Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-13
Letter Written by Broth.
er of Evelyn Thaw to
Harry Made Public
UNDER BAD INFLUENCE
Jerome Will Oppose Ball CT
Change of Venue fer
Defendant.


ten by Howard Nesbit, brother of Eve
lyn Thaw, to Harry Thaw was made
public today. In it the young man
wrote when White was shot he thought
it would be heroic to stand by the man
whose memory to me was so precious"
When Jerome took his statement. Mes
bit wrote: Il told him what Florence
told me, or at least was supposed TO
have told me. | will put it more strong
ly. and say she never 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"
Converted by Her story.
after Florence told her story on the
stand, believe me, was with her from
that time on, heart and soul. l never
intended to say one word against her
if put on the stand. | would have for
gotten everything [ knew. | would
have perjured myself out and out, if you
wish to call it perjury.
Hints at - Plot.
Il am not and was not afraid of Jer-
ome. Another thing | wish you to
bear in mind, and that is | was influcnc-
ed by artful and designing persons who
urged me TO take the stand that l did"
Innction in the Proceedings.
New York, April 13.-AbsoIute mac
tion ensued in the Thaw casas-tcaaxs
None of the lawyers in the proceedings
was at the Office during the early hours
of the morning. all of them having been
completely exhausted by the long wait
for the jury to bring in its report.
There was some confusion today as to
just what attorneys will do the talking
for Thaw in the future.
Spends Bad Night.
Harry Thaw spent restless night in
the Tombs. but, according to the at
the course of the night He was up
early. Reporters sent up note to
him, only to receive the reply he had
nothing to say just at this time"
The first question to be decided by
the Thaw side is that of applying for
the release of the defendant on bail.
No RetriaI TIL Fall.
District Attorney Jerome has said a
second trial can hardly be reached be.
fore October or November, and it will
be urged that it will be a great hard
ship to keep Thaw in prison during the
months of waiting when his family
stands ready to furnish security in an
ample sum to require his presence
whenever a second trial is to be called
If this application is made, however, il
will be strongly opposed by Jerome
who holds the prisoners wealth should
make no difference in the treatment tC
be accorded him, and that he should re
main in the T0mbs just as any other
person would be obliged to do. jerome
also will oppose any motion by the de
fense for the removal of the case tC
another county.
Evelyn Breaks Down.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw broke down com
pletely while she was taking leave O
her husband They were standing be
fore Thaw's cell door talking when the
young woman buried her face in he
hands and began to sob. Thaw tried t
comfort her, but she could not contro
her emotion.
viii Stay in City.
She was still weeping when she lef
the prison. She was asked if it wa
true that she intended going out of tn
city for time to recover from the ei
fects of the long strain. NO." she re
rlied. "It is not true. | am going t
stay right in the city. where | belong
SO as to be near my husband
From the Tombs Mrs. Thaw went d
rectly to the hotel where she and he
husbands family have been stayln
several months.
THAW--
New York. April 13-On the fins
ballot the Thaw jurors who voted fo
conviction yesterday afternoon wer
Foreman Deming B. Smith. Georg
Pfaff, No. 2; Charles H. Fecke. No .
Harry c. Bearley. No. 6: Charles
Newton, No. s; Joseph H. Bolton. y,
IL. and Bernard Gerstman, No. 12.
The five who hung out for acquitt
were Oscar A. Pink, No. 4; Henry {
Harvey, No. 5; Malcolm F. Erase
No. 7; John S. Dennee, No. 10; au
Wilbur F. Steele, No. 9.
Were Told in Advance.
The scene in the court when tt
iurv announced itS diSaornama on