The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-24
DR.. Russell Tells Sulzer
Thinks" That Was the
Lawyers Name
GOV. SULZER
is INDIGNANT.
Says He Is Not in Sympathy
with Thaw-No Effort
To Get Him Out

New York, Feb. 24.--Gov. Sulzer an
night that DIR. John w. RUSSELL super
intendent OF Matteawan state hospital
for the criminal insane, had told him
that ''he thinks the man who offered
him $4,000 ii he would aid in releasing
Harry X. Thaw sis named John Anhut."
As result of this information, the
governor said the committee of inquiry
had issued subpoena for John Nichol-
son Anhut, whom we have learned main
tanned an Office on Wall street in New
York City and who has residence at
White Plains" The governor explained
that the subpoena was issued because
the name was found in the New York
City telephone directory. Mr.. Anhut, if
located, will be asked to appear before
the committee to-day, when the inquiry
into charges that William +. Clark, sec
rotary of the committee, had used the
governors name without authority in
an attempt TO secure Thaws release will
be resumed. The governor Saturday
night issued this statement concerning
the Thaw case:
''Dr. Russell, the superintendent Of
Matteawan state hospital called yester-
day to discuss the Thaw matter. 1t is
the first time | ever met him. DR.. Rus
sell volunteered to tell me all he knew
concerning the Attempts to bride him in
the interest of Thaw's freedom.
Substantially he told me this; That
some time last December he was invited
by telephone to New York to meet a
man whom he thinks is named John An
hut. DIR. Russell went to New York in
response to this invitation and met this
man, who told him he could make $780,
600 if he would help to get Thaw out OF
the insane asylum. Subsequently this |
man Anhut met him again in New York |
and made the same offer Dir. Russell |
said he declined the offer on both occa-
sions and said nothing about it to any |
one except Col. Scott. just who John
Anhut is appears to be mystery.
never heard of John Anhut, but we are
having him looked up. DIR. Russell thinks
he is a lawyer, but is as vague in this
what was said, and how it was said, and
when and where it was said
However, Dr. Russell has promised
me to look up certain dates and memo
randa to refresh his memory and come
oeiofe tne COMMITTEE OF inquiry THIS att
arnoon to testify truthfully to every
thing he knows in connection with the
'ase. Let me say again as emphatically
rs | can that no one is or was authorized
% use my name, directly or indirectly,
n connection with the liberation of
rhaw. The first knowledge | had Of it
vas a week ago, when DIR. May called
ny attention to the fact that an effort
vas being made to get Thaw out. | told
Dr.. May at that time no one had any
to use my name in this mat
er or any other matter; that | was not
n sympathy with Thaw; that | would
10 nothing directly or indirectly, to get
i'm out of the lunatic asylum -.
nd that the only way Thaw could be
discharged was thought due process of
aw and by the order OF supreme court
Judge. So far as | am concerned, Thaw
Till stay in the asylum until the end"
Anhut Not at His Hotel.
John Nicholson Anhut is lawyer of
Westchester county. Inquiry
t his hotel Saturday night elected the
formation that Mr.. Anhut left there
aturday afternoon, saying he would
OF return until this week. 1t was said
o information was available as to his
resent whereabouts.