South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-19
LEAVE ON TRAIL.

LEAVE ON TRAIL.
MATTEAWAN, y. Y, Aug. 10
Late Monday night Dist. Atty. COnger
and Sheriff Hornbeck went to the Hol-
land hotel at Fishkill Landing. They
had with them a blanket warrant ap-
plicable to Harry K. Thaw and the
five men who took part in Thaw's es-
cape Sunday morning from the Mat
teawan asylum.
The district attorney remained at
the hotel and the sheriff left in an
automobile, taking William Gordon,
proprietor Of the Holland hotel Cor
don was TO identify any suspect that
might be arrested.
Mr.. Conger said definitely that an
arrest would be made Monday night.
He declined TO give the destination Of
the sheriff's automobile party.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Sundown
Monday marked the 36th hour Of
Harry X Thaw's freedom and the po-
lice of the United States and Canada
had not picked up his trail. They
seek him not as the slayer Of Stanford
White or as an escaped lunatic. but
on a warrant issued at POughkeepsie
Monday charging him with conspiring
with the aged keeper, Howard Bar
mum, and the fiVC men who managed
the asylum delivery.
on such a technicality does New
York state base its hope OF bringing
about the fugitivfs return. Both
factions Of the double barreled gov
ernment at Albany have promised
rigid investigations and the eXertion
Of every effort to bring about his cap
ture
Thaw's seclusion Monday and Mon
day night was absolute. out of the
cloud of dust which swirled in the
wake Of the black automobile bearing
him and his liberatOrs from Mattea-
wan Sunday morning nothing tangible
had come, except a laconic letter from
Thaw himself, assuring his mother in
New York that he desired rest. and
would in due time join her at the
Thaw country place. Elmhurst at
Cresson, Pa. In obedience 10 this
plan Mrs. Thaw purposes to start for
CressOn Tuesday morning.
Happy, almost girlish, I'm her JOY
Mrs. Thaw exhibited the hastily
scrawled note from the son whose
escapades have cost the family a mill
lion dollars and added that whatever
Harry sdid would meet with her ap
proval. This in view of his announced
intention Of entering Pennsylvania,
gave basis 10 the belief that Thaw
was preparing 20 take his case before
the courts or tnat state, ana relying
on the kink in American laws relative
10 the insane charged with no crime.
to oppose extradition and duplicate in
Pennsylvania, if possible the course
Of John Armstrong ChalOner in Nir-
ginia.
AnticiYate Move.
II was in anticipation OF such
move that the New York authorities
caused the warrant 10 be sworn out
at Poughkeepsie. Conspiracy. accord
ing 10 the district attorney OF Duchess
county constitutes an extraditable Of
fense. Close associate 10 the family
indicated Monday night that the
ground work OF a legal fight in Penn
sylvania had already been laid.
DR. Briton y. Evans. the alienist
who testified in Thaw's behalf at the
murder trials. held a telephone con-
ference with Mrs. Thaw Monday after
noon. and IL was said that he would
accompany her 20 Pennsylvania TIes-
day. There are 10 be conferences
with counsel. and meantime. il is
understood. Thaw is 10 remain in hid
ing.
Figuratively as we'll as literally.
Thaw left behind him only cloud OF
dust Rumors OF his passage. de-
scriptions OF black automobiles, tales
OF yacht bOardings in Long Island
Sound. speckled the Gays news. The
yacht Endymion Of George Lauder.
r, distant relative OF the Thaws