The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-12-23

Tue lbAONSaN oi''t
own way today and she took the stand
in her own behalf. She told OF the
shooting of Caesar Young, the book
maker, of whose murder she stands ac-
cused She barred her heart to judge
and Jurors aad in low, quivering tones,
unstudied and in her anxiety to tell
all, telling more even than the ques-
tions put to her required, related how
the passion of misguided man ruin
ed her life and ended his own.
Nan had a hard struggle before she
was permitted to take the stand. One
OF her counsel believed in her ability
to convince the jury of her innocense,
the other feared the impression which
tale of her disgrace, falling from her
own lips, would make upon the jurors.
The silence in the court room was in
tense after the girl had taken the
stand. Her thin trembling voice and
the muiled noises of the street
penetrating through the windows were
the only sounds that broke it. At
times the girls voice dropped so low
that Judge, jurors and counsel had to
bend forward to catch every word
But they did not miss the salient
points of her recital; how Young had
pleaded with her to follow him to
Europe; how his impaired health had
made him mOrose; how he complained
about his lost fortune and, expressed
the fear that at the time of the Sara
toga meeting, when she promised to-
meet him again, he would no longer
be among the living; how she hesitat-
ed before telling him finally that she
void not follow him to Europe; how
the man drew her TO him, and hurt
her in so doing and walled that, hav-
ing lost his fortune he was about to
lose his little girl"
And when her counsel asked her out
right if she had killed Young, she an
swered calmly: Il did not, and if it
were in my power to bring him back
l would give my life"
Great throngs of people hovered
about the big doors of the court room
endeavoring to gain an admittance to
hear Miss Patterson this afternoon.
Many were the artifices and subter-,
fuges practiced on the court officers to
get in the already packed room, but to
no purpose.
The hands of the clock pointed to
2;2O when Justice Davis took his seat.
Mr.. Levy arose, and said quietly:
Miss Patterson, take the stand"
There was a hum of many voices as
the young actress took the stand She
was extremely nervous. and arranged
her veil several times. Mr. Levy sug-
gested that she remove her hat which
she did She answered her cOunsels
questions in faint and somewhat con-
strained voice.
Miss Patterson said that her name
was Nan Randolph Patterson, and
that she was married to Leon Noyes.
She said she was divorced a year ago
last May.
when did you go to California;"
"In July 1902"
"Did you then meet Caesar Young?"
Eyes"
"Where did you meet Caesar
Young?"
81 met him on the train on the way
TO California"
Did you know Young was mar
ried?"
81 did not. learned it during that
Ieason."
Miss Patterson said she then became
Intimate with Young and at his sugges-
son she tried to obtain a divorce.
when did you return from the
.oast?"
~ asst March"
"You heard the testimony of Millin
that you accompanied Young to the
various race traeks?"
'Yes, that is correct"
where did you go when you came
east last spring?"
81 came to this city and stopped with
Mr.. and Mrs Y. Morgan Smith. Mrs
Dblltn IN my i-lACl WOllL "
BEE my folks in Washington"
why did you go back to Los An.
geles?"
II received a telegram from Young
10 come back. | went back and met
Young in April"
"You resumed your relations?"
Eyes"
Miss Patterson said she remained
with Young for a short time, and ther
Young went to San Francisco, and she
came east She said that Young told
her he would meet her in Chicago
within few days.
did you meet Young in Chicago?'
Eyes. We stopped at the yelling
ton Hotel for three or four. days"
What did you do them"
Il went to washington, and Yount
went TO New York.
"How long did you remain In Wash