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TTEAKST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1212.
Photos of Harry Thaw at Crises in His
s
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.
Map of His Flight From Matteawan
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- j
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 jaii in Sherbrooke.
Life and
Continued From Pago 1.
do not seek vengeance. My wife,
Evelyn Nealfilt Thaw, need not fear
me. Nor ne»d anyone else fear mo.
‘•All I want is peaceful and legal
liberty. I feel that I am perfectly
safe. 1 have studied law ever since I
was admitted to Matteawan, and I
believe that i am qualified to speuk in
this matter.
“Statements to the effect that I only
sought '.Iberty to kill are senseless
They are so ridiculous that 1 won’t
talk of them. I have the kindest feel
ing* toward the people of Canada, and
will retain uuch feelings, no matter
what action the Dominion Govern
ment takes, but I 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 Friend*.
A-eked for a detailed story of his
flight, ha refused.
'Yes, I was the man they spotted In
Iyanox, Maw., snld he. “But from
that point on 1 must say nothing. 1
won’t betray my friend*.”
Mrs. George l^auder Carnegie, sister
■of Thaw, arrived soon after his arrest
and immediately sought her brother.
Thaw t«ent word to Roger O’Mara, the
Pittsburg (Pa.) private detective, who
has been his counsellor since youth,
to rush here on the ttrs*t train.
He said that he wanted to get the
tight over with. His first trepidation
came with the news that District A‘-
torney Conger, of Dutches** County,
New York, and Dr. 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 bat»k to New York, or extra-
dtted. , ,
Plans for the court battle in Thaw s
behalf were carefully made by Mr.
Whurtleff and Colonel Fraser and
hopes to have his release ordered by
Judge Globerskv and plans to leave
Immediately for Quebec If he gets out.
He intends to sail for France if he
gets his freedom, so that he will be
sure to be safe. Ultimately he hopes
to have hie legal freedom established
*0 that he can return to Pittsburg.
Contend Thaw Is Tourist.
Among the grounds upon which the
Thaw lawyers put into their plea for
their client’s liberty is that he Is only
a tourist passing through Canada, and
they point to the case cf Jack John
son. the negro pugilist, ns 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
sane.
They pointed to Thaw’s behavior to
uphold the contention that no matter
tvhat 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 emphasised. Thaw offered many
suggestions to his lawyers and In a
wav seemed to be their pilot. He
looked very solemn and Impressive ms
he gave his opinions of his own case.
“My idea is that speed is the requi
site thing." Thau told them.
News Unnerves Prisoner.
The Canadian Government and 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
'(intended that the law' governing
Thaw's case Is very plain and they
pointed to precedents.
In fact, it w-as reported that Act
ing Superintendent of Immigration
Blair in Ottawa had been counseled
by the Ministry of Justice that Thaw
should tie 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 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 Pleas© 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 ShurtlefT "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
to gain his liberty Is on Its wav here
from Dutchess County. He did not
give sifc'h 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
♦ are. evidently realizing that he would
be 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 he gets hia freedom
on a habeas corpus writ.
The village of St. Hermenigilde.
where Thaw and his companions
came into Canada from the United
States, is not a port of entry.
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 6, 1909—The Apellate Division denied Thaw's appeal.
Aug. 12, 1909—Justice 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
POEM THAW WROTE IN MATTEWAN
MATTEAWAN, N. Y., Aug. 23.—The following verses
were written by Harry Kendall Thaw in his room at Mattea-
wn and found in the waste-paper basket beside his reading
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.”
Mail-Wooed Bride
On Journey to Coast
Millionaire Ranchman Is Given F-'ine
Recommendation by Pastors
of His Neighbor.
LOS AXGELES. 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 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.
“Back on
the lob”
again and very quick
ly, too, if you will only
let Hostetter’s Stom
ach Bitters help the
digestion to become
normal, keep the liver
active and the bowels
free from constipation.
These are absolutely
necessary in order to
maintain health. Try
it to-day but be sure it’s
HOSTETTER’S
Stomach Bitters
Rescuer Is Only Nine and His Play
mate at Maine Resort Was
Drowning.
PORTLAND, ME.. Aug. 23.—Edwin
Booth savecW Lillian Russell from
drowning at South Harpswefl when
she fell from the wharf. Both are
summer visitors.
Edwin is & yt-ars old. and the son
of Charles E. Booth, of Yonkers. N.
Y., while Lillian is 13. and the
daughter of Ch a,rli? A. Russell, of
Boston. Edwin, her playmate, was
fully clad. but he dove into the
ocean like a veteran, drawing the
girl to safety*
Couple Will Re-wed
To Gain $1,000,000
Ceremony by Mormon Judge Is Call
ed Unsatisfactory by Adminis
trators of Estate.
PAY ME FOR CURES ONLY
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 23.—In order to
comply with the wishes of the adminis
trators of the $1,000,006 estate of her
father, the late Thomas R. Lamb, of
Edinburgh, Scotland. Mrs. Anna B.
Lamb-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 he married her in Honolulu last
April. The ceremony was performed by
Judge Hernandez, whom Wilson says is
a Mormon. This marriage, though legal,
did not meet with the approval of the
administrators.
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