The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14
DELMAS STILL
THAW'S LAWYER
Californian ConSuItS With the
Prisoner Concerning Future
Conduct of the Case.
BROTHER NEEDED MONEY
LETTER OF HOWARD NEsBIT TO
THAW.

New York. April 19.-Setting at rest
all rumors as to their present inten-
lions. J. Russell Peabody, associated
with Dolphin NJ Delmas, chief counsel
for Harry x. Thaw. said today, after
a conference with the prisoner, that an
application for Thaw's release on bail
would be made. He declined to 20 into
details regarding this action. There
were various rumOrs that habeas cor
uus proceedings might be brought. The
Thaw family stands ready to furnish
bail i'm almost any amount.
District Attorney Jerome announced
that he would make a strong fight
against the granting of bail to Thaw,
and added that he intended to prose-
cute him for murder in the first degree,
this assertion coming i'm reply to a re-
port that he had compromised with the
DEFENDANTS counsel on a plea of in
sanity and would agree to send Thaw
TO Matteawan.
Delmas Still in the Case.
The next interesting DEVELOPMENT
came when Mr.. Peabody left Thaw
after late visit. and said in reply to
questions as to stories that Thaw had
changed his counsel:
Mr.. Thaw authorizes me to say that
thus far ne has made no change of
counsel You may say that as emphat-
icaily as you please. of course we
don't know what will happen next
week"
How does Thaw take the situation ,"
the lawyer was asked.
He is much distressed and feels bad
y about it," Mr.. Peabody replied.
Asked as to the program for next
week, he said:
We have no fixed program. Monday
We shall decide what is best to be
done"
Mr.. Delmas held a long conference
with Thaw today. and Mrs. Thaw saw
her husband during the visiting hours.
Altogether Thaw spent a quiet day.
The influx of mail at all deliveries,
which has kept him busy since he first
went to cell, has diminished some
What today.
Mrs. Harry X. Thaw was somewhat
wan and worn when she appeared at
the Tombs today, but seemed in good
spirits. Other members of the Thaw
family remained at their hotel.
Howard Nesbit's Letter.
letter written by Howard Nesbit,
brother Of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, to Harry
AiluMF was HitluE DuUllC lODdAs IL II
said, by some of Thaw's counsel. In it
the young man wrote that when White
was shot he thought ii would be hero
ic to stand by the man whose memory
10 me was so precious"
When District Attorney Jerome took
his statement. Howard Nesbit wrote:
i told him what Florence told me-
or at least was supposed to have told
me l will put it more strongly, and
say she never told me anything against
you that would tend to hurt you in any
way. I lied, thinking it would help the
man / thought was SO good"
As TO his subsequent attitude toward
his sister and Thaw, he wrote:
After Florence told her story on the
stand. believe I was with her from
that time on, heart and soul I never
Intended TO say one word against her
put on the stand-I would have for
gotten everything l knew would
nave perjuTed myself out and out, if
you wish TO call it perjury.
i am not and was not afraid Of Je-
rome. Another thing l wish you to
bear in mind, and that is that L was
Influenced by designing persons who
urged me TO take tie stand.
Il love and cherish Florence as any
brother should. and it breaks my heart
10 think / cannot see her. ] want to
see her and tell her how sorry l am.
She would listen TO me, l am sure.
believe you were right and justi-
led in doing what you did, and you
are now. in my estimation, more than
a hero. l look upon you now as a man
July sane and capable of holding your
own IN every crisis
He declared that he wrote TO Evelyn
tnat he was sorry and asked her for
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