Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-13

courts building after breakfast ihurs-
day, a policeman approached them ana
spoke to three of the jurors.
"I thought l would let you know
confidentially." the policeman is alleged
to have said. that the defendants fa-
ther was member of certain secret
order. / understand you are members
Of it."
The same juror, in telling Of the first
open break among the twelve men who
had Thaws fate in their hands, said
that trouble arose during; the early
morning Thursday, when Juror Pfaff,
who stood out for conviction from the
first, made some remarks which were
resented by four men who had voted
for acquittal While at breakfast that
day Juror Steele, approached PfaH ana
said:
You owe me an apology, sir"
Indeed l do not" was the reply.
You abused me-" said Steele.
"I think you are very much mistak-
EN- abused nobody"
"Then don't let me hear you talk like
that again."
Pardon me, Sir, but / shall repeat
what said as often as l choose Meth
er you nor any other man can stop me !"
We'll let me tell you il you do, I'll
punch your id head off, and
Steele shook his clinched fist in Pfaff' 9
face. Other jurors interfered and pre-
vented further trouble.
Young Nesbit Writes to Thaw.
A letter written by Howard Nesbit.
brother of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, to Harry
Thaw, was made public today, it Is
said by some of Thaw's counsel. In 1t
the young man wrote that when White
was shot he thought it would be hero
ic to stand by 'the man whose memory
to me was so precious" 'nhen Jerome
took his statement. NeslJt wrote to
Thaw:
II told him what Florence told me,
or at least was supposed to have told
me. I will put it more strongly, and
say that she never told me anything
against you that would send 10 hurt
you in any way. ] lied. thinking that
it would help the man thought was
so good
after Florence told her story on the
stand, believe me, was with her from
that time on, heart and soul. ] never
intended to say one word against her
if put on the stand. I would have for
gotten everything l knew. l would
have perjured myself Out. and out, if
you wish to call it perjury
II am not, and was not, afraid of
Jerome. Another thing l wish you to
bear in mind, and that is that was in
fiuenced by artful and designing per-
sons, who urged me on to take the
cfo loy, nj, iSb,
Florence as any brother should, and it
breaks my heart to think cannot see
her. 1 want to see her and tell her
how sorry / am She would listen to
me. / am sure.
II believe you We're right and justi-
fed in doing what you did, and you
are now in my estimation more than
a hero. / look upon YOU know as a
man fully sane and capable of holding
your own in every crisis"
He declared that he wrote Evelyn he
was sorry, and asked her for 500 to
pay debts which he had contracted in
New York. but he added:
She seems to be somewhat bitter
at me yet, and will not see me. She
answered that she did rot have the
money"
Perhaps he was wrong in coming to
New York. but his parents were re-
sponsible for that, he wrote, adding
that he was now true to Thaw's cause
He then appeals to Thaw for the mon
=ey which Evelyn did not send to him,
and declares that he would rather kill
himself than go to certain persons in
this city for help; that he will not
write home for money and that at
times he has felt like ending it ALL"