The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

New York, April 1s.-The sensation Of
to-day in the Thaw case was the making
public by Thaws attorneys of a letter
which they say was written to Harry
Thaw by Howard Nesbit brother Of
Evelyn Thaw, asking for the loan Of 500
and swearing allegiance hereafter to the
prisoner. The letter was delivered to
Thaw in the Fombs yesterday, according
70 the lawyers Young Nesbit shows he
is in sore straits and even hints at sui
eide unless his brother-in-law repays the
Young mans desertion of his sister dur
ing the trial by the desired loan. The
letter reads:
Dear Mr Thaw:
No doubt you will be surprised to see
this letter from me. but 1 cannot help
feeling that it viii be no more than right
Tor me TO make myself square with you
and tell You fully how ! feel toward you
Il wish 10 impress upon you the fact
that when Mr. White was shot that
thought il would be a sort of heroic act
ON my part to stand by the man whose
memory to me was SO precious. 1 he
heyed him 10 be the only one that was
great kind. good, and honorable, To
me he was d king and nc won my child
ish affection by his kindness toward me-
II he was a bad man / did not know it,
for was only a child and was and could
have been easily deceived as TO his real
nature.
When Mr. Jerome took my statement
he only wanted to know all about you,
White. and Florence. / told him what
Florence told me, OF at least what she
is supposed TO have told me. / Will put
Il more strongly, and say she never told
me anything against you that would tend
To hurt you in any way, | lied, thinking
il would help the man I thought was 50
good
willing TO Perjure Himself.
after Florence told her story on the
stand. believe me, ] was with her from
that time on-heart and soul / never in
tended to say one word against her
il put on the stand I would have for
gotten everything I knew; / would have
perjured myself, out and out, If you wish
TO cali il perjury. am not and was not
afraid Of jerome Another thing ] wish
yoB to bear in mind, and that IS that l
was Influenced by artful and designing
stand l did They sre to be found in
this city not far away. either.
Il love and cherish Florence as any
brother should. and il breaks my heart 10
think I cannot see her. / want to see
her and tell her how sorry / am. She
would listen TO me, / am sure.
Il ana very. very unhappy-in fact, ]
have made myself sick worrying, and ]
cry at night and cannot rest. am
frank and sincere with you. / do not
seek TO hide my feelings.
Il believe you right and justified in do
ing what you did. and you are now. in
my estimation, more than hero. / look
upon you now as "a man fully sane and
capable of holding your own in every
crisis. 1 wrote 10 Florence telling her
how sorry I was I told her / wanted
TO stay here in the city with my room
mates from college but who have since
returned, but she seems to be somewhat
bitter at me yet and will not see me.
Evelyn Refuses Aid.
Il asked her to let me have some
money -sl00-if she could spare it, so that
7 could pay some debts which I was
forced 10 contract while here, but she
answered that she did not have any
money. And so / must appeal 20 you TO
help me. Perhaps I was wrong in COM
ing here. but my parents are responsible
for that The fact that / refused TO go
on the stand against you and my sister
should be enough I" show you that I am
true 10 your cause.
4 want tF- money to enable me 70
stay here uatil I can get a position and
be independent of everybody else. Won't
VOC -help me? II you don't ] will be
forced 10 write home for money, and ]
don't want TO do that I am living al
the ST. Paul Hotel, Sixtieth street and
Columbus avenue. and / owe money for
my board. I also owe Assistant District
Attorney Buckley yl5, which I was forced
10 borrow from the clerk of the Hotel
Martinique while the State kept me here.
SO YOU will see 1 am in a very bad fix
If you fail me ] don't know what ] will
do. / would rather kiln myself than
have TO go 10 certain persons in this city
for help and ] Won't write home for the
money. / have been so miserable at times
that I have felt ike ending it all Please
help me, as I helped you by not going
on the stand.
Yours, sincerely.
HOWARD NESBIP" )"