The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-18
HARRY TAAN ESCAPED
FROM INSANE ASYLUM

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the courts were threshing out the
problem. Superintendent Keb made
search OF Thaw's room after the es-
cape and Is said to have found severaA
road maps OF New England. as we'll I
as maps Of the sea.
Soon In Pittsfleld.
PITTSFTELD, Mass. Aug. 1s.-
Harry X. Thaw eluded the police
here early today after he had stayed
at the Lenox hotel, last night. Thaw
Ecooted out Of town in an automobile
before six o'clock this morning but
his Identification was positive. &C
cording to local police who set out
Immediately in pursuit after notify
ing the police OF all surrounding
towns.
The Identification was made by the
proprietor OF the hotel, Richard STAN
ley. former select man, who de-
clared he recognized Thaw immed-
lately. The man whom Stanley and
nearly dozen others swear is Thaw
left the hotel without breakfast be-
fore six this morning, accompanied
by the one man who arrived at the
hotel with him. Tho men hurried
away in large touring car answer
ling minutaly the description OF the
car used by Thaw in his escape from
tbo reta ot Motfaouyap opd tbr0uuh
Connecticut. According to men at
the hotel who casually examined the
car after its arrival here last night,
1t was six cylinder, sixty horse power,
black machine. According to by
Islanders and farmers along the road,
1.-THE big machine sped towards Bos-
ton. The entire state Is thoroughly
aroused however, and according to
the local police the car will be stop
lped before it can proceed far in any
direction and If 1t is actually the IA
nous prisoner he will be held pend
ling word from New York state. The
proprietor had his suspicious aroused
when the man who registered as DR.
& Holden OF New York dined at the
ihotel and then asked Tor a room FOL
himself and his Chauffeur"
4 At $3.50 last night, according tc
Stanley, "Dr. Holden" returned, ac
lcompanied by the Chauffeur who
Registered as "P. H. Lewis, of New
4 York" and who he declared he REQ
Iognized almost Immediately as Thaw
The machine which they used also
tailed generally with the de
scriptions sent broadcast Of the big
car and minute examination later bore
this out. The alleged Thaw and his
companion retired to their room i'm
mediately, according to Sanley, ant
nothing was seen of them until the
black car was seen coming away from
the hotel early this morning.
Stanley described 'Lewis'i as beins
about six feet tall. weighing from Ill
to 200 pounds, wearing blue fanne
coat, a gray flannel shirt and trousers
and white shoes.
His companion, according to STANLEY
was short and weighed in the vicinit,
of 140 pounds and wore a dark coat
viii Return to Vices.
NEW YORK, Aug 1S.-It is certain
, that Harry Thaw will return to al
the vices to which he was addicted
before his incarceration, said DR.. Car
, Hos F. Macdonald, who testified as 4,
state expert witness in the Thav
lhabeas corpus proceedings at White
Plains In July. 1912 "There is M
! doubt whatever that Harry Thaw viii
return to the use of drink and drug.
I and to moral perversions," declared
/, DIR. Macdonald, today. 'Thaw is in
curably insane. His disease is pro
> ssive. The moment he takes
: drink OF whiskey or wine he will a
i once become irresponsible and hi
!, diseased mind will at once resort to th,
! delusions of persons which he cher
lished before he slew White and man.
: times since then He is likely a
: any time in such state to singl,
out one Of these persons whom he be
llieved has wronged him and attemp
i violence"
s Seen In Danbury.
i DANBURY, Conn, Aug. 1S.-Wher
Y ever Harry X. Thaw is today he il
j, probably taking his time and travelling
t leisurely.
+ Thaw is not speeding at eight.
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