The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-31
AFTER LONG CHASE
j. Morgan Smith and Wife
Captured at Cincinnati.
WOMAN IS NAN PATTERSON'S SISTER
Detective Followed Couple over Half
the Continent-Tbey Are Wanted
at New York In Caesar Young
Murder Case.

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CINCINNATI, March 31.-Accused
Of conspiracy to commit murder, j.
Morgan Smith and wife were arrested
In this city on Geographic 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 A. 1904 is charged in the
same connection, new indictments to
this effect having been found In New
York.
For 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
before 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 and from that time
until the arrests here this officer has
awaited a favorable time for making
the arrest He followed the couple,
part of the time as travelling compan-
ion, over half of the continent, having
made friends with Smith, who knew
| him to be detective, but believed that
the officer was after some other per
son Detroit, Cleveland and number
of Canadian cities were visited. Final
! ~ Smith went to Nashville and Louis
Vile in the hope of securing position
with some Of the bOokmakers in those
cities. leaving his wife in Cleveland.
He was unsuccessful and came to Gin
cinnati. where his wife met him on
Wednesday,
Mrs. Smith said she had relatives In
Covington, Ky, and she went with her
husband to that city to call on these
people, who, however, refused 10 see
the visitors and afterward declared
that there was no relationship between
them. Returning to this city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith registered at the Grand ho-
tel as H. II. Banning and wife.
The detective had kept in telegraphic
communication with New York and
had deferred an arrest until it was
possible to take both husband and wife,
their separation soon after reaching
the United States on returning from
Canada having caused the delay. Last
night the detective acted, and the ar
rest was quietly made. Smith and
wife were taken to police headquar-
tiers, where they made no attempt to
deny or conceal their identity. although
both denied any guilt in connection
with the case They showed signs of
nervousness and worry, but both hus-
band and wife expressed an intention
to return to New York without requsi-
ton. The couple stated that they had
expected to go TO New York, although
they had not anticipated doing SO I'M
der arrest.
The detective who has been follow
ing Smith says that Smith went under
many aliases in different cities before
registering here as II. II. Banning. At
Hamilton Ont, Smith called himself
Bush. at Montreal he was known as
Adams. at Detroit It was Collins and
in Cleveland Robinson.
Before being locked UP Smith was
searched In his pockets were found
an old watch. some pocket pieces and
S2.S5 in cash In his breast pocket
We're found two envelopes sealed
When Lieutenant Pope took the en-
velopes Smith made frantic efforts tC
get them back but the two envelopes
were retained by the police. Smith al
first refused to discuss the case, but hi:
wife talked freely of their travels. She
said:
} II came on here Wednesday anC
went to Covington. where we met Mr.
Smith on the street. We called at my
uncle's house. 406 Garrard street bu
did not remain there. Then we cam,
to this city and registered at the Crane
hotel Mr.. Smith took the name Of II
. II. Banning, | suppose, because he die
not want our identity known. The ar
rest was complete surprise to me-"