Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-18
DAYS DELAY
Ia the Trial Of Nan Pat.
terson for Murder.
District Attorney Jeron e Order.
cd to Give Up Smith Letters,
Trial Will Start, Today, UnIes. Ma.
Obstacles Arise,

New York, April 17.-Therc were ~
developments in the Nan p,ttars,.,'
thse' todhY.-;tn"ther postponemer, u
ire trial OF the actress until ,omnr,,,
and the surrende: by the district attn,
iiey ":1ce of the letters and Ohio, 80
iectS Whose recent seizures from tim
trunk Of Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith NH
Patterson sister. caused WjdeSnro,1
interest. The bundle Of letters after
to1sid, rable legal splrring. was fn,u,.
returned To Mrs. Smiths counsel A..
Llniburger this afternoon. and v-,s
opened by Kim before newsrarar ma,
1t cohtaired besides tie letters. ins,r.
aEte papers and some personal effe,:x
oi Mrs. Smith.
Although the so-cd!lod Smith letters
were returned by the district attorney ~
the counsel for Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Morp,,
Smith. the fight for their permanent ms.
session is not ended. Soon after tn. M.
pcrs had been served on tho distr;c, al,
torney and Mrs. Rand. Deputy AssisI.,,
District Attorney Sanford was despatched
TO Flushing to secure Il modification Of
the courts order, which restrained ,b,.
district attorney from keeping the lct
tiers taken from the Smiths
IS the result of Mr.. Saniord's mission
Justice Gaynor made an endors,.mcrt ~,
the order, which gives the district attor-
nov opportunity to show why he has !, ,
right to keep them. This endorsement
read:
Defendants are relieved from the man.
ddtory portions of this order until ,be
FINAL hearing and determination of III.
notion
The order is rctlIrnabIc. "Wednesday
morning, in Flushing.
New York. April 1.-THE trial of Nan
Patterson for the murder of Caesar
>"uh% which was postponed from last
Monday vas again postponed TODAY.
when the case was called in the cart
of general sessions
The delay this time probably will 10
Only for "A hours, however as the only
Thing awaited is the final ruling by
Justice GaynOr on a motion asking thar
District Attorney Jerome be ordered to
surrender the papers c0nfiscatcd when
J. Morgan Smith and his wife were ar
rested in Cincinnati. The motion for IN
adjournment until tomorrow which was
made by Assistant District Attorney
Cans was strenuously but vainly OPP
posed by counsel for the prisoner
Hci bort r. Limburger counsel for J.
Morgan Smith and WIFI appeared before
Justice Foster and renewed his motion
to be allowed 10 inspect the minutes of
the grand jury which indicted them on
4 charge of conspiracy. Argument was
postponed until tomorrow.
Counsel for the Smiths also asked
that the attorney be instructed to ans
Ncr to his demurrer to indictment
against the Smiths for conspiracy. He
then asked that District Attorney
Jerome be compelled 70 answer the
mandatory order to show cause WIZ
the Smiths letters, corfiscated in Gin
,inrati. shni;ld not be returned to them
Mr.. Li,rburger sad he had been unable
90 serve the order on either Mr.. Jerome
"r Assistant District Attorney Rand.
Justice Foster said he thought the dis
trict attorney would he ready to aisW-
II. tomorrow.
District Attorney Jerome and .Assis-
tant Dist. ict Attorney Rand were scrN-
cd with the order of Justice Gaynor to
SUR, ndcr the Smiths letters during me
day Accompanying tho order was i"'-
Ter from Mr.. LimburgTr. making Iot-
nal demand for the Smith letters.
,acEaca was given to the clerk VINO
served tho order.
Assistant District Attorney RAM
said late today. that II" was in readi-
ness for the trial Of Nan Patterson TO-
morrow. and that the case would pro-
.rcd unless some opposing couhsei p"'
some legal obstacle in his way