Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08


seemed to annoy him.
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was again
called to the witness stand. She was
extremely pale and her lips trembied
visibly as she replied to the first simple
, question asked by her counsel This
was after Mr.. Delmas had stated that
before any oral testimony was taken
he would continue to read the post
script OF the last letter offered in evil
dence yesterday.
The letter was addressed to Attorney
Longfellow. The postscript, which was
read, was as follows:
mo one could have made me believe
since / first saw her that she would
show any one except he whom I first
thought she cared for any letter.
should have betted every cent in the
world. three weeks ago to get money
for fabulous presents for you; that
after our trusting each other no hyp-
, notism could make you forget all.
won't say but it is inexpressibly sad
Delmas' first question was as to
whether or not her" in the letter re-
ferred to witness.
Yes, SIR came the tremulous reply.
The letter continued:
81 have been asked to have nothing
to do with you, because you are dan
gerous woman. He never lied to you
From the first time he saw you he
wanted to do his best for you.
to send you to school, in Paris with
your mother, or to send you both to
school, and he never did anything not
respectable. Yesterday he saw you
and believed everything false peooie
told you, as you did before, but as
you are absolutely honest, he would
do you no harm ever for it, only he
was sorry. He won't trouble you at
all. as he would do anything for you,
but now you must get stronger
without him. You said you would live
anywhere and anyway he wished, SO he
could have chaperoned you and have
had all the honor of your exclusive
friendship and lose nothing himself,
Instead, he wished to give up every
thing, to do all he could for you. ,
wish you would have spoken this NOR
ming thru the telephone. To make you
sure, I'll explain. After saw the poor,
ill-advised angel l was sorry. She
meant to do right, and was right had
she only kept the purest things from
being polluted. lying, double minded,
deceitful, money grasping, smooth
tongued. hard hearted but soft speak
ing professional deceiyers'
In the letter were also the words: IT
/ wished Evelyn to become my mis-
tress,' but thru them had been drawn
a pencil line.
did he in the letter refer to Thaw?
Did he speak of himself thus in the
correspondence? 2" asked Delmas.
Yes, sir
The letter and small magnifying
glass were passed to the jurymen. who
spent some time in examining the pa
per.
Letters Show Dependency.
The next letter, which was also
written to .Longfellow by Thaw, while
in Paris. soon after he heard Evelyn
Nesbit's story, said in part:
THANK you for sending $50 and $40
and for Whites telegram. 1 know the
contented woman is happy. If You
hear anything, please cable but 1 think
it will be secret. l wasn't mistaken:
being honest has finished me-"
The next letter read by Delmas was
very brief and was written by Thaw
after reaching New York.
Dear Longfel1ow," it read, "enclossd
find check. Send $40 bill always
cleam, in first typewriting tomorrow.
Send $50 to May. Thank you more
than ever. which is great deal I
have nothing to live for. Yours, H. K
Thaw."
The tone Of the next liter read was
the most despondent nd spoke Of
"One about to expire" 1T then contin-
ued:
you have lost all faith now when
have gone so broke to please you. You
know I have always thought you the
most good. have always been honest
and trustworthy with you. Let your
heart feel that there is faith. You
ought to know something now of wnat
faith is-of my being faithful unto
death and beyond. You begged me not
to. so have seen no young ladies ex-
cept-by accident. You have in three
weeks gotten dangerous reputation"
Also for telling scandal, true or
false. Take back about Eleanor. How
would you like it without my answer
ing-only I understand and therefore
respect you the same. Say some one
got you to say SO, not some one you
know, some stranger, perhaps I. They
also say you are going to pieces and
in six months you may be in the gutter,
mentally and morally and dishonorably.
Is Howord in school? How much does
it cost? Your mother must trust your
friends who robbed you of your birth
right as young lady and made YOUR
fathers name a by-word. If only you
had let me save you before your were
sixteen"
Then follow there words, thru which
pen was drawn: He never would
dare-.' The letter continues:
1T would never have been told. I
would have just acted as a friend, you
know, and as friend would have re-
joiced and asked you nothing. Those
stories about morphine were false. I
have not used any dope in my life. I
never lie to YOU"
Thaw's Lovesickness.
1t was evident from this letter, which
was sent to Attorney Longfellow to be
delivered to Evelyn. that it had been
written subsequent to Thaw's interview
with the girl at the hotel Nevarre, after
their return from Paris in 1903.
At this interview the girl told him
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 inspected with a magnifying
glass, went on:
II have tried to forget you. You
should have been at Joe's wedding"