Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
MOTIVE FOR WHITE MURDER
letter from Mrs. Thaw'g Mother Found
Among Effects Of the Architect.
OBJECTS TO GIRLS RELATIONS WITH THAw
she Asks white TO Try
90 Persuade Daughter 20
Abandon the Pittsburg
Man.

NEW YORK, July n.-The World tomor-
row will say: A new motive for the muir
der OF Stanford White is indicated in a
series Of letters written by Mrs. c. ]. Hol-
man, mother of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
to Mr.. White and after the latter s, death
found among his effects
Abraham II. Hummel of Howe & Hum
mel, who was counsel for Mrs. Thaw and
also for Stanford White was consulted by
the architect regarding the letters In
them Mrs. Nesbit- Holman complains bit
terly of the conduct Of Harry X. Thaw
towards her daughter, now his wife. and
implores Mr.. White to do all In his power
TO bring her back TO her mothers control
In the letters Mrs. Holman refers to Thaw
as a scoundrel, a villain and a man with
murderous intent in his heart. She tells
of an interview she had with Thaw, while
they were in Parts. and declares that Thaw
wanter her, Mrs. Holman, 10 sign an am
davit to the effect that he. Thaw. had
never intended to make Evelyn his wife.
Thaw Hears of Letters.
II appears that Thaw became aware Of
the fact that White had been appealed to
by Mrs. Nesbit, now, Mrs. Holman. and
that the architect knew of the quarreis
between Thaw and his wife, also that
Evelyn had told her stepfather that she
was not married to Harry Thaw at the
time they arrived from Europe and were
driven out Of the Hotel Cumberland.
Thaw at that time had given a state
nnent which was afterward corroborated
from Pittsburg that he and Evelyn had
been married while in Europe Thaw knew
that White was the only person not of his
family who knew that his statement was
false and that Thaw did not marry his
present wife until months later in Pitts
burg.
Just what disposition is 20 be made OF
these letters is not known at present. The
letters are kept In safe and It may be
that they will be produced IL Thaw should
ever be placed on trial for murder and
Mrs. Nesbit-Holman should become a wit
ness
District Attorney Jerome Is anxious that
Mrs. Holman come to New York so that
she may be served with a subpoena TO ap-
pear at the trial. II she does she will be
cross-examlned most severely and ques-
toned as to how, among other things, she
came TO apply to White for financial aid.
Among the papers left by White. are also
a number Of letters written to Mr. Hoi-
man. husband OF Mrs. Harry Thaw's
mother II would appear that he, too,
knew all about the relations between Harry
Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit, In all these let
ters Mrs. Thaw is referred to as Flor
went on the stage and later on her friends
came TO call her Evelyn. But to Stanford
White she was Florence
Thaw wants Paper Signed.
Among the first letters is one written by
Mrs Nesbit to Mr.. White. 1t is undated,
but was penned after Mrs. Nesbit had re-
turned from abroad, where she had been
abandoned by Harry Thaw and Evelyn.
who at that time was not his wife. The
letter was headed Friday and evidently
was written in 1908.
ut Is az foilows;-- 81.
Dear Mr. White; Your letter received
Will send Florence's letter as you desired.
When we first went to Paris and met Thaw
were-at least l was-indeed miserable.
expected each day to hear her say We would
return 20 America. Thaw came to me,
that he did not intend to marry Florence.
thought as she hated him was doing the
right thing. / do hope something can be
done 10 save her from him. He does not
intend TO marry her / only hope when she
" '''7' sow ' e. f. NEsBIT
About the time Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit
returned from Europe on November 1, 1904.
there was considerable space devoted by
the newspapers TO young Thaw and his
companion Mrs. Nesbt had married in
the meantime Mr.. Holman and in her
desperation It 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;
The %Grnn " ,be s
to soc you and talk sense to her and have
her understand the awful light he has
placed her In before the world.
She is too young to understand how she
is being wronged. l hope / will hear from
you very soon Very truly r HOLMAN
Amdavit by Mrs. Thaw.
In concluding It's story. which includes
many other letters the World says: Much
has been said since the night Harry Thaw
killed White about an affldavit Evelyn Nes-
bit is said to have made in the once OF
Mr.. Hummel and in which she is reported
to have said things concerning the man
now her husband. II is known positively
that the original sfidavlt Is in existence
and that II was drawn in Mr.. Hummels
ONCE al the instigatlon OF Mr. White who
had taken the girl to the lawyer. 1t is
believed that this afidavit, the contents OF
which are known 20 Thaw. had much to do
with the murder, Mr.. Jerome may be able
TO get possession OF the afidavit.
Mr. Jerome win have no trouble in get
ting from the White estate all the doeu-
uents having any bearing on the murder
and the White lawyers have assured MT
Jerome that they will do all in their power
to aid the prosecution.
There are many more letters 10 Mr.. White
by the Nesbits. but whether they will bs
made public has not been decided upon
hs yet.
conference of Mrs. william ThAw