The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-16
THAW ATTEMPTS O END
HIS CAREER BY SUICIDE
Slashes Throat and Wrist With Ra-
zOr in House in West Phila.
delphia.


dali Thaw, who with two socalled
BODY guards is under Indictment IN
New York for an alleged attack on
10 year old high school youth last
Christmas. attempted suicide in a
house in West Philadelphia today by
slashing his throat and wrist with
razor.
Thaw's attempt at self destruction
was the climax to hunt which be-
San here on Tuesday, following the
announcement by District Attorney
Swami OF New York, that he was
wanted to answer charge of attack
ing Frederick Gump, Jr, OF Kansas
City in a hotel and as a sensation 1t
rivaled the wealthy Pittsburger's
shooting Of Stanford White on the
Madison Square Roof Garden and his
late escape from Mattewan asylum.
Had Agreed to Surrender.
Through counsel both in Pittsburgh
and in New York, Thaw had made
arrangements with private detective
in this city, acting for the Thaw In
terests in Pittsburgh to surrender him
self tonight to District Attorney
Swami in New York He had agreed,
according to Samuel G. Maloney, rep
senting a private detective agency
in this city, to return to New York
and go through with the ordeal OF
another trial rather than let the po-
lice catch him and treat him like an
ordinary prisoner Thaw regarded
the Gump charges, on which three in
dictments, charging him with kidnap-
ping and assault, as an attempt to
black mail him, the detective said.
Slashed His Throat Twice.
Thaw slashed 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. He
slashed his throat twice which requir-
ed 80 stitches to close, and also had
whacked the artery of his left wrist.
Had the wound in his neck been one
eight of an inch deeper he could not
have lived according to physicians.
Several poison tablets were found in
Thaw's pockets.
Expected to Recover.
Tonight Thaw was reported resting
easily in St. Mary's hospital where he
was removed in police ambulance.
several hours after he had been dis
covered unconscious from loss Of
blood by Mrs. Tacot DR.. Etwood
Kirby, chief medical director at the
hospital and Thaw's private physisian
in this city said tonight that Thaw's
injuries were not likely to prove fatal
and that he expected him to fully re-
cover within week or two.
Thaw was unconscious when dis
covered with bloodstained razor on
the floor beside his bed. He remain
ed in that condition until his arrival
a. the hospital at about 8 o'clock
this. afternoon. Restoratives brought
him to semi-conscious condition and
his mind appeared to be wandering,
according to DR.. Kirby. Some time
later Detective Lieut.. Wood assured
by the hospital physicians that his
condition was not Serious enough to
necessitate an ante-mortem state
ment approached his bedside and re-
marked:
Has Nothing to Say.
"You are not going to die, Harry,
but nevertheless, there mey be some
thing which you may now want to
tell US. Will you do so?' Doctors.
nurses, attendants and detectives
awaited anxiously for confession or
denial Of the charges which led IT.
his attempt at suicide. The patient
regarded the detective quizily for Ali
instant and then slowly shook his
head.
81 have nothing to say" he said
feebly, and closed his eyes.