New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-10
Youth of 10 DecOyed
from Kansas City,
1t Is Alleged
SLAYER HUNTED
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Man Held in Philadelphia
Thought To Be One
of His Aids

Harry K. Thaw, who killed Stanford
White, escaped from Matteawan and
succeeded in establishing his sanity,
was indicted yesterday, charged with
using a whip on year-old boy
decoyed to New York from Kansas
City.
Detectives are searching for Thsw in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In a man
who called himself Oliver Brewer, ar
rested yesterday in Philadelphia, the
police believe they have Thaw's alleged
accomplce, George F. O'Byrnes.
Thaw is indicted not only on a
charge of assault, but on charge Of
kidnapping, the sentence for which may
be fifty years. The indictment against
O'Byrnes charges kidnapping
Position for Boy
II was on Christmas night that Thaw's
accuser, Frederick Gump, jr., came to
New York in response, he says, to a
message from Thaw that a position was
waiting for him. 1t was two days later,
twenty-four hours after Thaw had laid
first a white dog whip and then brown
one, across his naked back in the Ho-
tel McAlpin, he says, that he succeeded
in eluding the vigilance Of Thaw and
his bodyguard O'Byrnes and boarded
train for Kansas City.
There his father, who is a leather
merchant. got Frank P. Walsh, chair
man Of the former Federal Industrial
Relations Commission. a friend Of the
family. what Frederick had told MIN.
Mr. Walsh came to New York and laid
the case before District Attorney
Swami on Friday.
Since Saturday detectives have sought
Thaw, and twice the District Attorney
got word that the man who was once
accused of tieing girls to a bedpost and
lashing them until they screamed, was
coming to the Criminal Courts Build
ing to explain things. He didn't ap-
pear.
While Thaw was calmly discussing
the murder OF Grace Roberts, the
model. with reporters in Philadelphia
on Monday, detectives we're seeking
him at the Pennsylvania station in
New York, at the Waldorf-Astoria and
in Washington.
Said Thaw Knew
A man who said he was Louis Sells
and had been Thaw's bodyguard during
The legal campaign in Canada and New
Hampshire, called at the Criminal
Courts Building last night and said
that Thaw knew he had been indicted
and would give himself up in less than
twelve hours.
Yet, when Detective Barney Flood
got to Philadelphia yesterday he was
told that Thaw had gone to Washing
ton Monday night, and was going to
leave there last night for Pittsburgh.
Washington hotel proprietors denied
one after another that Thaw had been
at their hotels.
Inc boy otOIy
The boys story. as told TO the grand
Jury. is Substantially as follows:
"I met Thaw a year ago IN an ice
cream store at Long Beach, Cal. He
talked TO me two or three times after
ward. and when he returned to the
East he began to write to me. He sent
me a Christmas card and told me he
would like to see me. He asked me to
keep our correspondence secret, but !
showed all his letters to my mother and
father and my mother saw all my an
swers.
~ had told Thaw that | wanted to
study mining engineering, and ne
seemed Interested and said he would
help me. He offered TO get me a JOB
and helm me at school On December !,
1ai5. he sent me certified check for
s12O' | sent it back and told him that
| 5idn't want TO start out IN the world
"Two weeks later he sent me check
for $50 and offered me job IN Pitts
burrh. | was to receive $50 a month
and nv board, ana also &C TO school
After some negotiations between
Thav and the boys father and mother