The Washington times., 1905-04-10
NAN MUST WAIT
ANOTHER WEEK
Extradition Proceedings
Causes PostpOnement.
DEFENSE MAKES PROTEST
Many People on Hand When Re-
corder Announced His
Decision.

NEW YORK, April 1o.-Because of the
extradition proceedings in Ohio, which
seek to bring to this city ]. Morgan
Smith and his wife, the brother-in-law
and sister of Nan Patterson, the actress
charged with staying her lover. Caesar
Young, the trial of the 'F7erodora"
girl was postponed this morning for a
week.
Counsel for the defense made strong
objection to the postponement, but Re-
corder Goff granted the motion of the
district attorney, stating that week S
delay would work no hardship to the
| woman.
Crowd in Court.
| Great throngs of people filed the cor
| rldors outside of Recorder Goff's court,
and made every effort to gain admit
| tance, but the court officers were ada
mant to all appeals, and only permitted
talesmen and newspaper men to enter
Assistant Attorney Rand, who will
conduct the peoples case against Miss
Patterson, held a long conference before
court opened with John D. Millin, the
racing partner of Young. Rand also
had talks with several other witnesses
for the people.
! When the court opened and the roll
call of the 200 t2Irsmen, from whom a
Jury will be composed, had been con-
cluded, Mr., Rand asked for an adjourn
ment for a week. He said that he was
at the present engaged with important
business for the grand jury and was not
ready to proceed.
Rand said that Assistant ATTORNEY
Garvan, who was in Ohio, had the prep
aration of the Patterson case, and that Il
! had not been sufficiently prepared a
this time toi proceed. He thought tha
he would be ready to proceed within ;
few days. Rand made no mention of thu
extradition proceedings in Ohio. though
lit was known that the adjournment haC
been asked until the proceeding in Ohi'
should be concluded.
Defense Protested.
| Abraham Levy, chief counsel for Mis-!
Patterson, made earnest protest agains
the granting of the motion for adjourn
rncnt He said that his client had beer
incarcerated for nearly eleven months
and that three appeals had been mad
TO the supreme court to admit his ellen
to bail.
Levy said that every preparation ha'
been made by the defense to proceed
today. and that it was unfair to all con
l cerned In the defense TO grant a furthe
; adjournment. Levy said that counse
, had so far received no compensation
2 and that there was no prospect tha
: they would, and that an adjournmen
was unfair to them.
? We have twice tried this young wo
/ man." said Levy.
Charges Extravagance.
! THE first trial resulted in a T1listria
4 and the second in a disagreement. n
@ compensation has been received by III
v or do we expect any. We have othe
D business, and this adjournment wi
. work much hardship to us I also pre-
test as a taxpayer against this extra,
agance with the public money. Th
calling of this large panel and the at
iournments create a wanton waste"
2 I.eyy's sentiments regarding the hart
ships of the taxpayer brought a round
smiles Recorder Goff said that ina!
= much as the prosecution was not read
:, TO proceed he would grant the adjourn
: ment.
s Miss Patterson was not brought int
q court.
She remained in the Tombs prison.