Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-25
NEW YORK DECLARED TO HAVE
PRISON "RiNG" WHICH DEALT
IN PARDoNs.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
AND EMPLOYEES IN PLOT
Alleged Bride to Free Slayer Of Stan.
ford White Brings About Investiga.
ton by Governor SuIzer-consipraey
to Involve Governor-oth:r Tele.
graphic News.

Thaw will be asked to tell Governor
Suffers committee Of inquiry what h.
knows about the most recent attempt
to procure his release from MatteaWaI
state hospital for the criminal insane,
where he has been confined for five
years for the killing of Stanford
White.
This announcement by the commit
tee followed a bitter attack by William
l.. Clark, former secretary OF the CHM
mittee. upon what he termed the So
called prison ring
Clark, who has been accused OF using
| Governor Suffers name without the
executives authority in an attempt
to bring about the release OF Thaw,
was permitted to take the stand.
! Immediately he launched into an at
tack upon the prison authorities, in
Guiding Col. Joseph F. Scott. supern-
tendent Of state prisons, and DR., John
W. Russell, superintendent at Mattea-
! wan.
! DIR. James V. May. chairman Of the
connected with Clark's insin2ations-
Learned Of ''Conspiracy.'
/ Clark declared that IN January in
formation came to him that the So
! called prison ring" was made UP OF Su
pvrir.ssn1er. Scott and his Immediate
underlings." was engaged in a conspir-
( acy TO involve the governor so that
! they might be retained in their pro-
Z IN, - o3rinrS "
! He declined to divulge from whom
he had received his Information, but
requested that Thaw himself be ques-
/ toned.
Accordingly, the committee will hold
a hearing at Matteawan. probably on
, Thurs day, to place Tnaw upon the
| witness stand.
t He Will be questioned regarding al
! legations that the governors name
; was used withou, authority, and also
concerning charge made by Clark
! that Dr. Russell received $4,000 to
| bring about Thaw's release, $1,000 of
which Clark says DR.. Russell returned.
| The committee also plans to examine
Thaw's bank accounts a this time.
ce!ene! Scott Back. Russell.
AT Mondays hearing Colonel Scott
aOQSO his ~ mat Va ~
May regarding Dr. Russell's assertions
that Clark told Russell 1T would be
pleasing to Governor Suffer- ii Thaw
We're released.
DR.. Russell also described his deal
ings with John y. Anhut, who, he said,
I offered him the $4,000 bride.
The committee decided to summon
| Alfred Henry Lewis, a magazine writ
gustus Roeder, who had been investi-
eating reports that Clark had used the
governors name without authorization.
and H a. Hoffman. a Poughkee Dsie
detective. said to be in Thaw's en-
! rloy.
/ Clifford L. Beare. who said he APP
peared as Anhut's attorney, announced
that Anhut would appear Wednesday
and formally deny that he had at
tempted 10 bride DR.. Russell.
| Clark declared that when he learned
Of the conspiracy" he Immediately in
formed Governor sulzer he was in
, great danger
/ Governor Sulzer told me to go ahead
/ and investigate" Clark continued,
During my investigation learned
that in the early part of December
/. DR.. Russell sent for Harry Thaw and
| asked him if he would like to get out.
F.! Thaw naturally said ne would like 1t
first rate.
Says Russell Went to Thaw.
DIR. Russell then said:
you've been making mistakes in
the way you have proceeded. Now l
will suggest a lawyer for you and III
guarantee You'll be out Of this place
in a very short time
"Thaw, acting on the advice Of DR..
J Russell. handed an agent Of DR.. Rus
sell $4,000.
"Dr. Russell was TO release Thaw
| during the latter part OF December. out
! getting $4,000 seemed to be SO easy
he decided TO make another touch; but
a further amount was not 1orthcom :
Ing and Thai was not liberated DR..
Russell told Thaw that he could not be
! released for at least six Tor eight
months and handed back SLIGO OF the
$4,000 they had originally received
Clark testified that when it had been
! learned he was about to make report
! to the committee Augustus Roeder'
who he said, had been publicity agent
for the prison ring for flfteen or
t eighteen years was sent for, and tnas
the story OF Clark naQ toIa LIS. wa
and Russell that Governor sulzeC
wanted Thaw released was con
| cocted.'
Says Anhut offered Bride.
DIR. Russell was recalled and said
".Iohn Nicholson Anhut" was the man
who offered him $4,000 bride to re-
lease Thaw. He told of having met
Anhut in 1912. when procePinss were
pending for Thaw's release.
I, was ON Nov. 90 last, he said, when
Anh,,t offered the bride. Anhut had
called him by telephone and asked &c
meet him in New York. They were to-
.,etner the next day.
"Anhut told me- continued the wit.
ness, that he had $4,000. and | could
have any part of it If secured Ihaw
lease. He told me that Mr.. ;Sulzer' the
governor ELECT, would like to nave Mr.
Thaw released. got the impression
from Anhut that he would keep $4,000
and I would get 100000"
MODERN FARM HOME BURNED.