The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-31
ARRESTS MADE INFHE
nan PATTERSON CASE
ACTRESS, BRoTHER-IN-LAW AND
SISTER IN CUSTODY.

j. Morgan Smith, the Much Wanted
Witness, Taken Into Custody in Gin
cinnatt-He Is Believed to Have Pur-
chased With the Accused the Revolt
ser With which Caesar Young Was
KiIIed-New Indictments Made.
Cincinnati, March 30.-Accused of
conspiracy to commit murder, j. Nor
gan Smith and wife, brother-in-law and
sister of Nan Patterson, were arrested
in this city to-day on telegraph request
from District Attorney Jerome, of New
! York city Nan Patterson, the actress
who has been twice put on trial for the
murder of Caesar Young in New York
on May 4, 1904. is charged in the same
connection, new indictments to this eff
feet having been found in New York
to-day. ~-.
For a long time the authorities had
been unable to locate Smith and his
wife, the couple having left New York
few months after the murder and be
fore the beginning of the recent mis-
trial of Nan Patterson, in which
Smiths testimony was considered. al
most vital to the prosecution. Several
weeks ago a New York detective met
Smith in Montreal, Canada, and from
/ that time until the arrests here to-day
| this officer has awaited favorable
time for making the arrest. He fol-
lowed the couple, part of the time as
travelling companion, over half of the
continent, having made friends with
Smith, who knew him to be a detective,
but believed that the officer was after
some other persons. Detroit, Cleveland
and a number of Canadian cities were
visited. Finally Smith went to Nash
Vile and Louisville in the hope of Sc
curing a position with some of the
! bookmakers in those cities, leaving his
wife, in Cleveland. He was unsuccess-
/ full and came to Cincinnati, where his
wife met him on Wednesday. Mrs.
Smith said she had relatives in Coying-
! ton, KY, and she went with her shus-
band to that city yesterday to call on
these people, who, however, refused to
see the visitors and afterwards declar-
| ed that there was no relationship be-
tween them. Returning to this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith registered at the
Grand hotel as H. III. Banning and
wife.
i The detective had kept In telegraphie
communication with New York and had
deferred an arrest until 1t was possible
to take both husband and wife. their
~ fI5N
United States on returning from Can
Iada having caused the delay, Last
might the detective wired to District
Attorney Jerome:
Smith and Julia are at the Grand
hotel Wire instructions. s.
In reply the district attorney to-day
| tefegraphed:
Arrest Smith and wife as fugitives
from Justice"
| The district attorney also sent the
following:
| New York, March 80.
"Paul Miliken, Chief of Police, Cincin-
| natl:
ARREST and hold for extradition j.
Morgan Smith, wanted in New York on
a charge of criminal conspiracy Smith
will be found at the Grand hotel on
| Fourth street, Cincinnati, where De-
| tective Aiken may also be found. Off
Ger Quinn leaves to-day to establish
identity and procure requisition papers.
The governors warrant will follow as
soon as it is possible to procure 1t.
1 (Signed) "W. Travers Jerome,
District Attorney"
The arrest was quietly made and
Smith and wife were taken to police
headquarters, where they made no at
| tempt to deny or conceal their identity,
although both denied any guilt in con-
nection with the case. They showed
signs of nervousness and worry, but
/ both husband and wife expressed an
| intention to return to New York with
| that they had expected to go to New
York, although they had not anticipat-
ed doing so under arrest.
| The detective who has been following
Smith says that Smith went under
| many aliases in different cities before
registering here as I'll. Fl. Banning. At
Hamilton, Ontario, Smith called him.
self Bush, at Montreal he was known
as Adams, at Detroit it was Collins and
in Cleveland 1T was Robinson.
Before being locked up Smith was
searched. In his pockets were found
an old watch, some pocket pieces and
$2.S5 in cash. In his breast pocket
were found two envelopes sealed. When
Lieutenant Poppe took the envelopes
Smith made frantic efforts to get them
back, but they were retained by the
police.