The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-18
HARRY THAW
ESCAPES FROM
MATTEAW
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out OF New York. forms striking
parallel TO that OF John Armstrong
Chaloner who was declared insane in
New York and escaped into Virginia
where he lives unmolested
The New York City police were noti-
ned OF Thaw's escape within half an
hour after IT occurred, and detectives
ana uniformed men were dispatched m
all ferries, stations. piers and other
public places with instructions TO watch
for the fugitive.
The official description sent here by
telephone was:
Height, five feet eleven and a quar-
yer inches weight, l66 pounds: brown
mar an" eyes and dark complexion"
deputy Police Commissioner DOUGH :
erty said that the escape of Thaw
would be regarded in the same lipbt
as would the escape OF a prisoner from
sing sing He said he doubted how
ever that Thaw could be brought back
II taken In another State
pr kieb believes that the plot 70
iree Thaw was engineered by his rela
tives. and that several guards and a.
PENDANTS were accessories. He ha.
evidence mat six men took active nhrt
~ the liberation proceedings. -Four
OF me men had been stopping MT me
r,oiiand House at Matteawan since
Irioay night. The nth, said TO ha
the chauffeur OF tho fast ,ourinr
that bore Thaw to Connect,cut "a.
on saturday. The sixth man drove -
Small car that carried Thaw AWAY fro,
the asylum gate. 'oii'
rim Mapped Out by HIS ConfcJcr
me escape had apparently ben
aieiuiiS planned. The four men be-
t 20 nave mapped out the cam
PaiSn had been here for two DAYS er
ranging Tor Its success The two
chauneurs We're the last TO arrive IT,
IS probable that the conspirators bod
peen working for some time with tha
guards and attendants who shared in
the plot. az
There is no doubt in my mind that
employees of this institution are in
VOWED In the plot" said DR.. Kieb ar
was executed with amazing rapidfty
and GOODNESS. Many circumstances
make me absolutely certain that Thaw-
received assistance from the inside as
we'll as the outside We shall he able
to convict the insiders Those on the
outside were undoubtedly Thaw's rela-
aives. Phe State will expose and prose-
cute them
The quiet OF the Sabbath morning
was we'll chosen for Thaw's attempt to
secure by force what he had failed to
get through appeals to the courts
liberty. His escape was ACCOMPLISHED
at 1:45 A. Nj. and at that hour the road
leading by the asylum is usually free
from automobiles. This morning
proved no exception. and the two au-
tomobiles used by Thaw had a clear
road.
The first machine that he used fol-
lowed the big touring car. apparently
TO block off pursuit or to pick up Thaw
In case the big car met with any acct
don't.
The exact time of Thaw's escape Is
recorded by punched card in the
asylum office. Every opening OF the
gate through which he dashed rings
bell In the Office, and a card is punch
ed simultaneously.
According to the asylum attendants
Thaw showed no norvousness before
his escape. He rose at the usual hour.
6 a. NJ, end had breakfast at $40
o'clock. Their, with sixteen other pa
tents, he went into the north court
for exercise before the Sunday chapel
service.
Keeps Close to Gate for His Dash.
After the escape. it was remarked
that Thaw, while exercising, kept near
the gate whence he was subsequently,
to dash. but all OF the attendants after
the escape. said he made no effort to
communicate with any one outside .un-
less by means OF whistles which the
guards did not notice. The fence around
the court yard is eighteen feet high.
The men who furnish milk to the