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IIKARST’8 SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1913.
Photos of Harry Thaw at Crises in His Life and Map of His Flight From Matteawan
From left to right the photographs in the upper picture show Harry K. Thaw as he appeared after the
murder of Stanford White; while on trial for his life; at the time of his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit, and as
he appears to day while fighting the attempts to return him to Matteawan from his refuge in Canada.
The lower picture is a map showing the route taken by Thaw in his flight from Matteawan to Hereford,
N. H., and from there across the Canadian border to St. Hermenigilde de Garford. Just before the train in
which Thaw was speeding to liberty reached Colebrook, N. H., he was recognized by Sheriff Kelsea.
Kelsea dropped off at Colebrook, secured an auto and raced to Hereford, where Thaw and his compan
ions had alighted. They had hired a liveryman to drive them across country to Coaticook to strike the
Grand Trunk Railway. Deep in the woods their driver deserted them, and they groped their way to a lone
ly farmhouse and paid the tenants $9 to drive them to St. Hermenigilde.
There Thaw was found by Sheriff Kelsea, who secured a constable at Coaticook, detained Thaw, had
him arraigned in Coaticook as a fugitive from justice, and secured his commitment to jail in Sherbrooke.
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do not seek vengeance. My wife,
ISvelyn Neabit Thaw, need not fear
me. Nor need anyone else fear me.
"All 1 want i» peaceful and legal
liberty. I feel 'that I am perfectly
safe. I have studied law' ever since I
was admitted to Matteawan, and I
believe that I am qualified to speak In
this matter.
“Statements to the effect that I only
sought liberty to kill are senseless
They are so ridiculous that I won’t
talk of them. I have the kindest feel
ings toward the people of Canada, and
will retain such feelings, no matter
w’hat action the Dominion Govern
ment takes, but l hope that they do
not deport me. Intention in an In
sane asylum is a living death. It Is
enough to make a maniac out of a
perfectly «nne man.”
Refuses to Betray Frienda.
Asked for a detailed story of his
flight, he refused.
“Yes, 1 was the man they spotted in
Lenox. Maf*s , said he. “But from
thAt point on I must say nothing. I
won’t betray my friends.”
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, sister
of Thaw, arrived soon after his arrest
and immediately sought her brother.
Thaw tuent word to Roger O’Mara, the
Pittsburg (Pa.) private detective, who
has been his counsellor since youth,
to rush here on the first train.
He said that he wanted to get the
fight over with. His first trepidation
came with the news that District At
torney Conger, of Dutchess County,
New York, and Dr. Kleb. of the Mat
teawan Institution, would coine to co
operate with the United States au
thorities in an effort to have Thaw de
ported ba«k to New York, or extra
dited.
Plans for the court battle in Thaw's
behalf were carefully made by Mr.
Shurtleff and Cdlonel Fraser and
hopes to have his releai*- ordered by
Judge Globensky and plans to leave
Immediately for Quebec if he gets out.
He intends to sail for France if he
gets ills freedom. t»o that he will be
hut* to be safe. Ultimately he hopes
to have hln legal freedom established
so that he can return to Pittsburg
Contend Thaw Is Tourist.
Among the grounds upon which the
Thaw lawyers put into their plea fpr
their client's liberty is that he is only
a tuurist passing through Canada, and
they point to the case of Jack John
son, the negro pugilist, as a precedent.
They contend that Johnson was un
der conviction of an infraction of
the United States law, whereas Thaw
has not broken any law They con
tended that Johnson was a fugitive
from justice, whereas Thaw is a fugi-
cive from an institution for the in
sane.
They pointed to Thaw’s behavior t<
uphold the contention that no nhuter
what his condition in the past, he is
now sane and rational. The facts
that Thaw has not broken any Cana
dian laws and that no indictment ex
ists against him across the border
were emphasized Thaw offered many
suggestions to bis lawyers and in a
v ;< v seemed to he thee pilot. He
ooked very solemn and Impressive as
e gave his opinions of his <»wn case.
My idew is that speed is the requi
te thing.’’ Thaw told them.
News Unnerves Prisoner.
The Canadian Government and tlie
United States Government were both
represented by able counsel who re
sisted Thaw’s efforts to gain his lib
erty on a writ of habeas corpus. They
contended that the law governing
Thaw's case is very plain and they
pointed to precedents.
In fact. It was reported that Act
ing Suj»erlntendent of Immigration
Blair in Ottawa had been counseled
by the Ministry of Justice that Thaw
should oe deported at once. When
Thaw heard this report he trembled
end beoajne pale. He was unnerved
by the news and showed it.
The presence in Sherbrooke of the
most spectacular and sensational
prisoner in the world made a gala oc
casion. Not one of the Provincial
fairs which are being held throughout
Eastern Canada at this time could
vie with Thaw as an attraction. Great
crowds came into Sherbrooke from
the surrounding country.
Families gathered about the Jail,
hoping to get a glimpse of the well-
known prisoner if he was taken to
the courthouse. Some came a dis
tance of 100 miles to see Thaw. The
street on which the Jail is located was
Jammed.
Glad to Please Curious.
This curiosity tickled Thaw im
mensely. He said he did not want to
disappoint anyone who really wanted
to see w’hat he looked like.
Mr. Shurtleff was resentful against
Justice of the Peace Dupuis, of Coat-
icook, who held Thaw’ on the charge
of being a fugitive and sent him here
for further examination.
"We contend that Justice of the
Peace Dupuis acted illegally,'' de
clared Shurtleff. “He exceeded his
authority. He had no right to hold
Thaw."
Colonel Fraser assured Thaw that
conspiracy J.* not an extraditable of
fense and that he need not feel any
great alarm over the fact that a war
rant charging Thaw with conspiring
to gain his liberty is on Its way here
from Dutchess County. He did not
give such optimistic assurances about
deportation, however.
Thaw' lost no time in arranging to
secure cash. He telegraphed to a
banker relative in Pittsburg (where
the bulk of the Thaw fortune is in
vested) to send him money to tight
his case.
Thaw' faced the habeas corpus
hearing coolly and confidently Be
fore going to court, he ate a hearty
breakfast and dressed with minute
• are. evidently realizing that he would
be gazed on by thousands on the
short ride from the Jail to the court
house.
Smuggling Claim Advanced.
He had prepared a number of notes
t«- guide his lawyers in their conduct
<>f his case, and was evidently disap
pointed when they did not seem to
give these notes great consideration.
An investigation of the manner in
which Thaw came into possession of
a railroad ticket for Detroit. Mich., is
being made. The Dominion authori
ties are not satisfied that Thaw
bought the ticket himself.
It w'as learned from an authorita
tive source that Immigration officers
who are here plan to arrest Thaw on
the ground that he smuggled his way
into Canada if he gets his freedom
on a habeas corpus writ.
The village of St Hermenigilde
where Thaw and his cbm pan ions
came into Canada frdm the United
States, is not a port of entry.
Mail-Wooed Bride
On Journey to Coast
Millionaire Ranchman Is Given Flne\
Recommendation by Pastors
of His Neighbor,
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 23.—Mrs.
Theresa Patterson, a handsome wid
ow, aged 30, of Allentown, Pa., is
nearing Los Molinas to-day, a jour
ney of 3,000 miles across the contl
nent, to become the bride of Charles
II. Smart, a w'ealthy rancher, after a
romantic courtship by mail.
Clergymen in Los Molinas and Al
lentown gave each a clean bill, the
former stating that while Smart is
not a millionaire, he is worth nearly
that sum and would make a home
happy for any woman of his choice.
The marriage is to take place im
mediately upon Mrs. Patterson’s ar
rival.
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Thaw’s Seven=Year Fight
June 25,1906—Thaw shot and killed Stanford White at the
Madison Square Roof Garden.
Jan. 22, 1907—Thaw’s trial for murder started.
March 20, 1907—District Attorney William Travers Jerome halt
ed Thaw’s first trial to prove him insane.
April 5, 1907—Commission pronounced Thaw sane.
April 12,1907—Jury before which Thaw was tried disagreed
and was discharged.
Feb. 1, 1908—Thaw acquitted by jury on his second trial, on the
ground of insanity. Justice Dowling committed him to Mat
teawan as a dangerous lunatic.
April 22, 1908—Thaw applied to Justice Morschauser for his
first writ of habeas corpus.
May 25,1908—Justice Morschauser dismissed writ, asserting
Thaw’s release would be “dangerous to the public.”
June 29, 1908—Thaw demanded a jury trial to prove sanity.
Sept. 16, 1908—Justice Mills denied application.
Jan. 4, 1909—Thaw appealed.
July 5, 1909—The Apellate Division denied Thaw s appeal.
Aug. 12, 1909—Justioe Mills ordered Thaw returned to Mat
teawan, dismissing his second writ.
Dec. 30, 1909—The United States Supreme Court refused to re
view the action of the New York State Court of Appeals.
April 15, 1912—Justice Stapletoon issued third habeas corpus
writ for Thaw.
July 27, 1912—Justice Keogh dismissed the third Thaw Suit.
Nov. 22, 1912—Thaw gave $25,000 to J. N. Anhut to influence
Superintendent Russell, of Matteawan, to obtain his re
lease.
March 1, 1913—Thaw got fourth habeas corpus writ, in New
York County.
March 6, 1913—Thaw’s counsel withdrew fourth writ, explain
ing Anhut scandal prejudiced case.
Aug. 17, 1913—Thaw left Matteawan in a fast motor car.
Aug. 19, 1913—Thaw was arrested at Coaticook, Canada, and
launched a new fight for freedom.
Women Make Bow
With New ‘Weskit’
Latest Parisian Fashion Introduced
by Fair Hotel Guests in
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23.—The
“weskit” fad has arrived in San Fran
cisco.
Wearing one of the ultra-mannish
vests and gold chains that are the
very newest in French fashions for
the fall, a dashing young woman from
the East strolled up to the clerk at
the St. Francis and started to reg
ister.
Instead of taking the proffered pen
of the clerk, she reached to the end
of the chain on her vest, pulled out
a gold-mounted indelible pencil and
affixed her signature to the book with
the precision of a bank teller. *
Edwin Booth Saves
Lillian Russell
1 Rescuer Is Only Nine and His Play
mate at Maine Resort Was
Drowning.
PORTLAND. MR, Aug 23- Edwin
Booth saved Lillian Russell from
drowning at South Harpswell when
she fell from the wharf. Both are
summer visitors.
Edwin is 9 years old. and the son
of Charles E. Booth, of Yonkers. N.
Y.. while Lillian is 13. and the
daughter <»f Charles A. Russell, of
Boston. Edwin, her playmate, was
fully Had. but he dove ipto the
ocean like a - veteran, drawing the
girl to safety.
POEM THAW WROTE IN MATTEWAN
MATTEAWAN, N. Y., Aug. 23.—The following verses
were written by Harry Kendal] Thaw in his room at’Mattea-
wn and found in the waste-paper basket beside his readirig
table last December:
‘ ‘ There are lights aflame on Broadway,
There are hopes and lives undone;
There are debts of sin no man can pay,
And Broadway hates the sun.
‘ ‘ There are vain regrets on Broadway,
There are secret sighs and tears;
For one must smile as well as pray,
And the weakling meets with jeers.”
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free from constipation.
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necessary in order to
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Stomach Bitters
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Couple Will Re-wed
To Gain $1,000,000
Ceremony by Mormon Judge Is Call
ed Unsatisfactory by Adminis
trators of Estate.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 23.—In order to
comply with the wishes of the adminis
trators of the $1,000,000 estate of her
father, the late Thomas R* Lamb, of
Edinburgh, Scotland. Mrs. Anna B.
I^amb-Wilson must be married to her
husband again.
The husband is E. Douglas Wilson, of
the Pennsylvania Rubber Company, of
this city. He pursued Miss Lamb more
han 10.000 miles across the United
States and over the Pacific Ocean be
fore be married her in Honolulu last
April The ceremony was performed by
Judge Hernandez, whom Wi'son says is
a Mormon This marriage, though legal.
d s d rot meet with the approval of the
auminisiralors.
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