Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-21
STORY OF HER LIFE
TOLD BY ACTRESS
Nan Paterson Questioned By
Prosecuting Attorney.
PEOPLE CROWD COURT ROOM

PEOPLE CROWD COURT ROOM
Women and Men clamor for a Place
to Hear Former Actress Tell Her
Story of the Death of Caesar Young
Formsr Bookmaker.
New York, Dec. 20.-The most try
ing ordeal of her life confronted Nan
Patterson when her trial for the mur
der of Caesar Young was resumed to
day. That of yesterday, when she
was forced to tell the story of her life
with Caesar Young before the curiou:
crowd that jammed the court room,
was severe enough, and she plainly
showed the strain Of the experience
when she stepped down from the stand
at its conclusion. Then, however,
she was in the hands of her friends.
Little by little the painful story was
drawn from her by the kindly question.
ing of her own counsel whose effort
was directed toward making the recital
rs easy as possible.
Today all was changed Before her
when she assumed her place in the
witness chair, the girl saw not the
man who had labored for months to
prove her innocence, but the public
prosecutor, who had labored just as
strenuously all the time to prove her
branded as a murderess
Hundreds of curious oneS-curious
to get a glance at the prisoner, and
to hear her own story Of the tragedy
In the cab-hocked 10 the criminal
court building. The corridors swarmed
with men and women, and long before
the hour for the opening OF court it be-
came necessary to make substantial
additions to the force of policemen de-
tailed to guard the court room against
invasion. Despite every precaution,
however, every available space was
field. Even the positive order of JUS
tice Davis that no women should be
admitted seemed to have been sus-
pended or entirely ignored, as feminine
f1nery was to be seen in every part of
the court room.
Mr., Rand began the cross-examina-
tion with the question:
Are you an actress by occupation %
81 am replied the defendant
Are you wife,"
"Yes."
Are you mother?"
Il am not"
Then the story of her meeting with
Caesar Young, in July, 1903, while
on a train bound for California with a
theatrical company, was read.
BY a long series of questions Mr.
Rand led up to the time when she
came to New York last May, when she
went to the Imeprial hotel to live,
where she registered as Mrs. j. T. Pat
terson, the witness said, and Young
came to see her every morning
After another series of questions by
Mr.. Rand in which he tried to ascer-
tain the amount of money Young gave
the defendant, and for what reason he
was going abroad, the prosecuting at
torney asked her:
Did Young ever say his wife might
be a murderess?"
Yes"
What did be say"
He said he was afraid Mrs Young
would kill him or kill me-"
Miss Patterson said that when she
told Young she would follow him to
Europe she had no idea of doing so.
She was afraid of the ocean trip.
She would have gone with Yonug had
he asked her, but would not so alone.
The defendant then Told of her meet
ing with Young the night before his
death and the eve before iis depart
ure for Europe, and that he did not
slap her face, but simply gave her a
playful stroke as he assisted her into
a cab. Mr.. Rand then asked her;
And you supposed that was to have
been final parting with Caesar
Young?"
Il did
You had then no intention of fol-
lowing him across the ocean?"
Il did not"
You said that you would lay down
your life for Young?"
81 did"
you loved him?"
''Yes, did"
"Passionately, devotedly, he was the
one man in the world for your"
Eyes"
The witness said she did not know
how long Young intended to be absent
In Europe. She did not think 1t
would be for long, however.
"You did not care how long he was
to be gone did your"
why of course l cared" the wit
ness flashed back at his.
Nothing had happened to disturb
her recollection of that morning until
after the pistol shot, she said, an
until after the policeman got in the
cab. She recalled distinctly having
told Young during the drive that she
had abandoned her idea of following
him to Europe. Il told him there
was no use in talking about me going
to Europe, because ] am not going, !"
she said
Then he reached over and seizing
my wrists, drew me toward him.
did not want him to see that h
hurt me, and turned by face away.
Then came ae report of the shot
The defense in the trial rested its
case at 1240 p m. today.
Dancing Girls Deported.
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