Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
POWERFUL PLEA FOR
FAIR PRISONERS LIFE
Nan Patterson's Attorney De.
livers Strong Speech.
CONFIDENT OF HER AcoulTTAL
Actress Fate ls Now in the Hands oi
Twelve Men and She Fully Expecta
to Eat Christmas Dinner with Her
Invalid Mother.

to Eat Christmas Dinner with Her
Invalid Mother.
New York. Dec. 21-Before another
day Nan Patterson probably will know
whether her long-cherished desire to
spend the Christmas holidays with her
invalid mother in Washington will be
cherished or whether she will be
doomed to return to her cell convict.
cd murderess.
After more than six months OF wait.
ing she has seen the whole story OF
her life with Caesar Young with it's
tragic ending, laid bare before a jury,
and today she waited for the word
from them which will mean life or
death to her. That she was supremely
confident of the outcome, there seems
to be no doubt as was apparent from
her own words
II feel sure that the jury believe
my story" she said and no matter
what Mr.. Rand says in regard to 1t,
1t will still be convinced of my limo
cence. | know, of course, that such
things are awfully uncertain, but
feel that | will be acquitted within
brief time after the jury adjourns
to deliberate" Today there remained
only the closing scenes in the trial.
The last word of testimony was heard
yesterday and when the court ad-
journed it was agreed that the closing
- !, A.
today.
Justice Davis had expressed wish
to give the case finally into the hands
of the jury before adjournment to-
night and to that end agreement was
made TO confine the closing arguments
to six hours. Half of that time was
assigned to Abraham Levy, leading
counsel for Miss Patterson. The re.
naming three hours was to be used
by Assistant District Attorney Rand
for the prosecution.
The appearance of the court room
when Justice Davis took his seat on
the bench today was in marked con.
trast to that of yesterday and the day
before. Not more than half the seats
were occupied today. Mr.. Unger Of
counsel fer the defense renewed his
motion for justice Davis to order the
aoquittal of Miss Patterson without
further proceeding, but the court de-
MED the motion and directed counsel
to proceed with arguments. Mr.. Levy
then began the closing address to the
jury for the defense.
Mr.. Levy impressed upon the jury
the fact that Miss Patterson was not
being tried for immortality. No wo-
man becomes bad because of innate
deprsvity, he said She becomes bad
because of the incentives OF men and
weakness of her nature. II a man
takes his life because of love of her,
why punish her? II her soul were
as black as the gates of hell she was,
nevertheless, entitled under the law to
as fair treatment as if she were the
sweetest and purest.
you cannot bring back the dead,
said Mr.. Levy, "but If Caesar Young
were here today I think he would
speak few words for this poor girl,
whom he made his play thing"
Mr Levy declared that every effort
of the prosecution had failed TO sus-
tain the charge that Miss Patterson
pursued and threatened to separate
Young from his wife. All the evidence
tended to prove that just the contrary
was true, showing at all times Young's
persistent and unfailing admiration
He argued that the whole case of
the prosecution was constructed of the
most fimsy material and that this, If
nothing more, should raise a doubt in
the minds of the jurors.