The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-18
new YORK MYSTIFIED
THAW STILL AT LARGE
FAMOUS PARANOIAC EVADES PERSUERS, FREE
FROM MATTEAWAN ASYLUM.
HE CANNOT BE EXTRADITED
Fair Evelyn Now Fearful Her Husband Will Return
And Garry Out Threats to Kill Her-He Spent
The Night at Len0x Mass.

NEW YORK. Aug. 18.-At late
hoar today NO direct trace has becn
feand Of Harry Thaw. who escaped
early yesterday 1ss1ing from Mat.
teawaH insane hospital and has ap-
parcntly left the state. The whole
state Il ia an uproar over the escape
Of the lunatic who murdered Stanford
White, tie noted architect on the night
Of June 25, 1905, but who was sd ,se-
quently acquitted of murder because
OF insanity and was later committed
to Matteawan insane hospital as a
hopeless paranoiac.
In brief Thaw, who was young
millionaire of sPittsburg, shot and
killed White at Madison SQu&re roof
garden in New York, when on an
occasion he went with his wife,
Evelyn Nssbit Thaw, and two friends
to witness the opening production of
q musical comedy. During near the
end OF the performance he began to
pace the floor, after leaving his seat
and walking behind White, who was
seated with his son, fired three shots
into his body causing instant death.
Thaw walked to the elevator and gave
himself up to house detective.
Hung Jury First.
The subequent trial resulted in a
hung jury and later he was acquitted
because of insanity. His wife, during
the trial barred her life of shame dis
closing her relations with White prior
to her marriage to Thaw. Since his
Incarceration Mrs. Thaw has become
from him and today she is
fearful that he will return to New
York and carry out his recent threat
that he will kill her and others who
have been instrumental for years in
keeping him in the insane asylum.
The first trial of Thaw, in which
he jury disagreed, began January %,
1907. 1t was nearly year later that
rhaw WAS acquitted because of in
.anity. January 6, 1908 Thaw was
committed to. the asylum and for sew
.rai years has been confined il. the |
ward for criminally insane. From
hat time to the present he has made
'epeated attempts to secure legal re-
ease but without avail.
Plans Well Laid.
The plans for his escape seem to
ave apparently been we'll laid. With
wo automobiles at the outer gate on
and at a time when it was known
be milkman would enter, Thaw, who
1as regarded as trusty, dashed by
be gate tender II. H. Barnum and
lade his escape. The asylum author
les were promptly notified and with
/ 10 minutes the news had been fash
d throughout the country and the
hase taken up.
Probe Is Ordered.
The dual governorship in New York
as timely opportunity to make the
seape and the state is bewildered of |
le series of events in connection with +
le affair. Acting Governor Glynn +
Is ordered probe of the escape, the n
larges of bribery having been made.
rs. Thaw is now In vaudeville In n
ew York. His mother, Mrs. Mary C.
haw- of Cresson, Pa, who has used
large part of her fortune in an ef-
rt to secure his. release, Is now In r
sw York and seemed. surprised, but
ad to know that he had escaped. His
other Benjamin Thaw, now at Bar
arbor with his family, also declared
J surprise at the escape.
Search be Continued. Is
NEW YORK, Aug 1.-THE tele- y y
aphic requests which have been sent =
t broadcast that Harry Thaw be =
reAted have not been recinded but :.
? eoncensus OF opinion is that Thaw :,
not extraditable, now that he has .
the state. 1t is believed that
aw. of his own accord, will soon -
zeal his whereabouts. inasmuch as
Is evident that he has been advised ~
It he is safe outside OF New York. "
rhaw was acquitted OF the murder
Stanford White tn hard fight in :,
" York on the grounds of insanity. =.
ere are no criminal charges against
!, being held at Matteawan not as
murderer but as an insane person.
Is admitted that Thaw chose an 'n
al time to escape and even in the
mt an attempt is made. to extradite
/, the twin governorship situation W
greatly complicate the efforts We
ist
~ Many Reports Received pa,
he search for Harry Tkaw, the Inv
Ier OF Stanford White and hus- apl
d of the well-knuwn actress FRI
lyn Nesbit Thaw and convicted bee