Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
NAN PATTERSON'S JURY
SELECTION OF JURYMEN COM
PLETED YESTERDAY.
Prisoner Closely Scrutinized Talesmen
Some Rejected on Their Looks
Preferred Young Men.

The jury which is to decide whether Nan
Patterson is guilty or innocent of killing
Caesar Young, the bookmaker In a cab on
June last, was completed in New York
yesterday afternoon, almost at the close of
the days session. Abe Levy her counsel,
had then exhausted all but two of the de-
fense's peremptory challenges and there
| were only twelve talesmen left in the spe-
cial panel of one hundred special jurors.
When it came to selecting some Of the
jurors the defendant herself decided
whether to reject or accept them
The trial will begin before Justice Vernon
NJ. Davis in the supreme court, criminal
branch, on Monday at 1880 o'clock, when
Assistant District Attorney Rand will open
for the prosecution. He said last night
that he expected the trial to last the rest
of the month.
Here is the jury that Will decide Miss
Pattersons fate:
Elwood Hendricks, a broker.
Harry L. Johnson, dry goods merchant.
Robert Henry, retired merchant.
Harvey J. Ubert, billiard room proprietor.
Harry S. Lines, real estate.
John H. Poggenburg, photographer.
Jacob j. Green, skirt manufacturer.
Howard s. Risley, jeweler.
Edward Dressler, real estate broker.
Wilson Potter, architect.
Elmer A. Darling, one of the proprietors
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
George w. Graham, type manufacturer.
1t took all of yesterday to get the five
jurors necessary to fill the box. Mr.. Ora
ham, the twelfth juror, is young and nice
to look at. He is twenty-eight years old,
has been married five years, and is an
officer in several corporations. Miss Pat
terson cordially approved his selection.
During the afternoon Foreman Hendricks
OF the jury learned that member of his
family was critically ILL., and he asked to be
excused from jury duty No action was
taken on his request yesterday, but the re-
naming members of the special panel of
talesmen were instructed to be present
when the case is resumed next week.
Nan Passed Upon Every Juror.
One juror was rejected because the defend
ant insisted upon it, even after it looked as
if the man would be selected and her counsel
had not objected to him. The talesman was
James P. Powers real estate dealer of
Woodlawn. He said he had a deep SYM
pathy for the widow Mrs. Young, but that
wouldn't influence his judgment. Mr.. Levy
said he believed him, because every one
sympathize with Mrs. Young
Before accepting the juror ne turned to
Miss Patterson. sitting at the eounsels
table. She shook her head imperatively.
Mr. Levy talked with her earnestly, but she
wouldn't bulge in her objection Mr. Levy
shook his shoulders disconsolately, as much
as to say, What can you do with wom-
am" and then peremptorily challenged the
MT. Levy was about to accept another
talesman but Miss Patterson apparently
objected to his looks ana MI. Levy chai-
lenged. Miss Patterson has preference
for young men as against old men as
Jurors. 1t didn't make any difference
whether they were married. She scrutinized
each talesman, and no juror was accepted
by her counsel against her advice.
One Juror was rejected by the defendant
because he said he had played poker with
Mr. Rand. Mr.. Rand explained that the
talesman had won his money. Mr.. Levy
said he was sorry. Justice Davis said he
was sorry Miss Patterson smiled.
The verdict Of the jury will hinge en-
tirely upon the relative value which it's
members place upon direct and circumstan-
tial evidence. Not talesman was ac-
cepted by Assistant District Attorney Rand
who did not declare that he was not
averse to accepting circumstantial evidence
On the other hand, Abraham Levy, for the
defense, satisfied himself that the prospec-
tive jurors would accept direct evidence as
against circumstantial, all things being
equal