New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-18
NEW ENGLAND ON WATCH
|. FOR THE FUGITIVE THAW
ConstabIes Scan Highways, and
All Boats Are Scrutinized,
but VainIy.
ALL CLEWS ARE SIIADOWY
Runaway May Be on Launch
from South Norwalk on Way
to Yacht, or May Be Hiding
at Danbury Bungalow.

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE police OF New
England watched for Harry X. Thaw in
vain to-day. At every crossroads con-
stables scanned motor cars with more
than usual vigilance, and along the coast
marine observers trained their glasses on
the sea, trying to pick up a motorboat or
yacht that had painted out it's name or
was making a suspiciously fast run.
At sunset the sea sentinels gave Il up
| as a pad job. and tonight no word came
from the officers who guarded the high
ways
The police operated on two theories.
I one. in which not much faith was put
was that Thaw continued in his automo-
bile through Western Connecticut, up.
into the Perkshires and through Yer
mont 10 the Canadian line He would
find good roads by way OF Great Bar
rington and Pittsfeld, Mass. but he
would also find them we'll policed. Be
cause of the heavy automobile traffic,
especially on Sunday in the Berkshires'
a sharp watch is kept for speeders. and
the most certain way for him TO get into
trouble would be 10 pass through there
at high speed
The view more generally entertained
vas that If Thaws flight continued into
New England he left the Connecticut
shores in motor boat. This could have
been done at South Norwalk or at several
other points along the coast where the
presence Of a small boat would have at
tracted little attention. The police, who
accepted this view. figure that the motor
boat carried him outside the three mile
limit at sea, where he was transferred n
a fast sailing pleasure yacht.
He could however. have continued east
I'm the motor boat. and II he did wind
and wave favored the liberty seeker. The
sea off Cape Cod was stirring very gently
this afternoon and a thirty-s six mile wind
from the southwest would have aided a
small boat that skirted the shore OF the
care.
II Thaw sailed from Norwalk at le
o'clock this morning and was going dowr
East he should have rounded the cape
late this afternoon. The marine observer
AZ Highland Light. on the tip OF the cape,
reported that only two motor boats passed
in this afternoon. and they were plainly
by AT a lively clip. but she kept well out,
and the name could not be distinguished.
BY holding four or five miles or coast
small boat could have passed the Ign,
without being made out IL is thought
by some that Thaw sailed for the Maine
coast and that he will dsembark at an
isolated point. from which waiting
automobile will carry him over the Cana
dian border.
The revenue cutter Acushnet Is az
Woods Hole and tonight had not been
directed TO take part in the search.
South Norwalk, Conn, Aug. T-lnquiry
here failed 10 throw any definite light TO-
night on reports that Harry X. Thaw had
made his way 10 this city and sailed from
here on a yacht. which had been in walt
ing to receive him.
No one was found who had seen any
vessel which might have been the one
reported 20 have taken off the fugitive.
II was learned later that for two hours
this afternoon a large steam yacht was
anchored opposite ROTOR Point, about
half A mile off shore. She was said 10 be
the Matchguard II, OF New York. and has
yellow smokestack and an unusually
large cabin She steamed east late in
the afternoon. IL is not common thing,
ii was said tonight. for yachts to anchor
at that point. and for this reason the in
cdent attracted attention. No confirma-
ton could be had OF reports that passen-
gers had been taken aboard from ROTOR
Point.
Bar Harbor. Me, Aug. r.-BenJamin
Thaw and his family. of Pittsburgh, are
at a hotel here Mr.. Thaw learned Of the
escape OF his brother Harry from the in
sane institution at Matteawan. y. Y,
from newspaper men to-day. but refused
TO discuss the matter
This is the first that I have heard OF
H." he said. Il know nothing about IT.
have not seen Harry Thaw recently, and
have been here for rome time. I do not
wish 10 be quizzed about the affair. /
have no information other than what you
have told me. and l have absolutely moth