Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-18

| is recorded by punched c1ru III Tue
asylum office. Every opening q The
gate through which he dashel rings
q bell in the office and card is
punched simultaneously.
! According to the asylum attend
ants, Thaw showed no nervousness
before his escape. He rose at the usu-
| al hour, a. m, and had breakfast
at $3.50 o'clock Then, with ID other
patients, he went into the North
court for exercise before the Sunday
| chapel service.
After the escape it was remarked
that Thaw, while exercising, Kept
near the gate whence he was subse-
uuently to dash, but all of the at
tendants questioned immediately at
ter the escape said he made no ct
fort to communicate with any one
outside unless by means of whistles,
which the guards did not notice. The
fence around the court yard Is eight
cen feet high.
The men who furnish milk TO the IN
stitution usually arrive on sunday
morning shortly before s o'clock.
This morning the first one signaled
at 745 that he wished to drive through
the gate near which Thaw was exer-
cising, There are three gates to the
COURTYARD but there is only one Key
for all three. This was in the pos
session of Barnum.
Guard George Barnum was on duty
| in the ward with Mulhall. but had NJ
| duty to perform in connection with
the key. He was some distance away
from the gate when Mulhall opened II.
All Over In n Flash.
It was all over in a fash. AS Null
| hall inserted the key, Thaw sprang
toward him. Then as the gate swung
open Thaw got by him and dashed
| past to freedom.
Another second and Thaw was
through the gate. Still another ana
he was in small motor car, whose
engine was running
In the small car waiting for ThaW
were two men besides the chauffeur
"Get in quick, Harry" one of these
shouted as the prisoner dashed up.
The man stood with arms outstretched
and in his eagerness slightly delayed
EThaw as he tried to get in, The delay
was not material, however.
Thaw was hatless and wore gray
suit. The milkman who was driving
through the gate as T'haw dashed out
Jumped from his seat and attempted
to intercept the prisoner. He was too
late Thaw was In the seat with the
chauffeur and was away.
So far as could be learned the car
at the gate had been waiting for
| half an hour for Thaw. The motor
| was kept running and the driver ap-
| peared to be making repairs, thus
| arousing no suspicion.
The chauffeur re-entered his car as
the milkman drove up. He WAS ready
for Thaw and Thaw was ready for
him, as subsequent events proved.
Thaw in the car was away in break
neck speed. 1t threw clouds of dust
over pedestrians on their way to
church, but these only expressed their
opinion of the driver in a way suit
able for Sunday and walked on. all
unknowing of the burden carried.
Then came another move showing
the precision of the plans made for
the young Pittsburger. While the
drama was being enacted at the
asylum gate. the big limousine had
been standing at Lowry's corner,
little more than a quarter mile from
the gate.
Police Say Chauffeur Was Racer.
This machine, like the first, con-
talned two men beside the chauffeur.
The latter is known to the police,
they say. as Thomas Flood They
believe that he is a driver of racing
automobiles, because of the manner
in which he handled the big machine
in its final dash.
AS the smaller car bore down on
Lowrys corner, the Packard began
to move in the same direction. 1t
was still moving as the machine
| carrying Thaw came abreast. In a
flash Thaw leaped from one machine
and into the other. The Packard. a
limousine, was off, only cloud of
dust marking its route.
The smaller machine followed, but
was soon outdistanced by the
limousine.
In the meantime the alarm was
spread at the asylum, but much time
had been lost. Barnum cried out as
Thaw threw him to one side, and
| Mulhall and the patients, the latter
was guarding, rushed to the gate.
The gate was hurriedly closed to pre-
vent any more escapes and then Null
hall communicated with DR.. Kieb in
the administration building, almost a
quarter mile away from the North
court. The guard ran several hun
dred feet to get to telephone, but
his haste could not make up for the
time that Thaw had gained.
DIR. Kieb Immediately ordered out
the ASYLUM automobile and guards III
this were dispatched in pursuit OF
Thaw Then the superintendent tele-
phoned to the police at Danbury,
Conn, asking them to detain Thaw
| II possible at the state line. AS soon
as possible motor cars were sum-
moned from all the Matteawan gar
ages and several motor cyclists were
pressed into service. Some of the
machines sent out were capable NJ
making seventy miles an hour. To
spur on the hunt DIR. Kieb offered a
reward of $500 to the attendant or
volunteer who might be able to catch
Thaw within the State. The usual
reward is only $50,
No Trace at Danbury.
The hope that the Danbury police
could render help was soon blasted.
As the best roads lead to Danbury
it was thought that the fleeing auto
mobile might be driven there. but
the police reported that they had
been unable to secure any trace of 1t.
1t is believed the fugitives. figuring
out the theory on which the asylum
\ authorities would act. left the Dan
bury road. The last New York viii
lage to report the passage of the
Thaw machine was Stormville. The
limousine had covered the distance
to this place. fourteen miles, in nine
minutes. The smaller car was still
trailing. being then mile and a hall
behind
The pp-suers lost time at Stormvills