The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02
SENT MONEY TO mrs. SMITH,
LETTERS FOUND WHICH SHOW
HER SISTERS BELPED HER.
she Gave Them TO Her Friend. the Detsc-
tive, and lie says They Are important
EVtdenoe-GarVtn in Cincinnati, Await.
ing Habeas Corpus Hearing Tomorrow

tive, and lie says They Are important
EVfdenoe-GArVtn in Cincinnati, Await.
ing Habeas Corpus Hearing Tomorrow
CINCINNATI, April I.-Assistant District
Attorney Garvin of New York arrived here
this afternoon to take part in the requisition
pro oeedings gainst j. Morgan Smith and
his wife Julia. held here on q charge OF oein &
fugitlves from justice In connection with
the Nan Patterson case. Detectives Mo
Naughton, Quinn and Ward have been here
for twenty-four hours OF more.
Mr.. Garvin had a long interview with
County Prose cutor Rulison soon after his
arrival. Then be called at Police Head
quarters and had a consultation with Chief
OF Police Milliken and Chief Of Detectives
Crawford When seen by The Sun re-
porter Mr.. Garvin said
we are not trying 20 hurry the Smiths
OF TO New York without their right or
common privileges being fully considered.
We certainly are not disposed TO harass
them unnecessarily, l don't think there
will BE- anything done on either side until
the hearing Of the habeas corpus proceed
ings Monday. instituted by the Smith
ATTORNEYS. DO you? What seems TO be
tho general opinion Of this case here, any
how
Detective Akin Of Montreal declared
to-day that Mrs. Smith Immediately be-
force her arrest had turned over to him
several letters she had received. Mrs.
Smith waS then under the impression, IL
seems, that Akin was her friend. Akin
saws theee letters arr Of the utmost i'm
portance az evidence against the Smiths
and also against Nan Patterson.
Col Thomas Shay. attorney for the
Smiths, tired 10 bluff Akin into turning these
letters over to him to-day and threatened
TO have Akin arrested unless he did 40.
Akin instead turned them over 70 the polios
authorities Col. Shay then left town for
over Sunday.
Chief MiIHken said tonight that the letters
were sealed up and in the possession Of his
department and would be until the habeas
corpus case was decided He said that even
Mr. iGarvan could not zee them until then.
These letters are said to have been written
hy Mrs Smiths sisters In Washington.
Ono Of them, in which some body is addressed
as -ressie, is as follows:
DEAR TEssIE: We are sending you to-day
some more money. This Ia the last we nave
and God knows where any moro Is coming
from. Hereafter Alex and you must do tho
best you can without our help, but whateyer
you do keep him away from New York, We
are al aTfen e Cod %Ra SR % HAPPEN
DO not let him come back 10 New YORK,
Il. l..
Mr.. Garvan said tonight that he knew
nothing as 20 the genuineness Of the letter,
He would not say whether or not he had
seen all the letters, but seemed to consider
them very important Chief OF Police
Milliken said tonight that Mr.. Garvan
had not seen the letters which were In
the possession Of the police department.
Akin SAYS Mrs. Smith assumed the name
'Tessie' at intervals In her wAnderings.
In police court to-day the case OF the
Smiths, in which they are charged with
being fugitives from justice, was continued
until next Tuesday.
Concerning a report from Cincinnati that
the Smiths had been supplied with 500 900
10 fight extradidon, Mr.. Levy Of Levy 4
Unger said yesterday that his firm knew
nothing about where the Smiths got the
money, II they had IT, The Arm had not
got a fee for the trial Of Nan Patterson,
Mr. Unger said.
Mr.. Cnger said that the Smiths could
fight e1tradition on the same technical
grounds that were successful IN keeping
Charles T. Dodge out Of this jurisdiction
for almost a year. Whether or not this
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