The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-22
WITNESSES TELL
OF YOUNG sDEAT|'IH
Trial Of Tlorodora Girl Now
We'll Under Way in New
York Court.
INV Associated Press


OF Nan Patterson for tho murder Of
Booknaker Caesar. Young was fairly
begun before Justice Davis In the S,ipren,e
Court to-day, and when ad3o,irrment was
taken Assistant District Attorney Rand
had concluded his outline OF tho States
case. and had examined several Of tho
witnesses fog tho prosecution.
The stories that there would he fur
thor delays III the trial were early dis
posed OF by tho announcement from the
court that ls6remall Hendrickson,& Of the
Jury, who had asked to DO relieved, would
not be excused. 4.
Then came Mr.. Rand's opening In which
he said tho Stato's witnesses would prove
that Nan Patterson killed Young. and that
tho killing was planned several hours
before the morning on which Young met
Ills death.
Circumstantial Evidence.
There was not an unusually largo crowd
IN tho court this morning, but when the
doors were opened for tho afternoon.
there was n rush to gain admittnnco,
which swept tho squad Of court officers
Off their feet.
Mr.. Rand said In his opening that the
crime would DO proven by strong cir
Gums tantial evidence. lie sketchcd the
saying that in March. 1904, at his wife's
pleading, Young decided to shake Nan
Patterson. She was given $500 to leave
him. 81
IT an, compelled to show the relations
that existed between Young and this wo-
man This evidence will not be milk for
babies: therefore, let us be strong enough
to face the truth. though we would far
rather turn aside
iy.S u g. ~ DIT r
tcrson and Young, declaring that not
understanding tho money which WINS given
her as an inducementt to leave Nan said
she had botter claim on Young than.
any. other woman, and refused to give him
III, Mr. Rand declared that on June Sd,
]. Morgan Smith; the prisoners brother
in-l law, accompanied by y woman pur-}}
chased revolver, at Hiram Stern's paWI1-i
shop.
.,"rfhe same night" he said, Nan and
Young met and went to FIannery's 81
loon. where they remained untn o'clock
the next morning. During the night there
were a series Of scenes between Young
and his mistress When he told her that
he was going away, she replied that he
could not, and that he could not hide
himself on any ocean liner. e
Nest morning Young met Nan and
they d rove down town together In the:
red: After the shooting the revolver
bought on the previous evening at the
wnshop, was found In the dead mans
right hanu coat pocket. sSl
IT am not going to produce >. Morgan,
Smith because he has LEFT the State. AZ
ter the purchase Of the revolver he wns
seen quarreliug with Nan Patterson near
the Sixth Avenue pawrshop. He was
heard to say to her, You must do IT.
and she replied. I will not. Then Smith
slapped his sister-in1a 8 face and push-
ed her into the cab and sent her home"
Testimony of Witnesses.
The first witness to be called from
among those who were in the vicinity
OF the cab, where Young was shot, was
William J. Junior, policeman. His
attention had been called to aecommo-
ton in the cab by a citizen. and as tho
vehicle drew up he ordered the driver to
stop. AS no climbed upon the step he
saw a, man whose body had been cons
cealed by the closed door. The man was
unconscious Miss Patterson told him
that her companion had shot himself,
! and he ordered the cabn1ain to drive 10
n hospital. In the meantime he had
found a revolver in the right hand pocket
/ OF Young's coat.
lSs On cross- examination no said that
when he reached the cab. Youngs head
was lying in Miss Patterson's lap, Hls
| left arm was around her shoulder. MISS
patterson was hysterical and crying,
"oh Caesar, what have you done
Did she say anything elseY. ASKED F'e
Mr.. Levy. -. ,,s,,
I..Yes, she told me lie had 50, 70 het'
.yon may not see mo again - Il
Edward Joseph Quinn. the det te GU ..s
who accompanied Miss Patterson 11Rn'
tho hospital to tho Tombs Just after ~
i Ind been arrested told OF 9 ,conye As
ton between himself and the !. pr 1
AFTER she had asked me y !. "a ~, - q
no,,ceman,," said the Witness. 'she sald,
Caesar Young was n married man 80 u, ~
hn md & were lovers. He was so. nas
awav and We might never see e ca T.. osse,
again. she thon asked me ~ LIZ. Is. .,at
Tonnr was dead, and when fepl1peu liz H.
he was, she said, J don't Wans o, -, ' IN
nov no why should nc kill h'm s' ~
hsd everything to live for, to,a
'a nui mn said that Miss Patterson ,,,at
~ u. a,,s vas looking out OF the cap Wn a.e
W., shot himself. At this pony '''e
ao uu nd iourned until tomorrow. I.
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Il w Sf-,'r COUGH REMEDY,