The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-10
Smiths FLIGHT
STOPS YOUNG CASE
Nan PatterSOD'S Relatives
Suddenly Disappear.
NEW WITNESS NOW APPEARS
Despite Counsel Levy's Protest, Case
Is Postponed Until Witnesses Can
Be Produced.

NEW YORK, June lO.-Ihe COrOneT'S
inquest into the strange circumstances
surrounding the death Of Caesar
Young, the bookmaker, who was shot in
cab while in company with Nan Pat
terson last Saturday. was halted again
today because Of the disappearance Of
j. Morgan Smith and his wife, her
brother-in-Iaw and sister.
Coincident with the locating of the
p3wnnroNcr who alleges that he sold
th. revolver to a man and woman the
day before the shooting. the Smiths left
their home in the St Paul Hotel The
dis triCt attorney is anxious to find
them, and Judge Newburgcr has issued
"a writ of attachment for the Smiths.
When Coroner Brown opened the pro-
Ccedings today Assistant District At
torney Caravan said:
- wish TO ask for an adjournment,
your honor. Two of the most important
witnesses of the people. two persons
" 10 are well acquainted with the priv
cipals and with facts leading up TO the
death of Caesar Young, ere missing.
speak CT Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. brother
.n-laW and sister of Nan Patterson"
Counsel Levy Protests.
Abe Levy. counsel for Mrs. Patterson.
Garv5n replied that he would 90 on this
this afternoon if counsel would produce
Mr. and Mrs Smith. Lawyer Levy said
he would not make any reply 10 such a
request. Coroner Brown said that n
view of circumstances Of missing wit
rcsses ne would adjourn the case until
next Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Smith lived in the st.
Paul Hotel. on the southeast corner Of
| Columbus Avenue, and Sixtieth Street.
Miss Patterson lived in the same apart
ments with them up 20 the time Of her
departure 70 meet Caesar Young be
/ tween and o'clock on Saturday morn
/ i'm last.
on Tuesday last Mr. Garvan, Of the dis
! trict attorneys office. sent for Mr.. Smith
and had him brought TO the criminal
courts building.
Smith Dodged Questions.
There he was in conference for a few
minutes with Mr.. Caravan in Mr.. Gar
vans Office. When he went away Mr..
! Caravan said that he had tried to ques-
/ ton Smith on matters that might have
la bearing upon the situation, but that
Smith had fatty declined TO answer any
] questions on the ground that 10 do SO
might inc-imiuate him.
Smith was then served with a subpoena
10 appear before the grand jury on
courts building for several hours on thai
DAY but the case was not presented tC
the grand jury. and Smith. with Other
witnesses, We-t home.
PawnbrOker Saw Actress.
Dut while the case did not get to tn,
grand jury on Wednesday. the pawn
Oioker who. it is claimed. sold the pis
tOl to some one on Friday was brought
before District Attorney jerome by De
tcCuve Samuel Price and later wa.
gwen an opportunity 90 closely scar
the features Of the actress.
Morgan Smith was at the crimma
courts building at the time the pawn
broker was there. he went from th'
courthouse to the St. Paul He an,
Mrs. Smith packed up their belonging!
ana left the hotel that evening.
At the hotel all that was known wa
tha5 they had given up their apartment
land left the hotel on WEDNESDAY night
This was not known 10 the district at
torney until yesterday. and an attach
ment was at once sued out
Tells a Clear Story.
The pawnbroker. who is the most i'm
r,rtant witness in the case as yet dis
covered, proves TO be II. Stern. who's
lpawushoD is at 516 Sixth Avenue. on tn
east side. just south Of Thirty frs
Street
His story is clear and straightfor
{ ward. He says that on Friday, the da
before the tragedy, "A man and VIC
81 man entered his shop and the ma
asked TO look at some rovoIvers. Anon
/ those shown to him was the same ham
q / mcrlcss. self-actlng. -32-callbeT weapo
: with which Young was done 20 deaf
g before o'clock the following morning
b The man bought the aUOns. an
9 10 ~
Z weapon IS because ne made memo
rnudum of its number. as Inc Away
docs in the case Of valuable pistols In
@ pistol WIN which Young was killed wa
{ shown 60 Stern, and he fully idcuthc
To Locate Purchaser.
. The rext thing for Nir. Jerome TO d
was 10 establish the ldeauty Of II
purchasers. II was for this purpos
that stern was brought down 10 the oil,
trict attorneys Office on Wednosda,
S The result Of his scrutiny OF Miss Pa
u terson's face both i'm the Tombs and
70 the cor0ner's court room. was that
= not only did not identify her with n
O. woman who accompanied the man Whe
I the pistol was bought. but he sal
8 positively that Miss Patterson was ~
that woman.
% day and inasmuch as b. is well know
that one object Of the district alto
s ncy in wishing 10 question Mr. Smit
e. was TO see 81 he could throw any liSl
- on the history OF the revolver. 1T
presumed that had Mr.. Smith bee
- found yesterday. the pawnbrO6cr wOu
- have had an opportunity of seeing hir
- Seen at Race Track.
.o So far as Young Is concerned. an a
re- evidence so FAR obtained is that ne W.
B" M Shccpsbeod Bay all day Friday un
o. after the NTH race, ana that he th'
went to the house of his brother-i
law. Luce. i'm West 10th Street.
-, Young and his wife had been livh
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