Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-18
Dashes Through Open Gate at Insane Hospital ana IS
 Whisked Away In Automobile
TWO BIG CARS WAITING OUTSIDE THE GATE
Rushed ard Connecticut Line at Perous Speed-Charged With No Crime He Cannot Be Arrested For Extradlton In Any Other State-Cannot Be Held Unless He Is Ad- judged Insane In State Where He Is Apprehended

Matteawan. N. Y, Aug. 17-Harry K Thaw, the slayer of Stanford White escaped from the hospital for the criminal insane here at 7:45 o'clock this morning A dart for liberty through an open gate, a dash into the open door of a powerful automobile that stood on the curbing outside and a flight like rocket for the Connec-' ticut state line, thirty miles away, ae- complished his escape. Tonight he was still at large and the hospital au-s thorities felt certain he was outside the state. Once beyond its boundaries Thaw is free. Only months, perhaps wears. of litigation can bring him back to Matteawan and then only In one event-that he be adjudged insane Tn the state to which he has fled
 Believed to be Aboard Yacht,
 Five confederates manned the car in which Thaw escaped and. a big black limousine which trailed it past the asylum gate. The police have their descriptions and the names under which they registered at local hotel Friday night and are seeking them.
 The hospital authorities belive Thaw has fled to the shores of Long Island Sound and boarded yacht waiting with steam up, to rush him to Europe
 Reward of $500 Offered.
 A reward of $500 for Thaw's appre- hension has been offered by Dr. R. F. c. Kieb. superintendent of the asylum Howard H. Barnum, the attendant at the gate past whom Thaw flashed in his break for freedom is under arrest and other arrests are expected to fol- low in the rigid investigation begun by Dr. Kieb.
 The shades were drawn in the dormitcries and the inmates were get ting their second sleep when Thaw left his room this morning. He was fully dressed. The milkman's cart was rumbling on the road outside as he walked through the storeroom and into the outer court yard of the asylum grounds
 Was Regarded as "Trusty."
 Barnum, sole attendant at the gate, was pacing back and forth when Thaw closed the storeroOm door behind him.. and apparently did not grasp the sig nificance of Thaw's early rising.
 Long years of residence at the asy- lum and repeated declarations by Thaw that he would never attempt to obtain his freedom except by legal means had established the madmans status as "trusty.' There was little out of the ordinary in his appearance even at so early an hour, in the court yard and if Barnum saw him-as to this no one save the hospital authori- ties could say today and they refused to talk-he raised no question.
 Thaw Dashes Out of Gate.
 A six cylinder touring car black, and sixty horsepower followed by a lim- cuisine, also black, loafed lazily along the road as the milkman drew neal the gate. Thaw, standing a few feel away. apparently unconcerned, waited till Barnum unlocked the gate swung it wide to let the milkman enter At the same moment the frs of the two ars drew uI on the further side of the road oppo- site the gate and the touring car stood still, its engine throbbing.
 As Barnum stepped aside for the millSman to drive into the grounds ht heard the gravel crunch beneath Thaw's feet and, looking up, saw the prisoner flash past him straight for the waiting car. With a shout Barnun started in pusuit but flying leaI landed Thaw safe within the car The great wheels were slowly turning be. fore the keeper had fairly reached tn, roadway. They were throwing up Z cloud of dust before he had gone 2! feet.
 At Rate Of 70 Miles an Hour.
 Down the roac the cars sped in whirlng cloud of dust that spread owe their trail like a mantle and blotte, them from sight For moment Bar rUm shaded his eyes with his hand ant watched them; then with the frs great blot on his career of twent years fss keeper. he dashed madly int the grounds and locked the gate.
 Thaw's e-escaped'', he shouted bursting into Dr. Kieb's presence. An in moment the hunt was on.
 The great black car flashed like thunderbolt through Stormville, te
 
 road to the Connecticut line. Earl risers in the little hamlet saw thre men-and Thaw, crouching low to es cape the sweep of their rush throug the air. They were going sevent miles an hour. They were ten minute out of Matteawan.
 Stormville marveled at their spec and watched them melt away in tn dust of the state road. The limousin Tad been left behind. At the spec which the black car travelled throug Stormville it should have reached tn state line within half an hour
 A Hopeless Chase.
 Barnum's breathless declaration z the asylum brought Dr. Kieb to h feet like a pistol shot. Within a mo ment he was standing at the telephon and as Barnum poured his story int his ears repeoted it over the wire { police headquarters. Matteawan be came the center or a widening riDDl of telegraph and telephone affairs g pr. Kieb planned pursuit
 He might as well have tried to chas a twelve inch shell. The ten n1inut start, the high power of the car i which Thaw made his flight the near ness of the Connecticut state line, tc ward which Thaw was heading, an the inferior power of the pursuing cal made the chase hopeless. Five mir utes' ride away he met William F1ann gan, a liveryman.
 Liveryman Recgnized Thaw.
 T saw him. Flannigan shouted "E was near F'ishkiIl Village, and goir sixty miles an hour. saw him con ing and just had time to crowd IT horses close over to one side of tr road. He'd have hit me sure Just l. him keep on; hell break his neck
 Flznnigan recognized Thaw. he sal sitting on the rear seat of the blac car. The Limousine was trailing II 5ig car, Flannigan said. Dr. Kieb, r,