The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-18
Steps From Asylum Into
Auto for Wild Ride Out
Of the State.
PURSUIT Is HOPELESS
Walks Out of Gate in Sight
of Guard as Milk
Wagon Enters.
COLLUSION IS CHARGED
Attendant Arrested on Charge
of Permitting Slayer
to Flee.

MATrEAwAN, Aug 17.-Harry Kendall
Thaw escaped from the Matteawan Hos
pitai for the Criminal Insane Just before
8 o'clock this morning and got away
, When last seen he was passing through
Stormviile. a village thirteen miles from
the hospital. In a co horsepower up to
date touring car going at sixty miles an
hour or more.
Accompanying the large automobile In
which sat Thaw was another smaller ma
chine. a landaulet, which aided the de-
parture.
Five men at least were actually con.
cerned In the escape besides Thaw. An
attendant Of the hospital who had charge
OF the gate through which Thaw walked
has been placed under arrest charged
with aiding and abetting the escape. a
crime which Is II felony.
The objective Of Thaw and his party
was the Connecticut State line. thirty.hve
miles away and It is certain that they
attained their goal AS far as the
authorities know Thaw Is speedin.
through Connecticut or Massachusetts IN
his machine.
No Trace Of Fugitive.
Word Of the escape has been telephoned
and telegraphed to all the big towns which
, lie IN the direction .Thaw probably TOOK.
but no word had been received up to late
! to- night that the fugitive had been seen.
Or RAYMOND F. c. Kieb superntend-
ent OF the asylum. believes that tne
escape was planned several months ago.
June. when Dr. John Russell. the former
superintendent. resigned after an inyest-
cation OF the allegation that money had
been used TO favor an attempt on the part
Of Thaw to get away.
The story of the escape involves -four
Young men. well dressed and open
handed who spent several DAYS preced-
ing the escape throwing money around
the bars OF the city of Beacon. formerly
called Fishkill.
How Escape Was Made.
These men perfected the plan OF escape
during their stay at Beacon. AS re-
suit when milk wagon entered th.
asylum as II always does. At exactly
fifteen minutes before s o'clock this morn
ing the attendant who opened the gate.
either through stupidity or. AZ the
authorities are inclined to believe. col
lusion with the plotters, stood aside
ThaW walked out to a waiting automobile,
was pulled in by his friends and whirled
away ON his dash to freedom. Half a
mile down the road he was transferred
to the other higher powered machine to
avoid any chance of being caught The
smaller machin. trailed along beside the
big ear to stand ready in case OF acci-
dent.
The immediate pursuit amounted to
practically nothing. The gateman. How
ard Barnrm who has been arrested,
slammed the gate when he saw Thaw
enter tn" automobile. Then he ran for
the nearest telephone and gave the alarm
to the hospital central. Dr. Kieb wa.
dressing AT the time. There were two
automobiles in the hospital. Four
trusted attendants and IA physician were
packed into on" aud dashed after the
fleeing automobiles
TRAIT Lost at StOrm,i HE.
The pursu-rs followed the roads tn the
Connecticut stat" line AS matter Of
form. however. but could not find any
one who had seen the fleeing machines
go by in any town after Stormvilc.
Thaw has had room over ward :,
which is on the east side Of the hospital
because of Thaws attitud. least ever
since Dr. kirh has been in charge %
IN" ASYLUM that his mental power il far
aboN" that Of the other prisoners, and
indeed above that of persons not ,diudced
insane, kirb. in order 10 nave ,ninrs run
smoothly and to prevent friction between
Thaw and the other inmates assigned
him to "A privat" room.
Most of the inmates of the hospital
ar. assigned to certain work Thaw has
had two -typewriting and light cleri-
cal work and handling parcels in the
s,oreroom The typewritng and clerical
work was more n concession To Thaws
idea that ne should do only mental
work. .iDr, Eirb says that much Of his
typewrting was ileeihle and that FREE
auently his work was torn M when
finished. The other work comprised
form of mild exercise, shifting parcels
around the stor"room under the direction
of Patrick Buckley. an attendant,
WnI.c.l N;.h,s,t Fvn~.l
Ever since Thaw was assigned to this
parcel room work several months ago he
had been allowed 10 stroll after break
fast to the storcroom without an attend
ant Th. breakfast room In ON the first
nocr on the east sdr nf the institution,
The parcel room has ~ door opening into
, the LyFlkfnst rooin ana AuutllAJ IuVr
opening into III" exercise court
Thaw 80, M. this notAns at NStren
m,nut,S to ns usual h,thrd and
dr, ,g,d ,risui,N. ard got d"wh at ntt,rn
IiIuuitn ti,tr II At hvaStast
.,ovlN nmd th,u WtW iptp the iarccl
room whrr, he Was gieeIvd eA buckley.