The San Francisco call., 1904-06-09
Mysterious Witness Is Ad-
mitted to the TOmbs to
Identify Woman as Pur-
chaser of a Revolver
PROSECUTION WINS
FIRST SKIRMISH
Writ of Habeas Corpus Is
Denied the Suspect and
She viii Be Held Without
Bail for Her Examination
Special Dispatch to The call.

NEW YORK, June s.-From two
sources light was tonight let into
mystery that has surrounded the
shooting OF Caesar" Young. Three
witnesses were brought into the case
to-day and one Of them was taken TO
the Tombs and permitted to see Nan"
Patterson as she sat in her cell. This
was done for the purpose Of identify
ing her if possible. as a person who
purchased a revolver which is believed
TO have been the enc with which Young
was killed.
About this witness all manner of
mystery is thrown. Assistant District
Attorney Garvan has had him closely
watched by Detective Sergeant Price,
refusing TO permit him TO talk with
any one. Notv-it hstanding the import
snce which is attached 10 his tes-
timony, he has not been subDenaed to
appear before the Grand jury tO-mOr-
row, but is being held in reserve by the
prosecution. GarNan permitted il to be
understood that this witness is named
u. A. katz- The directory does not
disclose the identity of katz.
Another eye witness TO the shooting
has been found By the District Attor-
ney IN Carl NOrlander. who has been
served with a subpoena. NOrlander il
IS said. is now in the house Of deten-
tion, held as d witness. His testimony.
il IS expected. win shatter the story
told by Mrs Patterson that Young
shot himself Norlander was near the
cab when the shooting took place. He
IS supposed 10 be the pedestrian who
leaped upon Nthe step Of the carriage
just after the shooting. according to
the witness Meyer.
GOES BACK TO THE TOMBS.
Justice Clarke of the Supreme Court
to-day denied the writ OF habeas cor
pus for the release Of Nan Patterson.
She was remanded to the Tombs pris-
on. Nominally she is held as a wit
ness under 5000 bail, but District At
torney jerome has intended that in
case Of her release. either on bail or
by any other means, she will be re-
arrested.
The case took a new turn to-day
when AlgernOn Meyer Of Jacksonville, 1
Fla. publicly announced that he was
a witness TO the killing Of Young and
stated that Young himself held the re-
volver which fired the fatal shot. Mey-
er went 10 the District Attorneys Of
fee and said he desired to make a for
nal statement in regard to the case.
Meyer met District Attorney Jerome
and Assistant District Attorney Rand
and was subjected 10 an extended eX-
animation. His statement was taken
IN fun by an official stenOgrapher.
MEYERS STORY OF TRAGEDY.
According to Meyer who says he
witnessed the scene. the shooting OF
Young appeared 10 be accidental. Mrs.
Patterson was struggling with Young
who had a revolver in his right hand
and his right arm was around her
neck. To Meyer II appeared as though
Mrs. Patterson was trying TO push
take the revolver away from him.
According 10 the policeman who first
reached the ca b Mrs. Patterson sat al
The left Of Young.
Never says there was another wit
ness 10 the tragedy. This was a man
about five feet eight inches tall. at
tired in dark suit and wearing a
straw hat He had a small black mus
tache. This man. who was directly
opposite the cab when the pistol was
fired. according 10 the story told by
Meyer. jumped up on the step of the
cab and rode short distafce. Meyer
Says ne believes the man talked to the
woman in the cab.
Although Grand Jury subpenaes
had been issued for J. Morgan Smith
end other witnesses. District Attorney
Jerome said that the case of Nan
Patterson would not be taken up by
the Grand Jury at this time.
In dismissing the writ of habeas
corpus for Mrs. Patterson. Justice
Clarke said the papers submitted to
him disclosed abundant justification
for the institution of an inquiry by the
Coroner into the cause of Young's
death.
WILL NOT ACCEPT BAIL.
After a consultation between Attor-
ney Levy Of counsel for Mrs. Patter-
son, District Attorney Jerome and