The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24
YOUNG DID NOT
KILL HIMSELF
ACCORDING TO THE VIEWS
OF EXPERT PHYSICIANS WHO
GAVE THEIR TESTIMONY.

Her BrOther-in-Law Slap the
WOman-BOy Was Always on the
Watch for Such Fun as That.
Other Testimony Given.
New York, Nov. 2S.-In the trial of
Nan Patterson, charged with the muir
der of Caesar Young, the expert tes-
timony of physicians was offered to-
day to show that Young could not
have killed himself; two cabmen tes-
titled to having seen Young abuse
Miss Patterson early in the morning
of June 4, and another witness, q
newsboy, swore that he saw j. Nor
gan Smith, her brother-in-law, strike
Miss Patterson in the face on the
night of June 8. Mr.. Smith had said
to her: You will have to do it," and
she had answered.: Il won't"
The trial still ATTRACTS unusually
police are required to keep out those
who have no business in the court
room and to maintain order in the
building.
The skeleton, which was brought
into the case yesterday for the use
of Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon in
describing the course of the bullet
which caused Young's death, was
again brought into the court room,
when the trial was resumed to-day.
Mr.. Levy in his cross-examination,
led DIR. O'Hanlon back over the
ground covered in his direct testimony
yesterday. The witness described in
detail the autopsy which he perform
ed on Young's body.
IF you had regarded the case as
one of homicide, would you have made
a more careful examinations" asked
Mr.. Levy.
81 did not so regard it then as a
case of homicide"
Did you regard it as case Of sui
cide?'
Il did," the witness replied.
Black Marks on the Finger.
DR.. O'Hanlon said that while per
forming the autopsy he found three
black marks on the second finger of
Young's right hand, and he stripped
off pieces of skin. which were turned
over to the district attorney. The
witness was not permitted to answer
a question as to whether the black
marks were made by gunpowder.
Another question as to whether he
found any indication of gunpowder
when he examined Nan Patterson's
hands soon after the shooting also
met with an objection from the prose-
cution, and the court directed the wit
mess not to answer.
At the conclusion of DR.. O'Hanlons
examination that part of his testi-
mony in which he said that he con-
sidered the case to be one of suicide
and not homicide when he performed
the autopsy, was stricken from the
record on motion of Mr.. Rand. Coun-
sci for the defense took exception to
the ruling of Justice Davis on this
point.
DR.. Ernest A. Lederle, a chemist, who
examined the two pieces of skin taken
from Youngs finger, said that he had
been unable to determine the cause
of the black spots. Without chemi-
cal test, | would not venture to say
whether or not the specks were made
by gunpowder," said DR.. Lederle. !
only examined them by microscope"
Mr.. Levy suggested that DR.. O'Han-
lon be put on the stand to tell the jury
what made the black marks in the
skin. Mr.. Rand objected to the de-
Tense going on at this stage OF the trial
and also to calling DR.. O'Hanlon as an
expert.
I have a man who extracted grains
of powder from those pieces of skin,
said Mr.. Levy.
Justice Davis admonished the attor-
ney to be more careful in his remarks
and directed the jury to disregard the
utterances of counsel regarding what
it was claimed examination of the ex-
hibits by others than the witness dis
closed.
Cabman Saw Her Crying.
John Crowley, a cabman, said he was
hailed by two men and woman about
o'clock on the morning of June T.
while his cab was standing at the COR
ner of Eighth avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
The woman was the defendant in this
case and one of the men was Caesar
Young. Young had abused Miss Pat
terson, the witness said. and she was
CRYING. Young ordered him to drive
the woman to her home and he did so.
On the way down town he watched the
occupant of the cab through the trap
in the top Of the hanson, and she con-
tinued crying all the way down to
Sixty-first street. where she left the
cab. Crowley said that Young and
the man with him were intoxicated.
but that Miss Patterson was not.
Albert Schneider another cabman,
witnessed the scene when Miss Pat
terson was put in Crowley's cab, and
he corroborated the testimony of the
previous witness. After Crowley drove
away. he said. Young and his compan-
ion called him and were driven to
house on West One Hundred and For
tieth street. He noticed that both men
were under the influence of liquor.
The NcwsbOy'S story.
The scene between Nan Patterson and
her brother-in-law. j. Morgan Smith.
which was referred to at length by
Mr.. Rand in his opening argument, WIS
described by Joseph Hewitt a news
boy. The witness said he was stand
ing in front of cafe at Fifty-ninth
street, and Eighth avenue about 9
o'clock on the night Of June 3. when
smith and Miss Patterson came out
and got into a cab. They were quar-
relIng and as they got into the cab.
smith struck Miss Patterson In the
face.
Levy.
"Iie said, You'll have to do IT, an
swered the newsboy.
"And what did ghe say2'
L won't, and then he struck her
and pushed her into the cab
The witness said that he remember
ed the incident distinctly and was posi-
tive IN his identification Of Miss Pat