The Washington times., 1904-06-06
INQUEST
CARRIED OVER

NEW YORK, June 6.-Thn coroner's in
quest into the death Of ''9,aesar'' Young.
the bookmal1er. was adjourned on mo-
ton of the district attorney until next
Friday.
Bail for Nan Patterson was fixed NJ
5000. which viii be furnished and she
will be released this afternoon.
The motion 10 adjourn the case was
made by Assistant District Attorney
Garvan. who stated TO Coroner Brown
that certain witnesses who were essen
ual to the case were still being search
ed for. He also said that Mrs. Young
the widow.swho is an important witness.
is in no condition to appear.
Beside Her Father.
Mrs. Patterson sat beside her father
and counsel in court and vas IN q
highly nervous condition. The inquest
opened at / O'Clock, and Mrs Patterson
in charge Of an officer. was brought into
court. She wore dark gray cloth skirt.
a white waist. and falling veil over
her hat.
During the proceedings she betrayed
many evidences OF nervousness, and she
showed the effects Of the severe mental
strain which she was laboring under.
Abe Levy. counsel for Mrs. Patterson.
protested against an adjournment and
insisted that the taking OF testimony be
commenced. He declared that his client
was being held on nothing but mere
speculations by the police, who have
nothin gon which to base their claim
against the defendant.
Levy said the district attorney had de-
Teloped nothing new since last Saturday.
and 1t was unjust to restrain Mrs Pat,
/ terson from her liberty. Coroner Brown
replied that in view Of the peculiar con-
ditiors surrounding the case. it would
be only fair and proper 10 give the po-
] lice and district attorney more time to
1 investigate
1t Is said. and cot denied. that the
physicians who performed the autopsy
/ will state IN court that ii would have
been possible for Young to have shot
/ himself II has been previously stated
/ that the course Of the bullet proved al
/ most conclusively that Young did not
shoot himself
] The statements elected from Nan
/ Patterson. Youngs companion in the
/ hanson, were more or less scattering
\ and incoherent
Have New Witness.
Friends and relatives Of Young are
confident that Fridays hearing will do
much 70 clear UP the case. They ex-
press themselves as strongly OF the
opinion that Young did not shoot him
self. They have. they say. witness in
tow whose testimony will throw much
hight on the tragedy
/ Who this witness II, TO what ne will
/ testify, and what his relations are or
/ have been with the two principal char
I ~ rar f.afHF IL
/ The only thing they would say was
/ that this witness was acquainted with
/ Young. acquainted with his relations
/ with Miss Patterson. and that he was
not q thousand miles from the scene
when the shooting occurred" That was
I ut West Broadway and Franklin Street.
Three Who Know.
Further than this" said relative
OK Young By marriage, lit is useless
/ 10 ask. There are only three persons
who know what our witness is prepar-
ed 10 swear to. II the inquest goes
on he viii take the stand. and when
he does take the stand and tells wrat
| he knows. y viii be made sufficiently
plain that Caesar YOuLE did not XIII
I himself. and had no intention Of kill
/ ing hiI-selE"
Garyan Knows Things.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
| Nan Patterson during the day pre-
/ vious 10 the tragedy, and up 10 the mo-
ment OF the shooting
lie knows where the two sper several
hours Friday night, and he knows that
threats were then made against Mr.
Young. a mysterious witness -ss been
discovered who is expected 10 give i'm
1 portant evidence.
Careful study Of the nature OF the
wound IN Youngs body would seem 10
indicate that e would have been nearly
| impossible FOR him 10 shoot himself
Dr. Ledcrle. who 81 making a cieml-
cal and microscopic examination of the
leeh taken from the ends Of the fingers
Of Young right hand, has not yet com
plcted his work, but he has proceeded
Tar enough TO warrant him is assuring
| the district attorney that IL is unlikely
that powder marks VIII be found
Revolver Holds Clues.
About the revolver from which was
fred the shot which caused the death
Of Young the entire case may center.
Six detectives were working yesterday