The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-18
HARRY THAW ESCAPES FROM
MATTEAWAN AND IS SAFE
BEYOND LIMITS OF STATE
Doubtful Whether He Can Be Exraded as He Was Acquitted
Of Crime and No Charge Against Him Exists. Efforts,
However, Will Be Made 10 Obtain His Return. His Get
Away Is Sensational.

New York, Aug lS.-Mrs. Harry
Copley Thaw, mother of Harry Thaw.
who escaped from Matteawan asylum
Yesterday, received at noon today
letter from her son that he planned To
take rest before going 10 the Thaw
country place, Elmhurst, ut Cresson.
Pennsylvania.
The letter was post marked New
York ana dated Aug. L. IL y. IN. sta
uon 'Q. inside on a long slip "l
paper was Thaw's communication,
written in pencil. 1t follows:
All is well. VIII take a rest be-
fore | go to t.lmhurst, as | might be
asked for an interview and do not
wish 10 refuse, yet do not care 10
make any statements. Hope NJ. and &.
tNlr. aud Mrs. George Lauder tarne-
gicl arrive safe and that you viii go
home together.
Have sent short not" I" the Jour
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Escapes IN AUTOMOBILE
New York August lS.--iarry Is
Mattcawan early Sunday morning ana
has not yet been found. He has en-
joNcd two days of freedom and he
probably never again viii be confined
within the jurisdiction of the New
iorl, authorities, who had him IN the
states asl lum fer the criminal insane
for the killing Of Stanford White III
ha nj nf
1905.
Thaw's we'll planned escape from
Matteawan during the milkman's Visit
early Sunday morning is believed 10
have placed him outside the state
where he Is a free man unless the
authorities in the place To which he
has fed deem him a. madman in their
midst.
Lawyers were unanimous today IN
The opinion that there is positively no
hope for his extradition if he is found
In any other state. Up to an early
hour today there was no definite infor-
nation as to Thaw's movements after
the automobile i'm which he escaped
was seen at Stormvile. thirteen miles
east of Matteawan. The belief that
Thaw is altogether safe from eNtradi-
ton is backed officially in many quar-
ters. District Attorney Whitman. III
answer to an inquiry. telegraphed
from Breton Woods, y. H.:
"Thaw was acquitted and there is no
indictment pending against him IN
New York He cannot he eXtraditcd.
1t is u coincidence that the New
York State Bar association is now
contending for "A modification of the
law in such cases as Thaws The
statutory verdict in the case of q per
son who committed murder and who is
proved to he insane at the time is mot
guilty by reason of insanity" accord