The Washington times., 1904-06-06
NAN PATTERSON'S MOTHER VERY ILL \

! ton and said that she was happy to
/ have Young with her. even if they could
/ not be alone. a bottle of champagne
was ordered, as well as some light food.
| Other bottles followed, and until !
o'clock Saturday morning the three.
| sometimes with Flannery making a
/ fourth member of the party. sat talking.
When they first met Friday night
SAID one of those who were present. "the
! woman seemed to be fairly satisfied.
| She talked freely. and appeared to real
! lie that al was over between herself
and Young. But after there had been
Few drinks she said:
" 'CaCScr. YOU cannot leave me Even
II you go 10 Europe you cannot forget
me. we win always be as we have been
! IN me past. So what is the use? / snail
not let YOU go
Young told her that she was foolish
tie sutd that she must realize that
what he was about to do was the best
thing for both Of them He said that
she could not deter him from the trip
he was about 10 undertake. She cried
quietly and then became almost hysteri-
cal, and Young grew impatient.
There Will Be Trouble"
Nothing will stop me from going
he said TO her. You have known for
long time that I intended breaking IT all
off. have lovedfyoU. and do love YOU
now, but l will travel until 1 forget you
viii stay abroad a year, If necessary
You shall not go, was the womans
response.
IS L shall sail tomorrow" was Young's
re9l.-.
-, ;, Then IN be at the pier and there
VIII be trouble.
That appeared to make Young ex-
ceedingly angry. At first he told tbs
woman she was making fool OF her.
Scclf. Then he seemed 10 think IL all "a
Joke and tried to laugh her out Of her
= You DO not know what ship 1 sail
on. he said to her. No. we will Just
say good~by tonight and that VIII end
the entire matter.
Yes. / do know what ship YOU are
goln;s on, said the woman. and I'll be
AT the pier TO make things lively Tor
Young looked at her a moment and
then laughed. He was about to pay the
bin for the food and wine. and he took
hundrcd-dollar bill from the roll OF
money which he carried. and laying 81
on TIE table. said: 1 will bet you q
hundred TO fifty cents that you don't
KNOW what ship m going 20 sail on.
nat was the last Of the threatening
tax. The woman appeared to take tho
philosophical view of the matter. but ]
heard Young say to her that II she
would promise to be good ne would call
for her in the morning and would let
her ride down town with him. I thought
that she agreed that she would make no
uouble and would leave him before the
pier was reached"
mysterious witness.
All members of the party. except Elan
merry. walked north In Eighth Avenue q
short distance. and Young put the ac-
tress in a carriage. paid the driver and
directed that she should be taken 10 the
St Paul Hotel, Columbus Avenue and
SiNtieth Street.
No relative of Young and no one coa-
nected with the Office Of the district at
r.-Cfrf1 fcF q
the mysterious witness who is expected
to give sensational testimony today.
Il would like 10 tell you all about it
but the district attorney has directed
otherwise. L will say this much, this
witness was less than a thousand miles
away when the shot was fired that killed
Young. We have certain letters, too,
which VIII have an important bearing
upon this case"
y If Caesar Young killed himself" sale
Assistant District Attorney Caravan. yes
terday. he did so absolutely without
reconciliation. Three minutes before he
structOn.
Shot High UP.
Young was shot high up on the left
side ct his body. and the woman sat On
his left. The revolver must have been a
few inches from her face if he shot him
self and yet she says the report was
muffied. The bullet entered his body be-
tween the first and second ribs, and far
to the left
1T ranged parallel with the body. that
IS, running from the left 10 the right
for three inches before IL detected. and
went through the lung and finally lodg-
ed M the spine. Now for Young to have
inflicted that wound upon himself he
would have had to place the revolver
tal TO the left, and would have had to
pull the trigger with his thumb. From
no other position could he have fired
the shot"
John D. Mullen. the business partner |
Of Young. said that he had known J. |
Morgan Smith for years. He said that |
Information IN his possession leads him |
to believe that the revolver with which |
Young was shot belonged u Smith
Nan Patterson has had various ad- |
mIrers during the last two years |
Among others is Young Corbett," n |
prize fighter, who until recently was
the worlds champion featherweight !
COrbett's manager johnny" Pollock. /
was ready to furnish bail for the
actress. but Coroner Brown held her
at q l,..H