Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-23
RUNOR OF 10 TO 2 FOR ACQUITTA
Crowds Besiewe Court Shouting Die Fections to Jurymen-Prfsoner Has Abiding Faith That Today
 She VIII Rs. Free

 Fections to Jurymen-PrfsonerH Has
 Abiding Faith That Today
 She VIII Be Free.
 NEW YORK, Dec. .2S.-The Patter- son Jury was finally locked up at II 80 last night, it being found impossible to arrive at d verdict,
 After the announcement was made at II o'clock. that the jury would be locked up for the night Judge Davis was communicated with, and he said he would allow the jury another half hour to arrive at a decision if possible. The delay in reaching verdict greatly funnerved the prisoner, who waited, with her father. in ''the pen, y She was said to be on the verge of col lapse when it was found at II o'clock that an agreement had not been ar rived at up to that hour.
 The actress and forr1er sFlorodo- ra'' girl spent an anxious evening in the criminal courts building awaiting the result of the deliberations of the twelve men who shortly after noon II whether she should be branded as the woman who fired the shot that killed Caesar Young or liberated to join her family.
 She had expected a speedy verdict and had even packed her belongings and left thee in the cell which has been her home for several months But evening came, and tthe jury went to dinner and returned to it's delfbera- lions with no sign of what the verdict would be
 As the afternoon passed into evening various rumors were spread about the criminal courts building as to the do- Ings in the jury room.
 'sThe jury stands ten to two for ac- Quittal," was one of these reports.
 "One man is holding out" was ans other.
 Some had the hardihood to name the juror upon whose refusal to acauit hangs so much for the former actressf The fact that one of the jurors after the charge of Judge Davis had asked that he might take the revolver with which Young was killed to the jury room gave rise to stories that the jury men were spending much time in ex- periments.
 Miss Patterson. after the jury re- tired spent the ttmA between her cell In the To1nbs and what is known as the spen' on the third floor of the court building.
 Most Of the time was spent in the Tombs. As she was led from fae.eoutt after the jury had retired she witness ed marriage ceremony between two prisoners and congratulated them. For a moment her face frightened, as though she had forgotten her own troiI- bles, but soon after resumed it's look of sad calm. While. she was in the Tombs she opened numerous telegrafns and letters from relatives and friends congratulating her upon her defense and expressing the hope and wish that her freedom was near at hand. One of the messages was from her mother who has not been able to attend the trial It said she hoped to have her daughter home for Christmas.
 The abiding faith Of the young wo- man was shown shortly after 6 o'clock, when she expressed the opinion that the Jury would acquit her.
 s'I almost feel sure will leave here tonight, for the jury, think, will not stay out all night" When she said this her face was tense with nervousness, and in her hand was the missive she had just received from her mother. It read:
 Dear Nannie-We look for you to- morrow because father sent word that the jury would set you free and send you to me tonight. I dreamed last night that you were with us again and 1t was Christmas day. God grant that the dream s comes true, Mamie, and that I will soon have my little girl agatn."
 At 10 o'clock the crowd of morbidly interested people about the courthouse gathered on the White street side of the building, where they could see the little room in which the Nan Patterson jury was sitting.
 Half of those gathered were women, and for a time the people were quiet Finally, however, becoming inpatient various cries were set up directed at 4he jurymen, and this was contiAued kor long time.
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