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HARRY K. THAW SLAYER OF STANFOR! VHITE, IN AUTO, ESCL ES ASYLUMDoubt Expressed that He Can Be Brought Back if Outside State Lines-—Guard at Matteawan Accused of Conspiracy—Report that Thaw Has Boarded Yacht to Foreign Country—Strange Boat Sight, d Off Coast and Automobile Seen Near.ACTRESS WIFE AND ATTORNEY WHO KEPTTHAW IN ASYLUM BOTH FEAR FOR LIVES.\t« York, \ug. 17—Harry Kendall Thaw, laycr of Stanford White, escaped from the Matteawan State Hospital for the CriminalIn.iane early today.Within ati hour at ter hi. da^h for liberty Ik- had crossed the line dividing the Sutes of Sew York and Connecticut and tonight be is iK-xtinu the reach of Xcw York aulhoritirv It i lielieved lliat cxtradi-(•lt; i. : itupos-tb!c and that Than’* ficcdom is assured, unless he is held for insanity in another Statv and committed to some asylum there.Thaw \va* reported tonight to have boarJcd a yacht lying off the coast, with the intention of landing at some Southern |*rt and then proceeding to Pittsburgh.Another report say* that Thaw* will proceed cm the acht to South America or Ktiruj*. Kecentlv he has been reading hlt;»ok on South America and has gone deep iuto*-the extradition law* of practically every country n the face of the earth.Yacht 1hr«r »lrru«llir.rd.At South Norwalk, Conn. It «• o 1'itrnrd 'onighl that •( «n early hour today m vaclrt an.-liniad off the Ruton I'oini Hotel. Vlih h la l*» and unr-lwlf miles south i.f Hov.th Norwalk, am) that al 1» o'clock an auuimubll. answering *he drsvripllnn of th* one In which Thaw oat-aped reached the pier, and Ida four «* 'nutnt* wcnr taken In a tenderDAUGHTER, 23, MEETS FATHER FOR FIRST TIMEWelching anchor, the yacht. the ram. ..r which l.ehrve.1 to have been lb. Katherln«». headed In the dlreMi lt;n of Nrw Cork MIIU In charge .»rin* motorboat »«rrl* a of tha Itoton I’oin* Holrl .n'tl HihI hr had taken t rttcular notice of the yacht. Mcau.r• wa» a nnngr .n(' lie t-ld of tha• rrlral of the molnr car.»ur men stepp'd out of the automobile. said Cgpt. Mllla. ‘and hurried - The tender I V*ld llltlr attmiion i.. them. and. of .onrar. I did noi take notice of the number of the machine. Tluu was In-fore I learned of the «*-■ n- of Ifatrv Thaw, and 'here waa no reason for me to pay attention to theae details.**II. «n. naked •he yacht.Kibmi City Mu Gum Quid He Haa Nettr See*—Recofsiicd at One*.Kaiuai **lly. Aug IT —A joung woman .allied hack ami forth past Jneeph lt;* Hume a office one dav Iasi neck, glaiulni before ' be door iuuw or terirr. and then walk.d in. *h* ad* •tr.Tf-d Mr. Hume hr-itatingty.I * ant to l|«l IO M*. Jlumr ah« said.You’re s|Mekina to him.** he told her Mr J.-. llume aha naked all* anair of uncertainty.Tln-n ah. hrritM'ed a minute, seeming at a Inta for *rmettitng to say.* Do you know who I tunT* the Anally askedVea: you re Helen Bit down andlet*a talk.Thu* a father and daughter mbad nevmr aarn aai-h other. Mr.. • o.'rt|nMi ... T ’rMJOS. «Mi t«-1 —“— -? hrr raactulsuHca to hrr mother.Hi• hoSpCASIIf I t-m.mher aright the name the % sc lit w»« the Kslhmioe It », « eleam in. hi. nnd ahoiit slttv fe»t l.ngth Tier, wo- ..me }el!»» -tool ■U*k and .me mastDr Kir timlsht | •wi-tty t*r*i. I betl-V.••I .n off)rial sinten*'lit the iraprmaltdllt* «1I-rd Harmin' ll» said ■ e an inside plot Thaw now he he.! no . ham r in -ourl mill. * Girard Tba'iium Wti* the nearest •non to Tl.aw »h. n ha mode his dauh •r liberty.Then w«s no for-, used to hold him r*u no word* spoken it w.i* fortm! ■el the tiling »u- all • ul and dried nd tu. in«st .usp'.mm. is th. f-.r that'■ •• !ulJ a •mnrter of an hour be-it,. •- lt;(• ■ i. reported to m.fon*-three year* old. I,|or• routed trom Ula wife about twentv- hilt, three if«r« ago and ha* remained -p,,,• rr vine A girl »e* bom* a few . r-.:nth» after th. arparutlan. By re-. !'un'• ..rte Mr Hnm.lt; kepi mmaelf inforn ed j w**l . f hrr pro*feei as she rj.h tu younc nf | w.itTionhoixL htit beralUc he frai^d khe | ... e.vuld n*»t any adi.m .* by him caldlt;y lie never tried lo visit hrr.I^.t Week .lie war tl.itlng frlendt this « lt. Ithe d-Idil to rail on h tuihr at any con. Her fear leet her f-tber would erect her coldly, she an** n.ede lh-e ect the riwet dlfflrun of h*iMl*AmuHlt;*lcn Hume le now laenly-th» old She I* teaching *.'hoe| III 1 M» , her mother » home. At I*** prim rtw »he plane lo com* I i,**t make her honir. Ae.i j tar.lt• B’.fomKsnaa. *,|| ti r father {dam• • -«f hie life the happleet he hae ' ,„\n •r knusuSPECIAL MINISTER OF BRAZIL REACHES HOMEVW out nr my t«.r«M.ra! loti whh h mav lead to Ii.itv Thaw f r.Rr.1 • .r««dltisl *•» -•*' that no atlrmiit dp-I'run to haW he.u made to detain ‘he• •u«id Itanium »*s i^ieatluned tnniahl tiv Sheriff Iforntwb. »• lin* District At- --,iU''.i-?'Il-Srtn. Th.™^ L,u,° Mdltr Is W«kaa*4 bj Anbu-........... '-1 '■»' *' | i,dor Morrin—PriiMl ihtiei-min.»tiou of Ilia .eamlnullon It. was ■Htdered taken to rn'ithVcer*»». Aix-ord- Uaited Slates,I.; Homl-k. lUmoii,i b J ^,- i«l i,. .. pu.i o^.r I h,„ M,nuatiini-.nl re* eptlnr. la the l ulled he ib deeply arin«--lfir-think from his confeeslonhrlb-s haIn.Ifrrn 1 to vuriuwe t- non* for Thu**Inirlng HaTni.ni s esamlhutxm a Nd| of hgotrnnu strn. k the womm,.» ward at Vluttra- —n Thr short knockrd Ms X over ami be mjiirrd his ecalp. Barn inn i-M «m hie knr-ce, aptamilly tunlr. srWkru. hu* t** thr time his •tuentlonus hed m nvffrd their i oml-nir* he hadsilh lhat countn*.V it-ai throng had jtatlierrd awaUiiig th. arrival of ih. Mina. Gemrs. w hh h enter«-»! ihe harbor av-on after noon. Dr-dis.tnlwrke.1 In n hist.»«••«) raUovti •miMojcd hi the moat solemnwhichThaw'a *-w a|- »a. of the moatdramatic attain of ill* kind ever re-ordcd After kunckiliS down a gutetimn ■ ho u^s sdiiiiltiiig s milk Matte* wii. Jo a te sh ah •taridinu Just uut-ldr lha •all. Thu wjr head'd for the i'-mnr,ll-i ut B*ate line, and the uuimmt that Thaw ruler,.: %\t, rhnufflt;-Peru and dashed away.He was w.honied In the mlnlsirra and • lirered »■» the crowd Later the Antetl-an Amlaweiior. Mr Moraau. unvelinl a pn.dura reptrarutihK the Amerksn the BraMIUu HoJthern Gross, and {■•rtraltj of Dr. »ntl*r and Mr MoisanOSSEFIU) MAN DIES.As} lUtli grounds h* l-ul^! Rr.Ulrul of tVrll|nK|nn Mr.HadHardlythree*-nd mb* and aItnchlnr..-hr'Iff.Befor. a Italf mlb- hud Oe*n COVcrad h tie taxicab It overt ok a »lx-cylmticJ tnartnff cai that hud been moving .lowly ■ Iso toward the Cotniectf ut lin. *11». laxlcab .Iu.k.ucd apmf ^nd Thaw leaped out a- th* mualier machine drew alulic-■»le the touring Tbe door of theMated In 37 Year*.Hanicor. Aug. IT-Thomas F Lockhart. '*»***' fun j U'ellltictmv'a o-siOed man. after spend- ,OBn“ j In* eetiUt-se.,D vaare In lied, pmi-tt-' br*,M* •li !n one poaitiun. la d.ad. Lock-* °,,irf It.nn. )..nu .tirrnuj so mn.ih. ej only movemente of the tiodr be could niaka were a ehruedng of the right •hmildgr nnd th« bending of the middle , -dnt* of two flngera on the right hand , Lockhart Huis bampcmL had written , Ills autoWoffrapiir. which brdught him * imda eufflclmt to purthaae tha home InUtt.r *»i u,K-n .nd Th.ro .hoard j wh,7h and toriV .Z'mA. the dour elammeil «he big m.rhln. |»V.d gJZ,.Tothi CrSS!!’ mil,« an I..,u * Mn*T*pllii-al nature and »m-The lu.K-lnne da.lird through «Wrm- I * J*^k*VIII.. N V . four!••• -l Iiub-s from the aw , .^L1 ‘fjv,*' n night.It la i of It which pro till ooalle sUh-Wi It la t lional*1tpowerI uni.i from the aa-lia.it diminution of .|*»ed. and *•-« in«.ina in l-.tc r*|orte nrc.lvrd by th-asylum ..cihmiii.e. •rutsnl the t'onneet-Icut Hue m in. v. n.ity -.| N.w fanaan.L»r. KannuiNl H.um . harlea Klcb, • upsrintendent of Mall. . n. bells-vo* lhat Thui'e w-y u,„ „f narcfnlty planned ami w.ll . xsi-utrd coo-etdraer.He received Inflt;rmalIon a few hour* sft.r Tha* . escape that led him to b-llrs-e. he *ald. that the ruaitiv. had i^m •WrrWd to a Gonnr-tlrut s«f»K»n town •here a yacht had 'ecu minting off ahore •o take him abroad.Tho superlalen.lriit nnf.red the arrest f Howsnl Bamum. th. a.ilvm aua'd who waa on duty at lha time that thlt; wealthy, voung slayer broke i*lt;lt;IK- .*1 -kl.k . *eonyellha inetlivitL-n to which b« •*; milled on February 1. !Mk ! Kt?[ waa appointed superintendent on June sV,f ,h« Dt *•*' W -rtuseclf. Dr. Rinarll waa dlaniiaed as the!« following a lung ride through roW rain. He wag furl}-three year«oTAUGHT BOYS TO STEAL.Tutora Admit. Hr Waa Art ef *1 hr ft.CWTOfCED ON PACK TkkKg ne'iingtotr. Fa., Aug. IV. —BeUr Smith. ** ■ -ninent contractor and a respected .Jtum of Manifold, near her*, created a ecn.uUott yesterday when he entered e |ilew of guilty to charge* of making I ii lev r« of two emaU boya under twelve yeura of age.He aleo plwaded grilliy to carrying con-• ealed wen [ion*. The we.ipone In nitration w.rr stolen for him by that boy*. He was oentem-ed to aerve on* year and tao month* In the workhouse.Kmlthe an ret waa the reauit of .fortes fold by two laiya. Joarph Qoiaekey and J.drn n'olmt. who admlttnl i eobberlc* of hoa-ca and rt.vrrshard* largrl pxtru. serve d lectin •Cor(liepople he wlcharacReammay t proepe •It 1 drrrt r
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