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HARRYK.THAW ESCAPES ASYLUMLOSTtSCID non PACK OS*.raaolt of,an alleged BB.OOI bribery plot rot^tbe release of -Tha-.■ •Iter's Anhal Timely.John N*. Anhut. a young lawyer. I* now *rr,ls» » prison eenteece foe hla particl PBtlon m «h. bribery conspiracyBecause i*f the conditions under which *»• took oflVcc. Dr. KJeb haa taken extra precaution* lo prevent Juat what happened today, lie haa ordered a rl*id «n-vr*tigs lion to determine ju»t what attendant*. tf any. were involved In me ■ucceaafol plot lo free Thaw.Ever aloce Thaw wae aeat to Mattea-wan. more than Ovi year* ago. hl» mother, Mr*. Mary Copley Thaw, or - itratiursn. baa ajirnt hundred* of thou* aanda of dullan In attempta to have him freed legal I from restraint. The aged n ether arrived lo Now York unexpectedly from her aummrr home at Crewon. Pa., thle ariemoon. and Joined her daughter, Mr* Georg# Carnegie. who W slopping at the Gotham Hotel. Mr.. Thaw rt fue- d to eee an) one » hen tir.waBluerThe drama was quickly acted. Oo the quiet Sunday morning u seemed man ilka aclura posing far moving pictures than a scene of real life actually ddbictcd In the grtm ahadow of grtm Matteaam with the aky a deep blue overhead tn the bright sunshine.In the arnnll car wmltlng for Thaw were two men bralilt* the chauffeur.“Get In quick. Harry. one of these shouted aa the prisoner daahsd up. The man otcod with arm* outstretched and In hla sagernraa slightly delayed Thaw aa he tried to get In. The delay not long. The milkman who was driving through the gite aa Thaw daahed out Jumped from hie aeat and attrmptrd to Intercept the prisoner. H» «*•« loo lata Thaw was In the aeat with the chauffeur and waa away.Aa far aa could he learned the car at the gate had been watting a half hour for Thaw. The motor w as kern runnlna and the driver a: peered to be making repairs, thus arousing no suspicion.IlielwrWd.hotel, but Mr*, Carnagie waa apparently greatly aurprUrd.Ur m«tL i and I had Intended going to the hospital tomorrow to are Harry, •he *ild. “We knew nothing of hla intention*. r.nr ha*e We any Id** share he la or what hr Intends 'o do. It ll a gTrat aurprlre to us alL“Aet»-A.k« frolrrprotection. She declared a.'.e believed h«r life In danger, and accordingly rfte *a» given police protection. She la also j being guarded by a private detective j hired by Arthur llammcrstnn. Thl* d*-leci.tr- ntciinipanied hrr to and from the | Vn .inn Theater, where the la pcrfoirn-:ng in vaudeville.VV.IU.tii T.av.ra Jerome, who. whileCkarehgsThe chauffeur re-entered hla car a» the milkman drove up. He wna ready • for Thaw and Thau waa ready for him. aa subsequent events proved.Thaw in. the rar was away at breakneck speed. It threw rkiuda of duM over p-dcvtrlan* on their war to church, hut these only c*iire«»*d their opinion of the driver In a way suitable foe Sunday and waikrd on. all unknowing of 1 tha burden carried.Then came anu:her move showing the precision of the. plana made lor tha! young Pittsburgher. While the drama wa# being enacted at the a*ylum gate. | the machine had been alnnding at Low-.* rcy’a corner, little more titan a quarter of a mile from tne gateThla machine, like the first, contained ! two mm beside* the chauffeur. The I own to in- pour*, tney *». Flood They believe that ha * a drtver of racing automobiles, be- ; *e *f the manner in which be handl'd big ni.ii-hine In Ua On* I da ah.IsTits.•I) im. and t*i*rlt;after successfully reflated all attempts tf th« young man to . am fircdorn. waa mid late today of Y!n*« c»«aj*c. He mid that lie would make no comment. Mcvpt mat he wna afraid that Thaw would atiark him.L-tral exp. it* are practically ogr.cd tu-niabt that Thaw i» immune from aria i as far n* me murderer of Branford While I* cor e, c.cd Keen tf he were um another Slate on some priced t ihe’dhe keep- out tie forme a rir.k :te of John Anna:-oils t rt.-iaied insane iti ewr-ped to Vlrg ms '•’uitlel He hrtt o! Chanler to Cnal-.oik* were rwithin half and detective* m we e dispatched in*, pier*, and o. i Instruction* tu watchuneit.mn sent lierc h-Height, live fe-l i inches; weight .ir and eyes, anl•nmtaftfaner TVmgh-of Thaw would I*-r jig'.t a* would the lr«. gin* Sing He inner, that Thaw irk If taken tn an-I hat the plot to iretvd by hla rala-al guards and atone* II* haa Pi-A a the smaller car bore down on Ia»w-r* »'* corner the larger car began to mwe in the im» direction. It w.»* stl’l moving as the murhlna carrying Thaw came •breast, in a niuih Thaw l»«pso from one machine and Into the other The Packard, a llmuu»lne. waa off. ©nlv a cloud of dual marking Its route. The aninMer mai-bina followed, but •*» soon outdistanced ht the limuuaine.In the meantime the alarm wat spread «l the asylum. but tmtrh time beg Wen lost. Flarnum cried out aa Thaw tbrew him to me aide, and MulhaJI and the patl-nta the latrer wa* guarding ruahed to ’be gate. Tlie gate waa hurriedly c|o*«-d to -vent any more escapes, and •h-n Mnlhall communicated with Dr. Kl* h. The guard ran several hundred fret to get to a telephone, but hla haste could n.»t rroke up for ths lima tnat Th-tw had g lined l*r. Klc-b Immediately ordered out than* ;m automobile, and guards ■*r» dla-pn»i hed In pursuit of Thaw. Then the ttipniinD ndent telephoned to the police nt P’nbtiry. Conn.. asking them to detain Thaw If poaalble at the State line.Reward -gr.OO Offered.in since Pi May to be the rtrauf-(nr enr that bore-rle.1 Tn..a.* hnd iipparcttl’r Iwen cmrv-mied The i.*ur rn*n t*-ll»ved tlt;* ; r-d uut the ntsnpojlan had been iso dura arranging for its auc-i. tin cbauff-uxi were the last It is probable that tha con-nitd tv-n working for *«ne i ti-e g-.arda and attvudar.u wtm*f soon aa poaalble motor cars w. su-r.rvned from all the Matteaw rantsea and several motorcyclists w. prevsed Into servlca. Some of the n chines rent out were capable of m-iklng seven tv mllra an hour. To apur on hunt Dr. Kiel, offered a rrsard of »•lt; to the attendant or volunteer who might he able to catch Thaw within the State. The Ufttiai reward la only Tr.e hope the! the Danbury police could rmder help waa aoon blasted. Aa the •--at roads letd to Danbury, It waa thought that the fleeing automotdi* rr.bth! driven there, but the polks re-p—rted that they had been unable to ae-urw any (rare of ILIt !■ believed tha fugitives figuring outthe theory on which ths asylum authorities wojTd act. left the Danbury road. Ph» last New York village to reporthe pass*we of the Thnw machine woe -t. r.-.il- Th' limousine had covored the distance to thla place, fourteen mites, in nine minutes. The smaller car -aa •fill trading, being them a mile and a half behind.Will Punish IV-pet rat era.There I* no doubt tn my mind that i to of tils Insututi-.n ».r* Involved the plot. r.d Dr. Kleb. “It was und with oniiiBing rapidity and moi-Ma'.r cirrunistanees make me Mtcl -it. in that Thaw received otic. OS w, t aa IheI'Ve•n the outside were■i.-i of the Sabbath morning was «r. f.ir Thaw • attempt to se-risre chat h* hud failed to glt;-: cPimb a V the «.urt«e—liberty. K «a- accomplished at 7 IV a in-ur ib. rood biding by I ■ iieuall/ fr«e from •BinmukU r»: •.* proved no exception, a f.tomoblles used by Thaw hPsnnrrs t.ss^ Time.Tr pursuers lost ttmo at StOrmvllle seeking Informntbin, but d.ishrd «m to- •• »*r*l Danbury when told that th* two a »p.-eding machtnea were going toward . k that townA later report that a machine, answering « the dcacrlptlon of the Umouatn# had I ra*~d through New Canaan like a can- r r.-'B ball Indicated that Thaw bad safe- h ly pa«ed beyond control c,f tha New i II York auntntlllra- The pursuing auto- 1 mobile* abnndunrd thb chase when they itartied the Connecticut State lineWhile running down elewa. Dr. Klct h»d taklt;n r»tdd acUon at Matteawa He ordered lkf.niy Sheriff Callahan r-»st Guard Barnum on the charge of r»U!mg end abetting a prisoner to escape T.^Jav «u the eighteenth anniversary of appointment. lie ts thirty-r oldTi Prat rtmrhlne followed Ihe Mg tour-. ..it aptaretttly «» hl^k off pursuit . t. I'h-k up Thaw in caae the big car i I w.ib any Occident-Ti*. .n:t time of Thaw's eocape la re-- 1. * I m « ponebed enr. 1 la «h*- asylu.ui e Ever* opening of the gate through wiirh he lt;la5hed ring* a bell In the nflli • nnd a card la punched eiirtilunA-.« ntlns tn the aaylutn attendants.Tlraw ehr-wed no nervousness before hi-• ai*r He rose at the -.muni hour. « a. m. nnd hail brrakfnet nt flJd. Then with -t.en oth.-r r«t»vnta he went into the north court for cierclsa before th« Sun-lay chit;cl ecrvlce.No Oluwal* Noticed.After the eerape It wn# remarked thatcaie, si hence ho waa subsequently to v -h b it all of the attendants questioned immrdlatsly aficr tha eacap* aald thai iig made t.o effort t communicate with tr.r one ouUlda unlev* by mean* of 'hlsilre which the guards did not nctlcw. The fence n*ound tha court jwrd la elgh-•n feet high.Ttir men who furnish milk to the In-• utloo usually arrive on Sunday morn-= abortly berure 8 o'cJcek. Th'a corn r the nnt one signaled at 7:» thit r wished tn drive through the gate near • here Thaw was •setrlalng. Ther* are I. ree gnt*» to the court yard, hut ther* is only one key for nil three. Thla waa In the tHisa-ealon of lUrnuiti.Guard Georg* Mulhatl was na duty In the rard anh ISarnum out had no dutr to perfo.m In csmnMrtlon with the key. He waa some distance away from the gale when Ramum opsmed Jt.As Rsrnum ineerlcd the key Thaw •pranc toward him. Tt.en as the gate •srnrc op*n. Thaw aelvcl the keeper and hurkd him to one aide. Barnum falling to hi* knee*.Ts*. Mrs In Car.Dr. Kiel. a!a» wmght for Information hr which he might identify the men who helped Thaw on the outside. He learned that thr two men with the chauffeur In the limousine were both well dressed Their, salt*, were blue nnd they wore yttaw hn I s. That waa about aa far as he was able to get.CH A LONER GLAD THATTHAW ESCAPED: SAYS HEWAS UNFAIRLY TRIED•*W I iVarrhM. lesvHry. ffgLOANSHORNINCLASS
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Mon, Aug 18, 1913
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