Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-18


chances of eXtraditing him.
That he is beyond the borders OF
the state was regarded as certain
With the Connecticut state line but
thirty miles from the asylum walls
and Thaw and his conspirators travel
ing by automobile, more than sixty
miles an hour reaching Connecticut
was a matter of thirty minutes or less.
Whether the slayer of Stanford
White boarded yacht off South Nor
the presence and sailing from there
yesterday afternoon of a yellow-fun-
nelled craft--had not been borne out
today. On the other hand. no anthem
ticated trace of Thaw had been found
in Connecticut, nor We're there clues
TO his having sped on toward the
Canadian border.
If he is found, the New York au-
thorities. it was said, might try to
force his extradition on one of two
grounds.
First, that in escaping he technically
assaulted a keeper. Second, that
bribery of some attache of the asylum
could be shown. Either of these, if
sustained, would constitute an eXtrad
table offense.
Howard Barnum, the gate keeper,
past whom Thaw darted through the
open gate and was dragged into an
automobile. remained in jail at Pough-
keepsie today. He maintains that he
was innocent of any implication in
any plot.
In New York, Mrs Mary Copley
Thaw. mother of the fugitive, con
tinued today to receive visitors at her
hotel apartments, to all of whom she |,
her unfeigned JOY at her |
sons escape, Indignantly denying that !
he Thaw family had any hint Of the |
matter until newspapermen told them. |
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw lamenting that !
Ter husband was at large, pronounced |
lin dangerous to the community and !
applied for police protection.
The yacht seen off South Norwalk
was identified today as the
<athmar II, the property of Robert
+. Fowler of New York, carpet deal,
r. Mr.. Fowler said that he had pas
ed South Norwalk in the craft about
he time reported yesterday, but he
vas amused and amazed to know that
his incident had been connected in
my way with Thaw's escape.
yT,l.. 1,xp ttn1 fnp
he criminal insane at 7:45 o'clock
Sunday morning. A dart for liberty
through an open gate, dash into
he open door of a powerful automo- :
ile that stood waiting outside and a
light like rocket for the Connecti-
ut state line. 80 miles away. accom-
lished his escape.
Today he was still at large and the
ospital authorities felt certain he was
utside the state. Once beyond its
is free. Only long,
erhaps years, of litigation can bring
i'm back, and then only in one event
that he be adjudged insane in the
tate to which he has fed.
-
I which Thaw escaped. and a big :
lack limousine. which trailed it past {
le asylum gate. The police have
leir licenses and the names under
hich they registered at a local hotel
riday night, and are seeking them.
The hospital authorities believe that
haw has fed to the shore of Long ,
,land sound and boarded yacht, -
aiting with steam up, to rush him to =
urope
A reward Of $500 for Thaw's appre- r
enson has been offered by DR.. R. F. :,
. Keib, superintendent of the asylum. ;,
oward H. Barnum, the attendant at :
le gate, past whom Thaw flashed at =,
is break for liberty, is under arrest, >,
I'd other arrests are expected to fol- ;,
w in the rigid investigation begun :,
' Dr. Keb. -
The shades were drawn in the dor :;
itories and the inmates We're getting :,
leir second sleep when Thaw left his :,
,om. He was fully dressed The :,
ilkman's cart was rumbling on the y
'ad outside as he walked through =,
e storeroom and into The outer court
the grounds. Barnum. sole attend -
1t at the road gate, was pacing back ~
i'd forth when Thaw closed the store
ON door behind him, and apparently