Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-27
THE NAN PATTERSON TRIAL.
Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings
Story of Night Preceding Tragedy.

There was wild scene in the corridors
around the courtroom in New York yester-
day afternoon. Men and women fighting
for admttance after the noon recess of the
Patterson trial blocked the passageways
tore each others clothes, and so damned
the entrance that Recorder Golf made his
way through only with the greatest diff
Guilty. The attorneys in the case We're
obliged to enter the courtroom from side
entrances. The jurors fought their way
through the struggling, pushing crowd at
the courtroom entrance.
Mrs. Morgan Smith, Nan Pattersons sis
ter was called to the witness stand during
the afternoon session. Mrs. Smith was on
the stand only moment. She was asked
to identify letter addressed to Ada Pat
terson as whittier by her sister Nan. This
she did.
F. j. Trainor, a hotel clerk. said that on
the night of June 3 the defendant told him
that If Caesar Young called up to say she
had gone to a restaurant. She returned early
the next morning and a few hours later
went out again.
Richard Tompkins, a clerk in the audi
tors office of the War Department at
Washington, who had worked with Julia
Patterson, now Mrs. Smith, and is familiar
with her handwriting, identified a letter
which Julia Smith wrote to Caesar"
Young. The letter, which was intercepted
by Mrs. Young. is the base of the conspir-
acy charge against the Smiths In the
perturbed frame of mind and in frantic
state. Tompkins also identified several
letters said to be part of the correspond
ence seized at the time of the capture Of
the Smiths in Cincinnati.
The story of the meeting between Young
and Miss Patterson in Harlem the night
before the tragedy was told by William
Luce, Young's brother-in-law. Young was
at his house in West 14Cth street and they
went out together about II O'Clock They
met Miss Patterson in Sth avenue. Luce
said he left Young and Miss Patterson to-
gether and went home. with the under
standing that he would meet them an hour
later. At / o'clock he returned and all
three went to saloon. I'VE got there
about quarter past l O'clock" said Luce,
land at quarter to they came over to
the table where l was seated. They had
been together for nearly two hours, and
Were angry and quarreling."
Did you hear any of the conversation p
II heard Young say he would get her
cottage"
when they came over to your table what
was the conversation about?'
About Young's going away. The defend
ant said she knew the boat he was going
to sail on, and said that he could not get
away from her. Young offered to bet her
500 that she could not name the boat but
she replied that she would not please him
to do SO. She said Young cou,d not hide
from her, and If The got down in the hold
of the ship she would find him and prevent
him from sailing"
Luce said he saw Young before he left
home on the morning of June A. He said
he was going out to get shaved and buy
new hat, and that he would join his wife
at the steamship pier. Luce. in reply to a
question by Mr.. Rand, denied that he pur-
chased the revolver at Stern's pawnshop
Bernard L. Mexican, another brother-in-
law OF Young, told OF efforts made by
Young early in May to get Miss Patterson
to go to Europe. He said she first prom
Used to go abroad, but afterward refused
to sail, claiming she was in delicate health
and would have to undergo an operation.
Mexican also told of Julia Smiths letter to
Young falling into Mrs Young's hands. The
intercepted letter was discussed by the de-
PENDANT and Young in his presence. Nc
Kean said. and Miss Patterson declared
that It had caused all the trouble. He said
that Young had arranged to supply Miss
Patterson with all the money che needed
through the witness. She would nl,t listen
to this arrangement" said M@Keah She
said she did not want to go away from
Frank"
Adjournment was taken until this morn
Ing.