Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
Family 81 Wiling to Put Up Almost
Any Amount, But Jerome
Will Oppose Il.
0fFEAsE'S CaNsEl UAHARhoNIoUS
Mr., Peabody Says There Has Been
No Change But He Does Not. Know
What VIII Happen This Week
Evelyn Thaw's Brother Proves
Himself a Liar and Cad.
(By Associated Prcss)


rest all rumors as to their present
Intentions, J. Russell Peabody, as
ISOLATED with Dolphin NJ. Dclmas,
chief counsel for Harry Thaw, said
today after a 40 minute conference
with tho prisoner, that an applica-
tion for Thaw's release on bail would
be made. He declined to go into
details regarding this action. There
were various rumors during the day
that habaes corpus proceedings might
he brought, and II was reported that
Thaw's family stands ready TO fur
ntsh balm almost any amount TO Sc
cure the young mans release.
District Attorney Jerome announc-
cd THAT he would make a strong
f8ht against granting OF bail to the
prisoner, and added TO this state
ment: that he intended to prosecute
him for murder in the fight degree.
this latter assertion coming in reply
TO "A suggestion that he had comprom-
isBd with the. Defendants counsel on
4 plea of insanity and would agree
to send Thaw to Matteawan.
The next thing In tho developments
OF the day came when Mr.. Peabody
loft Thaw after late visit and said
In reply to questions rs to the stor-
les that Thaw had changed counsel:
"Mr Thaw authorizes me to say that
up to the present time he has made
Exchange of counsel. You may say
that as 1emphatically as you please.
OF course we don't know what will
happen next week"
How does trhaw take the situa.
tion?' the lawyer was asked 4
lie Is very much distressed and
feels badly about it, Mr.. Peabody
replied.
Asked as to the program for next
week he said: I'VE have no fixed
program. On Monday we shall get
together and decide what is best 10
be. done
Mr.. Dclmas held Il long conference
With Thaw today and Mrs. Thaw saw
her husband during the visiting
hours.,s
4Thsw Had Quiet Day.
Altogether Harry 'rhaw spent Il
quiet day. iii the Tombs. The inHux
of mail at all deliveries which has
kept him busy since he first went to
q CELL was diminished somewhat to.
day.Instead of the 100 letters when
he received. every morning up TO the
day of; the verdict only % came I'll
this forenoon and the other deliver
les had also fallen off.
Mrs; Harry *, Thaw. was somewhat
wan and worn when she appeared
at the Tonbs today and broke down
completely while she was taking
leave of her husband today. The,
We're standing before the door OF
1naw's cell talking when the young
woman buried her face in her hands
and began to sob. Thaw tried to
comfort her but she could not con-
trol her emotion. She was. still
weeping when Commissioner or Pri-
yItb, Ii, 4, E.,
gular Saturday inspection of the
Tombs, came upon the couple in the
corridor. The commissioner talked
With them a moment and then escort.
Mrs. Thaw to the lower corridor.
Evelyn to Remain With Husband.
As She was leaving the prison she
wan asked If 1t was true that that was
going out of the city for time to
recover from the effects of the long
stra1n.
NO" she replied, "it is not truc.
l am going to stay right in the city
wnereI belong. SO as to be near my
husband"
A letter written by Howard Nesbit,
brother of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw to Har-
~ ,Thaw was made public today. 1t
is said, by some of Thaw's counsel
In Ii the Young man wrote that when
White was shot, he thought 1t would
be heroic to stand by 'the man whose
memory to me was SO precious"
When District Attorney Jerome took
his. statement Howard Nesbit swore:
told him what Florence told me
or attleast was supposed to have told
me. i will put 1t more strongly and
say she mover told me anything
against you that would tend to hurt
you In any way. lied. thinking it
would help the man thought was
so good. AS to his subsequent az
titude toward his sister and Thaw he
wrote: After Florence told her
story OH tho stand, believe me, I
was with her from that time on
heart and soul. I never intended to
say ono word against her II put on
tho stand I would have forgotten
everything | kncw-I would have
perjurci myself out and OUT, If you
wish to call It perjury"
Sorry 500 Worth.
JIel declared that he wrote 10
Eyolyn Thaw that he was sorry anu
asked hor for 800. to pay debts he