The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-12
HARRY K. IAlW.
Found With Neck and Wrist Cut--At'
tempt ut Self Destruction Sensa.
tlOnal Climax Of Erratlc Career
Of Plttsburg Scl0n-Early
Recovery Physicians
Report.

hcpOrts
Philadelphia, Pa, January 11--Har'
ny X. Thaw, under indictment In New
York, together with two s0-callet
oodyguards, for an alleged attack OF
frederick Gump. Jr., 10 years old,
iigh school youth, Of Kansas City, In l
New York hotel last Christmas, at
tempted suicide In house at $3.50 Wal
iuut Street, West Philadelphia, today
while the police Of virtually ever,
cty in the East were searching for hin
as a fugitive from justice. Thaw's at
tempt at self-destruction was sensa
.ional climax to hunt which begar
lere Tuesday, following the announce
nent by District Attorney Swami, o.
Jew York. on the latest episode In thu
cratic career of the wealthy Pitts
burger, which reached its zenith In thu
Killing of Stanford White at the Madi
son Square Roof Garden and latel
when he escaped from Matteawan asy'
lum.
Through counsel both in Pittsbure
and New York, Thaw had made ar
engagements with a private detective
in this city, acting for the Thaw In
terests in Pittsburg, to surrender him.
self tonight to District Attorney
Swami in New York, after preliminary
matters had formally been undertaken
with local authorities. He had agreed
according to Samuel G. Maloney, rep.
reseting a private detective agency
in this city, to return to New Yorl
and 60 through the ordeal of another
trial rather than let the police catch
him and treat him like an ordinary
prisoner" Thaw regarded the GumI
charges, on which three indictments
charging him with kidnapping ano
assault, as an attempt to blackmai
him, the detective said.
Known As "Mr. West"
Thaw slashed himself with razor
belonging to the husband of Mrs. Eliz
abeth Tacot, in whose home he was
known as "Mr. West" He had beer
there since last Tuesday when new.
f the indictment and the issuance o.
Il 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 lef
wrist. Had the wound in his necl
been one-eighth of an inch deeper, HI
could not have lived, according to ply
sicians. Several poison tablets were
found in Thaw's pockets.
Tonight Thaw was reported resting
easy in st. Mary's Hospital, where
he was removed in police ambul
nee several hours after he had beer
discovered unconscious from loss O
blood by Mrs. Tacot. DR.. Elwood Kir
", chief medical director at the hos
..ital, and Thaw's private physician II
his city, were among the first t.
reach the house where Thaw wal
found, having been notified by tele
phone by Captain of Detectives Tate
and member of the Thaw family un
ierstood to be in Pittsburg.
Early Recovery Expected
Dr. Kirby said tonight that Thaw's
injuries were not likely to prove fata
and that he expected him to fully re.
cover within a week or two.
Doctors, nurses, attendants and de.
)tives awaited anxiOusly for a con.
ssion or denial of the charges which
ed to his attempt at suicide, The
"atient in reply to question said
81 have nothing to say"
Two detectives were placed on guard
the patients bedside and Captain
ate, at detective headquarters, began
engagements for his extradition to
few York as soon as his condition
i'll permit his removal from the hos
,ital.