Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-23
NAN PATTERSON is
placed ON RACK
ACTRESS ON TRIAL FOR MUIR
DER SUBJECTED TO SEVERE
CRoSs-EXAMINATION.
TELLS OF DEALINGS
WITH DEAD BOOKMAKER

Admits He Was Generous Man and
That He Gave Her Large Sums Of
Money-Woman Flatly Denies She
Took Life of Young.
New York, Dec 21.-Under a gall
ing cross-fire of questions Nan Pat
terson, on trial for the murder Of
Caesar Young, was forced to lay bare
all the details of her dealings with
the race track man Tuesday.
The courtroom was crowded with
women and men who came to witness
the ordeal, for it was known that
Miss Patterson would be cross-exam-
aned.
She admitted everything-every-
thing-everything but the charge she
murdered Young.
She was frank and apparently hon
est in telling things that should not be
printed, but the one thing-the charge
that she killed Young-she vehement
ay denied whenever Mr. Rand, the
merciless prosecutor, referred to it.
6eI AccL1uS WALL 4OOA6s
No time was lost in preliminaries
when court convened. Mr.. Rand at
once commenced the examination.
She told again Of her meeting with
Houng on the way to Los Angeles, and
that he subsequently gave her $4,000.
The examination was carried up to
The time she first came to New York.
When she went to the Imperial ho-
tel to live she registered as Mrs. J. T.
Patterson, she said, and Young came
to see her every morning.
"Why did you leave the Imperial ho-
tell" the prosecutor asked.
Because Millin spoke about US to
the manager"
"You were put out Of the Imperial.
then?"
II don't know If that was It,"
elbow much money did Young give
you altogether?"
II don't know"
could you tell If 1t was about s15,-
Doo?"
Always Generous with Cash.
II couldn't tell. He always gave me
money when / wanted It,"
"He was a most generous man,
wasn't he?"
yes"
"Now, at the race track Young told
you that they had trapped him?"
eyes"
what did he mean by trapped?"
THAT his folks had bought tickets
for him to go away, and he could
not get out of it,
Says He Had Been Unhappy.
"Did he speak Of his wife's happi-
ness as a reason why he had to go
abroad?"
well, he had been very unhappy
before"
did Young ever say his wife might
be murderess?"
Eyes"
"This was the day before he died?"
Eyes, He said she was armed"
ibid he say she would slay him, put
him out of the way?"
mo"
"Why did you tell the jury then that
the day before he died he said he was
afraid his wife would be murderer"
'.Well, the reason was that he re-
called something that happened in San
Francisco"
"And that is the reason you told the
fury that Young said he was afraid
his wife would kill him or you"
II did not mean to say that"
The defense rested its case at 1850
p. m.
After examining several Witnesses IN
rebuttl Mr.. Rand announced that the
prosecution rested its case.
A Dramatic Incident.
The most dramatic incident Of the
trial came Monday afternoon. wher
Attorney Levy said:
Man, look at me. Did you shoe,
Caesar Young?"
"Mr. Levy, did not have any pistol
and If had"
Assistant District Attorney Rand OBJ
jected to the answer and 1t wa
stricken out by Justice Davis.
"Now, Man," continued Levy, u
want you to tell this jury whether you
took the Life of Caesar Young"
II did not. II 1t was in my power
20 bring him back to life / would b.
willing to sacrifice my own
Rand was on his feet again Will
smother objection. All except the frs
three words of the answer were re
moved from the record.
well, Man." continued Levy, "dit
you have pistol on that day or die
you ever own one In your life?"
mo, cir, certainly didn't"