New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-28
SMITH LETTER BARRED. |
WIFE ON THE STAND.
another Point for "Nam" Patterson
Mrs. Young a Witness.

Two phases Of yesterdays session OF the trial
Of Nan" Patterson created much interest
among the spectators, one being regarded as
distinctly favorable to the young woman &C
cused of staying Cesar" Young the nrst
was the decision Of Recorder Golf to exclude
the letter which Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith, MISS
Patterson's sister, wrote to Young shortly be-
fore the shooting, and which was intercepted
by Mrs. Young This letter apparently was
intended TO make Young believe that MISS Fat
terson was In a desperate frame Of mind and
might do harm to him If he deserted her. As
sistant District Attorney Rand made hard
fight to have the letter admitted in evidence
declaring that it had been sent with the knowl-
edge and approval Of Miss Patterson and was
proof Of a conspiracy to prevent Young from
going abroad
Recorder Goff excluded the letter on the
ground that there no evidence that Miss
Patterson had authorized its writing or was
privy 70 it's contents or knew that 1t was sent
This decision led Mr.. Rand to call Mrs. Smith
as q witness to get admissions which would be
grounds for admitting the letter.
Asked about seeing her sister at the Hotel
Navarro about a month before Young was shot,
Mrs. Smith said Miss Patterson was in an ex-
cited state, because she had been informed that
Young had decided not to get a divorce from
witness said. that Young would marry Miss Pat
terson If he could get divorce. Mrs. Smith
testified that she told her sister that Leslie Cog
gin to whom Miss Patterson had written an
affectionate letter, had said Young had decided
not to marry her. while Matthew Trimble, OF
Washington. was anxious to marry her An
other sister. May Queen Patterson. had arrived
from Washington. and Mrs Smith said she
wrote the letter to Young because May Queen
said Miss Patterson was in a desperate frame
OF mind.
o-was your sister Nan present when that
statement made? A.-No.
Q.-And you sent the letter to Caesar Young?
A.-HeS, by messenger
Q-Who gave you Young's address? AIR.
Coggin.
ODD you know Mr.; Coggins relations with
her
Q-And the night Of May 3 you were at the
Q.-And Young came there? Ale called. and
left Nan and Young together while l went down
GLOW long were they together? About an
Q.-And when you returned. what happened? A
WSa M vas geFy s happy ana foung told mo tn@
QI,And after that you went to live at the, I'M
perial Hotel? Ayes we stayed there twenty days
Q.-Were you awake when your sister came home
early on the morning OF June 4? Al was she
going away. She was perfectly normal
Q-N9t sobbing or crying? A.-No she was quite
Q.--Later in the day you were called to the Hud-
son Street Hospital and were told your sister was
under arrest? Ayes.
Mrs. Smith also testified that her sister had
never said anything to her about going with
Young. She had not been cross-examined by
Mr. Levy. Of Miss Patterson's counsel. when
court adjourned for the day.
Mrs. Young. the widow, and John D. Mellin.
the racing partner OF Young were on the witness
stand in the early part of the day. and both
testified about the ARRANGEMENTS Young had
made for going abroad. Both said Young was
right handed man and that he did not have
a revolver when he was making ready to go to
Europe. Mrs. Young said she had a revolver
| Of her own and 1T produced in court 1t
was cartridges for that revolver she testified.
which were in Young's trunk when it sent to
the steamship
Judge Foster In Part of General Sessions
adjourned argument on the motion OF counsel
for the Smiths to dismiss the indictment for
conspiracy on which they were arrested in Gin
cinnati and brought to this city. The arguments
will be heard this morning.