Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-29

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answer the question. The witness SAID
several times. she would stick" to her
sister. Mrs. Smith denied that Leslie
lCOggins had told her that the best thing
Nan could do. was TO marry Matthc"
Trimbie. "f Washington. Referring To
the note sent by the witness to Young
| that unless he SAW Nan she could not
answer for the consequences, the Wit
ness said that Miss P.tterson's emo
lions at that time ver. caused by Cog
gins misreprasenting yuung's marriage
Intentions towards her. The witness
said however. that her sister had SAID
nothing of her future Intentions am
was not responsible 70: the much quot
ed letter.
| The court again, today. refused 10 adj
nit III evidence this in erccpted lettef.
Mr.. Rand asked nune-rus questions
itcndi..g to show the Smiths were lcS-
ing from stern during 'htir disappear
lance from Now York. bat the Witness
declined to answer that they left any
cities on his account, though she al
mitttd she had heard he was IN one
! o. the cities which they left suddenly
| Counsel for j. Morgan Smith and hts
il" :;r-und a motion for the 4uashinfs
of the indictments against the couple,
for conspiracy in connection with Nan
patt"r:oi.'s case. before Judge FoStc",
today. Judge Foster said nc did not Sc"
| that there Was scir.ilil Of evidence in
tho grand jury minutrs on which the
indictments could be prcdicated. H.
| took the matter una n adv isenent. Tn"
district attorney submitted Il brief but
made no argument.
New York. April 2S.-Tlc direct ex-
amin:lt:on of Mrs. Smith WAS resumed.
toby. in the Patterson trial. Mrs.
Smith testified, yesterday. that Miss
Patterson had expected Caesar Young
to get u divorce from his wife and mar
~ her. She himself believed that Young
intended eventually to marry her Sis
ter. until last May. when Leslie Cog
gins told her that Young did not in
tend to carry out the agreement. Miss
HtterSGu became Htly excited when
G"e2ins statement was repeated to
her. Mrs. Smith said. Taking up the
eNun'ination where it WAS interrupted
by adjournment, last night. Mr.. Rand
asked:
Did net Goggins tell !ou that the
do vas !" accept Matt Trimblc's offer
of nlarlilse?'
''Ec did not say anything like that
to me-" replied Mrs. Smith.
did Miss Patterson say that the
cause Of her emotion WAS that GogginS
had misrerreseEtcd Young's attentions
towards her."
SHE did not say 50 in those words.
but / knew it,
MIS-. Smith said Nan refused to he
love tie story told by Go@cins. She
was excited, the witness said. because
she vas disapl cintel ut ;he postpone
ment Of her marriage TO Young.
she did not SLY ANYTHING about her
future intcntions"''
NO"
And yet you described her rs fran
tic and 'desperate:
Yes"
"When you wrote the letter to Young
were YOU in Il state of feeling brought
on by what Nan told vou?'
"yes. my sister is not responsible for
the letter.
"Did that letter represent truthfully
the state of Your mind"
at did
Ibid it represent Mans state Of
mind:'
This question was not answered. Mr..
Rand offered the Interrupted letter
which Mrs. Smith sent to Young which
WAS ruled out. yesterday. and again
II was rejected by Recorder Golf.
In the course of his examination Mr..
Rand asked Mrs. Smith if she had pos
n a oh.
tilted To in this trial all the time since
she left New York. last June. Mrs.
Smith replied that she would like to
answer the question. but feared it
would tend to degrade and incrminate
her as she is under indictment for con-
spiracy. The prosecutor then promised
that if she would answer he would
move Monday. to nuash the indictment
against her but she declined to do so
until she had an opportunity to con-
fer with her counsel.
After she had consulted with her
counsel Mrs. Smith declined to answer
the question.
81 must stick to my sister" she told
the prosecuting attorney. us she re-
sumcd the stand.
"AlId YOU refuse to answer. notWith-
standing my promise in open court to
have tie Indictment against You
quashcd:" asked Mr.. Rand.
Il DO
Again I asI. you, were you III New
York OF June So
Il decline to answer because my re-
sponge might tend tG degrade and i'll
cri.ninate me-
Recorder Gofi directed tho witness to
answer the question. saying that it
c:llc! for an answer. she still declined
q do so. saying: Il must stick to my
sister
"WilI You answer if the indictment
for cons piracy on which YOU are held
is dismissed now" broke in Mr.. Rand.
"No.' replied the witness.
! Failing to get Il reply MI Rand sail
| HAT 20 test the reliability of the wit
nrSs be would ask her if she and he"
! husband did not 90 to Il hotel in 10
| boken on the evening of June last
and register under assumed names.
Again she declined to answer.
/ She said that she did not see Stern.
| tie plWnbl o,ior in Toronto. last March.
| EIt hoard a. WIS thprp Sac declined