Evening journal., 1904-12-20
.DID MOTT shoot YOUNG.
Nan Patterson Declares she'd Give
Her Life to Bring Him Back.
NEVER SAW THE REVOLVER

New York, Dec. 2O.-"Did you or did /
you not shoot Caesar Young, Nan?''
said Lawyer Levy to Miss Patterson.
q did not" replied the witness, in
firm voice. Il would give my own
life to bring him back if it were in my
power. never saw the revolver with
which he was shot. There was a
flash-and then the end"
In a voice quavering with emotion,
but filled with dramatic intensity, Miss
Patterson, who is on trial, charged
with the murder of Caesar Young, the
bookmaker, recited to the jury the
scenes in her life which had to do
with her dealings with Young. Not
only did Miss Patterson swear that
she did not kill Young but she denied
every circumstance in the case which
the state has brought up against her.
She denied that she was dismayed be-
cause Young was about to leave her
and go to Europe. after having been
told by him, as it has been alleged, that
all was over between them.
as a result of her conference with
Young, it was agreed that she should
join him in England and take apart
ments in the Hotel Cecil, London, taxi
ing care that she keep her whereabouts
a complete secret from Mrs. Young
and Young's relatives. An important
feature brought out was the fact that
l,a foI Vl
on which he wrote her name and ad-
dress saying it was something she
might need.
The crowded court room became
suddenly still when the former show
girl took the stand. The first of her
testimony, relating to herself, was
! given in a low. even voice, but as she
| proceeded her tones became more
tense until, in her account of the fatal
cab ride, her voice was filled with
| tragic expression.
Early in her story Miss Patterson
told of her original meeting with
Young, of their life together and of
their contemplated European trip. She
told of her talk with Young the night
]
Southampton, of being awakened by
telephone message from him to go to
the pier to see him off, of the ride
J down town, Of the moments in a saloon
/ and of the ride in the cab before the
shooting.
Described Shooting.
She was asked to describe what hap
I ,rA col rrraf Ia
driving down West Broadway.
I'VE talked about his going away,
and he kept questioning me about my
coming to meet him." she said. Il did
not say anything, and finally he said:
But I don't feel positive that you are
going to come over He said: I believe
that you are fooling, are your Then
he said;
"'Are you going? I said: Well,
Caesar, there's no use saying I will,
because I've made up my mind not to-
but you go over there and get things
quieted down. until the folks have for
gotten about things by that time.
will meet you at the Saratoga meet
ing
HE looked at me a while and said:
DO you mean that?' and then he
grabbed me by my hand nearest to
him and pulled me over toward him,
He hurt me so that I tried to pull
away, but l could not get away from
him. I put my other hand up, and he
grabbed me-somehow or other 1 got
away from him. I told him that he
hurt me.
"He said: If you don't come over
there and l have to wait until the
Saratoga meeting, l may never see you
again. My horses have gone back on
me- I've lost all that money. Now I'm
losing my little girl; do you mean
that?'
"He grabbed me and hurt me so
badly that the tears came to my eyes.
I tried to struggle away from him and
had to bend away over.
"There was a fash-the end"
''You heard a report?" her lawyer
asked. "Yes."
WAS the pistol in Young's hands?"
Fell In Her Lap.
81 had not seen the pistol. YOUNG
fell over my lap; got half way up. fell
again, and / thought he was having a
spasm. He kept twitching and twitch-
ing. l called to him and tried to make
him answer, but he would not. be-
lieve ! put my hand up and told the
cabman to drive to the druggist.
don't know whether I did. That was
my idea, and it seemed-Ohl-age be.
fore I could get any one to pay any
attention to me and help me.
"A policeman got in the cab, and
felt so relieved knew he would take
care Of Mr. Young. 1 seemed to bt
dazed in my memory after that"
Nan look at me: did you shoot
Caesar Young?" asked Mr.. Levy.
'Mr. Levy, did not have any pisto
TO shoot Mr.. Young with. and If
had" said the witness in trembling
tones.
Assistant District Attorney Rant
objected to further answer, and wa
sustained
did you, or did you not shoe
Caesar Young. Nan?"
81 did not; l would give my owl
life to bring him back If 1t were IL
my power" she answered.
This ended the direct examination
and Mr.. Rand began the cross-exam
ination.