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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
scuIIer Arnst to Become Farmer.

Richard Arnst. former champion pro-
fessional sculler. who lost his title to
Ernest Barry. the English champion,
intends to settle on land in Sydney.
Durham Of Toronto, who was beaten by
Barry. declares that no sculler on the
American continent could compete sue
cessfully with Barry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
The Homesteader?$ Gamble is another big

week issue. 1t is by W.. ]. Harsha, a Colorado home
steader, and it tells the whole homesteading proposition
from A to z. Mr.. Harsha has been through the mill
and he says that a man who stakes a homestead and
hasn't the two G's-gumption and grit-had better
quit. He says further that a homesteader will stand a
better chance of succeeding if he has $1,000 in cash.
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ties there. entertained lavishly in
ether WAYS, and went about town
after dark pretty much as he liked.
That he could easily have escaped
Is admitted OH all sides
Denied Jury Trials.
At the Poughkeepsie. hearing Thaw
demanded jury trial. and when this
was denied he promptly appealed. In
the proceedings before Justice Mills.
a similar demand was made, and
when this was refused another ap-
neal was taken. BY this time Thaw's
life had become one legal action af-
ter another, and to conduct them
Thaw gold filtered into the State in
streams.
As at the first hearing. Thaw made
elaborate preparations. He had dis
charged the unsuccessful Graham and
had assigned Morschauser to look af-
ter his interests. .Thaw told his
mother he could prepare his own
case, and that he merely needed an
attorney as a mouthpiece through
which he could speak TO the court.
This apparently satisfied Mrs. Thaw.
for she gave her consent and her
son conducted the hearing according
to his own ideas.
The result of the proceeding diff
fered not one whit from the first,
save that Justice Mills was even
more emphatic than his brother JUS
tice in his opinion as TO the suppli-
cant's insanity.
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Fight for Freedom Began Twenty Minutes After
Commitment to Matteawan- Series OF Sanity
Hearings Followed Which Cost the State and
Thaw Family Immense Sums. ....- +
THAW GOLD OVERTURNED THE
MANAGEMENT OF MATTEAvvAN

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man without giving him chance for his life and who
according competent testimony would commit another
murder under stress of maniacal excitement.
In his efforts buy his way out of Matteawan he has
been aided by of reputable lawyers by physicians,
detectives and multitude of hangers-on, who either pos
sessed influence impressed Thaw with stories to
that effect.
Never in the history of American jurisprudence has
such spectacle been witnessed The golden web, reach
ing out from the Atlantic seaboard the Pacific coast has
enmeshed believed to be above reproach and has
brought and shame many The lure of the great
wealth at the foot of the rainbow has been irresistible save
to the courts, which alone have kept clean.
The story of Thaws attempts to win his way back to
the rotous world he left that night while the strains of
music were closing the performance of mile Champagne"
have been told in detail but has the inside tale of
many of the Incidents been related in print They
written for the first time; they show to what lengths the
glitter of gold will corrupt They draw attention to the
question: whether Thaw money powerful than the
State of New York.
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sane. and that it is so manifest as to
Thaw Loses.
Thaw appealed from this decision and
from Justice Dowling's commitment.
and the latter appeal wound Its way
through the appellate division of the
supreme court to the court of appeals,
and finally to the United States Supreme
Court, where it was thrown out without
consideration. Every justice to consider
the case ruled with Justice Dowling
save Justice Gaynor, then sitting in the
appellate division.
During the hearing before Justice
Morschauser. and pending an action
intended to transfer the prisoner from
the Metteawan Asylum to the Middle
town State Hospital, Thaw was CON
fned" in the quarters of Sheriff
Bob" Chandler at Poughkeepste. and
so lax was the discipline, so far as
the favored prisoner was concerned,
that the State prison commission
publicly protested. Then, and not
until then, was Thaw sent 20 the jail
in White Plains to await a second
hearing on Il writ returnablc before
Justice Mills.
To this day stories of how Thaw
was not controlled are told in Pough-
keepsie. If one is to believe the more
conservative of these, the prisoner
not only had the run of the sheriffs
private. rooms, but gave dinner par
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Than Doctored Testimony,
Sten0grapher Asserts

the alleged report of the examination
and sworn to she said 1t was not the
original, but a corrected copy OF the
original.
II developed that after the examina-
tion Miss Green struck off a single
copy and handed II TO DIR. May. When
she EeXt saw II scores of corrections
had been made on the pages by Thaw.
That Thaw should have been given the
report and peT1nitted to straighten out
the involved sentences and reconstruct
his answers in way to make them
appear to have been given by a person
In full possession or his mental facul-
ties is astounding. hut It is neverthc.
less an uncontroverted fact.
Defeated Again.
The plans Of Thaw went wrong when
Jerome was commissioned TO represent
the State. The former prosecutor is
the one man feared today by the par
anoiac and the best equipped to CON-
bat the murderer in his attempt to re-
gain his freedom. In spite of the fac.
that Thaw spent enormous sums OBJ
tanning alleged evidence-bringinE wit
nesses fIom many cities throughout
the East and in shadowing DR.. Flint,
who has steadfastIy declared him in,
sane-he lost the fight.
So far as the result was concerned,
the hearing ended when Dr. Russell,
under a fierce questioning by the JUS
tice, admitted that Thaw might COM
init another murder II liberated" unless
he (RusselD was engaged by the Thaw
family to Keen an eye on him. As
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HAW MILLIONS TO DEFEAT JUSTICE AND SAVE MURDERER

y
after he had taken young women to
her disreputable establishments and
beaten them until blood ran frou,
their limbs These. fits Of f1ageiiafine
would ccmn upon Thaw periodically.
and II he did not pay the girls him.
self he woald send money that they
might make no trouble for him.
Would Induce Killing.
Flagellation Is cIassed "a sad,.u
and is now and then feHnd In those
afflicted with paranoia That Than
would go back TO these practices "a
believed by DR.. Flint and other
aIienists- They say that should Thaw
return to the use OF champagne or
liquors the old passion would come
back upon him and he would be
wholly irresponsfBle Not only would
he become violent, but he would be
rel
1t has been roughly estimated that
Thaw, or bis family for him, has ex-
pended about 1000, 900 since he shot
White This money went FOR LAWYERS
detectives, and the like. How much
he has spent in other ways no one but
the Thaw family knows Il was re-
ported at the time he escaped that
nc paid anywhere from $35.000 10
100000 TO the men who aided him.
That they are well paid. or received
the promise Of heavy reward. goes
without saying. Thaw admitted on
the stand that he gave Anhut $4,000
with which TO bribe DR.. Russell. but
part OF the sum was returned to him
after An1ut made q dismal failure
Of the job.
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Thaw with W. L shurtleff. K. C.; ,.
". Greenfield. X. c.: M. K Mckeon.
X. c.; Col II. r. Frazer, and Charles
d. White. After Thaw's erratic fash
ion Of doing business. he named no one
as counsel q ayh, Tecord ana be the .so1id
be in command They were still In. q
row when former Gov. william A.
Stone of Pennsylvania, put IN an ap-
pearance along with w. A. Blakely. OF
Pittsburgh.
For Several Years.
Governor stone and Mr.. Blakely have
been serving Thaw and the Thaw fam
ily for a number Of years They have
in fact, been advisers Of the Thaws al
most as long as Roger OMara has
been keeping track Of the erratic scion
Of the Thaws- O'Mara was once a de-
tective, but withdrew from the serv-
ice to BEE that Harry kept out Of
scrapes. or got out after he got In
Attorney O'Mara began spending
Thaw money in 'ssquaring the
young man long before he appeared
on the New York horizon Crazy
Harry" as he was called In Pitts
burgh and later In New York. had
penchant for going into q saloon and
one or two experiences bartenders
offered no objection for the good rea-
son that Thaw checks not only made
up the loss, but left handsome sur
plus Tho o.e stipulation was that
nothing should be said concerning the
episode.
corpus hearings that she had paid
out large sums of money for Thaw
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DR.. Robert c. woodman with 91.5 per
cent. He was followed by DR.. Ray
mond c. Kieb with 91.5, and at the tall
of the procession was DR.. James v.
May with little over 50 per cent.
May Is Named.
Colonel Scott, after due considera-
tion." appointed Dr. May, who was said
at the time to be friendly to Thaw and
Thaw interests. DR.. May had been
graduated from the University Of Penn
syivania In 1897. and had served little
more than the required FIVE years in a
hospital for the criminal insane. having
been an inferno at the Binshamton State
Hospital.
The selection of DIR. May delighted
Thaw to such an extent that he pub
lished the fact broadcast. Mrs Thaw,
his mother. was equally pleased In an
now DR.. May had been appointed Harry
would receive proper treatment
With the arrival of DR.. May at Mat
teawan DR.. Baker quit the institution,
saying he could not remain and keep
his self-respect. With the advent. too,
ceived what his mother decided was
proper treatment. Strict rules. so far
as he was concerned, were relaxed, the
murderer was allowed to roam the in
stitution pretty much as he wiued, and
was. given the privilege of entertaining
such guests as he desired and at times
best suited TO his convenience.
One Thorn Is Left.
There was ,ktiIi one thorn in Thaw's
flesh. DR., Ffrris retained his position
as president Of the State board Of
lunacy. II 7haw were to amply for q
certifcate of recovery ,the certihcate
would nevef be granted 80 l1g as
DR.. Ferris kspt Ri Job. The i1ical
thing to 80 vas to oust FerrisS To
any one ei4 thislnfg ght havo,appesred
d,,#HiGfalt ,#iGfaatlt M ThAs Thsw Thss,sd snd si%fph hfp ho,.
to Dr.. Fertis or they they MAY may Got The
fact remafiRs that ne wa succeeded
by DR.. Msg and DR.. My was sue
ceeded by1 the now discredited Dr..
John W. fusseli Tbere had been a
May moved MP potch. but It was
about the same sort Of an examination
which gave May his Job as medical
superintendenf OF Matteaawp.
Round pegs had now been nicely
fitted in round holes, and all that re-
mained for Thaw to do was to select
a clever lawyer and proceed to gain
his liberty. He could either obtain a
certificate of recovery, provided he
could duly impress DR.. Russell, or he
could make one more attempt on the
old line. He chose the latter course.
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Plots Downfall of Men
Who Call Him Insane

Thaw divested himself of his aienists,
Morschauser. After he returned to Mat
teawan he called in the lawyer and told
him he would remain quiet for a time.
He did-so far as the public knew. But
during this period of quiescence there
was Matched a scheme which ended in
the complete overthrow of the hospital
stan at the asylum and disturbed the
heads of at least two. State departments
at Albany. That this could be accom-
plished by a man sent to the institu-
ton following a murder is amazing.
When Thaw was committed to Mat
teawar DR.. Robert B. Lamb was medi-
cal superintendent of the institution.
His assistant was Dr. Amos T. Baker.
Both had given the State excellent serv-
ice and were highly regarded not only
by the administration, but by insanity
experts throughout the country. Corne-
Illus V. Collins was State superintendent
of prisons and DR.. Albert w. Ferris
In lunacy.
Every one OF these officers was adj
nittedly averse to Thaw's release, and
in the mind of the prisoner every one
o; them should be removed. Thaw did
rot think it worth while for him to sue
out another writ while they remained at
their posts, and he promptly took meas
uIes to see that they were relieved of
their commands.
Officials Go.
The definite statement could scarcely
be made that Thaw turned out all but
Collins had he not boastfuIly made the
statement himself. Every person af-
fected VIII subscribe to its truth. but
none -t4l-hr-U What deyinus means
the paranoiac accomplished his ends.
What influence was employed. how
much money was spent, what part
politics had to play are not plain, only
the results stand out.
Collins was the first to go. He was
succeeded by Joseph F. Scott, and al
most immediately Dr.. Lamb resigned
He said he could stand the strain nc
longer and was glad to turn over his
duties to whomever the State might
appoint. With the retirement of Lamb
DIR. Baker became head of Matteawan
but temporary head only. It was
necessary TO hold an examination In
which three or more aspirants COM
peted.
DIR. Baker decided to compete. The
examination was held july 20, 1911. and
DR.. Baker stood IS per cent Next came
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Anti -Suffragist Leader
Snubs Secretary Lane

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. Aug. n.
The snubhing OF Secretary Franklin
X. Lane. Of the Interior Department. by
Mrs. Cass Ledysrd Goddard. champion
Of the anti-suffragists. has startled so
ciety. Twice she refused point-blank
to meet the Secretary. On Thursday
she declined to invite any governor at
tending the conference Of State execu-
tiyes to an exclusive dinner who could
not understand menus printed in French.
Mrs. Goddard Is sister Of Lewis cass
Ledyard. a New York lawyer.
Secretary Lane did not treat my
brother with proper respect when he ap-
peared before the Interstate Commercs
Commission" Mrs Goddard said
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WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District OF Co
Iumbia-Fair weather. with moderats
temperature tonight Monday increas-
ing cloudfness and somewhat warmer:
light variable winds.
For Eastern Pennsylvania-Fair to-
night ana probably Monday; slowly ris-
ing temperature: moderate variable
winds.
New .Jersey-Faf-. tonight: Mondag
increasing cioudfness; moderate vari-
able winds
For Delaware and Maryland-F Fair
weather with moderate tenlperarure TO-
night; Monday, increasing cioudiness
and somewhat warmer, Hight. variable
winds. =
For virginia-Fair tonight. warmer
in western portion; Monday. fair. with
light, variable winds.
For West yirginia-Increasing cloudr
ness with showers tonight or Monday
rising Temperature
The temperature today az registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
and Affleck's:
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Thaw chose as his lawyer Clarence ].
Shearn, attorney and close pohtIcal
friend of William Randolph Hearst
proprietor of the New York American
and Journal.
Ths preliminaries to the initial skir-
mish were conducted with the greatest
secrecy, for until the final plans were
completed 1t would not do to let the
facts leak out. Through detectives
Tbaw sensed the opinions of practically
every man in westchester county who
might be called for jury duty. This was
in the event Justice Keogh, before whom
the hearing would undoubtedly be held
permitted a jury to sit in the case. =
new assortment of alienists was en-
gagged and. unknown to any official of
the State save Drs. May and Russell.
extended examinations OF Thaw were
conducted in DR.. Russelrs private Gnice.
The new insanity experts included DR..
Adolph Meyer, professor of psychiatry
at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; DR..
Charles X. Mills. professor OF neurology
at the University Of Pennsylvania, Phil
adeIphia: DIR. Frederick Peterson. OF
Columbia University, and DR.. william
A White, superintendent OF the GOV
ernment Hospital for the Insane at
Washington. These alienists ana a
couple more for good measure were paid
An enormous sum in the aggregate for
making examinations OF the murd erer
and for testifying later on.
Feared Weakening.
Thaw had reason to believe that DIR.
Russell would testify for him. but he
feared DIR. Russell might weaken at the
last moment-as he did under a grilling
bv Justice Keogh. He also had reason
to believe DIR. May would aid him. TAX
ing the stand IL necessary. This was
before nublic announcement was made
that a writ would be asked for and
prior to the time William TraVers
Jerome, who as district attorney. prose-
cuted Thay at his two trials, was ap-
pointed special deputy attorney gem
eral by Attorney General Carmody with
instructions to use his best eftorts 10
keep Thaw in the asylum.
Thaw had excellent reason Tor be-
lieving Drs. Russell and May would go
as far for him as their positions would
permit them to 20. When II came time
for DIR. Russell to make an examination
Of the prisoner that he might swear ne
had closely observed him when called
i,pon AT the hearing. Thaw was taken
into a room at Matteawan, where two
experts confronted him. In the room
also was a young woman stenographer,
Louise Green.
Changed Evidence.
At the hearing before Justice Keogh
Miss Green testified that she took the
minutes of the examination. t45 pages
] Of typewritten matter. On being shown
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Tries Bribery to Obtain
Certificate, Is Charged

Thaw agreed to keep out Of the public
eye for time. and did SO until by acci-
dent a reporter learned he was being
visited by william A. Clarke. secretary
to Governor sulzer's investigating COM
mittee, and Alfred Henry Lewis, the
writer. Investigation developed that
Clarke had approached Dr. Russell rela-
tive to Thaw,. and DIR. Russell admitted
the conversations had to do with Thaw's
release.
When Russell openly charged that
Clarke had used the governors name In
the matter q public scandal resulted
which put all other Thaw scandals In
the shade. Russell declared he had been
secretary that Governor Sulzer would
net take 1t amiss were Thaw liberated.
Governor Sulzer Immediately ordered
an investigation. with results too fresh
In the public mind to need enlarging
upon here. Largely because of the scan
dal, Superintendent Scott resigned. DIR.
Russell resigned his post. before he
could be forced out. Clarke was drop
ped, and several persons mentioned in
the case were exceedingly uncomfort-
able until the storm blew over.
The excitement had barely subsided
before John N. Anhut. young lawyer
recently arrived from the West became
implicated In an attempt to bribe Rus
sell to turn Thaw loose. Charges and
counter-charges were made. Anhut de-
cIared Russell had induced him to OBJ
tain $25,0 900 from Thaw. Russell admit
ted he had talked with Anhut. but de-
ciared the proposition had come from
the lawyer and he had turned IL
down."
Received Sas,ooo.
The fact remains that Anhut received
SIS 900 from Thaw and that he was con-
victed of attempted bribery. He was
sentenced to serve two years In Sing
Sing prison and is now on bail pend
ing appeal.
Thaw's attempts to win freedom
would SAVIOR Of the ludicrous were not q
successful attempt to legally obtain his
release fraugi1t with danger. In Mat
feawan Thaw improved physically to Q
remarkable degree, but this was due to
the fact that he was forced to abstain
from fntoxicants and to live a regular
life. The testimony Of all the experts
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Rockefeller May Be
Automobile Builder

CLEVELAND. Aug. s1.-Standard OIL
stockholders are planning to take over
three Of the biggest automobile fac
tories In the country, according to
rumors. Cars varying In price from $50
to $1,000 will be marketed. 1t ID said.
without agents and with little adver-
tising.
cents before the emo of the year, ac-
.cording to the Automobile Club of
America.
The Washington times., 1913-08-31

plainly as he could DR.. Russell made a
bid for a post In the Thaw board OF
employees. Until this admission he had
steadfastiy maintained that the prisoner
was merely a constitutional inferior and
would be quite harmless If permitted to
go bis way.
held with Justices Marschauser ani
Mills that the applicant was still de-
mented and would be dangerous IL per
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mitted his liberty, was the most severe
blow Thaw had sustained since his long
series Of battles began. He saw. and
his, counsel saw. that escape could not
be gained through habeas corpus pro-
ceedings-at least. for many years-an1
they must have agreed that the only
course now open was to obtain a GER
tificate of recovery. Whether under the
circumstances DIR. Russell would grant
this was the perplexing question.
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for the State has been In effect that
81. .ould he begin to drink he would prob
ably commit another homicide.
Thaw money has attempted to take
Th4w within the jurisdiction Of Penn
sylvaria, where the Thaw family has
ENORMOUS influence and where the slay-
er would be safe from molestation-
Thaw himself has made every effort to
be declared sane In New York State
that be might enjoy his great wealth
that Is the reason given by his intimate
friends and acquatntances.
When arrested Thaw declared him.
self sane and was highly indignant
when II was suggested he might have
been suffering from .brain storm" at
the moment the murder was commit
ted. He would not permit his attor-
neys to advance such plea
At the second trial he set up a plea
of insanity and through II he escaped
the electric chair. As an insane per-
son cannot legally commit crime. he
was declared not guilty and his COM
Once in the asylum-in fact. even be-
fore he was placed there-Thaw de-
cided that insanity had done for him
all that Il could ever do and he set
himself up as sane This position he
maintained throughout the various ha-
beas corpus proceedings. During the
Morschauser and Mills hearings he set
up that he had been crazed at the mo
ent he fired the total shots. but that
he was sane Immediately before and
after. At the Keogh hearing he sought
to establish that he had never been In
sane In other words. he was willing
to say. and did say, that he committed
a murder while In the full possession
of his faculties. He was safe in doing
this. as. having been adtudged not
guilty on the ground of insanity. he
could not be retired, although he was
zane when he killed White.
Doesn't Pay Fees.
Although Thaw has spent large sums,
alleged to aggregate s1.0ooooo. his attor-
neys and alienists have not always
found It easy to collect their bills A
large number OF them have sued for
balances due them or put In claims at
the time Thaw went into bankruptcy.
The experiences of these men does not
in the least deter others from entering
the race for Thaw gold whenever oppor-
tunity presents itself. No sooner does
Thaw need legal advice than II Is i'm
mediately Forthcoming. The murderer's 8
experience In Canada Is a good Illus
tration. The moment he was placed un-
der arrest lawyers seemed to sit at one
end of the telephone in an effort to be
in readiness should the be summoned.
The Dominion Of Canada furnished
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE-
High tide. $500. 7s24 a. m. and 7:5o p. m
Low tide. ...... LIS a m and ZOO p. m
SUN TABLE
Sun rises......- 5:E sun sets-.-.s... s-st
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Changed Evidence.

At the hearing before Justice Keogh
Miss Green testified that she took the
minutes of the examination. ti5 pages
Of typewriter matter. On being shown