Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
NAN PATTERSON TRIAL
Big Crowd Present at the Pro-
ceedings Today.
THE MISSING WITNESS
INTEREST CENTERS IN J. MORGAN
SMITH AND PISTOL.
Young's Widow Listens to Testimony
From Adjoining Room-Specula-
ton Over Outcome.

NEyv Work.. November 22.-Search for
a. missing witness who for months mas
eluded the detectives from the oistrlct a..
torney's office and the possibility that ono
OF the central figures in the case-tne oeao
mans widow-would appear De1ore the
Jury and tell her story were the polats y.
snecial interest today when the trlai Oh
Nan Patterson for the alleged murder Ok
Caesar Young was resumed.
Tn outlining his case yesterday ASSIST
ant District Attorney Rand INFORMED 'he
fury that the prosecution. after months Va
er deayor had been unsuccessful IN iocal
ing j. Morgan Smith. who, ne ciaimeo' pui
cHased the revolver with which YOUNG "aS
killed. He hoped. however, that sihi'n
would be brought forward by the defense
Of the proper time. Later in the day Miss
Patterson's counsel. Mr.. Levy SAID the
defense had no intention of produclns
Smith.
"If the prosecution wants Smith as
witness they have got to hnd MN. 49,
having our own trouples IS mn,A "I'r wav to help
and are not going out OF our way , " e., nc hric
the neonle supply the rents in their fabric
OF evidence
About Smiths Whereabouts.
Mr. LEVY said that he did not know
ubere Smith and his wife were, nor Wouio
ba take any trouble to discover theu
whereabouts.
Following the announcement 1t was salo
that the district attorneys office renewed
search for the missing witness WIN INC
hone of locating him and compelling MN
to appear in court before 1t Is TOO late.
ONLY the announcement that the de1eno
ant herself would go on the slanu az a,,S
tell of her acquaintance with Young couio
Rave created more public interest than tne
abatement that the dead bookmaKeI
widow might appear in the case. since tne
day her husband died Mrs. Young mas te
n.ained In seclusion, except when she call
ed at the district attorneys office and tes-
tilted before the grand jury. During the
trial she has not appeared in the couIt
room, but it is said she has followed all
the proceedings from an adjoining room.
Big Crowd Present Today.
A big crowd was present in the court
room when the trial was resumed. Among
the spectators sat Milton w. Hazleton OF
Oneonta, one of the men who claim 10
have seen Young fire the shot which caused
his death.
Several police officers were called to
the stand in rapid succession, ana exam
ined briefly regarding happenings IN the
police station when Miss Patterson was
brought there under arrest.
CaDtain Sweeney, who was in charge OF
revolver which he said was found IN
Young's pocket, and which, he said, ne
subsequently turned over to Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Garvan, with the three
loaded cartridges and the exploded shell;
Miss Patterson, he said, told him the
story of the ride down town, and declared
that she had not seen the shooting. she
denied that she had any words with Young
and said that she had picked up the re-
volver which fell from Youngs hand when
he fired the fatal shot, and placed it in his
pocket.
Cab Driver Testifes.
Frederick d. Michaels. who was driving
the hanson cab in which Young was shot.
said the first he knew Of any trouble in the
cab was when he heard the sound Of pig
tol shot and his startled horse sprang for
ward A moment later Miss Patterson
opened the trap and told him to drive to
drug store. He followed her instructions
without making any investigation and did
not look inside the cab when the drug clerk
refused to treat the injured man and or
dered him taken to a hospital with all
speed.
Michaels said he picked up Young and
Miss Patterson at the circle at 59th street
and Broadway on the morning or June 4,
and Young ordered him to drive to a nat
store Young came out OF the store wear
ing a new hat and they continued on down
town and stopped at saloon on the cor
ner of Bleecker street and West Broadway.
The man and the>Woman went into the
place and remained there for several min
utes. When they came out they got into
the cab and he drove down town along
West Broadway Neither Of them showed
any signs of liquor.
Young Told Him to Drive Rapidly.
The man told him to drive rapidly, as he
had to be at the pier at the foot OF Fulton
street at o O. clock. 1t was then between
$50 and $40 o'clock.
They had just passed Canal street when
he heard the pistol shot and his horse
sprang forward suddenly. A moment later
Miss Patterson raised the lid In the roof
Of the cab and told him to drive to drue
store When they reached the drug store
the clerk stepped up to the cab and looked
in and then told him to drive at once to a
hospital.