The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-21
Nan PattersOn's Case Will Go to
the Jury Thursday.
The Taking of Testimony Has
Been Completed.
SIX HOURS OF TALK.
Attorney on Each Side Is AL
lowed Three Hours.
FlOrOdOra Girl Is Confident She
will Be Acquitted.


Nan Patterson, the former show girl
charged with the murder of Caesar
Young, will not go to the jury today.
This announcement was made this
afternoon by Justice Davis, who said
that the physical condition of some OF
the jurors was such that they could
not stand a night session. The entire
forenoon session today was taken up
by Lawyer Abraham Levy, leading
counsel for Miss Patterson, in the clos
ing argument for the defense. As AS
sistant District Attorney Rand win
speak three hours in closing the case
for the prosecution. it was evident that
the charge to the jury would be de-
ferred until tomorrow.
New York, Dec. 21.-Before another
day Nan Patterson will know whether
long cherished desire to spend the
Christmas holidays with her invalid
mother at Washington will be realized
or whether she will be doomed to re-
turn to her cell a convicted murderess.
Alter more than six months of waiting
she has seen the whole story of her life
with Caesar Young with it's tragic end
Ing, laid bare before a jury and today
she waited for the words from them
which will mean life or death to her.
That she was supremely confident OF
the outcome there seemed no doubt as
was apparent from her own words. II
feel sure that the jury believes my
story" she said, land no matter what
Mr.. Rand says in regard to it, 1t Will
still be convinced of my innocence. Z
know, of course, that such things ara
awfully uncertain. but 1 feel that Will
be acquitted within a brief time after
the jury adjourns to deliberate"
To-Day there remained only the clos
ing scenes in the trial. The last word
of testimony was heard at yesterdays
short afternoon session and when the
court adjourned it was agreed that the
closing arguments of counsel would be
made today. Justice Davis had ex-
pressed a wish to give the case finally
into the hands of the jury before adj
journment tonight and to that end
agreement was made to confine the
closing arguments to six hours. Halt
of that time was assigned to Abram
Levy, leading counsel for Miss Patter-
son to sum up the case for the defend
ant The remaining three hours was to
be used by Assistant District Attorney
Rand in marShaling the chain of cir
cumstances forged by the prosecution.
With the charge of Justice Davis in
structing the jurors upon the various
points of law which have arisen during
the long trial, the case Will be COM
plete. 1t will then be for the jurors
themselves to determine when the end
shall be known.
The appearance of the court room
when Justice Davis took his seat on
the bench today was in marked con-
trast to that of yesterday and the day
before. Not more than half the seats
were occupied today.
Mr.. Unger, of counsel for the de-
fense, renewed his motion for Justice
Davis to order the acquittal of Miss
Patterson without further proceed
ings, but the court denied the motion
and directed counsel to proceed with
the arguments. Mr.. Levy then began
the closing address to the jury for the
defense.
Mr.. Levy impressed upon the jury
the fact that Miss Patterson was not
being tried for immortality. No woman
becomes bad because of innate de-
pravity, he said. She becomes bad be-
cause of the incentives of man and
the weakness of her nature. If a man
takes his life because of love of her
why punish her. If her soul were as
black as the gates of hell she was
nevertheless entitled under the law to
as fair treatment as If she were the
sweetest and pureSt
You can not bring back the dead
said Mr.. Levy but, if Caesar Youne,
were here today I think he would
speak a few words for this poor girl
he has made his plaything."
Mr.. Levy declared that every effort
of the prosecution had failed to sus-
tain the charge that Miss Patterson
pursuaded and threatened to separate
Young from his wife. All the evidence
tended to prove that just the contrary
was true, showing at all times Young's
persistent and unfailing admiration.
referring to the part Miss Patterson's
sister and brother-in-law have had in
the case, the attorney said:
81 am not responsible for Julia or her
husband and I would to
God that / could have brought them
here. What may or may not have
prompted Julia to write the letter which
has appeared in this trial 1 do not
know. I don't know If it may not be
that hiding behind this defendant Nor
gan Smith or his wife were attempting
to blackmail the deceased. There is no
connecting the defendant with
the letter or showing that she knew of
it's contents or whether or not it had
been sent"
He argued that the whole case of the
was constructed of the
most f1imsy material and this if nothing
more should raise doubt in the minds
of the jurors.
Fireman Was Killed.