The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-19
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New York, August Is.-Hnrry X
Thnw is stiII mt InrEe.
Two days hunt fo- the slayer of
Stanford White, who escnpcd from the
Mnttenwnn Hospital for the Criminal
Insane. hnn failed TO give amy definite
clue ns to his whereabouts.
The police of NIL New England States
were the lookout for him NIL dny,
md he hns been reported NIL the why
from Connecticut to Maine. The ere
ports." however, could not fix the iden-
tity of the famous prisoner.
Mrs. Mary Coplcy Thaw, the aged
mother. who spent more than n million
dollars in attempts 10 free the million
nIrc .pcndthrin by legal means,
tho first to receive direct news from
Thuw since he icd from the asylum.
This stnted that he planned "to tnkc
n rest" md then Ro To Elmhur.t, the
Thnw summer home nt Crcsson. I'm.
While the exciting man-hunt went
on in New York and New England to-
day. the machinery OF the law was set
IN operation 10 secure the return of
the fugitive to Matteawan. At the
snrne time Thaw's mother was making
plans 10 combat the States efforts
Grcnt Legal Battle Assured.
No matter where Thaw turns up. a
great legal battle Is assured before
lac is absolutely secure OF his liberty
or before he is sent back to the mad
house This conflict will be different
from the others that have been waged
since Thaw was sent to Matteawan in
February. 1908. however, in one re-
spect In those Thaw was I'm" and
the struggle OF the Commonwealth was
10 keep him there. In this Thaw is
out" and his relatives will spend
their last cent TO keep him away from
the bars OF Matteawan. Whichever
way the battle turns. many more thou
sands OF the Thaw dollars will go into
the pockets Of the lawyers.
The State OF New York to-day.
through District Attorney Edward a.
Conger took three important steps at
Poughkecpsle with the purpose of re-
storing Thaw to the madhouse and OF
Furnishing the persons who helped In
his escape These We're:
l. Swore out a warrant charging
Thaw with n felony In bribins How
ard Darnum who was on guard a. the
gate when the prisoner escaped
2 Had Barnum arraigned at Pough-
keeps!e On A warrant charging bribery
and neglect OF duty.
g. Had warrants issued for five men
accused OF participating in the deliv-
cry They were named as follows:
Richard j. Butler, Roger Thompson.
Michael O'Keefe. Eugene Duffy and
Thomas Flood All are charged with
conspiracy.
Charge of Conspiracy.
The first direct step looking TO
Thaw's return to the asylum was Mr..
Conger's action in taking out war
rant charging the fugitive with con-
spiracy under article $50 of the penal
law. Congcr asserts that any officer
in any state may arrest Thaw under
this warrant and hold him for extra
dition.
Conger believes this action will meet
the exigcncy OF the case revealed by
District Attorney Whitmans declara-
ton that when Thaw escaped there was
no charge pending against him, and
that he was safe from extradition.
Now the state contends that 1t has
case
AS soon as the warrant had been
sworn out duplicates were rushed
to Boston. Hartford. New York and
other cities on the chance that Thaw
might be picked up at any of these
places
Subdivisions and of Article $50
are the basis OF Conger's move. The
combined subdivisions read:
IF two or more persons conspire to
commit a crime or TO commit any act
Injurious TO the pubic morals. or for
the perversion or obstruction OF JUS
tice. or OF the due administration OF
the law, nc shall be guilty OF misdc-
meanor."
The section is the same under which
District Attorney Whitman recently
convected four police inspectors of at
tempting 10 keep witness beyond
the jurisdiction of the New York
courts.
The issuance OF the warrant makes
Thaw's arrest possible outside of this
State, but of course, he would fight
extradition proceedings. This fight
would be based on the claim that un-
der the laws Of New York State he
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