The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

that by the hope that there is a heaven above
your pure soul shall go there: You have al
ready been unlucky enough. You know l have
always treated you with perfect respect.
THAW DEsPoNDENT
The tone of the letter was most de-
spopdent and spoke of "one about to
expire" 1t continued:
Youshave lost all faith now when I've gone so
broke to please you. You know l have always
thought you the most good, l have always been
honest and trustworthy with You.
Let your heart feel that there is faith You
ought to know something now OF what fath
You begged me not to, so ! have seen no young
Indies except by accident. You have in three
weeks gotten q dangerous reputation. Also for
telling scandal. Take back about Elanor How
would like without my answering -- -----
only | understand and therefore respect you
the same. Say some one got you to say So,
not some one You know, some stranger perhaps.
They also say sou are going to pieces and In
six months you may be in the butter, mentally
morally and dishonoraby. Is Howard in school? !?
trust her friends who. robbed you Of your birth
right as a young lady and made your fathers
name byword. II only you had let me save
you before you were l6-
Then followed these words, through
which a pen was drawn: He never
would dare .' The letter con-
tinues:
1t would never have been told. 1 would just
have acted friend, you know, and as a
friend would have reioiced and asked you moth
ing. The stories about morphine were false.
have not used any dope in my life never
lie to you.
1t was evident from the letter which
was sent to Mr.. Longfellow to be de-
livered to Evelyn Nesbit that it had
been written subsequent to Thaw's in
terview with the girl at the Hotel Ma
varre after the return from Paris in
1903. In this interview the girl told
him of the stories she had heard about
him and said she could not see him
alone. The letter, which in places was
blurred and had to be read with a
magnifying glass, went on:
Il have tried to forget you. You
should have been at Joes wedding"
Mrs. Thaw said the reference was to
the wedding of Josiah Thaw. The let
ter went on:
They would have seen honesty and you
would have been so respected. Your reputation
as a beauty would have been greater over the
world You could have owned Pittsburg-not
in money, but politically
one worth doing for. Twice had to leave
the table they could not see, but-in some
ways ! am a bear at times-every other way
l more cheerful
/ am not responsible now You must know
every story Including Dnshsms Is fake
sham--but 1 don't little brass.
You know me better than any one, and If
you don't trust me and know / true and un-
selfish compared to most men then there is no
hope for me. | am changed now, but not in
one e' thingMdont % l'is1 drink any Champagne. am
too poor and must live at home can't pay
for your ring now. OF course II you are In need
get cheap ticket East. OF course, don't say
anything about this
TELLS of EPISODE
This ended the letter reading and
Delmas returned to the direct examina-
tion of Mrs. Thaw.
Did you tell Harry Thaw of an episode in your
life connected with Stanford White and Abraham
Hummel in New York between your return from
no. / did not tell until later, replied the
witness with perfect composure
Did you ever tell himf
When did you arrive from Europe7
In October, 1903.
month.
1t was near the end of October, think; I am
When did you tell Mr. Thaw,
It was early in 1904 in January.
Please relate what you told Mr.. Thaw
He asked me how came to speak to stanford
White after py. return from Europe ! told him
! heard him say. sioh look at Evelyn, few
days later was called to the telephone and 1t
ai to hear ar your Voice again He said he wanted ne
70 come and see me. ! told him could not see
@ See sha At sad he had that
much trouble with my family and must see me.
l asked him If my mother was i'll. He said il
was matter of life and death, he could not tell
me over the telephone. So he came to see me
at the Hotel Savoy.
When he in he tried to kiss me- but
did not let him. He asked me what was the
matter ] told him to sit down and asked again
IL my mother was i'll. He said no, and also be-
gan to talk about Harry Thaw He told me
that different actresses had told him that was
IN Europe with Harry Thaw. He said after
while that Harry Thaw took me to Europe and
asked me why went around with man who
took morphine.
also sent people TO who told stories about