The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-17
Officers Tell Of the Arrest of Waliie
Patterson and Mrs.
Sue Ustick.
SHE WAS CALM; HE HAD A FIT.
Capsule of Sickening Odor Brought
Him ArGund-Defendants Prob
ably VIII Not Go on
the Stand.


| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. ILL.,, Aug 16.-Seated on opposite
sides of the courtroom, Arthur Wailie Pat
terson and Mrs. Sue L. Ust.ck appeased rot
to see each other today during the hearing
Of the case against them before Justice
Everett. Mrs. Ustick. attired in black, sat
in corner by the side of n. B. Thompson,
relative. She did not look in the direc-
ton of Mr. Patterson. who kept his glance
away from her chair.
This trial is a preliminary hearing on a
charge that defendants lived unlawfully
together.
Mrs. Ustick held frequent conferences
with her attorney and Mr.. Thompson. Aft
er the last witness Of the day had testified,
Attorney Todd for the defense, said he
would probably not place the defendants
on the stand at the present hearing. Ii
they are not acquitted in the lower court.
strenuous efforts will be made to present
a strong defense in the Criminal Court
When Attorney Frank Walker, for the
prosecution, called to the stand ConStapie
Charles e Turk, one Of the officers VINO
made the arrest, the courtroom was fuii OF
spectators men and women. about equally
divided as to numbers Turk SAID tnat
when he and Constables Gard and Neff
rang the door bell of fiat No. 2, 29io Wabash
avenue. on the evening Of July 81, MI Fat
terson came to the door armed with re-
volver, which he held threateningly. After
a few words from the Constables "he threw
the weapon on 4 bed in an adjoining room
where Mrs. Ustick was lying
An AffectiOnate Couple.
"How was Mr. Patterson dressed at that
tlme?" asked Attorney Walker.
He wore a loose-itting oriental robe
was the reply.
.ylh1 Ia
fiat and of its luxurious furnishings.
There were four rooms, he heoi said, bs-,oT "a
dmins-room and kitchen. He then went
on TO explain that there were two beds III
the fiat. one in the rear IoJm, Wficn had
not been disturbed. In the other the VIII
ness explained, Mrs. Cstick was lying.
The witness said he remained in the
apartments while his 1eilow-o!Iicer, i'll COM
pany with Mr.. Patterson, went IN quest OF
bail. Mrs. Ustick he said. claimed she Wac
Such exclamatious as "dearie" ard
darling passed between them, according
ness: He said Mr.: Patterson stopped as if
to kiss Mrs. UsticS, but as TO whether the
kiss was actually implanted or not he was
not able to state.
I'm his absence" said the witness. Mrs.
Ustick told me that he was subject to faint
ing spells ana instructed me to send for a
certain physician if anything happened to
After awhile Patterson returned. and.
taking off his coat and vest, sat down on 4
bed. He had not been been there very lion long pg. De
tossed about in the bed. groaning and kick,
ing l overpowered him with difficulty and
Mrs. Ustick sent for the physician While
we were waiting. Il colo-ed woman who
acted as a domestic in the house, appeared
with some small capsules containing liquid
Substance She took one OF nd fngse eaPS4ies o
a door knob. just as ice is usually broken
in a rag. The odor emitted by the liquid
was sickcning. The Domestic put the hand.
kerchief to Pattersons nose and 1t brought
him out of his spell, though he remained in
Attorney Todd exhibited a capsule similar
to those used in the room and 1t was
broken for the benefit of the witness, who
testified that the odor was the same.
The GLORY" Letter.
Attorney Walker then introduced the
famous beautiful Glory" letter and. after
the handwriting in the ~, ioprtsen-page na,a 2s,s;
ier il as that of Mr.. Patterson, Walker read
the letter in detail, putting great stress ON
the words Rsn,s Gl9ry and Si'o9n oPbsr
words mentioned frequently therein.
Samuel A. Neff. private detective told
of watching the house day ana night and
of seeing Mr.. Patterson and Mrs. Ustick
entering and remaining for hours at time
on various occasions from June 13 to
July 80 ,, =,
the certificate of marriage of Mrs. ustick
to her husband and evidence tending to
prove that Mr.. Patterson is unmarried.
Datecfiye Neff was followed on the stand
by his assistant. Thomas Ryan. who said
he had shadowed the defendants day and
night since June l. His observations were
written ON cards one for each day.
AS he proceeded, Mrs. Ustick joined in the
laughter at his odd expressions, which put
the courtroom in a roar.
Mrs, clara Barley said she had been the
housekeeper of the Wabash avenue fiat. Mr..
Patterson had made his home there. she
said. until the coming of Mrs. Ustick. when
he made n practice of leaving at 10 IL
o'clock at night for the Chicago Athletic
Association rooms.
Arguments will begin tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock.