Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-10
Kansas City High School Boy
Is Victim of Assault by
Stanford Whites Slayer on
Christmas Night.
INDICTED BY GRAND
JURY, BUT NOT FOUND
Beating of Young Women
Testimony Used in Former
Trial to Prove Insanity of
MatteaWan Inmate.
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! New York, Jan, 9,--Harry X. Thaw,
who was legally released fifteen
months ago from an asylum for the
insane, where he was sent after he
had killed Stamford White, was today
indicted here, charged with kidnap-
| ping Fred Gump, Jr., of Kansas City,
Mo, youth of 16 years, and assault
ing him with a whip.
With him was indicted on the kid.
ping charge man described as George
Il. O'Byrnes, and supposed to have
been employed by Thaw as a body
guard. Word was received here that
O'Byrnes had been arrested in Phila-
delphia, and detectives were looking
for ThaW tonight.
Extreme Brutality Charged.
The complaint, which was placed
against Thaw by District Attorney
Swami by Frank p. Walsh former
chairman of the United States indus
trial relations commission, appearing
now as Gump's counsel, alleges that
rhaw enticed the youth to his rooms at
la hotel here Christmas night, and there
beat him with whips three different
times until he bled and became almost
unconscious.
Testimony describing the whipping
of young girls by Thaw made up
some of the most sensational chapters
in the numerous court actions on the
question of Thaw's sanity after his ac-
quittal of the murder of White on the
grounds of insanity, and his commit
ment to the Matteawan state hospital
for the criminal insane. Alienists for
the state testified that whipping was
IA mania with Thaw
Released by Court
After several years litigation, at q
cost of several hundred thousand dol
lars to New York state and to Thaw,
and in which bitter partisanship was
engendered as to whether he was
Justly or unjustly kept in Matteawan,
he was declared sane by a jury in
habeas corpus proceedings in the lat
ter part of 1915 and released by
court order.
The official activity here in the
present case was begun last Friday,
when Mr.. Walsh, formerly chairman
of the federal Industrial relations
committee placed before District At
torney Edward Swami. the story of
Thaw's alleged association with Gump
as told by the boy himself and by his
parents to MIR. Walsh. Gump's faith
er is Frederick Gump, Kansas City
trunk manufacturer.
Meet In Long Beach.
According to Mr. Walsh's story to
the prosecutor, Thaw met young
Gump in an ice cream store at Long
Beach, Calf, in 1915. Thaw had Just
been declared sane by a New York
jury after being brought back from
New Hampshire subsequent to his es-
cape from Matteawan. Thaw attend
ed the Panama Pacific exposition in
San Francisco and then went south
to Long Beach,
When Thaw returned TO New York,
he began a correspondence by sending
the boy a Christmas card, according
to Mr.. Walsh's story; this commun-
cation was followed by letters which
Thaw warned the boy he should not
show to his parents.
Gump did not heed this caution,
however, and Mrs. Gump, represent
ing herself as her son, answered the
Mr.. Swami was informed
At one time, according to the story,
Thaw enclosed $3.50, but the money
was returned.
Invites Boy to New York.
Before last Christmas Thaw wrote
Gump, inviting him to come TO New
York. Mr.. Walsh told the district at
torney. and the boy did so. He ar
rived here on the evening of Christ
mas day, left his baggage at Thaw's
rooms in hotel and the two went to
a theater and later returned to the
rooms.
Young Gump told the prosecutor
that when they reached the apart
ment Thaw attacked him with & !
whip. The boy said he screamed but |
no one responded to his cries. He was
beaten nearly into insensibility and
was twice again beaten during the |
night, according to the story.
Escapes to Kansas City.
In the morning, the boy said, he |;
was sent for a walk with O'Byrnes, |
returning later to Thaw's rooms. That |
afternoon, the day after Christmas, |
Gump said, he went downstairs on a |
pretext and ran from the hotel and |
boarded train for Kansas City by way /
Of st. Louis. There he displayed his
body, marked with welts on arms and |
back and legs. he said, to his parents
and to Mr.. Walsh and also had shown
his injuries 10 the conductor on the