The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-07
j. Morgan Smith and Wife Found
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
They Are Indicted Jointly In New Yorl
With Nan Patterson. Who Is
Charged With the Murder of
Gambler by the Name of
Caesar Young.

Accused Of conspiracy. to commi
murder, ]. Morgan Smith and wifi
we're arrested in Cincinnati, OHIO
Thursdy on telegraphIc request from
District Attorney Jerome OF New
York city. Nan Patterson, the &C
tress who has been twice put on tria
for the murder Of Caesar Young IL
New York, is charged in the same
connection, new indictments to thil
effect having been found in Nsw Yurl
Thursday. For long time the au
thorities 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 mistrial of Nan Patter.
son In which Smiths testimony was
considered almost vital to the prose Gu
tion,
Several ks ago New York de-
tective met Smith In Montreal,
Canada, and from that time until the
arrests this tili3er has awaited q
favorable time for making the arrest
He 70 o.lowed the couple, part Of the
time as travelling companion over half
OF the continent, having made friends
with Smith, who knew him to be a
detective but believed that the Off
Ger was after some other person. De-
troit, Cleveland and a number of
Canadian cities were visited. Finally
Smith went to Nashville and L,uis
vile In the hope OF securing q position
with some OF the bookmakcrs In those
cities, leaving his wife in Cleveland.
He was unsuccessful and came to
where his wife met him on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith said she had relatives
In Oovipgton, KY, and she went with
her husband to that city Wednesday
TO call on these people, who, however,
refused to see the visitors and after
wards declared that there Was no re-
lationship between them. Returning
" OiuUiuua"ii hIi. Ii.aes,3--A1-s-.S Smith
registered at the Grand hotel as II
81. Banning and wife. The det .ctive
mad kept in telegraphic communica.
tion with New York and had deferred
an arrest Until it was possible to take
both husband aid wife, their separa-
tion soon after reaching the United
States on returning from Canada hav-
ing caused the delay. Wednesday
night the detective wired to District
Attorney Jerome:
Smith and Julia are at the Grand
hotel. Wire instructions.
In reply the district attorney
Thursday telegraphed:
Arrest Saith aud wife as fupi-
tives from Justice"
The district attorney also sent the
following:
New York, March 80.
Paul Milliken, Chief OF Police, Clncin-
natl.
Arrest and hold for extradition ].
Morgan Smith, wanted In New York
On a charge Of criminal conspiracy.
Smith will be found at the Grand
MOTEL, Fourth street, Cincinnati,
where Detective Aiken may also be
found. Ohicer Quinn leaves today to
establish identity and procure requisi-
tion papers. The governors warrant
will follow as soon as 1T Is possible to
procure 1t.
w. TRAvERs JEROME,
DiStTlCU Attorney.
The arrest was quietly made and
Smith and wife were taken to police
headquarters, where they made no at
temp5 to deny or conceal their identi-
ty although both denied any guilt In
connection with the case. They
showed signs Of nervousness and worry,
but both husband and wife expressed
an intention to return to New York
without requlsition. The couple
stated that they had expected to gt
to New York although they had not
anticipated doing so under arrest.
The detective vino has been follow.
Ing Smith says that Smith went un.
der many aliases in different cities be
fore registering In Cincinnati as II. II
Banning. AT Hamilton, Ont. Smith
called himself Bush, at Montreal he
was known as Adams, at Detl oft II
was Collins and In Cleveland Robin
s1n.
Before being locked up, Smith wa.
searched. In his pocket we're foun(
an old watch, some pocket pieces ant
% 85 In cash. In his breast pccke
were found two envelopes sealed
When Lieut.. Hoppe took the envel
opes, Smith made frantic efforts t,
get them back but the two envelope
were retained 10y the police.
A dispatch from New York says th
grand jury in that city Thursia
handed down indictments against ]
Morgan Smith, Julia Smith. his wife
and Nan Patterson, charging then
jointly with conspiracy. The indict
ms nts aIe based upon letter allege,
TO have be il written by julia Smitl
t1 C4eser Young in which, 1t Is alleg
ed, was a threat and demand TO
money for the Patterson girl.
This action hy tile grand jury fol
| loved q hearing at the Criminal cour