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The Washington times., 1913-08-17
Important Events In Life Of Thaw

Born 1871, of William Thaw, of Pittsburgh
Forced out OF Harvard 1891 playing high stakes at
From 1901 until 1901, Europe.
Met Evelyn Nesbit i'm 1901 when she a chorus girl.
Married Evelyn Ncsb 1905 against his mothers Wishes
father had died. practically dsnheritng him. but his
him fortune which brought income OF 100000
Started campaign against Stanford White in 1905 spending
sands of dollars for detectives.
Killed Stanford White Roof Garden
fried for murder February until APRIL 1907 the jury
cost of counsel estimated at 100000.
Tried again Or murder January 1905 the aequng
the insanity. Estimated COUNSEL S0O00
Committed Hospital Criminal February
l. 1905 by Justice DOwing
COmment confirmed by Justice Morchauser in POughkeeps
October 1905. Estaed cost of that proceeding, S6000
Commitment confirmed Justice Mills In August 1905
mated Of proceedings, $4,000
expenses commitment uxures while
TOmb etc, estimated S15000
Money alleged have been paid Clifford w. Hartfdge counsel for
Thaw, "to keep persons quiet" $125,OOO.
Expenses the proceedings estimated s159OeO
Maintenance Evelyn Nesbt estimated the time of the 1908
insanity proceedings, $4,000.
Hiring detectives. $4,000.
APRIL 1872 including employment of aient
maintaining Evelyn Neb for
years, estimated, 100000.
Grand total by Thaw mother for him since he killed WHITE
approximately Sl,OOO,000.
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her temporary spleen, carried her down
to the office of Abe Hummel. and there
was prepared the famous affidavit
which Evelyn since has declared she
signed through a trick. White told
such stories that the girl, bitter now
against Thaw, refused to see him on
his return. He persisted. At first she
would have nothing to do with him.
Finally he convinced her the stories
We're false. and she came back to him.
Again they went to Europe. On their
return in October. 1904, they went to the
Cumberland. A great scandal followed.
The hotel management demanded that
the young man register as Harry Thaw
and wife. Thaw refused.
Then che management forced both
Evelyn and Harry Thaw to leave the
hotel. The girl, pursued by newspaper
that big hotel was conveniently full
Then they went uptown to a house on
Ninety-eighth street. Two weeks later
they appeared in Philadelphia together
at the Hotel walton. Then came Off
C!al denials of an contemplated mar
rage. but on April 90 1895. a ceremony
was performed at the Thaw home in
Pittsburgh.
Mrs. William Thaw promptly took
the young wife under her protection.
There. were teachers and social en-
gaEcmentS and every indication point
ed to an end cf the storms.
But the trouble was really yet to
come. 1t was brought about by the
trips of the young people to New
\ ork. The bitter jealousy of Thaw for
Stanford White would not down, and
although there was never any real
cause for that jealousy after the mar
riage. II grew with increasing
strength as time went by.
There Is That Brute"
At last. on the evening of June 25.
1906, Thdw. with Evelyn, his wife.
took dinner at Martins. stanford
White was in the place with his son
and friend. Evelyn wrote on a piece
of paper: "There is that brute" and
showed the paper to her husband.
That note seemed to temporarily un-
hinge abe mind Of Harry Thaw He
became enraged, but did nothing in
the restaurant.
Later the wife and husband with
their friend. went to the roof Of Madi-
son Square Garden to see the opening
performance Of a summer show
There on the roof of the Garden,
which were associated in the minds
OF the husband and wife with terrible
memories, sat Stanford White the one
man in the world whom they both
hated. The explosion soon followed.
Thaw walked over to White, put a
ristol almost against his face and shot
him dead.
"!Ie ruined my wife" was the only
explanation the Young man gave when
they seized him after the tragedy.
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burglar said to me one day, speaking
in all seriousness contemptuously of a
fellow convict.
Well. you are in for burglary your
self are You mott" | suggested mildly.
"Sure | am" he assented. but not
for pocket picking. l am = second
story man. | am
There IL was in a nutshell In our
walled city all were COnviCts. but not
tn. same kind of COnViCtS. The house
breaker held the pickpOCket in con-
tempt. and was in turn looked down
unOn by the fOrger. and so on up the
scale of thu social ladder. And when
or. came to know tie different class
IS better one discovered that there
VAS a good reason for this: that the
L entail gap between high class"
criminal such as 4 safe blower and a
that between a Stewart or 4 Wana-
naked AMI corner ErOCeryman.
Force Not Used.
Blows are seldom necessary and are
seldom given: but the effect upon tn.
criminal is precisely the same as that
OF pommeIing in the outside world
He would hesitate to attack second
time the man who has mastered him
once outside; and he will have the same
hesitation about again attacking his
keepers in the city.
IL must not he understood that blows
are never struck in the Walled city.
Blows must be struck some times even
in the best organized communities
much as We may dcplOre the fact but
juse as rtley are the exception in the
outside world. so they are in asylums
The occasion arises from time to time
however. when desperate fights are alb
solutely unavoidable. For although ii Is
a criminal act to strike an insane man
i'm a hospital no man is supposed to al
low himself to be killed without Offering
every resistance in his power 1t is
these occasional cases that have led
to the popular belief in the constant
al buses of inmates in hospitals
II should be understood that punish
ment. as such. is not Countenanced or
allowed in anv asylum. The man who
is So insane that he must be confined
in an asylum is not responsible for his
acts and should not be punished for
his misdeeds. His restraint is not
forced upon him as a put Bhment, but
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
By EDWARD HUNTINGTON WILL
IAMS, M. D.

Occasionally some outsider penetrates
the secret chambers of some Interesting
hut obscure community. gIanc's be-
tween the covers of the closed book OF
a Shaker colony. Mormon settlement,
a Trarpist retreat. and finds new
worldful Of interest because of 'ts
novelty. But there are other interest
irg communities scattered all over the
world whose dongs are quite as inter
esting and vastly more thrilling than
those OF prosaic Shaker or Trappist
Every country and every State has
such settlements communities of the
gre latest Importance to the Common
wealth-Of which many people have
neN er heard and into whose secret
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for the good of the general community.
And the cases of occasional pommel-
nhGs that occur in asrlums are usually
those where the attendant is obliged to
act In self-defense.
Would Need More Walls.
If the much vaunted honor among
thieves really existed to any such ex-
tent as is generally believed, if there
was such criminals code of honor as
sensatiOnalists would have us believe,
the Walled City would have to strength
en- its walls and double its guards. But
it is the very lack of honor among the
citizens. the treaChery to each other,
that assists in keeping them under con-
troll.
y certain long term convict known as
Jimmy Ryan one day stepped outside
the gates with his keeper. as he had
done hudred times before. and dis
appeared as completely as if he had
been spirited away. To this day he has
never been apprchended. and il is only
within short time that the way he
made his escape has become known.
Ryan had been in the city about two
wears at the time of his escape. and
was considered too stupid a patient
to attempt such a thing. As a matter
Of fact. most of his seeming stupidity
was assumed-assumed for the very
purpose Of carrying out his deep laid
plan. He had come into the institution
from prison, where he had become NOR
bidly melancholy. While he was still
however. he conceived the
idea of pretending TO remain insane.
hoping that when he had become a
seemingly hopeless case. and well
behaved patient. an opportunity would
be given him to escape.
Very Unusual.
Ryan's action in this matter was very
unusual. 1t is a common thing for men
to feicn insanity to get into the city.
and also for them to attemp: to ap-
pear sane in order TO get out when
their terms OF sentence expire. 1t is
seldom, however that man Who has
actually been insane is keen enough
to play the bame of still seeming stu
pidI yinsane for some two years with
out detection. But Ryan was a re-
narkable man in many ways.
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Because of the reports circulated at the time of the
RuSseAnhut Thaw scandal that plot had been on foot
for the escape of Thaw, DR.. Kieb who was appointed
superintendent of the asylum June g. as the successor of
DR.. John w. RUSSELL took every precauon to prevent
just what happened today. .....,
There had been several reports that Thaw had at
tempted to escape BEFORE but emphatic denas had been
made.
The State has standing offer of $50 reward for the
return of an escaped inmate.
The names of Thaw's five companions were learned
from the Holland House register. They are:
Michael OKeefe, more than six foot tall and evidently
a strong arm man.
Richard 6. Beegle.
Eugene Duffey.
Roger Thompson.
Thomas Flood, chauffeur.
1t is probable that these are all assumed names 1t
said in the village that Thaw might have headed for
Danbury the nearest point to Matteawan on the Con-
neccut State line, thirty-ive miles away.
The present superintendent of Matteawan State Hos
pal for the Criminal Insane is DR.. Raymond Francis
Charles Kieb who appointed June this year, by
John Riley, superintendent of State PRISONS to succeed
Dr. John W. RUSSELL who resigned under fire.
DR.. Kieb first assistant physician at the Dame
mora State Hospital when he offered his present posi-
tion He was graduated from Cornell University in 1904
Following Dr. RuSselS resignation DR.. Roy L. Leak was
appointed acting superintendent which position he filled
until DR.. Kieb was appointed.
Following DR.. Russeps resignation Governor Sulzer
said 81 am very sorry he resigned wanted him thrown
OUT
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Two Arrests Made
Under Excise Law

The police of the Seventh precinct,
Georgetown. this afternoon arrested
George Hilton. white, tifty-three years
old. who told the police that he was a
Capper for a well known attorney of
the District bar charged with con-
Quoting an unlicensed bar. He was ar
rested a tthe old Hotel LeOnyitz, 32TO
NJ street northwest. Captain Schneid-
er. of the precinct. assisted by Pre-
cinct Detective J. G.. Walsh. made the
arrest.
Sergeant Grove and Private Kennedy
arrested Anthony 5. Hayes, thirty-nine
years old. a colOred barber. in his shop,
3Sl9 NJ street northwes, on the same
charge.
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New York Police Will
Throw Out Dragnet

NEW YORK. Aug 17.-Second Po-
lice Commissioner Dougherty, when
told of Thaw's escape. said he would
instruct every detective in New York
city to be on the lookout for Thaw
and probably would circulariZe the
whole department unless, in the mean
time Thaw was captured.
The commissioner declared the es-
cape of Thaw was the same as the
escape of any prisoner from Sing Sing.
He said the police of this city would
assist the State authorities and the
prison board as far as their ability
went
Questioned whether Thaw could be
brought back from any other State,
he said he. doubted it without papers
being obtained
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Navy Yard Band Will
Entertain Children

Navy Yard Day at Camp Good VIII
tomorrow will be one Of special pleasure
for the crowd Of children now being
given an outing there. as the Navy Yard
Band will give an all-afternoOn concert
and Miss Clara Goodyear will give a
number of piano selections. | nadditiOn
there will he a series of dances given
by the class OF Miss Mandolin Smith
son. The committee is composed of
Daniel Jones. chairman. and Messrs.
DrisCO. Hibard. Meyer. and Leaurin.
This will he the sixth Monday the
Navy Yard has had charge Of the camp.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
Girl Loses Memory
And Puzzles Police

BALTIMORE, Nd, ATS. T.-Sufferins
apparently from loss OF memory.
prepossessing young girl Of apparent
refinement, who SAID her NAM was
Mary Harris. AMI claims she was sent
penniless from Philadelphia to n coIortd
family in this city. is proving a puzzle
TO the police
OF her antecedSnts or former places
OF abode she remembers lttle, and qCes-
tiOns that might possibly Iced to her
identification are met hy the girl with
4 negative shake OF the head and q
murmured,- u don't remembar."
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chambers few. indeed have even
penetrated outside a small official
family; closely guarded. heavily walled
institutions where the criminal mental
derelict finds Il resting place. frequent
~ haven. | refer TO those institutions
Tor the care Of the criminal insane-
great walled cities as strongly built ali i
as carefully guarded as medieval strOrE-
holds. and frequently with quite as
l. any inhabitants within the walls
The very name Of these institutions
81 ggests creepy possibilities. To most
persons the word asylum suggests
only visions of padded cells and strait
jackets; Yet neither of these things is
no" found in most criminal asylums.
but there ar" many things to he seen
ABOUT such institutions quite as inter-
"StlnG and far less rcpulsivc Within
the tightly closed walls Of these great
establishments lille goes on. with its
loves and hates, desires and cxpecta-
onS' hopes and ambitions, almost the
same as In tn" great world outside.
Almost. but with "A difference
Pen pictures OF the insane in the diff
lereht phases Of their insanity give
only vaEu" impressions Of the actual
lie as il goes on within the city
closer inspection and more intimate
association are necessary # we are to
become acquainted with the innermost
workings of the community.
one ori"ntated into the mysteries OF
IN" criminal asNlums would soon dis
cover that although there is no distinc-
ton of classes as far as the asylum
authorities are concerned, yet such dis
tinctiOns do exist in the wards Patients
OF all classes minGlc in the great sitting
rooms of the building. from nifty to a
hundred Of them in each Of the we'll
lighted halls. All eat the same kind OF
food. sleep on the sam" kind Of beds.
All Of them are criminals and prisoners.
Yet there are ''aristOcrats'' and com
mon herd here. just as there are out
side.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued First
learned that the two cars with five occupants had ap-
peared in the town here Friday and that on Friday and
Saturday the in them had been about the village and
had also been accommodating around the hospital to get the
lay of the land.
One of the cars was six cylinder Packard the other
in which the prisoner got away the Limousine referred
to above No in the village paid any attention these
cars there nothing about them about the occupants
to excite attention.
Consequently when about o'clock this morning they
left the Holland House here, they elected no more COM
ment than as if they had contained touring parties off for
days Journey Apparently they proceeded at to the
hospital grounds and while the limousine drew up before
TIE gate the other car waited down the road.
ESCAPE WAS NEATLY PLANNED.
That the whole escape planned with the incest
precision there can be doubt The arrest of Banum i'm
medately after Thaw had fled through the gate proves
hat the authorities do believe s instant that Thaw
could have escaped without the connvance of some one
within the grounds
What Barnum had to offer was not made
public and the superintendent declined to comment on the
arrest.
AS to the escape he spoke freely.
"The hospital is not able to offer any reward" he
said "but am offering $500 of my own money for the
return of Thaw, and willing say right that if
once can get him, will that he does not get away
again
'How he could have escaped without help is more
than see, and far can learn he took his time
and did not even have to run through the gate get into
the machine Immediately after the escape sent broad
cast to the police of all the towns and cities within hun
dred miles the following warning:
Escaped in sixCyinder car black Packard Time
of escape 7:25 Description elegraphed to every steam
ho&t landing and railroad STATING: Thaw forty years DID,
feet II nches brown hair and eyes, dark complexion
weight i66 pounds"
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Ares On Good Terms.

Your fOrger Of a $JOOOO check or the
professional safeblower and bank ro,-
Der may be on the best OF terms with
the common sneak thief seated near
him, may even COndesCend to play cards
with him and chew his tobacco. But as
for considering him an equal. That is
quite another matter, why. that fell
DIV is nothing but a sneak thief"
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GOING TO CONNECTICUT, is BELIEF.

Asked where he imagined Thaw was heading the
superintendent replied that he thought Connecticut his
objective point For his capture he must depend upon the
police and while the attorney general of the State will do
all ne in the matter if the prisoner gets over the bor-
der, it is question: whether Thaw, though adjudged in
sane in New York. will be called insane in some other State
The of John Armstrong Chaloner is almost SIM
liar. He escaped from Bloomngdale and fled to Virginia.
where he adjudged sane, and all efforts to return him
to this State have consistently failed Probably Thaw took
his lesson from this case
ahnsH.A Continued Columns)
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Old Age.

Old age as it comes in the orderly
process of nature is a beautiful and
majestic thing. 1t stands for expe.
rience, knowledge, wisdom, counsel,
That is old, age as it should be, but
old age as it often is,means poor di.
gestion, torpid bowels, sluggish liv.
er and a general feeling of i'll health,
dependency and misery. This ir
almost every instance is wholly un'
necessary. One of Chamberlain
Tablets taken Immediately after sup
per will improve the digestion, tone
up the liver and regulate the bowels
That feeling of dependency will give
way to one of hope good cheer. For
sale by all dealers. adv.
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No Need to Stop Work.

When the doctor orders you to
stop work it staggers you. | can't,
you say. You know you are weak,
run down and failing in health day
by day, but you must work as long
as you can stand. What you need is
Electric Bitters to give tone, strength
and vigor to your system, to prevent
break down and build you up. Don't
be weak, sickly or ailing when Elec-
trio Bitters will benefit you from the
first dose. Thousands bless them
fortheir glorious health andstrength.
Try them. Every bottle is guaran-
teed to satisfy. Only SOC at M L
Aliens. adv.
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LECTURE AT SCRANTON
Rev H II Lumpkin of Charleston
Pleases LARGE Audience.

Scranton, January 31:-Rev H H
Lumpkin of Charleston lectured to q
crowded house here last evening. He
chose as his subject, The Uncon.
scious Influence" and treated it we'll.
Mr. Lumpkin is deep thinker and
interesting speaker. After his ad.
dress, Miss Hook, one of the lady
teachers, rendered a vocal selection.
The speaker being a singer of rare
ability, also gave a few vocal selec-
tions which were thoroughly enjoyed.
Mr. Lumpkin came at the invita-
tion of the school principal. He was
the third lecturer that has been to
Scranton this school year, Senator
Smith and Congressman Ragsdale
being the others.
Scranton will soon be able to boast
of a $4,000 school building. The
material is now being put on the
ground. 1t will be welcomed, as the
attendance this year is near 10 per
cent above last and the present build
ing is very inadequate.
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YOUR KIDNEYS.
KInQsiree Residents Must Learn The
importance OF Keeping Them Well.

lMpUrtduCG vi hc6pluu HIGH W9ii'
Perfect health means that every
organ of the body is performing its
functions properly.
Perfect health cannot be enjoyed
If the kidneys are week and disor-
dered.
Thousands testify that Doan's Kid
ney Pills have a reviving action on
weak kidneys.
What this remedy has done in so
many cases of this kind is the best
proof of its merits.
Read the following. It's testimo-
ny gratefully given by a Florence
resident.
Mrs ] H Williamson, 104 E Front
St, Florence, S C, says: Il am pleas
ed to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
in return for the benefit they brought
me. For several months l suffered
from backaches, headaches and diz-
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great deal of annoyance. Doan's
Kidney Pills did me world of good.
| am now free from pain and am
enjoying good health"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. adv.
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Don't You Believe Il.

Some say that chronic constipation
cannot be cured. Don't you believe
it. Chamberlain's Tablets have cur
ed others-why not you? Give them
a trial. They cost only quarter.
For sale by all dealers. adv.
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A bill promises to pass the Legis-
lature of Washington which pro-
vides in the case of destitute moth
ers, for the payment by the State Of
a pension pf fifteen dollars a month
for the support of the first child
and five dollars notify for the sup
port of each additional child.
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The price of subscription for The
Record is 81 25 year; we allow 25
cents discount when a whole year is
paid in advance. If you are six
months or a year behind don't ex-
pect a receipt for whole year for
one dollar. This applies to all. If
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

Every child born in West Haven,
Conn.,, now is presented at birth
with bank book showing one dol
lar to his credit by Orange Bank at
West Haven. The directors of the
bank at meeting on January %
agreed on this policy.
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Undressed Lumber.

always have on hand lot of un-
dressed lumber (board and framing) at
my mill near Kingstree. for sale at the
lowest price for good material. See or
write me for further information, etc.
F. 81. HODGE.
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The man who sighs for childhood
days again would kick about getting
up in time to get off to school, Just
the same.
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Special Announcements.

FOR SALE.-ONE IRON SAFE,
cheap for cash. Can be seen at Pen
dleton's market. Rufus Cherry,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
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WANTED. Operatives FOR
new knitting mill. New machinery.
new houses, good pay, good town.
Wendell Knitting Mills Company,
Wendell, N. C. 7-31-3t
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Paint?

There are two good reasons for
rqintine often-enough or even too
o,ten. One, to look prosperous;
to, to be SO.
Nothing does one more credit or
gives cne more credit than paint,
supplemented Of course by what goes
with it; and paint costs nothing.
True, the first cost is IS or IS a
gallon put-on; but it saves more
tan that in the property; saves it
from slow going-down-not always
sow-it drops with a jump when
water gets in on wood and iron.
Dry wood and iron costs nothing.
kept dry by paint.
Better paint when it needs it.
Eaint never goes-down in the sense
O being more profitable next year.
DEToE.
E, I. Whitehead Company sells it.
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CLEE VAUGHAN, DEALERS
agent for the largest and best Tomb
stone Quarries in America. Quality
best. Prices lowest.