New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-10
SEEK J. MORGAN SMITH.
GET BODY ATTACHMENT.
ACTRESS Not Identified as Buyer Of
Pistol, 1t Is SAID.


~. an the cab with Cesar Young, the book
maker. when he was shot, on saturday a oooy
attachment was issued yesterday Tor j. morgan
smith the brother-in-law Of Mrs Patterson
Csntain Sweeney OF the Leonard-st slauoh' ap-
reared before Judge Newburger' IN NeHeiai
sessions and asked for the body attachment
he svrore to an affidavit that subpoena was
served on Smith for his appearance EeS'e' -@''
but that Smith failed to appear
Efforts 10 find Smith We're up 10 q la'e houi
lost NIGHT unavaiing. At the St Paul Holeh
egv,ie+bs. and Columbus ave. il was SAID mat
A. and Mrs J. Morgan Smith. while stln ap-
rareptlv guests Of the hotel. had not oeeh lhete
IN four days Their baggage was stiiI IN their
rooms il was declared, and their bills haa Deeh
maid. but where the Smiths were was mol
known.
Regarding the paWnbroker who Is salo 10 NC
a most important witness Tor the prosecu'ioi''
an official al Police Headquarters VINO Is
miller with the details Of the Young case oe-
.,os ,,.s,eraav that the pistol which ended
the life of Young was purchased last Friday al
,bts navcnbroker's shop. in this city. by a man
and a woman. The pawnbroker had positiNe's
identified the revolver by its number IL oeille
tbe rractice Of pawnbroNers 10 make reCoiu
- the number Of such revolvers as are OF any
considerable .value-and the one that NIleu
Young is a good one.
This paWnbrOker was IN court Nes'e'u"'
.aur Mrs. Patterson several times closely. The
official said the paVnhroker oid not posi'iNeiy
Identify the woman as the one who accompanies
-ba man when The revolver was purchased. on
she contrary. II is said that he expressed great
douht II she was the one The pawnbroker Is
understood to have said thst The man bought
the revolver When il was suggested 10 the Of
fetal that possibly the man and woman had
compact 10 end their lives he declared thar was
not improbable II was said further that II
had been learned that the couple spent nearly
all OF Friday together.
The pawnbroker in question is believed 10 DC
II stern. of No $40 Sixth-ave. Last night MT
stern said he had been instructed by the DIS
trict Attorneys Office not TO talk about the
Young case. He refused 10 say whether or not
the revolver had been sold by him
A number Of witnesses were examined. yes
terday by the grand jury, but ii was finally de-
oised not 10 complete the investigation yester-
dav II will go on to-day. The inquest. 1t is
said, will be postponed to permit the grand 1ur!
10 go on with the investigation.
An uncommon privilege was accorded Mrs-
Patterson. A letter was written by Assistant
district Attorney Rand IN the afternoon, at the
request Of some Of the grand Jurors, TO counsel
for Mrs. Patterson. asking that she be permit
TED TO testify before the grand jury ana explain
her case Her counsel went into conference at
once as 10 the advise biity OF granting the re-
quest. 49,
Mr.. Levy. OF counsel. sent reply to the letter
sent him by Mr. Rand, which. refusing the IN
vitation. read in part:
From our conscientious understanding Of the
facts attending the unfortunate death OF MI
[0,,,g We are thoroughly convinced that no in
6ictnnent would be returned by TINS or any
other grand jury If the evidence 81 tSe Ms
frict Attorney has already taken, Is SUBMITTED
10 that body.
District Attorney Jerome declared I'm the af-
sernoon that the case had been narrowed down
10 such a stage that he would be justined IN
asking the grand jury 10 indict Mrs. Patterson
for murder in the first degree
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon, who per
formed the autopsy on Young's body told the
grand jury about the course Of the bullet that
caused his death. It entered near the shoulder
on the left side he said. between the collarhone
and the first rib Il cut the spinal column and
pierced the lung on the left side finally lodging
in the right side near the waist line. Such a
wound, il is declared. could not he self-inficted
The District Attorneys office has a statement
from William Luce and Mrs. Young, the widow,
that Mrs. Patterson threatened 10 kill Young.
Mrs Young's statement also tells Of incidents OF
several weeks ago, when Young. with the pris-
oner and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. the brother-in-laV
and sister Of Mrs. Patterson, spent a week at
the Hotel Imperial Young is alleged 10 have
told his wife after that experience that il was
the finish of his association with Mrs. Patterson.
he said TO Mrs. Young. according TO the lat
tiers statement that he tod Mrs Patterson that
all would be over between him and Mrs.
Patterson, but that the latter threatened 10 kill
him if he gave her up.
Mrs. Young called al the office Of Coroner
Brown yesterday and asked for the effects that
We're found on her husband after the shooting.
They were delivered 10 her promptly. the cor
taking her receipt Among them were
SlS2l - in cash, diamond studded gold watch
ana chain, a diamond studded gold matchsafe a
large diamond ring and other iewelry
Among the letters received yesterday BY coun-
Sci for Mrs. Patterson was one from a man who
signed himself Otto Mayer Of No 100 Blocker
al. He stated that IN West Broadway he saw
Young and his companion in a cab He saw
Young draw revolver, he stated. and shoor
himself. despite the efforts Of Mrs. Patterson to
prevent him.