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


John w. Russell DIR. Russell was
dismissed as the result of an alleged
$4,000 bribery plot for the release
of Thaw.
John N. Anhut, a young lawyer. is
now serving prison sentence for his
participation in the bribery con-
spiracy.
Because of the conditions under
which he took office, DR.. Kieb had
taken extra precautions to prevent
just what happened yesterday He
has ordered a rigid investigation to
determine what attendants, If any.
were involved in the successful plot
to free Thaw.
Ever since Thaw was sent to Mat
teawan, more than five years ago, his
mother. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, of
Pittsburg, has spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars in attempts to
have him freed legally from restraint.
The aged mother arrived in New
York unexpectedly from her summer
home at Cresson, Pa, yesterday
and Joined her daughter, Mrs. George
Carnegie, who is stopping at the
Gotham Hotel.
Mrs. Thaw refused to see any one
when news of her sons escape first
reached the hotel, but Mrs. Carnegie
was apparently greatly surprised.
my mother and I had intended
going to the hospital tomorrow to see
Harry" she said I'VE knew nothing
of his intentions, nor have we any
idea where he is or what he intends
TO do. 1t is a great surprise to us
all"
Hammerstein sleuth Guards Evelyn.
AS soon as Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
heard of her husbands escape she
asked for protection. She declared
she believed her life in danger and
accordingly she was given police pro-
lection. She is also being guarded by
a private detective hired by Arthur
Hammerstein. This detective ac-
companied her to and from the Vic
toria Theatre, where she Is perform
ing in vaudeville.
william Travers Jerome, who. while
district attorney, sent Thaw to the
asylum and thereafter successfully
resisted all attempts of the young
man to gain freedom, was told late
yesterday of Thaw's escape. He said
that he would make no comment
then, except that he was afraid that
Thaw would attack him.
Legal experts are practically agresd
that Thaw is perfectly immune from
arrest as far as the murder of stan
ford White is concerned. Even If he
were arrested in another state on
some pretext it is not believed that
he could be extradited In case ne
keeps out of New York State, II will
form a striking parallel to that OF
John Armstrong Chanler, who was
declared insane in New York, but
escaped to Virginia, where he lives
unmolested He has changed the
name of Chanler to Chaloner.
The New York city police were notl-
fled of Thaw's escape within hair
an hour after it occurred and detec-
tives and uniformed men were dis
patched to all ferries, stations, piers
and other public places with instruc-
lions to watch for the fugitive.
Thaw's Official Description.
The official description sent here by
telephone was:
"Height, 5 feet liz inches; weight
1876 pounds; brown hair and eyes and
dark complexion"
Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty said that the escape of
Thaw would be regarded in the same
light as would the escape OF pris-
oner from Sing Sing. He said he
doubted however, that Thaw could
be brought back IL taken in another
State.
DR.. Kieb says that the plot to free
Thnw was engineered by his rela-
tives and that several guards and at
tendants were accessories. He has
evidence that six men took active part
in the liberation proceedings. -Four
of the men had been stopping at the
Holland House at Matteawan since
Friday night. The fifth, said to be
the chauffeur of the fast touring car
that hore ThaW IN Connecticut ar
rived on Saturday. The sixth man
drove the small car that carried Thaw
away from the asylum gate.
The escape had apparently been
carefully planned The four men be-
lieved to have mapped out the cam
paign had been here for two days ar
ranging for It's success. The two
chauffeurs were the last to arrive. 1t
ic probable that the conspirators had
been working for some time with the
guards and attendants who shared in
the plot
The quiet of the Sabbath morning
was well chosen for Thaw's attempt
to secure by force what ne had failed
to get through appeals to the courts
liberty. His escape was accom-
plished at 7:45 a. m. and at that hour
the road leading by the asylum is
usually free from automobiles. Yes
terday proved no exception and the
two automobiles used by Thaw had
a clear road.
The first machine that ne had used
followed the big touring car, appar
emily to block off pursuit or 70 pick
up Thaw in case the big car met win
any accident.
The exact time of Thaw's escape