The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-13
THAW UP EARLY.
Spent Considerable Time Read.
ing the Newspapers.
He Refused to Say Anything to
the Reporters.
DELMAS STILL IN CASE.
Letter From Young Nesbit to
ThaW Made Public.
He Is Sorry Now and Touches
for a Hundred.
DELMAS STILL IN CASE.

New York, April 13.-Inaction, so far
as any court proceedings were con-
cerned ensued in the Thaw case today,
following the intense excitement and
feverish interest of the many weeks
that the trial was under way. Not one
of the lawyers in the proceedings was
at his office during the early hours of
the morning.
Harry Thaw spent a restless night in
the Tombs. but according to the at
tendants, slept three or four hours. He
was UP early ard spent considerable
time looking through the newspapers.
Reporters who sent up a note to him
received the reply that he had moth
Nng to say just at this time
TO a question from one of the news
paper men asking what lawyer they
should see to obtain information re-
garding a second trial he replied that
he did not care to say until he had
consulted with his family. His mother
and wife were expected at the Tombs
during the day.
The first question to be decided by the
Thaw side is that of applying for the
release of the defendant on bail. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome has said that
second trial can hardly be reached be-
fore October or November and it will
De urged that 1t will be a great hard
ship to keep Thaw in prison during the
months of waiting when his family
stands ready to furnish surety i'll ample
sum to insure his presence whenever
the second trial is to be called. If this
application is made, however. it will
he strongly opposed by Mr.. Jerome who
holds that Thaw should remain in the
combs like any other person in similar
c1rcumStanc9 IS. That seven of the jur-
ors regarded Thaw as sane and believ-
ed that his act was one of deIiberation
and premedltatioE in spite of the testi-
mony of the experts, Mr. Jerome takes
as holding him strictly to the duty of
pressing again for a conviction of muir
der in the first degree.
Delmas Still in Case.
Various rumors are in circulation that
there will be new alignment of COM
sci for Thaw and that there might be-a
re-engagement of former Judge w. H.
K. Olcot-, who has originally retained
and who withdrew rather than agree to
submit any defense except that of in
sanity.
Dolphin NJ Delmas. however. denied
that he lad withdrawn from the case or
had been superseded. He was the first
caller Thaw had at the Tombs today.
Il want to say to the newspaper men"
said he. that 1 am still Harry Thaw's
counsel 1 am going to see him now
and L may have a statement to
make later"
MIR. Dslmss declined 10 say whether
7,,haw had summoned him. or if he had
Tome al the request of Mrs. William
ThaW.
A letter written by Howard Nesbit.
brother If Mrs. Evelyn '?haw, tc Harry
Thaw was made public today. it is said
by some of Thaw's counsel. In it the
your man wrote that when White was
shot he thought it would be heroic to
me was so precious" When District
Attorney Jerome took his statement,
Howard Nesbit wrote:
Il 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. 1 lied thinking it would
help the man 1 thought was so good"
AS to his subsequent attitude to-
ward his sister he write:
Howard Nesbit Is for Him.
After Florence told her story on
the stand. believe me, 1 was with her
from that time on-heart and SOUL
never intended to say one word against
her if put on the stand-I would have
have perjured myself out and out if
you wish to call it perjury
81 am not and was not afraid of Je- |
rome. Another thing I wish you to !
bear in mind, and that is that I was
informed by artful and designing per- /,
sons, who urged me on to take the /
stand that I did.
II love and cherish Florence as any
to think 1 can not see her 1 want
to see her and tell her how sorry I |
am. She would listen to me, L am
sure.
Il believe you were right and JUS /
titled in doing what you did, and YOU
are now in my estimation more than |
a hero. 1 look upon you now as a |
man fully sane and capable of hold |
Ing your own in every crisis
He declared that he wrote to EVELYN |
that he was sorry and asked her FOR. |
Y 90 to pay debts he had contracted |
In New York. but he added "she seems |
to be somewhat bitter at me yet and I
will not see me. She answered that /
she did not have the money"
Perhaps he was wrong in coming to !
New York. but his parents were re-
sponsible for that he wrote, adding /
that he is now true to Thaw's cause. |
He then appeals to Thaw for the mon /
ey which Evelyn did not send to him.
and declares that he would rather kill
himself than go to certain persons in
this city for help. That he will not |
write home for money and at times
has eelt like ending 1t ALL
Jurors QuarreIled.
Details of incidents which occurred |
during the long session of the Jurors
continued to filter their way into public
lty today. One of the jurors is quoted |
as saying that when the jury was re-
turning to the criminal court building /
after breakfast, Thursday a policeman
approached them and spoke to three of
the Jurors. II thought I would let you
know confidentially." the policeman is
alleged to have said. that the defend
ants father was a member of a certain
secret order: understand that you are
members of it,
The same juror in telling of the first
open break among the II men who had
rhaw's fate in their hands said that
trouble arose during the early morning
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