The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1904-12-30
NAN PATTERSON
IS HISTORICAL
DISAGREEMENT OF THE JURY
WAS A BITTER DISAP-
POlNTMENT.
JURY WAS EQUALLY DIVIDED
MANY SPECTATORS PRESS FOR
WARD AND EXPRESS sYMPA-
THY FOR ACTRESS.
FOREMAN is CHASED BY MOB
MOUNTED POLICE ARE CALLED
OUT TO Dis?ERsE THE
7-HRONG.

New York, Dec. 25-Following day
of intense nervous strain Nan Patter-
son is in the Tombs ill, and, perhaps,
constant attendance.
The former show girl, expecting
acauittal at the hands of the jury
which has listened to the evidence in
her trial for the murder OF Caesar
Young last June, went into court yes
terday noon to learn that the twelve
men had been unable to reach an
agreement, in fact, had been equally
divided in their judgment as to wheth-
err she held the revolver that ended
Youne's life.
Jury Equally Divided.
The jury stood six to six-half for
acquittal and half for conviction. Al
though no official announcement was
made further than this, court house
talk had it that of the six deciding,
against Nan Patterson, none was for
conviction of murder in the first de-
gree, that one held out for murder in
the second degree, two for manslaugh-
ter in the first degree and three for
mansaughter in the second degree.
Immediately the announcement of
the disagreement was made Miss Pat
terson broke into a fit of weeping
which continued even after she was
led from the court room to retiring
chamber, where physicians were
called and restoratives administered
Then she was taken to the Tombs,
but she again wept and moaned and
became hysterical, and the efforts OF
her aged father, the prison matron
and attendants to quiet her were
futile
Many Express Sympathy.
The demonstration in the court
after the announcement of the disa
greement was somewhat remarkable,
many pressing forward to express
sympathy for the young woman.
Abraham Levy, chief counsel for
Miss Patterson. called on his client in
the Tombs late yesterday afternoon
and remained with her an hour.
"The girl is in very bad mental
condition. he said, after he had left
her. "She is almost constantly hys-
terical, but l don't think she will col
lapse. l am going to make a desper-.
ate effort to get bail for her."
Interest now centers in District At
torney Je.ome's future action. He has
not said what he will do. but it was
intimated that the way the jury stood
may Influence him as to a new trial.
The jury took but one ballot, ac-
cording to the foreman, and devoted
the remainder of the time to discus
sion. From first to last the division
was even.
Foreman Is Chased.
The interest in the case was so in
tense that the crowds which had stood
outside the court building all the
morning pursued the foreman of the.
jury when he left the court after the
final adjournment. He boarded troll
ley car but men chased the car to his
business Office and mounted policemen
were called upon to dispense the
throng.
Abraham Levy issued statement
in the course of which he said
I'VE feel confident now that in view
of the wide publicity given to the
case other witnesses will come for
ward If necessary to corroborate the
defendants story in all its substantial
details. We question whether the dis
trict attorney will move for a third
trial of this case"