Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31
NAN PATTERSON is
STILL IN TOMBS
1ncarcerated Since Early Last
June.
EYEWITNESS TO TRAGEDY FouNr

q I1 w . NESS u HAGEGY FOONE
Florida Man Claims to Have Seen
Young Fire Fatal shot-ReIieved ths
Next Trial VIII Not Begin Within
Three Months.
New York, Dec 30.--Another man
who claims to have witnessed the
tragic death of Caesar Young, the
bookmaker, with whose murder Nan
Patterson is charged, has been found
| In Jacksonville, Fla, according to In
formation received in this city today.
The alleged witness is w B. Mey
ers, who is said to be wealthy ma
val storekeeper of Jacksonville, Fla
According to the story which came
here today in letter from Judge H
d. Twiggs, of Savannah, Ca, to the
counsel for the prisoner, Meyers
| claims to have seen the tragedy in the
cab and declares that Young fired the
shot which ended his life. Judge
Twiggs writes that Meyers came to
him for consultation in a legal matter
soon after the Young tragedy and cas-.
ually mentioned that while in New
York few days before he had wit.
nesser a most remarkable affair In
reply to questions Judge Twiggs writes
that Mr.. Meyers said that he had seen
o man shoot himself in a cab, giving
at the same time the exact location OF
hn Syn xxy1n Dot
affair took place. He said that he
had learned that the mans name was
Young, but beyond that he knew moth.
ing. When informed that Nan Patter
son had been arrested charged with.
the murder of Young, Judge Twiggs
says Meyers declares the girl to be
innocent, and said he would send her
his name and that he would go to
New York to testify If she were put
on trial.
Continuing, Judge Twiggs says he
followed the proceedings in the Pat
terson trial carefully, watching eager
ly for the testimony Of Meyers, and
was greatly surprised when it did not
appear Finally, concluding that Mey.
srs had not written to the girl or her
counsel, he decided to do so himself
and forwarded the letter.
The Meyers referred to by Judge
Twiggs is not the Algernon G. Mey
ers, formerly of DeLand, Fla, who
made his appearance as an alleged eye.
witness Immediately after the tragedy.
Algernon G. Meyers made a statement
before the coroner's jury but did not
appear as witness during the trial.
1t Is believed by Miss Pattersou's
counsed that Meyers is the man re.
ferred to by Martin Hazelton, the aged
inventor of Oneonta, NJ Y, who testi.
fed that he saw the shooting while
standing in West Broadway with
stranger. Hazelton said that Young
killed himself, and that the strange
man also saw the act. The identity
of the stranger remained mystery,
and he did not appear during the trial.
Miss Patterson has been in the
Tombs since the day Young was killed
early last June, she having failed to
secure bail prior to her trial, which
resulted in disagreement of the Jury.
It is believed that the next trial will
begin in three months at the earliest
and unless the girl Is released on bail,
which has been offered by three
wealthy men of Fairmount, w. Va,
she will be obliged to remain in prison.
May Irwin, the actress, has offered
to furnish bail la any amount up ia
$50,000 for the release of Nan Patter
son. from the Tombs prison, where she
Is now held charged with the murder
of Caesar Young, according to an.
nouncement made by Miss Patterson's
counsel. Mrs. Irwin called person.
ally at the Tombs prison and left a
letter addressed to the former show
girl, and the announcement followed q
few minutes after Miss Irwin went
away. When District Attorney Jer
ONES attention was called to the offer
of bail, he said he had no statement
to make, and was not prepared to say
what course the prosecution would
take. Miss Patterson's bail before
the recent mistrial was $4,000, but af
ter the jury's disagreement she was
rsmanded without bail.
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