The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-19

stems Victoria Theatre in vaudeville
under the name Of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. She had an argument with the
theatre management before she would
consent to allow II 10 bill her BY her
husbands name. but her objection was
finally removed. She believes that the
telegram has TO do with that matter
and that Thaw intends TO attempt to
force her TO drop his name while on
the stage.
The message was timed as received
In New York at $50 a. VI. day, but
was not delivered TO Nrs. Thaw until
she was In her dressing room at the
theatre for her turn this afternoon.
She showed great agitation on receipt
OF the message. An attempt was made
to convince her that the telegram
might be a hoax. but she refused to
credit this because of Thaws usual
signature
She seemed to be bordering on hys-
terra for time. but was finally Gained
so that she could go on in the regular
order OF the program
NO word has been received here as
to Thaw having been seen in the vi
entity of Bridgeport
Letter 70 His Mother.
The letter from Thaw to his mother
was mailed shortly before midnight
trict covered by the collectors Of sta
ions at ll2 West Eighteenth Street.
1t was delivered to Mrs. Thaw this
morning at the Hotel Gotham 1t fol-
lows
An well. Shall take a rest before
coming TO Elmhurst. as l might be ask
ed Tor interviews and do not wan. "a
refuse; yet do not care to make anv
statement Hope NJ. and G. arrived
safe' and you Will 80 home together.
(Signed) III. X T."
BY M" and C. Thaw referred TO
Margaret and George Carnegie. his sis
ter and brother in-law
foiio"lng the receipt OF the letter
MRS. Thaw declared her belief that IL
had not been mailed In New York by
her SON. but probably by one of the men
VINO helped him escape from the asy-
ium. AT the top Of the letter on which
me note was written was subscribed in
pencil, night letter. fifty words, 25
cents" She THINKS her son at irst in :
tended TO send the letter by wire. hut
changed his mind. From Western and
Southern Connecticut the night letter
rate for fifty words is 25 cents
Mrs Thaw is confident that her son
VIII join her At "Elmhurst." and today
she made her plans accordingly
The haunts OF the men who helped
Thow TO escape are believed to be close
to the Great White Way" where for
years Thaw rccklessly had tossed his
money away before he capped the eli
max OF his career By The dramatic slay-
Ing of Stanford White. The police are
seeking in these haunts for the men
against whom warrants were issued al
Poughkcepsie to-day.
Their search was sharpcned bv tele-
phone message from Mattcawan that
James II. Conklin clerk of the Holland
Hotel. had identified a photograph OF
eX -Assemblyman Richard Butler as that
OF one of the five men who registered
there and are believed to have helped
Thaw escape.
Cleaned from broadway.
Here Is one story that was CLEANED
! tonight on Broadway. the former
ground of Stanford Whites slayer:
''Thaw's escape from Matteawan was
accomplished at q cost OF only $4,000
Only four of the men who took part
in the drama received any of the money
however. and the NTH arrived here this
afternoon bitterly angry and threaten
ing all sorts of dire things if he didn't
get his bit
This man is helping the police in
their search for the men who divided
the money. and he is going to make
their real identity public"
Whatever the truth of this story, and
there are men who declare 1t true. the
automobile in which Thaw escaped was
traced to Longacre Square this after
noon. 1t had not been seen In that
district since Friday. when it was
driven away, ostensibly to some place
up State.
The proverbial will-o'-the- wisp had
nothing on Thaw as far as the search
for the latter was concerned to-day
He was reported to have passed
through various towns in Connecticut
The theory that he had taken refuge
on yacht, however. held strong.
This theory gained supporters fol-
lowing receipt of a dispatch from
Philadelphia that officers of the steam
er Haverford. which put into port to-
day, reported their belief that they had
passed Thaw's yacht last night Mt sea
They said tho Haverford had narrowly
escaped collision with a yacht that
bore no lights.
First Land Clue.
The first land clue that looked really
good came from LenoX. Mass. a tele-
gram from there sad that ex-Select-
man Richard a. Stanley had recognized
| Thaw as one of two men who arrived
at the Hotel Lenox last night and
stayed there until early this morning
when they set out in their six-cylin-
der siXty-horsepower black machine
towards Boston.
Next came a dispatch from Portland
Me, reporting that Thaw and several
, companions had arrived there in an
automobile this morning and boarded
train for New Brunswick, Canada.
The police here secuted the Portland
report, pointing out that Thaw would
have seen by the morning papers that
Canada had issued orders to bar him
out and that he would not have tako
chance by going on TO the Dominion
Tonight the news came to light tina