The Washington times., 1917-01-10
EXPECTS THkW TO FIGHT
New York Looks for Another Long
Legal Battle.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1o.-Another
Issries of bitter court battles in which
Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford
White, will first endeavor to avoid
being returned to New York State,
and. If unsuccessful. will then fht to
the end to avoid again being commit
ted to Matteawan, was expected here
today.
with the indictment and search
for Thaw on charges of KIDNAPPING
and whipping Frederick Gump, nine
lteen-year-old boy, all the testimony
introduced in his murder trials in an
effort to prove him insane was re-
called. Evelyn Nesbit told OF his
throwing scalding water upon a bell
boy, in a hotel. Another witness told
of his beating girls with a jeweled
whip.
Evelyn Nesbit Not Told.
Evelyn Nesbit, now Mrs. Jack Cliff
ford, had not been told Of the new
indictment against Thaw today. II
was learned that she underwent a
serious operation yesterday. Physi-
clans advised against informing her
of the warrant for Thaw's arrest.
William Travers Jerome, long
known as Thaw's Nemesis" refused
, to comment on the charge brought
against Thaw other than to remark
that it Confirmed his judgment" of
Whites slayer being insane.
Extraordinary exclaimed Jerome
when told OF the indictment. at sim
ply confirms my Judgment, but I must
decline to make any statement"
Frank p. Walsh, former head of
the Government Industrial Relations
Commission, who placed the charges
against Thaw before District Attor-
ney Swami here, was in Philadelphia
today with the Gump boy. Walsh
told Swami young Gump was lured
east from Long Beach, Cal, by Thav
on promise Of job or a chance for
an education in the Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology at Pittsburgh.
Sent Gump Boy $50.
Thaw had met the hoy in Califor-
mia, Walsh said. He wrote him num-
erous letters after returning East,
always attempting to persuade him
to come to New York or Pittsburgh.
He finally sent him $50, and Gump's
parents decided to permit the boy TO
take advantage of Thaw's offer to
enroll Gump at Carnegie Tech Thaw
then wired Gump to/fneet him in New
York.
AT the New York hotel Thaw had
reserved a big suite on the eighteenth
floor" Walsh's statement said ''He
had even rented two adjoining rooms,
which, L think, he did to prevent
strangers from hearing the cries
which came later from his apartment.
"Soon. after retiring Gump heard
the door open. Almost instantly the
lights were switched off, and the
boy saw Thaw, armed with q stocky
whip, rushing for him"
Beaten Until UneOnscloux.
Gump tried all the doors and win
dows, even intending to jump out OF
the latter, but found them locked.
Thaw, the statement declares, chased
him about the room welting him with
the whip until he fell unconscious.
when he had beaten the boy" the
statement declared, until his back
and legs were covered with blood.
Thaw quit the room as suddenly As
he had entered"
On the next day a guard took Gump
out for a walk That evening, how.
ever, the boy escaped and returned
to his home.
A detective from District Attorney
Swann's office, returning today from
Philadelphia, brought with him a num-
Der. of papers found in oliver Brow
er's pockets. Brewer was arrested
yesterday by the detective, who be-
lieved him to be George O'Byrne, also
wanted In connection with the case.
One of the papers Is said to be q
statement signed by young Gump in
which he said he deserved the whip
pings Thaw gave him and that ho
liked them. Thaw Is said to have
forced Gump to sign the, paper.