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ITKAKST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA„ 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*
Evelyn ''Nesbit Thaw, need not fear
me. Nor need anyone else fear me.
•‘All 1 want Is 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 the effect that I only
sought liberty to kill arc seamless
They are so ridiculous that 1 won’t
talk of them. I have \he kindest feel
lngs toward the people of Canada, and
will retain iuch feelings, nc flatter
what actio'n the Dominion GfcVern-
ment takes, but 1 '-hope that they do
not deport me.’ Detention in an in
sane asylum is a living death. It is
enough to make a maniac out of a
perfectly sane'man."
Refuses to Betray Friends.
Asked for a detailed story of his
flight, h, refused.
"Yes, 1 was the man they spotted in
Lenox, Mass., said he. "But from
that point on 1 must say nothing. 1
won’t betray my friends."
Mra. George Lauder Carnegie, ei.'ter
of Thaw, arrived soon after his arrest
and immediately sought her brother.
Thaw sent 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 I>r. Kiel), of the Mat
teawan Institution, would come 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 hv Mr.
Shurtleff and Colonel Fraser and
hopes to have his release ordered by
Judge Globensky and plans to leave
immediately for Quebec if he gets out.
He intends to sail for France If he
gets his freedom, ho that he will be
sure to be safe. Ultimately he hopes
to have hi* 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 Tor
their client’s liberty is that he is only
a tourist 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
tive from an institution for the in-
^They pointed to Thaw’s behavior (
uphold the contention that no matter
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
hits against him across the bonier
were emphasised. Thaw offered many
suggestions to his lawyers and in a
way s<emsd t■ 1 '*r 1 »•
looked very solemn and impressive as
he gave his opinions of his own case.
"Mv idea Is that speed is the requi
site thing," Thaw told them
News Unnerves Prisoner.
The Canadian Government ami the
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.
Ii» / fact, 4t was reported that Act
ing Superintendent of Immigration
Blair in Ottawa had been counseled
by the Ministry of Justice that Thaw
should be deported «at once. When
Thaw heard this report he trembled
end became 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 ' je 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.
Fan dies gathered about the Jail,
hoping to get a glimpse of the well-
known prisoner if he was taken to
the courthouse. Some catne a dis
tance of 100 miles to see Thaw. The
street on which the Jail is located was
Jammed
Glad to Pleas© Curious.
This curiosity tickled Thaw im -
mep.sely He said he did not want to
disappoint anyone who really wanted
to see what he looked like.
Mr. Shurtleff was resentful rgainst
Justice of the PuACe 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 is 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
tn 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 fight
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
rare, evidently realizing that he would
he gazed on by thousands on the
short ride from th e Jail to the court
house.
Smuggling Claim Advanced.
He had prepared a number of notes
to guide his lawyers in their conduct
of 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 was 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 lie gets his freedom
on a habeas corpus writ.
The village of St Hermenigilde.
where Thaw and his companions
«unie into Canada from the United •
States, is not a port of entry.
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Thaw’s Seven=Year Fight
June 25, 1906—Thaw shot and killed Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden.
Jan. 22, 1907—Thaw’s trial forurder 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—Justice Mills ordered Thaw returned to Mat
teawan, dismissing hi3 second writ.
Dec. 30, 1909—The United States Supreme Court refused to re
view the action of the New York State Court o^ Appeals.
April 15,1912—Justice Stapletoon issued third habeas corpus
writ for Thaw.
July 27, 1912—Justice Keogh dismissed the third Thw 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 Mail-Wooed Bride
With New ‘Weskit’ On Journey to Coast
Latest Parisian Fashion Introduced
by Fair Hotel Guests in
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23.—The
"wesklt’’ 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
Millionaire Ranchman Is Given Fine
Recommendation by Pastors
of His Neighbor.
Rescuer Is Only Nine and His Play
mate at Maine Resort Was
Drowning.
PORTLAND, ME., 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 of Charles A. Russell, of
Boston. Edwin, her playmate, was
fully clad. but he dove into the
ocean like a veteran, drawing the
girl to safety.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.—Mrs.
Theresa Pattersdn, a handsome wid
ow, aged 30, of Allentown, Pa., is
nearing Los Molinas to-day, a jour
ney of 3,000 miles across the conti
nent. to become the bride of Charles
H. Smart, a wealthy 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.
TANK OF SEA WATER IS
SHIPPED TO AQUARIUM
Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN. Aug. 23.—An unusual
shipment arrived in this city the other
day billed to the great new aquarium
in the Berlin Zoo. It was nothing
less than an enormous quantity of
sea water which had been brought to
Germany by the "Hapag” steamer
Senegambia, which had pumped it
into her ballast tanks in the midst
of the Indian Ocean.
The water was pumped into two big
canal boats in Hamburg, arrived in
Berlin by canal and the steam engines
of the Berlin firemen transferred it
through a long hose direct into the
tanks of the aquarium.
‘Star Baths’ Latest
Complexion Remedy
Young Women Campers Take Night
ly ‘Plunge’ in Milky Way Beams
on Tower.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Star baths
are the fad at the summer camp of
the Young Women’s Christian Asso
ciation in Blauvelt, N. Y. Miss Mar
ion Hopkins, the camp leader, is given
credit for the innovation. The baths
are taken on top of a hig^ tower in
the center of the camp. It will ac
commodate a dozen bathers.
There is a long waiting list of young
women campers who are anxious to
enjoy the reported benefits of immer
sion in starlight. Chief among these
is said to be the "star-shine complex
ion.’’
Miss Edith Randall, of Boston,
Expects to Find Corpse on
Glacier at Foot Mt. Blanc.
BOSTON, Aug. 23.—Miss Edith Ran-
dall, of this city, has gone to Cham
onix, Switzerland, one one of the
strangest errands known. She hopes
to find in the glacier there the body
of her father, who lost his life climb
ing on Mont Blanc forty-three years
ago. Ten others were lost with him
in a snowstorm near the summit.
All told, two Americans, one Scotch
man and eight guides and porters
died.
Five of the bodies were recovered.
It is expected by guides that the six
others will be delivered up by the
glacier this year.
Scientists are interested as it may
supply evidence to prove their theo
ries on the speed of the annual inarch
of glaciers toward the valleys.
Miss Randall’s father, John Ran
dolph, a Boston banker, was fifty-four
when he lost his life in 1870.
Last year Miss Randall came to
Chamonix, as the ice axe and several
small articles relpnging to Mr. Ran
dall had been found by guides at the
foot of the Glacier des Bossons.
Many Americans and English Al
pinists, a.5 well as guides, joined in the
search for the body, but without re
sult. All hope for better luck this
summer.
Apache War in ’80’s
Is Cause of Divorce
Husband Deserted Thirty Years Ago
by Wife Who Didn’t Like
Wild West.
CHICAGO. Aug. 23.—Oeronimo and
his wild hordes of Apaches, who ter
rorized New Mexico in the eighties,
were the direct cause of a divorce suit
which Allen L. Eaton begun yester
day in the Superior Court against
Zuma E. Eaton.
The Eatons were married in Silver
City. N. Mex., in 1886, when the
Apache uprising was on. Mrs. Eaton,
who hailed from Pittsburg, did not
enjoy the wild Western life her mar
ried life entailed, and she deserted
her husband*
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