The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-23

of gossip was seized upon by tho
The first sign of life In the big court
building came just before daybreak. when
a bright light nickered up in the window
OF the jury room, scarcely more than q
dozen feet away from the court house
end OF the Bridge OF Sighs.
JURORS GO TO BREAKFAST
A little later the officers who had been
on guard IN the building all night came
out one by one for breakfast and a little
after o'clock, the Jurors guarded by
court officers. marched out to a nearby
restaurant for their morning meal. AS
they came through the Franklin street
exit, the jurors met a crowd OF not less
than 200 persons, including the self-ap-
pointed guard who had remained on duty
all night.
II the crowd had epscted to learn any,
thing from the faces of the Jurors they
were disappointed, for there was nothing
in their expression, save WEAKNESS. II
was learned that the room In which the
long night was spent was entirely with
out furniture, with the exception OF a
table and dozen OF small wooden chairs
Whatever rest the jurors got, therefore,
was obtained under far from ideal con-
ditions.
They suffered some cold during the
night, too, the officers said, and the en-
gineer was aroused in the early morning
hours with a request for more steam.
A WONDERFUL NERVE.
After the hardest day OF her life day
which opened with the brightest hope and
ended In the darkest despair, Nan Patter-
son retired to her cot In the Tambs half
an hour after midnight. II had been re-
ported from the little pen over the jury
room. where she spent the long hours
OF waiting yesterday and last evening,
that she was on the verge OF nervous
collapse and that even her aged father.
who has been constantly at her side. was
unable to calm her
According to the matron OF the Tombs
however. the girl had hardly touched her
cot In the cell before she was asleep. Her
sleep was troubled and she awoke many
times during the night, but on the whole
got much better nights rest than might
have been expected under the circum-
stances
"I don't see how she does it." said the
matron. She has the most wonderful
nerve of any woman I ever knew.
JUDGE WAS DELAYED.
At l0:9O. the hour which had been set
| telephone that Justice Davis was delayed
| and that he would not reach the court
| house until 80. In the meantime the
police stationed about the court house
corridors had serious difficulty in holding
| In check the crowds clamoring for ad-
| mittance.
The courts order that spectators be
/ rigidly excluded from the court room was
carried out almost to the letter. Half a
| hundred persons occupied seats in the
court room. Among them were only three
| women. Promptly at IL 30 John Randolph
| Patterson, the prisoners father, came In
| and took a seat at the counsers table. Nc
| word had been received from Justice Da'
Wis to that time. however, and there fol.
lowed another wait OF ten minutes before
a stir indicated that the court was about
| to resume Its session.
| A moment later the Jurors, their faces
showing deep lines as a result of their al
! night vigil. filed solemnly In and took
! their places behind the rail.
Miss Patterson had not reached the
court room up TO that time but as the
Jurors marched down the aisle, her faith
er. half turning in his chair gazed In
tently upon their faces As he turned
back and fumbled nervously a paper
which lay upon the table his hands shook
\ as IL with palsy and IL seemed apparen,
that he saw little To arouse hope In the
| faces OF the jurors.
I
entirely in black. and with a heavy black
| veil covering her features. walked with q
arm, strong step to the chair beside heI
father AS she sat down she placed one
| the other she raised her veil and kissed
| the old man In very pretty affecuonate
| way.
COULD NOT REACH AGREEMENT.
The foreman OF the jury told Judge
| Davis that he did not think the jury
would be able 10 reach an agreement and
| he complained that several of his as
sociates were not susceptible TO argu-
1 ment.
The Judge told them to reach a verdict
| IL they could do 80 conscientiously. The
| Jury then retired.
REPORT OF THE FOREMAN
Foreman Harmer OF the jury In his
statement TO Justice Davis said:
Your honor we have conferred in this
matter through long hours without being
able TO approach any coincidence OF opin-
| ion. We have discussed IL from every
! possible standpoint and do not require any
{ instructions regarding the evidence There
are some OF our number who seem
absolutely unamenable TO argument or
! persuasion II seems 10 me that there
is little possibility OF our reaching a YER
/ diet"
Justice Davis reply was:
II am glad you recognize the situation
/ but am afraid l Will have 10 ask you 20
/ retire for a while longer"
! The jury later reported IL was unable 10
| agree and was formally discharged
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.
When the Jury came in at 1880 n m
4 Miss Patterson became very nervous The
| color Of her face seemed 10 deepen IL that
were possible and her whole attitude
l showed that she was undergoing keen
! suffering. When the jury reported their
! disagreement and the justice discharged
4 them, she turned 90 her father and threw
| herself on his shoulders, weeping bitter
| f.s