Prosecution Fails to Tie Smith to Revolver in Nan Patterson Case
New York April 27. The trial reached a crucial moment as pawnbroker Hyman Stern failed to identify J Morgan Smith as the man who bought the revolver used to kill Caesar Young. Smith and Nan Patterson were not linked by Stern’s testimony, while other witnesses, including a gun-maker representative and Dr. Charles Phelps, offered evidence on the pistol use and wounds.
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Nan Patterson
Hyman Stern
J. Morgan Smith
Young
Stern
Mrs. Smith
Smith
Jalil
Caesar Young
Arme Manufacturing Company
Chas. Phelps
Board of Police Surgeons
Dr. Phelps
Supreme Court
Davis
Old testimony recounted in Patterson Young case at Tombs
The trial round up details several witnesses recounting the night before the tragedy. Joseph Hewitt Jr described a cafe scene in Columbus Circle and a confrontation between Julia Patterson and a man. Miss Patterson’s letter to Caesar Young is key to the conspiracy charge. Wild courthouse scenes followed as crowds surged for entry.
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Nan
Mitters
Joseph Hewitt, Jr
Columbus Circle
Miss Hatterson
J. Morgan Smith
Rand
Miss Patterson
Smith
Julia Patterson
Julia Smith
Caesar Young
Smiths
Llariem
William Luce
Recorder Goff
Chief Donahue expects Pat Crowe to surrender soon
Omaha police chief Donahue says repeated reports indicate Pat Crowe will turn himself in shortly. A witness claimed Crowe spoke of returning to Omaha to face charges from Iowa, but no arrival or public appearance has been confirmed.
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Neb
Donahue
Pat Crowe
Crowe
Iowa
Borrowed Smiles Theater Exchange Quips
A comic exchange cites a Russian general with a strong war record and a rapid retreat during a play scene. The dialogue reflects light theater gossip as quoted from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland Leader.
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Hittemupski
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Acquaintance disputes farmer gun incident tale
A quarrel over a gun claim leads to a staged exchange where an old farmer says the speaker ran, while the railway surveyor confirms only partial accuracy by noting he fled through the farmer’s land.
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Chicago Tribune
Impracticalities and punchline tales quoted by senators
The text parodies legislative impracticality with humorous anecdotes. Senator Beveridge mocks a procedure's feasibility, retelling a boyhood Ohio story of an old man outrunning a doorway, and cites quips from the San Antonio Express and Philadelphia Ledger about actors seeking audiences and a salty water joke from a humorous exchange.
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Beveridge
Ohlio
Education payment sparks dignity debate in watermelon crop
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution reports an elderly man saying he lowered a colleague's dignity by paying for his education with funds from last year's watermelon harvest. The line captures a tense exchange over finances and pride.
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Collegue
Atlanta Constitution
Comic exchange between husband and wife about blushes
A playful dialogue shows the husband surprised at his wife’s lack of blush and the wife replying she was “born to blush unseen” highlighting a witty, intimate moment.
Liberty or death quoted in Revolution era remark
A compilation of historical quips and anecdotes from early America includes Patrick Henry’s famed liberty cry and a satirical exchange about substitutes for liberty. Other items reference social classes and a dining anecdote from New York. An Iowa bishop leads a Red Cross meeting with two candidates.
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Patrick Henry
George Jii
New York Sun
Bethlehem Commandery
Order of Red Cross
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Cited
An old advertisement warns against mercury in remedies while praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, asserts authenticity, offers testimonials, and lists 75 cents per bottle. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Chernfty & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
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