Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-22
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mao 1ailed utterly in the attempt to show
that Miss Patterson had any motive ia
take foung's life. On the other hand.
they had shown that she had every re,son
10 want him to live He supplied he,
pientifully with money. ensuring her lite
Oh affiuence. and she loved him. At the
same time the evidence showed that
founs was man of many moods and
that he had consumed large ouantities of
iiqucr within a few hours previous to the
tragedy. Was it not possible. he asked
mat Young might have acted hastily
when he learned that Miss Patterson had
decided not to keep her promise and meet
him in Europe?
The prosecution failed at a vital point
III their case, he declared in not being
able to prove that Miss Patterson had a
revolver. 1t had been proved conclusivelv
that she had no pistol and he suggested
that the man who purchased the weapon
at Stems pawnshop might have been
louns's brother-in-law. Luce and that
| the pistol might have been given Young
by Luce when he saw him Just before
| the fatal cab ride began
The testimony of expert witnesses who
appeared before the jury nigh. be dis
missed with the statement: Expert tes-
| timony is no better than your own COM
| mon sense. We get experts to testify Ell
Their one way or the other. They testify
only for the side that pays them"
| Mr.. Levy read from the Bible the
story of the meeting Of Jesus and Mary
of Magdala. concluding with Christ's
words to the woman, Go, and sin no
/ more
Then, pointing to the defendant. he
said to the jurors: DO not send her to
her doom, now. when the entire world
is rejoicing. See, she sits there, aban-
doned by all except that old man, her
aged father. l leave her in your hands,
confident that you will acquit her and
restore her to her devoted old father
at a time when everything proclaims
Peace on earth, good will to men,
ask that you allow her to take him
home to the aged wife and mother
who waits them and give her chance
to live new life with them in her
| home
The courtroom was filled. this at
| ternoon. when Assistant District At
torney Rand began his plea for his
client. saying: If we did not listen
to it with acquiescence. we did at
least with respect"
He warned the jury. however. that
they should not be influenced by the
| plea for sympathy to which the corn-
sci for the defence had been driven by
| the insurmountable wall of evidence
| which confronted him.
After informing the jury that the
prosecution and the defence agreec
that either Young killed himself. OF
was killed by the defendant, he at
tempted to show that the suicide o,
accident theory had been disproved.
In this connection. the headless an0
legless skeleton, which has figured in
the case was again brought before the
jury. Mr.. Rand insisted that nothing
more than the testimony of Pawnbrok-
er Stern was needed to prove that
Young was the victim Of premeGiated
murder. He maintained that the de-
fence had proven by competent Wit
nesses, that Young never carried re-
volver and. that he had no revolver.
That, he said would destroy the sui
eide theory. The testimony of experts
which was made light of by Mr.. Levy.
was warmly defended by Mr.. Rand.
He declared also that all the cOndi-
tions were opposed TO the suicide
theory. A man contemplating such
an act usually is morose, while Young,
that morning. had every reason for All
exactly opposite feeling. He had just
shaken from his shoulders burden
which he had carried for a year or
more
In referring to the appearance of Miss
Patterson OIL the witness stand, and
the story tod by her in her own de-
fence, Mr.. Rand made a bitter attack
on the opposing counsel, charging that
her testimony had been prepared I'm
/ typewriter form and fully rehearsed
before she was called.
Il don't want to say anything aOut
my rothers in the profession" he said
but 1 will say there are those among
her defenders who are capable of pre-
pairing testimony which they know to
be false. / name no names and / stand
ready to prove what l say if there is
any question raised on that statement
Miss Patterson's story. he declared,
was A complete failure from the point
of view Of the defence. Even she, clev-
or actress as she is. stOny-hearted
cool-masked avenger." said he, could
narrative. He pointed out, in her story
what he claimed to be numerous incon-
! sistencies and charged that the whole
thing was built up for her in a clever
manner from the peoples case. This
e story. however, entirely lacked corrob-
Grafton. Many Of the important points
could have been proved by ]. Morgan
Smith. the defendants brother-in- la ".
! vet he had not been produced. This vas
E due, he declared, to the fact that the
defence did not dare bring him forward
o for then the prosecution would prove
: the claim it has made all along and
still insists is true, that Smith pur-
chased the revolver with which Young
was killed.
: Mr.. Rand concluded his argument at
r $50 p. NJ, and Justice Davis. caution
ing the Jurors told them to keep their
Judgment suspended on the issues OF
g the case.
i, Adjournment was then taken until
e tomorrow morning. when Justice Davis
! will deliver his charge.