Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
IS
 CONFIDENT
Says She is Sure of
 Acquittal.
Will Spend Christmas at Her Fathers Home About Twenty Witnesses to be Heard for the Defense.

New York, Dec 19. Counsel for Nan Patterson, the former show girl, on trial charged with the murder of Caesar Young, announced before the opening of court today that if. after n conference they decided to put in 8 defense they would, through witnesses and through the defendants own testi- mony, prove that she did not kill and did not plan to kill Caesar Young, as has been the contention Of Assistant District Attorney Rand
 Witnesses may be called, they said, to swear that they heard Caesar Y0Hng telephone to Miss Patterson on the morning of the shooting asking her to meet him before he sailed for Europe. They also declare they will be able to prove that she could not have pre-, meditated murder sixteen hours before the shooting. as was argued by MT Rand. as2 she did not know she would see Young on the morning before he sailed. It was also said that if counsel decided to put in a defense it was quite probable that Miss Patterson would be allowed to take the stand and tell her own story of the fatal ride with the bookmaker. Miss Patterson has declared that she is anxious to tell her story to the jury. There is much I can tell the jury that they could learn from 10 other source, she is quoted as saying, land when they hear what I have to say everyone of them will vote to set me free.o
 Nan Patterson is so confident of ac- q11ittal that she said to-day that she had spent her last Sunday in the 'Tonbs. She added that she would be in her fathers home in Washington before another Sunday comes.
 When the Patterson trial was re sumed to-day it was announced that evidence would be submitted by the son herself probably would be one of the twenty witnesses called to the stand.
 When recess in the Patterson trial was taken MT Levy, counsel for the defense. announced that Nan Patfer- son would take the stand in her own behalf this afternoon.
 The first witness for the defense was Ida F. Townsend, telephone oper- ator at the hotel at which Miss Pat terson lived. She said that on tho evening of June 5 Young telephoned to her and left q message for Miss Patterson.
 Edward s. Crossman, clerk, testl- fed that Young used the telephone in his store shortly after o'clock on the morning of June 4, on which Occa- sion he said: Good morning. How do you feel this morning? Hurry up and get dressed and meet ne''
 The first alleged eye witTs.ss of the tragedy was Newton W. Hazleton of Oneonta. New York. On the morning of June 4 he saw hanson cab ap preaching him on the street As the cab neared him he saw the flash of a revolver. Tn the cab was the defend ant and man. The man had q re volver in his hand and when the wit ness reached the cab the mans head was in the Woman's lap.
 After recess Miss Patterson took the stand Tn answer to the usual preliminary questions she said she married "a man named Martin and had been divorced from him. She went to California in 1902. On the way she met Caesar Young In reply to the question as to whether she I4lfew that Young was married man she said that she heard Young speak of his wife She said that it was after she met Young that she obtained d- vorce. She went with Young to the race tracks many times. In March of this year she returned east and lived with her, sister.