The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23


Vernon NJ Davis did not deliver his
charge to the jury in the trial of Nan
Patterson, the former actress tonight
but sen: the. jurymen home to rest
after a day spent listening to the ar
guments of counsel. 1t had been eX-
pected that the case would go to the
jury before 6 o'clock but Judge Davis
put his charge over until tomorrow.
Abraham Levy, chief counsel FOR
the defendant, occupied the time of
the morning session with his argu-
ment while Assistant District Attor
ney Rand took up the afternoon with
his speech.
Both addresses were impassioned
and eloquent. Mr.. Levy swayed his
listeners to tears at times by his ref
erences to his client and the home
coming in Washington, which he an
ticipated. Placing a Bible on the
railing in front of the jurors. Mr..
Levy read the eighth chapter of the
Gospel of st. John. He laid particu-
uar emphasis on the sentence: HE
that is without sin among you let him
cast the first stone" and then he said
to the jury: will you say to her
who sits before you here, in the words
of Him who spoke at that time,
Woman. go and sin no more!
With the happiness of your home
before you and with the joy of the
Christmas festival in anticipation, are
you going to condemn tn young
woman?"
DO not send her to her doom now
when the entire world is rejoicing.
See. she sits there abandoned by all
except that old man, her aged father.
| leave her in your hands, confident
that YOU will acquit her and restore
her to her devoted old father AT q
time when everything proclaims
Peace on earth, good will to men,
/ ask that you allow her to accom-
pany him home to the aged wife and
mother who awaits them and give
her a chance to live new life with
them in her home"
Mr.. Rand's argument was severe
arraignment of Miss Patterson and
when the prosecutor pitilessly con-
demned the woman as the murderesS
of the book-maker Caesar Young, she
ouailed under his invective. Actress.
stoney-hearted. cruel-mouthed aven-
ger that she is, the story she told. the
manner of her telling it. ought not 10
be convincing TO q child
Every action proclaims her guilt
] have never seen a real murderer
who has not been distinguished by
GOODNESS, caImness and unruffied oe-
meanor and conceit. Never yet was
there a murderer who was not anS-
ious TO testify. believing that his story
would prove convincing to the jury.
thundered the prosecutor.
In detail. he held up her character
to the jury and asked if woman ike
her was able to have any love other
than that of the beast" The beas
i'm the woman called TO the man and
the beast in the man answered" ne
said.
Miss Patterson's counsel were not
spared by Mr.. Rand. who, after say
ing that the defendants testimony had
been typewriter and learned by
heart. added: There are those
among her defenders who are capable
of preparing testimony which they
know to be false. 1 name no names.
and 1 stand ready to prove what
saw if there is any question raised on
that statement"
J. Morgan Smith and his wife were
denounced by. the lawyer.
Most impressive was Mr.. Rand's at
+emnt to show the jury that Young
could not have shot himself The
skeleton, which had already appeared
during the trial was brought forward
ssnd the attorney went over the details
of the entrance of the bullet and the
direction it took after entering
Young's body. During this recital
Miss Patterson covered her face with
her eloved hads Mr.. Rand used the
revolver with which Young was killed
to prove that in no position could IL
have been held by Young to infiict the
wound that caused his death Facing
the jury with the pistol in his out