The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER
Of YOUNG
Nan PatterSOn'S Case
Opens in New
York.
Four Jurors Chosen on the
First Day to Hear !
the Evidence.
theatrical People and Sporting Men
in the List Of Witnesses to Be
Called.
special Dispatch to The Call.


/ NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-Four of the
jurors who are to determine whether
Nan Patterson killed Caesar Young,
the bookmaker, have been selected.
The effort to fill the rest of the chairs
in the jury box will be continued be-
fere Judge Vernon M. Davis to-mor-
row. The jury Will base its conclu-
sions on circumstantial evidence.
The prosecution admitted to-day
that a witness is to be produced who
will testify to having seen Nan" Pat
terson shoot a man with whom she
had intimate relations. With this
knowledge in mind the lawyers on
both sides questioned the talesman
specifically on this phase of the case
to learn il the prospective juror would
revelation was made in the testimony
that this illicit relationship existed be-
tween the Patterson woman and
Young, although the. woman knew
that Young was married.
Nan" Pattersons features are not
regular and her paleness was accentu-
ated by her black crepe de chine gown
Of modish cut and trimming and her
large black hat and feather. Her veil
covered her face at times, while at
others 1t was thrown up over her jaun-
ty headgear. The face is not attractive
either In repose or when. as 1t fire.
quently was to-day, contracted by
laughter or smiles. Her eyes are small
and of hazy sluggish blue, devoid of
ulster Altogether she was an ordi-
nary appearing young, woman who
looked as If she might be employed in
Sixth avenue shop.
While the talesmen were under ex-
animation this woman sat with her
hands before her on the table with her
father, John Randolph Patterson OF
Washington. d. c., at her side and fire.
quentIy with his left arm thrown af-
fectionately over the back of his
daughters chair. Nan" Patterson sat
coldly watching the faces of her pro-
spective jurors, evincing no emotion.
When called to the bar she walked
awkwardly through the court room
aisle with a gait somewhat theatrical
in intent, but which developed into
strut before she slid Gown into her
women applied for admission to see
the beginning of what promises to be
one Of New York's most famous mur-
der trials.
Sprinkled here and there among the
spectators were pale-faced men from
! Broadway and Forty-second street,
and others who for the day had quit
the rialto and left it to other aspiring
thespians, for at this trial there is to
be brought out the inside doings of
certain theatrical set and OF racetrack
life.
At one time there was a craning Of
necks and pushing forward of ears
read off the list of names of the per-
sons he intends to call as witnesses.
This list was read in this order: John
r. Patterson, the defendants father;
Marcus Mayer. the theatrical man;
James Smith Jr Of New Jersey;
! Edward Cozzens; Young Corbett.
pugilist; Jockey Burns; Fred Herr,
formerly theatrical man. but now a
railroad man on the Southern Pacific
Railroad; William A. Thompson. a
lawyer, or Thompson's wife; ]. Nor
gan Smith and his wife. Julia, a sis
ter of the defendant, and George Con-
! sidine.
Nan" Patterson's interests are be-
ing cared for by Lawyers Abram
Levy. Henry w. Unger. Daniel O'Reil-
| ly and Philip Waldheimer.