him sane, and he could walk out OF
court free man, TO come and 20 where
ne pleased This was what Thaw really
uesTed. II this could be brought to pass
Hs could live i'm New York City. which Is
"e goal OF his ambitions. and manage ms
alsirs from the scene of his disgrace.
was only in the beginning of the
present year that Thsw ceased TO believe
'"dt ne could obtain his freedom legally
a"d then began new plot which had Tor
rs OBJECT his escape from Matteawan
AZ least 100000 was spent by the
nav family TO win freedom for Harry
Wore all hope was given up Of realizing
me ambition Of the last seven years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
THEN IT TAKES TO THE WIRE.

When "A message, sometimes banded
from ship to ship by relays for couple
OF thousand miles. reaches Nantucket,
it's days of air travel are over. Thence
forward IL Journeys by cable and wire.
II is telegraphed direct, not to the
Wooworth tower, as many of US sup
pose. but to the Western Union or Pos
tai Telegraph company's headquarters on
lower Broadway. and thence transmitted
inland TO the addressee. II is with the
German and British liners that most
communication is held by the island, ana
fewest messages perhaps pass between
the Mediterranean ships which carry a
passenger list consisting largely Of poor
immigrants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

Anhut had only approached Dr. Russell
the superintendent of Matteawan, and
offered him $500 IL he would sign GER
tihcate of recovery for Thaw. which, on
being passed by any Supreme Court JUS
tice, would perforce have resulted in
Thaw's liberation.
And at this trial. which took place only
three or four months ago, the most valu-
able witnesses for the state. when called
by District Attorney Whitman, were
found 10 have been spirited without the
jurisdiction Of the courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24

had crossed the room to the pad under
his hand.
"On IL was scrawled:
&C q ID, G q ID, O ID, NJ II c.
II snapped the spare receivers to my
ears, prepared TO listen in for further
details. Then the signals began to come
in. very faint, but steady:
, Republic rammed by unknown
steamer twenty-sx miles southwest OF
Nantucket Lightship. Badly in need of
immediate assistance. Sealby'
Immediately the answer cracked
through the room.
80. X, old man. ! will pass 1t along
to Baltic and La Lorraine, who are now
In communication and will give IT TO
Woods Hole and get them to send you a
revenue cutter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
THE REPUBLIC WAS SINKING.

suddenly the whole station was
reused to activity. The Republic was
sinking Messages rang out appealing.
imploring all vessels to rush to the aid
Of the doomed steamer. We anxiously
awaited each mesgre report. Hour after
hour the progress of the steamers rush
ing TO her aid drfted unfortunately
,brough the buzzing headgear. Would
they reach her In time? That was the
question. Then followed d period OF sus-
pense. The Baltic reported that she was
within ten miles Of the sinking vessel and
WAS slowly cropping her way through the
Uncomfortable fog. Any degree OF speed
wac impossible: the danger Of collision
was too great.
"Ten hours after the first message had
been received word came that all but six
Of the precious human cargo were safe
.'The "details of tine catastrophe, Inc
bravery of Jack Binns i'm standing ny
his key while the vessel was SINKING the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
Continued from fifth page.

very lonely, for the island is invaded by
summer resorters in the warm months
and a man Is dealt literally with in the
matter OF shore leave In winter. In ad-
dition, each man has an annual vaca-
ton.
The little operating room at the Nan
tucket station has seen strenuous nights.
not the least OF which was wildly de-
scribed TO me by an operator who used TO
be OH duty there.
1T was four years ago. he said. i
was SPRAYING out in a wooden armchair.
lazily watching the smoke rings that
drifted ceilingward. Temporary insomnia
had caused me TO sit In with the operator
doing the night trick, and the monotonous
succession OF routine messages had lulled
me into state OF apathy over by the
window was the broad back OF the man
on duty. Jack Irwin, head on hand, bent
forward over his key, adjusting the ham
dies Of the tuner. The minutes Jagged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
The CONVICTION OF ANHUT.

Inc cause Of this was the arrest OF one
" ihaws counsel. John Nicholas Anhut'
Va charge OF attempted bribery last
"in'er' and his subsequent conviction
~'o sentence TO Sing Sing of not less than
'"o years and not more than four years.
nj Anhuts trial only the surface OF the
,v'eh conditions that were caused ny
'"a"s desire 10 get out OF the insane
asyinm with the Endorsement Of the courts
'ss scratched. Had the whole truth been
VIZ many men who have been promi-
r'nt IN the destinies OF the State OF New
lork during the last 1--WE years would
ave also been pleading at the bar Of
.O'uce 10 indictments Of high misde-
A'sSnorS and felonics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
FLASHED THROUGH THE NIGHT,

Suddenly smothered ejaculation
aroused me. and ! glanced up. Every
thing was changed. With every muscle
tense. his lips set hard and his eyes
staring fixedly into space. Irwin was
gripping the edge of the table in man
ner that plainly showed the excitement
under which he was laboring. ] scarcely
bres thed for fear the message that was
being whispered into the head phones
might be lost. After what seemed hours
OF suspense. his hand shot forward to
the switch handle and this staccato mes
sage crashed through the little room
M X G. NJ * c, NJ X G. What Is
your position
Nothing very startling TO the layman
i'm those few words, but with one bound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
fBy relcgraph to The Tribune J

Asbury Park, \. j., July 3l-At the
risk Of his own life. George NJ. Dyott'
an aviator, saved scores of spectators
who ran across the landing stage when
his monoplane glided down 10 Bradley
Beach at the end of his twenty-eight-
mile fight from the Brighton Beach
racetrack late this afternoon. As
Dyott was about to aliGht there was
rush OF spectators toward the machine.
To avoid hitting them the aviator
turned the aeroplane's nose sharply
upward, barely missing one of the men
Directly in front Of him was tele-
graph pole. There was no time TO
avoid hitting it, and the aviator turned
the head OF his machine into the sand.
1t struck heavily, turned a complete
somersault. and as it did so Dyott was
flung out, just missing the pole. He
got up quickly. uninjured but the rud-
der and one plane OF the machine were
smashed.
He said that as soon as he repaired
the damaged plane he would continue
his trip to Washington, which he ex~
pected 10 make in something better
than four hours.
More than fifteen thousand persons
saw Dyott's landing and cheered him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
M|TCHEL'S RISE DUE TO
SKILL AS INVESTIGATOR
Work as Commissioner of AC-
counts Brought Him to
Public Attention.

John Purroy Mitchell. who was appoint
ed Collector OF the Port by President VIII
son last spring. is thirty-three years old
He is A grandson of John Mitchell. the
Irish patriot who was banished 10 Aus
tralia in lslS for fiery utterances in his
Young Ireland movement newspaper. Like
President Wilson. Collector Mitchers an
cestors were Scotch-lrish and his fore
bears we're Presbyterian ministers. HIS
mother was sister Of Henry ID. Purroy
the anu-Tammany leader of The Bronx
Mr.. Mitchell was born in Fordham July
70. 1879. He entered ST. Johns College
when he was twelve years old At Column
bia College. where he was studying in
1895. he made a record IS debater. HIS
first office was as Assistant Corporation
Counsel. for which he was named by Will
lam B. Ellison. who was friend Of Henry
D. PurrOy
When Mayor Mcclellan began his in
vestigation of the offices OF Borough Pres
idents Mr. Ellison recommended young
Mitchell TO the Mayor to act as Commits
sioner of Accounts. On April %. 1871
George Won Skal resigned and john Pur-
roy Mitchell was appointed Commissioner
Of Accounts to continue the examination
OF Borough President Ahearn. who was
later removed from Office. the removal
Of Louis Haffen, Borough President Of
The Bronx. soon followed, and Borough
President Bermel Of queens resigned
Mr. Mitchell was twenty-seven years old
at the time. IN the two years that fol-
lowed the Commissioner OF Accounts in
vestigated the Fire Department, the
Water and Police departments. the city
Record and Tax departments, and his
reputation as successful investigator
was established
In 1909 when he was being sought as
the fusion candidate for President of the
Board Of Aldermen. Mr. Mitchell almost
upset harmony by announcing that he
would not so on the ticket until he knew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
QUINLAN AGAIN CONVICTED
Gets a Year for Calling Police
man Bunny Ryan"
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Paterson. " j.. July 3l.-After Detec-
tive Captain John Tracy and Detective
Sergeant Adolph Keppler had testified be-
fore Recorder James +. Carroll in police
court this morning that they had attend
ed an open air meeting OF the Socialist
party on Saturday near the City Hall and
had heard Patrick Quinlan refer to Patrol
Sergeant Charles Ryan as BUNNY
Ryan city Attorney Randall A. Lewis
who prosecuted the complaint against the
\ w. w orator rested his case. Henry
Marelli. who represented Qunlan. put in
no defence. and moved for the dismissal
Of the complaint upon the ground that no
offence had been proved under the dis
orderly act
Recorder Carroll denied the motion
and summoning Quinlan to the bar said :
II find you guilty of using loud and Of
fensive language and sentence you to one
year I'm the county Jail" This is the
maximum sentence, and Quinlan was at
once removed to the county Jail. His onlJ
comment was, They got my hair and
got their goat"
Qunlan referred to his hair. which had
been cropped at state prison. at Trenton
where he WIS sent several weeks ago to
begin a sentence OF from two TO seven
years, and upon which conviction he is
now out on $1,000 bail. Counsel stated
that the latest conviction would also be-
appealed, and that a writ Of certiorari
would be sought from Justice James +.
Minturn, Of the Supreme Court, at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
RUNS AEROPLANE INTO
POLE TO SAVE SCORES
George NJ Dyott, After Quick Flight from
Brighton to Asbury Park Risks Life in
Midst of Crowd on Beach.

for his courage in risking his life Ia
avoid the crowd. This is said to be the
first incident Of its kind in America.
Several French aviators have been in.
tured in keeping their machines from
running into crowds, which, out Of the
control of the police. surged across the
aviators' path.
one Of the better known Of these ac-
cidents is that which overlook Lieu
tenant Faucompre. head Of the military
aviation centre at Juvisy, in August.
Finding his power insufficient TO carry
him above the crowd which encircled
the field he landed, and as his machine
was about to plough its way into the
spectators, he turned il sharply to one
side. The impetus flung 1t upon one Of
the planes, which was crushed. and
the young officer was hurled TO the
ground. Less fortunate than Dyott, he
was picked up unconscious. with a
thigh and two ribs broken.
Dyott left Brighton Beach at $50 p.
m. and landed at Cos p m. He made
the trip at an average speed Of SO miles
an hour and at an average height OF
j. 900 feet. His machine is a Dyott, OF
his own design and manufacture. II
is a monoplane, equipped with a 90
horsepower motor and capable OF max
ing - miles an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01
COSTLY SWIM FOR BOYS
Nabbed While Bathing in
Rockefeller's Pond.
ny Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Cleveland July 31.-Eight boys.
ranging in age from four to fourteen
years, were dragged into the city Hall
in Cleveland Heights to-day to face
the charge OF bathing in John d.
Rockefeller's pond. II is the finest kind
of a swimming hole, but Mr.. Rookie
Teller has issued an edlct barring
bathers from its placid depths.
A dozen youngsters gathered at the
pond to-day, stripped of their duds
and dived in. They did nr tother
about bathing suits.
Several women driving their auto
mobiles TO town passed on the road
short distance from the pond and made
complaint. \ short time later police
men swooped down on the bathers
-Four were held and four were freed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-01

who the nominees for Borough President
were to be The leaders were obliged Ia
submit the list for Mr.. Mitcheis ndorse-
ment before he was satisfied that they
were not selected with a partisan pvr-
pose
During the campaign Mr. Mitchell and
Mayor Gaynor never met. When tn'
Mayor was holding his reception at the
city Hall. Mr.. Mitchell the President OF
the Beard Of Aldermen. came along the
line.
Well. we'll" exclaimed Mayor Gaynor
so YOU are Mitchell Dear me, You are
Just a young man. But / always Ike 10
see a young man get on. and you seem
70 he getting along all right
Soon after Mr. Mitchell startled the al
dermen by announcing that they were "a
useless and an archaic Institution and
ought to be abolished He set up new
Offices At No. u chambers street and be-
Kan 10 Investigate the aldermen n coz
operation with the Board OF Estimate. II
which he was a member
When Mayor Gaynor WAS struck down
bv the bullet Of would-be assassin ON
shipboard At Hoboken. in August. 1910.
Mr.. Mitchell became acting Mayor. Re-
lations between Mayor Gaynor and him
self had net been cordial and important
matters were pending. Mr. Mitchell
however. moved cautiously and consult
ed the Mayors secretary In almost
everything he did. and ~ vas not until
Mayor Gaynor began 20 get well, AZ
Deepwells. Long Island. that he took up
the police situation. When Mayor Gay
nor returned 10 ONCE Police COmmis-
sioner Baker was removed and Commis-
sioner Cropsey was selected ty the
Mayor 10 succeed him.
throughout the subway situation,
Lasting three wears. Mr.. Mitchell stood a.
times alone in opposition to the dual
system that was adopted last spring.
He favored the tri-borough plan and
after the dual system was adopted he
made a decided stand against the adop-
ton OF the contract because ne main
tanned that the bankers profits on the
sale Of the bonds would be sll,050,000
This. through excessive interest, he said.
would fall on the city He also de-
clared that the preferential payments
guaranteed W Nll' ibAFi ''ipNS ihhIiA
Transit Company l2) per cent OF the
present subway profits for hfty-three
years. The compounded interest rate.
he maintained. would produce 5000
900 surplus In the sinking fund
During the fusion nominating contest
Mr.. Mitchell felt called upon 10 explain
his attitude on the subway question. lie
declared that he was not in favor Of up
setting the present contracts and would
do nothing 10 that effect II he were elect
ed Mayor. The latter part Of Mr.. Nit
chefs administration before his appoint
ment to the COllectorship was given W
TO the programme Of port Development 70
In this Mr. Mitchell differed with Dock
Commissioner Tomkins. Mayor Gaynor
and the Board OF Estimate upheld MIR.
Mitchell and Commissioner Tomkins re-
signed His plan was 10 have an elevated
freight railway along the lower West
Side waterfront and open up the margi-
nal way 20 all railroads by means OF an
elaborate system for handling freight by
floats
Mr.. Mitchell was married in April 1873.
10 Miss Alice u. Child daughter OF
Franklin y. Child, Of No west 92d
street.