The Washington times., 1909-04-27
Identity of Woman Who Has
Visited F. B. Stevens
Is Learned.
WITNESSES TELL
EVENTS OF NIGHT
No Negroes Seen Running From
the Savings Insti-
tuition.

Discovery was made today of the
fact that the strange woman who
has been making frequent visits to
the Emergency Hospital to see F.
Bernard Stevens, who was mysteri-
ouSly shot Saturday night while in
the United States Savings Bank with
j. M. Baker, ir., is Nan Patterson.
Since she came into notoriety sew
eral years ago in connection with the
Caesar Young murder trial in New
York, Miss Patterson, who now IS
Mrs. A. Martin, has been living with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. J. B. Pat
terson, at the Berwyn apartments.
which are within a few yards of the
United States Savings Bank, at
Fourteenth and u streets.
Stevens, who is the assistant
cashier of the bank, had been board
ing with the Pattersons.
Police Investigating.
These facts were learned TODAY by
The Times, following quiet investiga-
tion which the police have been making
for several days to ascertain the idsn-
tity OF the woman 50 interested in
Stevens ccudition. The police have
made every effort to keep secret the re
suits of their investigation.
The discovery may have its bearing
upon an occurrence which happened i'm
mediately after the shooting when a
woman, much distraught aud with hair
disheveled, vainly applied for admis-
sion at the bank, saying agitatedly,
Let Dss in, Bernie is shot, let me in"
Other Disclosures.
Another significant feature St the
mysterious shooting, alleged to have
been done by a negro, was developed
today by representatives OF The
Times. who learned that Andrew
Hickey, Charles Hoover. and John
Grant were the three men standing
near the Q street entrances TO phe
bank at the time Of the shooting, and
that no fleeing negro passed them-
Policemen Smith and Grove. who
were standing at the Fourteenth
street entrances, are equally confident
that no negro made his exit through
that door. They rushed within the
building within ten seconds after the
shot was fired, finding Stevens aud his
associate. J. Nj. Baker, jr.. alons in
the building.
Detectives viii MAKE an effort this
afternoon to obtain from one or all Of
the trio named above. a detailed story
OF the occurrence.
Statements of Witness.
Mr. Hickey, with some reluctance.
made the following exclusive statement
TO The Times today;
I've have no desire 20 become in
volved in this affair, as we know none
Of the principals. However, as wa shall
probably be called upon sooner or later,
can make the following statement:
the three of US were standing on the
sidewalk adjacent the two L street en-
frances to the bank We were discus
sing baseball when we heard a muffed
sound simultaneously, I noticed tsVO
men come from somewhere within
cage in the rear OF the bank I cant
say that they had hold of one another.
but the twS ~ere close together
Baker Comes To Door.
Suspicious that the sound had been
a pistol shot rather than the bursting
of an aslto tire. as we at first supposed,
we had started toward the door Of the
bank when AST. Baker. somewhat ex-
cited came to the door and loolSsd as
though he was preparing to leave.
e. Don't so in there, he said. YOU
are liable to be shot
s'At this pulled back Hoover, whose
arm I held. end about the same time
Baker went back in the bank Later,
believe. ne went for doctor"
"No Negro Pissed"
NO negro had passed Us in the mean
while, either by the regular or private
L street entrances to the bank. It
would have been impossible for a negro
to have run past US. under the eircuni-
stances, without exciting our sus-
picions.
About that time I understand that
policemen entered the building from the
opposite side. We did not care at the
time to become mixed up in the occur
renee in any way, and left the scene.
Policeman Smith says he entered the
Fourteenth street door TO the bank,