The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-23
ITTERS0Y JURY FAILED to AGREE.
FIOR0DORA GIRL GOES BACK TO THE TOMBS.
TRIAL IS OVER AND JURY DISCHARGED

- AfSer over q lOuEss oe4lDSiauS4t
and argument the jury in the trial OF
Nan Paterson before the bar of jus
] tice on the charge of killing hez.
lover. Caesar Young, failed to agree,
and were discharged by the court
The jury reported twice TO Justice
Davis that they were unable TO reach
! an agreement, and on tne second ce-
port they were discharged
Nan Patterson the defendant, col
lapsed completely when the disagree
| ment was announced. and sobbed
conyulsively on her fathers shoulder
On motion of Prosecutor Rand.
the prisoner was remanded witho1S
bah. 1t is expected. though 10 an
nouncement has yet been made. that
the Young actress will have to under
so third trial
The hands of the clock pointed 70
twelve hours and forty-four minutes
wf1en the word was sent out from the
jury room that they We're ready &c
make their final report The jury
from their manner and expression
that no verdict had been reached.
Miss Patterson came into cours
from the prisoners pen and sat ar
the counsel table The early return:
OF the jury was somewhat unexpect-
ed, and the defendants father was not
in court when she came in She
quietly alone, tuckins nervously at
her dress, with her black sloved
hand There was a pause of almost
two minutes after the Judge had taken
his seat because of the non-arrival o.
Clerk Penny II seemed an age &c
the defendant and she looked aboU;
quesSioningIy for her father Tb'c
for z second. and the old man hur-
ried IN and sat down beside his
daughter and placed his arms gently
about her waist
In The meantime Clerk Penny had
arrived. and the roll was called.
Please arise, gentlemen of the
jury" cried C1ery Penny
The defendant will arise" Miss
Patterson slowly arose from her
seat. her right hand clutching the ta-
bic for support, while her left hand
sought her fathers.
Have you agreed upon a verdict"
asked the clerk OF the court
I'VE have not said Foreman Har
mer quietly.
she stood, and sank Imply to he-
seat
Her father put his arms about her,
and she began to sob quietly.
The jury sat down and were ad-
dressed by the court
Justice Davis said:
IT feel that you have given this case
all the consideration possible. and 1t
will be useless to detain you longer.
Do you understand that there is No
possibility of reaching a verdict"
Il think there is no possibility OF
agreeing replied Foreman Harmcr.
II IS to be regretted" said Jus;icH
Davis, that you are unable to recon.
Gle yourself to the evidence.
thank you for your patient attention
and your work for The commonwealth.
You arc discharged.
Clerk Penny announced that by or
der of the court no one would be per-
mitted to leave the room until the
jury had retired. The jurors left their
seats. and without looking at the de-
fendant they marched out OF the |
court.
Miss Patterson. clung sobbingly to
her father, and her anguish was man.
ifest by audible crying. Her counse!
a few words to her. but |
she would not listen. Prosecutor VII !
liam Rand arose, and addressing the
court said: II ask that the prisoner
be remanded without ball"
The Judge instructed Clerk Penny |
to have the defendant remanded with
out bail at once. A court officer
touched Miss Patterson upon the
and giving her father final
kiss tottered to her feet. Tears |
from her eyes and a deputy |
prison warden seized her by the. arn
to prevent her from falling to the
floor.
Nan Patterson was led weeping
from the court back to the cell In the
tonabs where she had spent six long
months Of hope and expectancy of
an acquittaL