Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-18
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\ YsfFt Theory Won't Down.
The theory advanced that Thaw
boarded a yacht yesterday near South
Norwalk, Conn, would not down this
afternoon, although no trace of any
such craft had been found Yachts
thereabout were numerous in the aft
ernoon and Identification of those
passing up and down the sound was
difficult matter.
One in particular was noted 1t was
low, white craft, about 100 feet long.
with a black stack, yellow trimmed
According to New York yachts
man, who was cruising off South Nor
walk yesterday, he was attracted by
the sight of such a boat, but did not
get its name. A party of three came
on board In a speed-boat during the
middle of the afternoon, he said, and
the yacht headed down the sound
toward New London.
George Lauder, jr, a relative of the
Thaw family, is at present cruising
IN his schooner yacht Endymion. The
craft was reported to have left Vine-
yard Haven, Mass, early yesterday,
A servant at the Lauder country place
said today that Mr.. Lauder was cruis-
ing-where, she did not know.
Thaw's Mother to See Counsel.
In order to relieve my mind of all
doubt as to whether Harry can be
brought back to New York from
Pennsylvania, I shall consult coun-
sci !" Mrs. Thaw said this afternoon.
i don't want Harry to jeopadize him
self by coming to Elmhurst | want
him to come there under circum-
stances that will not detract from the
pleasure of his visit-that will not
mar his happiness while there"
Harry
absence from the Matteawan Asylum
for the Criminal Insane had estab-
lished this forenoon little beyond the
fact that he had escaped and that
the State of New York, in the ooinion
of those qualified to speak, had slight
chance of extraditine him. That ne
is beyond the borders of the State
was regarded as certain. With the
Connecticut State line but thirty
miles from the asylum. and Thaw
and his eonspirators travelling by
automobile more than sixty miles an
hour, reaching Connecticut was a
matter of thirty minutes or less.
Whether the SLAYER CT Stanford
White boarded a Yacht off South Nor.
walk Conn. theory advanced by
the presence and sailing from there
yesterday afternoon of yellow fun
nelled craft. had not been borne out
TODAY On the other hand no au-
thentieated trace of Thaw had been
found in Connecticut nor were there
clues to his having sped on toward
the Canadian border
When found-and it was considered
today foregone conclusion that he
would be found-the New York au-
thorities. it was said. might trv to
force his eXtradition on one of two
grounds.
First. that in esca Ming he tech
nieallv assaulted a keeper; second.
that bribery of some attache of the
asylum could be shown. Either OF
these if sustained would constitute
an extradiable offense.
Wife Says He Is Dangerous.
Howard Barnum. the gatekeeuer,
by whom Thaw darted through the
open gate and was dragged into an
automobile, remained in Jail at
Poughkeepsie today.
He maintains that he was in
Aocent of 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 expressed her unfeigned JOY at
her sonss escape, meantime indig-
manly denying that the Thaw family
had any hint of the matter until
newspaper men told them.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, lamenting
that her husband is at large, pro-
nounced him dangerous to the com
munity and applied for police protec-
ton
She recalled his threat to kill her
and professed to believe that her
presence on the New York stage al
this time had goaded him TO dash for
liberty.
one of the clearest accounts OK
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