The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-13
Hints at Suicide and
Says Sisters Story
Changed Him.
Thought White a King,
Now Calls ThaW
a Hero.
Big Bail Bond Ready
To Secure Prisoners
Release.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The sem
sation of today in the Thaw case
was the making public by Thaw's
attorneys Of a letter which, they
say, was written to Harry Thaw by
Howard Nesbit, brother of Evelyn
Thaw. asking for q loan of 500,
and stating allegiance hereafter 10
the prisoner. The letter was deliv-
cred to Thaw in the Tombs yester-
day, according to the lawyers.
Young Nesbit shows he is in sore
straits, and even hints at suicide
unless his brother-in-law repays
the young mans desertion Of his
sister during the trial by the de-
sired loan
white Was q King"
The letter is as follows:
Dear Mr.. Thaw: No doubt you viii
be surprised 10 see this letter from me,
bat I cannot help feel that IT viii be no
more than right for me TO make myself
square with you and tell you fully how
I feel toward you.
tnas when SIR. White was shot that
thought ii would be heroic act on KY
part 10 stand by the man whose meul-
ory to me was 50 precious. I believed
him TO be the only one that y as great
kind, good and honorable
ITO me, he was king and he won
my childish affection by his kindness
toward me II he was bad man,
d.d not know il, for I was only q child
and vas and could have been easily de-
celved as to his real nature.
When Mr.. Jerome took my state
ment, he only wanted 10 know all about
you White. and Florence. I told him
what Florence told me-or, at least, was
supposed 70 have told me ! viii put lc
more strongly, and say she never told
me anything against you that would
tend 20 hurt you in any way. 1 lied.
thinking It would help the man 7
thoGSht was 50 coed.
After Florence told her story on the
stand, believe me. I was with her from
that time on-heart and soul. / never
intended 20 say one word against her IL
put on the stand-I would have forgot
ten everything I knew; I would have
perjured myself out and out, If you
wish TO call that perjury.
Says He Was Influenced.
It am not and was not afraid OF
Jerome. Another thing, 1 wish YOU 10
bear in mind and .that is that I was
influenced by artftl and designing per-
SONS who urged me on TO take the stand
that / did. They are 10 be found IN
this city not far away either
Il love and cherish Florence as any
brother should. and it breaks my heart
70 think I cannot see her. / want 10
see her and tell her how sorry am.
She would listen 10 me I am sure.
I am very. very unhappy-in fact,
have made myself sick worrying, and
/ cry at night and cannot rest I am
frank and sincere with you. 1 do not
seek TO hide my feelings.
y believe you were right and justified
ia doing what you did, and you are
now in my estimation more than a hero.
Z look upon you now as man fully
sane and capable of holding your own
in every crisis. I wrote to Florence
telling her how sorry I was I tol5
her I wanted TO stay he.c- IN the city
with my roommate from college but
she seems TO be somewhat bitter at me
yet and VIII not see me.
Asks for Hundred Dollars.
II asked her to let me have SONS
money-slOo-if she could spare IT, SO
that I could pay some debts which 7
was forced TO contract while here, but
she answered that she did rot have any
money And so 1 must appeal 10 you
to help me- Perhaps 1 was wrong IN
coming here, but my parents are re-
sponsible for that
The fact that ] refused TO go on
the stand against you and my sister
should be enough to show you that
am true to your case, want the money
10 enable me to stay here until can
get position and be independent OF
everybody else. Won't you help me?
If you don't I vii be forced TO write
home for money, and J don't want 10
90 that
Il am living at the st. Paul Hotel.
Sixtieth and Columbia avenue. and I
owe money for my board I also owe
Assistant District Attorney Buckley SIS.
which I was forced 20 borrow from the
clerk Of the Hotel Martinique while the
State kept me here So you viii see L
am IN a very bad fix
If you fail ME / don't know what I
viii do. / would rather kill myself
than have 10 go TO certain persons IN
this city for help, and ] won't write
home for the money. I have been 50
miserable at times that l have felt