Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
SMITHS ARE CAPTURED
WITNESSES WANTED IN NAN PAT
TERsoN CASE CAUGHT.
Trailed Over Continent by Detectives
Both Indicted for Conspiracy
The Arrest in Cincinnati.

The Arrest in Cincinnati.
]. Morgan Smith and his wife. Julia.
| the sister of Nan Patterson, who have been
leading private detectives employed by Dis
| trfct Attorney Jerome hide and seek chase
| all over this country and Canada for almost
| year, were arrested in Cincinnati yester-
day afternoon, as reported briefly in The
| Star yesterday. 1t happened soon after
| they had been indicted in New York city
| for conspiracy
| They were wanted as witnesses in the
Nan Patterson trial, but now they will have
| to stand trial themselves on the charge
| that they censpired to extort money from
| Bookmaker Ca sar Young on the pretense
| and was in need of support.
/ According to dispatches from Cincinnati
Smith and his wife reached there from
Cleveland on Wednesday and registered at
| the Grand Hotel as III. H. Banning and
wife" Detectives r. H. Aiken and w. B..
Ward, of the Thiel Detective Agency, of
Manhattan. were close on the trail of Smith
and his wife. These detectives have fol-
| lowed the Smiths half way across the con-
| tinent and m Canada. Aiken was well ac-
quainted with them and was an accepted
| travelling companion. He went from Cleve-
| land with them and put up at the Grand
Hotel.
Jerome's Dispatch to Arrest.
Early yesterday morning Aiken received
| this dispatch from District Attorney Je-
| rome:
ARREST and hold for extradition ]. Nor
| gan Smith and wife, wanted here for GRIM
| inal conspiracy. Officer Quinn has started
| to establish identity, and papers for extra
d1tion are being prepared. Governors war
rant viii be forwarded as soon as possible.
MIR. Jerome also got into communication
with Chief of Police Miliken. of Cincin-
natl, and Detectives Sweeney and Houillion
were ordered to make the arrest. By pre-
| arrangement Aiken brought the Smiths
from the hotel and they were arrested on
the street.
Smith Made No Resistance.
Smith protested against being arrested,
but offered no resistance. He was taken
to police headquarters and Chief Milliken
notified Mr.. Jerome of the arrest.
Though under an assumed name the
Smiths admitted their identity. Mrs. Smith
| was very nervous and showed signs of
breaking down. Both said they were will
| ing to go to New York and would not fight
extraditon. Smith said he had intended to
| return to New York in time for the trial Of
| Nan Paterson. but had not expected to go
| az a prisoner.
Smith was searched. He had an old
| watch, some pocket pieces and $2.S5 in
money. Two sealed envelopes were found
| III MS breast pocket. w uon Lieut.. FOppe
| took them Smith made frantic efforts to
get them back. He was forcibly restrain
| ed. and the envelopes will be given to Mr..
Jerome's representative. Smith refused to
| talk. but Mrs. Smith, when she regained
| her composure, talked freely.
Important Testimony.
| Perhaps the most important testimony
| duplicating the accused persons in the con-
| spiracy was furnished by Mrs. Young. 1t
| was in a letter, which read:
Navarro Hotel and Importation Co.,
| 18th ave. and 3Sth st.
| NEW YORK, May 3, 1904.
my Dear Nunc: Can't you come up and
see me at once? 1 am living at No. JOG
West 61st street. The sixth floor, east side
| apartment.
Nan has been with me since Monday,
| when she left her mother, accompanied by
my sister, May Queen, who, fearing In her
| perturbed condition that she might do
| something either serious to you or herself,
| came to New York. 1 should very much
| like to get the whole thing Strengthened out
! and understand what IS what.
| Mr.. CoZzens dined with Mr.. Smith and
| myself on Sunday and said to much know
| cannot be true, and which has made me
most unhappy, and which has, under the
present circumstances, made Nan so I'M
| happy, that she cannot bear 1t.
| Il understand what the matter is and
| want you to do what is right at once.
Either write to Nan or see see, me at your
| tomorrow "wednesday, and 1 hope you
| will be able to arrange to come and see us.
| l have very much to say to you that
! think you will be much better off for
knowing. Nan is about frantic. Please
| see me first. a
| Under the existing circumstances I
| think the best thing to do would be to see
me at once. II you do not I cannot an
swer for the consequences.
"You know love Nan better than any
| thing on earth and she loves you above
and beyond everything. To see her aDso-
| lutely wild, as she is breaks my heart
You must come and see me and get the
| whole matter Strengthened out
II shall expect you tomorrow before II
| clock. JULIE.
| Mrs. Young stated that this letter was
| addressed to her husband, and that she
| had opened it by mistake. Though not
| clearly mentioned in the letter, 1T was made
clear to Young soon afterward that the
| letter was written by julie" Nan Patter-
sons sister. Mrs. Smith, to notify him that
some arrangement must be made for her.
Prosecutions Plans.
When Nan Patterson is brought to trial
on April 10 before Recorder Golf. Smith
and his wife will figure in a sensational
proceeding in court. Assistant District At
torney Rand will not call them as wit
nesses as he knows they can take refuge
| behind the plea that any answers might
tend to incriminate them. Further. Mr..
Rand knows that the prosecution would be
bound by any answer tney might MAKE
1t is the purpose of the district attor-
ney's office to force the Smiths to be Of
| fered as witnesses for the defense, but they
| will be used at the trial by the prosecution
| in many ways.
The climax will come if Hyman Stern,
! the pawnbroker who identified the pistol
! with which Caesar Young was shot as one
| which he had sold thirteen hours before the
| shooting to man in his shop, accom-
| panied by woman, Identifies the Morgan
| Smiths as those persons
If the pawnbroker does SO identify them
! Mr. Rand expects to trace the revolver
| from the hand of Smith directly to Nan
| Patterson. and will endeavor to show that
| she had the revolver with her in small
| handbag the handle of which was found
| in the cab after the shooting, when she left
| her sister to join Young in the last ride to
| death.
! Other witnesses will be called to identify
| Smith in court, and particularly the news
| boy, who alleges he saw Smith strike Nan
| Patterson in the face when she refused to
! do his bidding In front of Pabst's restau-
| rant at the circle.
| Smith will be put on the defensive, and
| it is believed will have to take the stand
| to clear himself of suspicion of even more
serious charge than conspiracy. The in
dictment for conspiracy will not be called