Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-12
story Told by Julia Smith.

Julia Patterson Smith, sister OF Nan
Patterson. who, with her husband, j.
Morgan Smith, was taken to New York
to testify in the famous murder case,
gave out a lengthy interview last night
in which, after reciting the story of her
arrest. she said:
ave did object to being brought back
to New York with lot of baseless
charges hanging over us, and five had not
reached an agreement with Mr. Garvan
that the conspiracy charge would be the
only one, we would have kept up the
Ggbt and would be in Cincinnati now.
"AIy sis er i, as innocent of the crime
charged against her, or of any other
crime, as baby. She would not hurt
anyone. The idea of carrying revol-
yer or any other deadly weapon would
have thrown her into nervous tit.
"She will be acquitted. All The testi-
rony that Morgan and / can give will
only help to establish her Innocence
There is no doubt in my mind hat she
will be tree in " few week., and am
clad | shall be in New York to join IN
her freedom end vindication with her.
"There has been an immense lot OF
talk about letters taken from my trunk.
Those letters have no more to do with
Nan's case than an East Side shop girls
scrawl to her sweetheart would have.
They were merely personal correspond
ence.
at is unpleasant, Of course, to have
ones letters exposed to general scrutiny,
but. 80 far as their effect Of Mans case
is concerned, | have not the slightest re-
gret that they were taken.
81 shall not regret the Tombs, because
Nan and | will be together
"Now you see there was no mystery
about our going away, and we should
have been back two weeks ago il we had
not been arrested, but it all comes out
the same way. So we will be cheerful.
The charge against us will fall with the
charge against Nan.
80 far as we are concerned, Morgan
and ! know nothing about the case, and
the charge of conspiracy is all rubbish.
| really do not know what they mean to
do with us, but | suppose tney must
think we are terribly important to take
all thi trouble to bring us home.
"But am glad it is over. 1t is not
pleasant to go hurrying and lodging
over the country and feel that you. must
keep out of sight of everyone to- avoid
arrest, never knowing whether you are
talking to a friend or a detective. Al
though it came with something OF
shock, | can tell you it was rellei
when a detective touched me on The
shoulder in Cincinnati, just the way
they do 10 the thrilling storyhooks we
used to read, and told ME that was un-
der arrest"
Speaking of the death of Young, Mrs.
Smith said
"On the day before that terrible day
nv husband and Nan and | we're at the
racetrack.
1--WE we're there when it is said the
revolver was bought. We knew nothing
of it, and could rot have had anything
to do with it.
"Then came that terrible day. AT
the time my health was far from good.
II was terrible shock when heard OF
Mans arrest, and on top OF that re-
ceived word from Washington that our
mother was dying.
81 knew that Nan needed me, but l
felt that mother needed me more, and |
went to her.
"Morgan went with me. He was i'm
mediately charged with contempt OF
court and we knew that five came back
to New YORK we should be thrown into
the House of Detention and held there
until the case was ended. | supposed
we would have been there yet"
J. Morgan Smith and his wife will to.
day be arranged before Judge Foster in
the Court OF General Sessions to answer
to the technical indictments charging
chem with conspiracy. They are expec-
ted to be held on this charge, and on
Monday next, when the trial Of Nan
Patterson is renewed, the couple will be
called as witnesses for the prosecution.