Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-19

here yesterday afternoon. when Jus
tice Joseph Morschauser issued war
rant for the arrest Of Thaw charging
him with conspiracy with Keeper
Howard Barnum and flve other men ir
making his escape from Matteawan.
Similar warrants were also issued
for Richard ]. Butler, Roger Thompson
Michaa O'Ksefc. Eugene Duffy and
Thomas Flood, Thaw's alleged accom-
pqices. Keeper Barnum. the guard, who
opened the hospital gate when Thaw
escaped. has been held without bail fol
examination Thursday.
Justice Morschaaser issued the war
rants for Thaw and his live alleged ac-
completes after taking the evidence OF
several witnesses yesterday afternoon
District Attorney Conger claims con-
spiracy 10 an extraditable charge. and
that Thaw can be brought back q
Duchess county. no matter to what
state he ned.
Wo.d had been received from Pitts
burgh that Thaw will be arrested on
sight II he reac.s,x that city. Mrs,
Thaw has telephoued DR.. Brit:on D.
Evans. medical director OF the New
Jersey state hospital for the insane a,
Morris Plains. asking him to accom-
pany her to Cress< a.
MRS. Thaw sxpscts DR.. Evans 20 be
on hand as medicolegal expert to di-
rect tho defense IN case Harry Thaw II
arrested at his hcre. II Is the hope
of his mother that he may be at least
given An opportunity In . friendly
community to pass . court tes. to show
he u no Longer insane.
Cen eall erosm canada.
His mother said To-Day that she knew
HAIRY would never sntef the 1urt,dic.
ton Of tho-stats ofsNew York again
II would be possible for Thaw 20 take
e train for Quebec At some point n
Connecticut or Massachusetts, yester.
day evening for the purpose Of board
1ng . ship for Europe at that port
II his transportation had been pur-
chased In advance the Canadian au.
thorttdes would have no power to lay
hands on him. ~ was shown In the
case Of Jack johnson, who escaped BY
way Of Canada while q fugitive from
Illinois Justice.
E1gurattvely ~ well as literally
Thaw loft behind him only a cloud OF
Dutchess county dust. Rumors Of his
passage. descriptions Of black auto
mobiles and tales Of yacht boardings N
Long Island sound speckled the days
news.
While there was nothing to support
tho theory that Thaw had taken to the
seas this seemed to those who have
followed tho case to be the 'ikeliest
course. Aboard ship in the south Thaw
could bide his time in comparative
safety and make his way to Philadel-
phia via Delaware bay and the Della
ware river.
Search for conspirators.
Second only to the search for Thaw
10 that for Richard J. Butler, Roger
Thompson, Michael OKeefe, Eugene
Duffy and Thomas Flood, the quintet
whose muscle. nerve and skill with au-
outside the asylum walls. These five
brains Of the plot-whether Thaw him
to be developed later.
Tho description Of Butler tallies
closely with that Of an ex-assembly-
man Of the same name from New
York City. VIM. Gordon. proprietor of
the little hotel at Fishkili Landing.
where the lve made their headquarters
for two days prior 20 Thaw's escape.
identified tonisht = photograph Of the
a. one of his late
guests. Mrs. Butler sGid last night that
her husband was absent from home
frim Friday afternoon until Sunday
night last. She did not know where
he had gone.
81 = ~ :. +
A<tendan& osniss Name.
Mattsawan, n. r, Aug. 1S.-Attack-
Ing the asylum authoeities for their
laxness Of administration and main