South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-19

3 by marriage. found mention in the
crop OF rumors. After having left
Vineyard Haven. Mass. the craft was
reported as cruising somewhere in the
Sound. possibly not far from south
Norwalk, Conn. repeatedly mentioned
as an objective point for Thaw. had he
cared TO take the sea. Inquiry at the
New York Yacht club. disclosed that
the EndymiOn was a slow boat and at
taches there secuted the idea that
Thaw would have gone aboard.
Had Only Two Routes.
While there was nothing TO support
the theory that Thaw had taken TO
the seas. this seemed 10 those who
have followed the case, 10 be the
most natural course. Leaving Mattca-
wan, only two routes which did not
double back into New York state lay
open To him. one lay north by land
20 Canada, thence southwest along the
border OF the Great lakes and across
Lake Erie 20 a north-jutting nubbin
of PENNSYLVANIA. The other is the
water route. Aboard snip in the
south Thaw could bide his time in
comparative safety and make his way
10 Philadelphia via Delaware Bay and
the Delaware river.
Second only TO the search for Thaw
is that for Richard J. Butler, Roger
Thompson, Michael O'Keefe, Eugene
Duffy and Thomas Flood. who did
the rough work" Who was the
brains of the plot-whether Thaw
himself or some astute laWyer-wiu
have TO be developed later.
The description of Butler tallies
closely with that OF a former assem-
blyman OF the same name, from New
York City. VIM. Gordon, proprietor
OF the hotel at Fishkill Landing where
the five men made their headquarters
for two days prior 20 Thaws's es-
cape, identified Monday night photo
graph of the former assemblyman as
one OF his late guests. The clerk OF
the hotel bore him out.
In New York trace was found OF
Butler OF the same initials. familiarly
known as Hooks said OF late TO have
operated taxicabs and formerly 10
have been a Iongshorseman. Former
Assem- blyman Butler is said TO have
been identified with the lOngshOre-
mems union. Mrs. Butler said Mon
day night that her husband was alb
sent from home Friday afternoon until
Sunday night last. She did not know
where he had gone.
II. Finken. who conducts a transfer
service. said that he not only knew
Butler, but Thompson. O'Keefe. Duff
fv and Flood. all of whom he describ-
ed as chauffeurs.
Knows One OF Men.
i have been handling the baggage
Of the Thaw family for 15 years.
the transfer man is quoted as saying. I
"and I know Mrs. Thaw and other
members Of the family. Last Friday
a man l know very well but whose
name I would not give upon my life.
appeared down here at the West Shore
ferry at the foot OF West Forty-second
street in a big touring car.
Pm not going 20 say how / know
this. but / do know that this mau
said he wanted five good automobile
men 10 go up 10 Matteawan on
hunting trip I'm not saying how ne
did it, but he met RicharG j. Butler.
known around here as Hooks But
Ter because he was once a longshore-
man: Eugene Duffy. Michael O'keefe.
Tom Flood. and Roger Thompson, al
chauffeurS. He talked with those fell
lows and they went away with him and
have not been back here since.
Now I'm not going 20 say how Z
came out. but Butler and Thompson
and Flood and the other boys had 10
sooner gone away than il became
know around here that they were go-
ing TO get Harry Thaw ont. The
fact Of the matter is I don't know any
more than all the automO Obile-boys
around here know, and they knew
il was coming off before Il happened.