Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-13
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Nan Patterson Brought Into
Court Again Today.
BASIS OF COMPLAINT
ACCUSED OF HAVING CoNsPIRED
WITH THE SMITHS.
To Extort Money From Caesar Young,
the Dead Bookmaker-Prisoner
Not Arraigned.
BASIS OF COMPLAINT

NEW YORK. April 13-Nan Patterson
was brought into the court of general ses-
sions today by her own counsel to plead
to charge of conspiracy to get money
from Caesar Young, the bookmaker. She
is accused of having conspired with J
Morgan Smith and his wife, Miss Patter-
sons sister, to eXtort money from the
dead bookmaker.
She was not allowed to plead to the
charge, however, as Assistant District At
torney Rand asked Judge Foster that she
be not arragned, holding that 1t was un-
necessary. Miss Patterson's counsel re-
quested permission to examine the min
utes of the grand jury which indicted her
This was opposed by Mr.. Rand who ask
ed for a delay of one day in order that
Miss Patterson might be arraigned in
company with j. Morgan Smith and Mrs
Smith tomorrow Although Miss Patter-
sons counsel vigorously objected to the
delay, the court ordered that her plea to
the charge be put over until Friday.
Murder Trial Monday.
She will be placed on trial again next
Monday on the charge OF having murdered
Young.
Counsel for J. Morgan Smith and his
wife asked the court to order the district
attorney to return the letters confiscated
from the Smiths in Cincinnati The law
yer declared that Mr.. Rand had no right
to them. Before deciding the question the
court decided that formal notice be given
to the district attorney.
After the court proceedings Mr.. Rand
asked the Smiths counsel to allow them
to come to the district attorneys office
and be questioned. The lawyer reserved
his answer.
The Smiths were held in $1,000 bail eaca
r. tl,0 of
sessions, in New York, yesterday after
noon. There will probably be an appll-
cation to the court to reduce the pan 10
81 600 today Even if the application Is
as a detainer has been filed at the
Tombs by District Attorney Jerome. so
that in case Smith is bailed he Will nave
to face contempt proceedings In refusing
tc obey a subpoena. .
The result of the days proceedings in
general sessions court left in doubt the
critical point as to whether smith was
identified as the man who bought the ie-
volver with which Caesar Young Was
shot.
The attorney for the Smiths was very
positive that no Identification had been
made, but there was Well-authentlcateo
rumor about the district attorneys once
that there had been an Identification or
Smith by Stern, although, acting on the
advice of the district attorney, Stern re-
fused to be interviewed.
Thomas Hewitt, the idHlc HcWSuoy WIN
saw Nan Patterson receive a slap from
big man the night before the murder and
who urged the woman to do something sne
did want to do, was also in court. The
third witness interested In the present
case was John Millin, Young's racing part
ner.
AS Smith entered the court room, Stern
looked at him and, as If answering a ques-
tion, nodded his head slightly Whether
this meant that he identified Smith, or did
not, he refused to state. The newsboy,
Hewitt also looked intently at the prison.
er, but he, too, made no sign.
Smith said he never bought a revolver
from Stern and defied any one to prove
that he had.
II am willing to testify to all / know,
he added. II have always been willing.
In my trunk which the district attorney OBJ
tained In the west is diary containing
every fact that / know as to my life be-
fore Young was shot. The day on which
/ was accused of buying that gun I put
down in this book just where was. whom
/ saw and what said. This book is III
the possession of the district attorney.
hope he will read 1t. We went away be-
cause my wife was about to be operated
on and could not endure being confined
in the house of detention here as q vtt-l
ness. =