New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
SAYS YOUNG FEARED HER.
Afraid Actress WouId Shoot Him,
Lace DecIares-Wid01C on Stand.

Though he made q long and bitter nshe On iu'
dsy Assis ant District Attorney RAND Stsoe ia!
nnoynced that ne no longer desired to introduce as
evidence in the trial OF Ms Nan Paterson
copy Of the grand jury subpoena served Oh - 'Ao' =
Ksn Smith her brother-iD-law.
Mr. Rand said he had considered the authorities
and had decided that there was grave oouoI as 10
The adr1Isslbi!ity Of this as evdenee
This statement provoked much excitement IN 'he
courtroom Mr. Levy. the defencants l""!e''
seemed particularly pleased the prosecutor las
laid great stress on Smiths evasion Oh u4e s1O
poena 49,
Another pojut was made by the defence when
Justice Davis directed the jury TO disregard az
ref rences made to The m ssinS Witnesses i"'S
was Offset 70 s~me ex ent later by the tesHmohS VI
Wi liam Luce that Miss Fatte son haa th1eate4eo
10 shoot Young
The defendant was confronted late in the after
room by the widow of the bookmaker. Mrs Young
was on the stand only long enough TO ioehnAS
uacket Of letters from Mss Patterson enc was
then excused for the present
John Crowley. the ''nighthawk" cabrnan' who mas
beeu spending two days in the House or Deeel-
non proved not much more satisfactory as
witness than the other cabman, Michaeis. Cro"ley
Grove Miss Patterson home the mornns OF june
from west OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tth-st ana
Eighth-ave-
did YOU see the defendant that morning." asked
Mr. Rand II did not see her.. he answered. ou'
drove her home in my hansona'
you're cab driver?"
.T 80. d-iye q hanson" the witness an
swered- ,,
The witness failed to identify Luce Young
srother-in-law. one OF Miss Patterson com
panions- The defence said that he was one OF the
.sIbs smaller OF the two men CYoLng) pulled the
lsdy toward suyder's cab which was behind mine
Crowley testified. "sha broke away toward my
cab and the man said. when she hesitared. II
YOU don't get into this cab III knock your -
head on and slapped her face.
witness said that Miss Patterson was crying but
made no response to Young. When the bookmaker
put her IN the cab, witness said that Young gave
MIN & and told him 10 take her TO the St Paul
Hotel. He reached the hotel about oclock, Miss
patterson CRYING all The way. Crowley said that
Young and Luce both showed signs OF drinking
but the- the defendant was sober.
william Luce said that the night before the
shooting Young and his wife and two other per
sons we're at his home for dinner. After smoking
on the stoop until about Il o'clock, the men went 10
the corner saloon for drink. On the way they met
the defendant, and Young followed her, telling
Luce that he had appointment with her al the
Colonial Hotel in West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nfth-st- He asked the witness to meet him there
shout I3G. Witness said he went there. was intro
duced to the defendant. and at Young's suggestion
took seat al another table in the back room
They remained there about an hour and a hall
drinking, in which time Luce says the pair grew
excited He testified that the defendant told Young
that he could not so away, and Young bet her
500 g cent that she could not name the boat
when she said she would stop him Young gave
Luce the 500 bin 20 hold. but the defendant said
she would not give him the satisfaction OF telling
the name OF the boat She said, the witness tesu-
fed. Don't get UP early and go aboard the boat,
for you could not hide from me, even if you got
into the hold" She was crying al the time, wit
ness said, and Young much excited
Luce said that Young asked him to be present
at z meeting between him and the actress. and
when Mr.. Levy asked why Young wanted him to
hs present witness said:
He told 10 be there al the parting as he was
afraid that she would shoot him, she had
threatened to do
Q.-Did he not saw that he wanted you there to
square things with his wife? A--No.