The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-13
Writes Letter to Harry ThaW
In Which He Says What He
Told District Attorney Jer-
ONE Was All a Lie.
CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN
UNDER BAD INFLUENCE.
Despite His Attitude Toward
The Defendant, Young Mes
bit Asks the Loan of $1O0-
Talk of New Trial.

New York, April 13.-The sensation
in the Thaw case today is letter
made public by Thaw, written by
Howard Nesbit Evelyn's brother, to
+ Thaw, asking Thaw's forgiveness for
j the attitude assumed by young Mes
bit and closing by requesting the loan
/ of s100, saying that if he don't get
| it he will kill himself
The letter in part reads. II cannot
help but feel that it is no more than
right for me to make myself square
with you and tell you fully how
feel toward you. | wish to tell You
that when Mr.. White was shot that
it would be heroic act On my part
to stand by a man whose memory
was TO me so precious. ] believed
him to be the only man that was
great, kind, good and honorable. To
me he was king and he wen my
childish affection. II he was bad
man did not know it. For L was
only a child and l could easily have
been deceived as 10 his real nature
What | told Jerome was all a lie. |
lied thinking it would help the man |
thought was SO good.
after Florence told her story on
the stand, believe ME, / was with her
then heart and soul. | never intend
ed to say word against her | was
influenced by artful and designing
persons who urged me on to take the
stand I did. They can be found In
this city. not far aa ay either. | love
and cherish Florence as any brother
should and it breaks my heart | can
not see her. l want to see her and
tell her how sorry / am. She would
happy-have made myself sick with
worry l do not seek to hide my
feelings | believe you were right
and justified in doing what you did,
and you are, now, in my estimation,
more than a hero.
Il wrote to Florence but she seems
bitter toward me yet l asked her to
let me have 500 if she could spare
it and she answered that she has no
money and SO | must appeal to you.
Perhaps | was wrong in coming here,
but my parents are responsible for
that. l want money to stay here un-
til | can get a position and be inde-
pendent of everybody else. Won't
you help me? If you fail me I don't
know what 1 will do. 1 would rather
kill myself than have TO go to certain
persons in this city for help and
won't write home for money. I feel
like ending it ALL
Yours,
HOWARD NESBIT.
Comments on Verdict.
Harry Thaw, his wife and lawyers
comment on the outcome of the trial
as follows:
HARRY THAW-I could hardly ex-
pect anything else in view of the ey-
entS OF the last few days. I believe
every man on the jury possessing av-
erage intelligence, except possibly Mr..
Bolton, comprehended the weight of
evidence and balanced if for acouit-
tai.
MRS. EVELYN THAW-I can't un.
derstand. l don't see why they
couldn't have come to. some agree
ment. They ought to have acquitted
him on the evidence.
ATTORNEY HARTRIDGE-I hone
that we shall have a new trial speed |
ily, and that the next time it will not |
be necessary for the presiding judge
to have to charge thesjury that we are
living in civilized community.
ATTORNEY O'REILLY-Perhaps |
now. in view of the verdict, Mr.. Del |
mas made mistake in using the term /
''dementia Americana" But he made I
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