Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-28
Testing Witness Credibility.

Failing to get a reply to his question.
Mr.. Rand said that for the purpose of
testing the credibility of the witness he
would ask her if she and her husband did
not go to a hotel in Hoboken on the even
ing of June last and register under as
sumed names. Again she declined to an
Swer She said in answer to question
that she did not see Stern, the pawn
broker, in Toronto last March, but heard
he was there.
and her husband left Toronto when news
of Stern's presence there reached them.
Mrs. Smith identified a letter which she
wrote to her sister, Harriet Howell or
Washington. This letter was written from
Toronto and was said by Mr.. Rand to con-
tain a statement to the effect that Stern
was there for the purpose of identifying
them as the purchasers of he revolver and
| that they would have to go away.
The name Stern, Mr.. Rand claims, is rep
resented by the letter S, and he attempted
| TO get a confirmatory admission from the
witness. She declined to answer when the
question was put to her, however, and
| again Rand offered to dismiss the conspir-
acy indictment If she would reply
| Attorney Levy for the defense broke in
at this point, with an objection to the
| methods which were being employed by the
prosecutor He complained to the recorder
| that the witness was being 'badgered' and
asked that Rand be warned to proceed in a
different way.
Mr.. Rand replied that he would not press
| for an answer as he had no desire to con-
| fuse the witness. Mrs Smith said she
| through a detective, but declined to an
| swer when asked if the detective had not
, told her that Stern had arranged to return
| to New York as soon as he saw her and
her husband.
Direct Examination Resumed.
The direct examination of Mrs. Smith,
which was not completed yesterday was
resumed today. Mrs. Smith testified yes
terday that Mrs. Patterson had expected
Caesar Young to get a divorce from his
| wife and marry her. She. herself believed
that Young intended eventually to marry
her sister until last May when Leslie Cog
gins told her that Young did not Intend
| to carry out the agreement. Miss Patter-
son became greatly excited when Coggins
statement was repeated to her. Mrs. Smith
said:
Taking up the examination where it was
| interrupted by adjournment last night, Mr.
Rand asked:
did not Coggins tell you that the best
| thing Young thought Nan could do was
| to accept Matt Trlmble's offer of mar
riage"
He did not say anything like that to
me-" replied Mrs. Smith.
did Miss Patterson say that The cause
| of her emotion was that Coggins had mis-
represented Young's intentions toward
her?'
She did not say SO in those words, but
l knew it
Mrs. Smith said Nan refused to believe
the story told by Coggins. She was ex-
cited. the witness said, because she was
disappointed at the postponemen: of her
marriage to Young.
''She did not say anything about her
future intentions?'
No"
"She did not tell you what she was going
to Go?"
NO
And yet you describe her as frantic and
desperate
YES"
Not Responsible for Letter.
when you wrote the letter to Young
were you in a state of feeling brought on
by what Nan had told?"
yes, my sister is not responsible for that
letter.
did that letter represent truthfuliy the
state of your mind?"
1T did,
did 1t represent Mans state of mind?"
This question was not answered.
Mr.. Rand here offered the intercepted let
ter which Mrs. Smith sent to Young which
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