18 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1913
Page
1
Local hardware dealer touts large stock of stained medium and large screen doors at notably low prices. Window screens available from 18 cents and up, with emphasis on extensive selection and citywide variety for quick installation.
Slain Stanford White designer Harry Thaw eluded pursuers after escaping the Mattesnick asylum. Police and detectives in New York and nearby states are combing the area for Thaw, who reportedly boarded a yacht toward Europe. Early today he registered at a Lenox Massachusetts hotel under an assumed name but was recognized by a waiter and left. He is believed to be headed toward Boston.
Timeline detailing the famous case of Harry K. Thaw with dates from June 1906 to August 1912. Includes indictments, trials, verdicts of not guilty by insanity, habeas corpus outcomes, transfers, and attempted bribes to Dr. Russell. Notable figures include John W. Russell and Governor Sulzer.
Thaw fled through Stormville in a up-to-date touring car at speeds over sixty with a smaller landaulet aiding the escape. Five or more men involved. a hospital attendant guarding the gate arrested for aiding and abetting. The plan aimed to reach the Connecticut state line thirty-five miles away and authorities fear recapture in New York is unlikely.
Uniformed police guard entrances to the hotel where Evelyn Nesbit Thaw stays as she fears Harry Thaw is at large. She recalls threats to kill her and accuses authorities of leniency, naming Dr. Austin Flint as an enemy and noting possible bribe influence. She mentions $24,000 to $30,000 as a lure.
Albany Aug 18 report claims Tammany agents plotted a trap to frame Governor Sulzer by duping a woman connected to his campaign fund. The note hints at a fraud scheme tied to Mrs Sulzer and supposed stolen records letters and jewels. The defense seeks a formal declaration supported by evidence.
Franco Cutilis twenty died at Carpenter Steel in Reading after fellow workers restrained him and an air hose was forced into his body. Autopsy showed bowels burst by pressure. Coroner ordered autopsy and arrests. Also a Delawares boy nearly smothered in a feed box until his mother found him and revived him.
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