Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-31
JEROME WEAYES Net
/ FOR NAN PATTERSON
J, J.. Morgan Smith aud Wife Ar
rested In Cincinnati After
"a Long Chase.
CONS BRAY Is Tie CHARGE
New Nc indictment Also Returned
Aaaioss j',e s''ow. eir' in Same Con
ncetioh--Man Had Sealed Envelopes
[, Which He Made Frantic Efforts 10
Retain When Searched by Police.
Returned
n.v Associated prnss.l

/. 3 Z i
a CINCINNATI. o., March 80 Nc
Guse,: Of conspiracy to commit murder.
j.. Morgan Smith and wife were ar.
.es;cd in this city today on tclcsraphie
relucst from District Attorney Jerome.
OF New York city.
Nan Patterson, the actress who al
ready has been put on trial rOi the
murder OF Caesar Young, I'm New York,
|.!Nay 4. 1901. is charged in the same
connection, new indictments TO
illis eject ha"ins been returned in
New York today.
For 4 long time the authorities hctl
been unable to; locatc Smith and mis-
wife, the couple havingsl left New York
.a;ifew mcnths after the murder and
before he beginning Of the regent mis-.
trial OF Nan Patterson in which
Smiths testimony was considered al.
NEST Vital To The prosccution,;s..s; ~
Found Smith in Montreal.
J, Several weeks ago a New York. de-
,cc,ive met Smith in Montreal. Cana
IL. aud from that time until ,ihe ar.
,r}sts here today this officer has wait.
ISsl 2fftsSrr6blcz ti,1Iss for making
"st. He followed the couple, part ,.f
The ,i,"" a. rnv"lIing companion Over
h;''f Of ia, '-ulincnt. ha,in. made
tlicids wiill Smith. WHO know him to
br Il detective. hut who believed that
ihe oAiccr was after some other per-
sons
Detroit Cleveland ana Il number OF
Canadian cities were visited. Finally
Smith went To Nashville and Luis
vile i'll the hope Of securing posi-
ton with come bonl,makers in those
cities leaving his wifr in Cleveland.
An Unsuccessful Quest.
lie WAS unsuccessful and came To
Cincinnati where his wife met him on
Wednesday. Mrs. Smith said she had
relatives in Covington. ny. and she
went with her husband to that city in
search of these people. who. however.
refused To sec the visitors and after
wards declared that there was no rc:a
,ionshipJ between them.
Returning to this city Mr. and Mrs.
smith registered ut the Grand Hole.
rs 1t n. Banning ANA wife.
The detective had kept in lc,.rapI,.
ic communication with New York ans.
had deferred making an arrest until
IL was possible 10 take both husband
and wife. their separation soon after
NJ r. m Jni
return from Canada having caused lie
delay. Last night the detective wired
TO District Attorney Jerome:
Smith aud Julia are ut The Grand
iIclcl. Wire Instructions
AS Fugit,ves From Justice.
In reply the district attorney today
iclcgraphed ARREST Smith ana wife
as fugltives from Justice"
The arrest was quietly made and
Smith and wife were taken to police
headquarters. where they made no al
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
cut reauisitinn. The couple stated that
they had expected To go To New York,
although they had not anticipated do.
ing so under arrest.
BEFORE being locked up Smith was
searched. In his pockets were found
an old watch some pocket pieces aud
S2.S5 in cash. In his breast pocket
were found two envelopes scaled.
Wien Lieutenant Pcrpc took the cnve
lcpes Smith made frantic efforts 20 get
them back but the two envelopes were
retained by the police.