Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
Seeks Whites Assistance

About the time Thaw and Evelyn
Nesbit returned from Europe, Novem-
ber 1, 1904, there was considerable
space devoted by the newspapers to
young Thaw and his companion. Mrs
Nesbit had married in the meantime
Mr.. Holman and in her desperation IL
seems the only person she ever cared
to appeal to was Mr.. White, who had
been known as Evelyn Nesbit's early
protector. Mrs. Holman wrote to Mr..
White as follows:
This mornings papers say Flor
ence is in New York If the coward
won't say she Is honorably his wife,
please try to get her to see you and
talk sense to her, and have her under
stand the awful light he has placed
her in before the world.
am simply tortured by reporters.
My head has simply been splitting
for week. You have no idea how dis
graceful this affair is to Pittsburg peo-
pie. They drive me wild telling me to
take action, as she is not of age.
Mr.. White, please do try to talk to
her She is too young to understand
how she is being wronged. 1 hope to
hear from you very soon.
Very truly, Z. w. Holman
There is another letter signed r..
Holman and addressed and written on
a Thursday to Dear Mr. White. Evil
IDENTIFY when Mrs. Holman wrote this
letter she was afraid her boy Howard,
whom Mr.. White had also befriended,
was beginning to think that there was
something wrong in the relations of his
| sister and Harry Thaw. Mrs. Holman
writes as follows:
Feels Disgrace keenIy
Florence has asked Howard to visit
her at Christmas time. Do you think
this would be right when she is in the
horrible position she seems in? She
says she is not married. Howard is not
a child and he has heard some horrible
expressions from boys at school. Oh,
how terribly she has disgraced us all.
l am heartsick. And Mr.. Holman
feels it too. People in Pittsburg talk
awfully and the men hate him so.
The wretched beast sent articles
to the papers of Pittsburg. He did all
he could to get me to say something so
he could publish that awful story he
had made up, saying l had spoiled my
daughter. 1 certainly did not. Howard
will be home soon. He Will be a great
comfort. He is learning to obey and |
am grateful to you for 1t. 1 hope you
are well and that I may hear from you.
Do you know if Florence is married?' "
In concluding its story, which in
cludes many other letters, the World
says:
Much has been said since the night
Harry Thaw killed White about an
affidavit which Evelyn Nesbit is said
to have made in the office of Mr.. Hum
mel and in which she is reported tc
have said things concerning the man
now her husband. 1t is known positively
that the original affidavit is in exis.
tence and it was drawn in Mr.. Hum
mePs office at the instigation of Mr.
White who had taken the girl to the
lawyer. 1t is believed that this affl.
davit, the contents of which are known
to Thaw, had much to do with the mur.
der. Mr.. Jerome may be able to get
| possession of the affidavit.
"Mr. Jerome will have no trouble In
getting from the White estate all the
documents having any bearing on the
murder, and the White lawyers have
assured Mr.. Jerome that they will dc
all in their power to- aid the prosecu-
tion.
There were many letters written tc
Mr.. White by the Nesbits, but whether
they will be made public has not beer
decided upon as yet"