Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12
Attempts Suicide in House inI
Philadelphia After Learning|
That His Family Planned to
Give Him Up.
MIND is WANDERING,
SAY HIS PHYSICIANS
Squad Of Detectives Surround
Building to Arrest White
Slayer and Find Him Un-
conscious From Blood Loss.
rsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,ssI

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Harry Ken
dali Thaw, under indictment in New
York together with two so-called
bodyguards for an alleged attack on
Frederick Gump. Jr., a 19-year-old
high school boy of Kansas City, in
New York hotel last Christmas, at
tempted suicide in house at $3.50
Walnut street. West Philadelphia, to-
day while the police of virtually every
city in the east were searching for
him as fugitive from justice.
ThaW's attempt at self destruction
was sensational climax to hunt
which began here on Tuesday, follow
ing the announcement by District At
torney Swami of New York of the
latest episode in the erratic career of
the wealthy Pittsburgher which reach
ed its zenith in the killing of Stanford
White at Madison Square Garden, and
later when he escaped from Mattea-
wan asylum.
Had Agreed to Surrender.
Through counsel in Pittsburgh and
New York Thaw had made arrange
ments with private detective in this
Pittsburgh. to surrender himself to-
night to District Attorney Swami in
New York, after preliminary matters
had been formally undertaken with
the local authorities.
He had agreed, according to Samuel
G. Maloney representing a private de-
tective agency in this city, to return to
New York and go through with the |
ordeal of another trial rather than
let the police catch him and treat him |
like an ordinary prisoner"
Claims Attempted BlackmalI.
Thaw regarded the "Gump charges"
on which three indictments charging
him with kidnapping and assault, as an
attempt to blackmail him, the detec-
tive said.
Thaw gashed himself with a razor
belonging to the husband of Mrs |
Elizabeth Tacot, in whose home he
was known as Mr. West" He had |
been there since last Tuesday when |
news of the indictments and the is
suance of a bench warrant in New
York became known. He slashed his
throat twice, which required thirty
stitches to close, and also hacked the |
artery Of his left wrist. Had the wound |
in his neck been eighth of an inch |
deeper he could not have lived, ac-
cording to physicians. Several poison
tablets were found in Thaw's pocket
Expected to Recover.
Tonight Thaw was reported resting
easily in a hospital. DR.. Elwood
Kirby, chief medical director at the
hospital and Thaw's private physi-
clan in this city, said tonight that
Thaw's injuries were not likely to
prove fatal and that he expected him
fully to recover within week or two.
Thaw was unconscious when discov-
cred by Mrs. Tacot with a blood
stained razor on the floor beside his
bed He remained in that condition
until his arrival at the hospital. Re-
storativcs brought him to a semi-con-
scious condition and his mind ap-
peared to be wandering, according TO
DR.. Kirby.
Refuses to Talk.
Some time later Detective Lieuten-
ant Wood, assured by the hospital
that his condition was not
serious enough to necessitate an ante
mortem statement, approached his
bedside and remarked:
"You are not going to die, Harry,
but nevertheless there may be some
thing which you may now want to
tell us. viii you do SOP
The patient slowly shook his head.
II have nothing to say" he said
feebly and closed his eyes.
Two detectives were placed on
guard at the patients bedside and
Captain Tate, at detective head
quarters began arrangements for his
to New York as soon as
his condition will permit his removal
from the hospital. {
Had Been Drinking. {
Thaw, Wood said, had been drink {
ng, and Maloney wanted to get him
n shape to be taken to New York.
Maloney according to Wood, asked
or a detail of men, which was i'm
nediately furnished, and when the
quad reached the house they found 9
'haw on cot in the dining room &
lie was unconscious. d
Two physicians, who lived nearby q
md who had been summoned by a
elephone were WORKING oyer him d