Evening times-Republican., 1913-08-18
|h|. (. THIN ESCAPES,
B .[NR0UIE HONE
NOTORIOUS AsYLUM INMATE
Moveo noLDLY AFTER GET.
TlNo AWAY FROM <EEPERs.
PENS NOTE 70 MOTHER
FROM NEW YORK CITY


Home Near crsssen, Pa-Msthsr
oess % Msst Thas-Eseaps From
stat, Makes It Difficult 70 Extra.
dits Him. Il, ii i.
New York, Aus. 1A-Harry K Thaw.
fugitavs slayer Of Stanford White. has
had thirty-one hours Of liberty UP to
3 o'clock this afternoon. and the only
word from him since his Sensational
ESCAPE from Matteawan was . letter
to his mother by himself. Even this
did not disclose his Whereabouts but
said lacouically that all was we'll and
that Tnaw .after Q rest planned to 60
to the Thaw country place near Pitts
burgh.
Meanwhile. wherever he IL resting.
Thaw has proved an elusive 1usatiVe'
Rumors sprouted and hourished tnfu-.
out the day but al that - certain 10
that Thaw disappeared in cloud OF
dust early yesterday headed Tor the
Connecticut state iine s-
mower automobile. That he boarded
yacht in Long Island sound. probably
near South Norwalk, Conn.,. was the
favorite theories advanced. put con-
1irmation Of this was lacking.
II Thaw enters Pennsylvania. AZ his
letter forecasts, the state officials. ac-
cordins TO today's dispatches from
Harrisburg, will take steps to deta1n
= nj nT
York authorities.
New York. Aug. 1s-Mrs. Mary Cop
Icy. Thaw received about room today
letter 6tom her SON. Harry K. Thaw. who
eScapeA from AAttsawan asylum Tor
the cramiual insane early yesterday.
Thaw said he planned to "take .
rest, before going to the Thaw country
place, cElmhurst.'' at Creston. Pa.
me lettsr was postmarked New
YosA, Aug. II, u p. M. Station Q"
Inside on . long slip OF paper was
ThAW1 communication written Ia PEN
Oh 81 ran - follows:
N All we'll Shxtt take . rest before
vdlnG sto 1imhurst, - might b asked
for interviews and don't wish to refuse,
yet do not care to make any state
ments. Hope n. and c. (Mr. and Mrs
George Lauder Carnegie) arrived SAFE
and that you will 60 home together.
Have sent short note to the
Journal.
'.Signed.
III. K. T."
The fugitive had apparently intended
sending the foregoing as q night letter,
for 1t was 80 marked. He changed his
mind, however, and gave 1t to some one
to mail for him. Whoever did this
addressed 1t In ink in q scrawley, un-
lettered hand.
Mother 70 Meet Him.
In giving out the letter Mrs. Thaw
explained that 1t was her sons hand
writing and for that reason she knew
It had come from him. She added she
did not know where he was today and
lust when he would 60 to Cresson.
.Howeyer, I shall leave New York for
E1mhurst at 9:25 O'Clock tomorrow
morning" she added.
Then you think. your son regards
himself a. safe in Pennsylvania 2" she
was asked.
II am not mind reader" smiled
Mrs, Thaw, 'but approve Of whatever
he thinks best"
..The escape was complete surprise
to me and while 1 rather high handed
piece Of work must say It was ex-
ceedinG1y neat am, Of course. de-
lighted.
Might es Extraditsd.
That Thaw 10 beyond the borders Of
the state was regarded an certain.
with the Connecticut state limo but
thirty miles from the asylum walls
and Thaw and his conapirators travel
inx BY automobile more than sixty
miles IN hour. reaching Connecticut
was / matter Of thirty minutes or less.
I when found and 1t was considered
sure today he would be found-the
New York authorities might try to
force his extradition on one Of two
technically assaulted q keeper: second.
asylum could be shown. Either Of
an extraditable o6ense.
oatsissspsr In Jail.
Howard Barnum, the gatekeepef
past whom Thaw darted to the open
xate and was dragged into an auto.
mobile S6ub0lue0 III, jail 0I 0Ou8uAoops
sie today. He maintained that he was
innocent, Of any complication in any
plot.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. lamenting that
her husband was at large. pronounced
him dhngerous. to the community and
applied for police attention. She re-
called his threat 10 kill her and pro-,
feseed 20 believe her presence on the
New York stage at this time had goad-
a him to dash for liberty.
q Eye Vtitnsso Tells Of Escape.
One OF the clearest accounts of
Thav,a, escape comes from Mrs. James
Naher. an employe at Matteawan. She
Was standing In the laundry tower
overlookinG tho yard. Below she mo-
ticeA Thaw: ON the roadway outside
/ were two cars.
N stayed ct the window longer than
ueaal. 4 uho related. because noticed
. ~ Ntg touring car ut tho bottom Of
s1efey.a hil ana saw another auto
in616tlo riSaf closs to the yard gats. A
~ gorkin1 on the machtnsry
60 lt it Vas out q order