The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-12-23
CROSS-EXAIMINATION
A MERC|LESS ONE
Nan Patterson Not Spared by Assistant District At
tOrney Rand---Gir Showed Wonderful Com.
pOSure Throughout the Ordeal
CASE Goes TO The JURY TODAY

How much did Young give your"
He gave me $1,000"
"You mean to say that Young gave
you $4,000 so that you could go east?"
YES"
Then according to your story he
gave you after few months acquaint-
ance $4,000 SO that you could spend a
few weeks in the east?"
YES"
Later in April this year Young
came east with his family?"
yes"
"You followed him?"
"Yes"
'You met him in Chicago?"
Eyes"
"You remained there together four
days?'
Eyes"
you travelled together to Harris
burg, where you left him and went
homer"
yes"
what reason did Young give you
for consenting to go to Europe with
his wife against his will?" demanded
Mr.. Rand.
'EEe said that his wife had been very
unhappy" replied Miss Patterson. "Hs
feared that if he did not stay with her
she would do something serious"
What did he mean by that?"
He thought Mrs. Young might kill
himself or me-"
did he say Mrs Young might be-
come murderess?"
He didn't use those words but that
was what he meant"
Then Mr.. Rand went into the ques-
tion of the money Young had given to
the actress in addition to the $4,000
which she had told of before
Have you had any other occupation
since your theatrical engagement early
in 1902"
mo" replied the actress.
'Is your father a man of wealth."
NO"
did he provide literally for you
while you were idle?"
NO"
But Young did?"
YES"
"He gave you large sums?'
yes"
did he ever give you more than
$500 at one time?"
mo"
What was the next largest sum he
ave you after you had received the
2,SOO?"
ut was $2,5OO."
"What other large sums did he give
our"
He sometimes gave me $500 and
1900 at time"
"How often did he give you money!"
"Not often"
When did you first know that
-oung was going abroad?"
"On June 8. the day before he died"
Was 1t then he told you that they
>ad trapped him."
EYES,"
"Hcw did he tell you that?'
"He said that they had purchased a
ticket for Europe and that he couldn't
let out of going"
what did the ticket cost?"
81 think 1t was about 5000"
WAS he a man to care very much
/ or $2O0?"
"No."
"And 1t wasn't the $500 spent for a
ticket which made him think that he
must take the voyage?"
/ "No."
What else did he say to you besides
hat he had been trapped?"
"He said that Mrs Young was un-
1appy."
Then the girl reiterated that Young
had led her to believe, by implication,
hat Mrs. Young would be apt to do
.omething desperate--lill her husband
Or the actress, as the latter interpreted
his hints.
In response to Mr., Rand's questions
Nan repeated how Young had urged
her to precede him to London by TAX
ing faster steamer than he would
travel on and gave as her principal
reason for not complying with his re-
quest that she feared the ocean voyage
alone.
With the aid of Messenger Hoffman,
of the district attorneys Office, the
girl then went through a pantomine
showing how Young had seized her.
According to her illustration Young
first seized her right hand and then
took both of her hands in one Of his,
and while she turned away her head.
shot himself, The first thing that she
saw and that made her turn away from
the cab window, was the flash from the
weapon.
Paul Francel. record keeper at Belle
vue hospital, was the last witness call
ed. He testified concerning the ambu-
lance which Miss Patterson said she
had seen when she returned from the
races on the evening of June g. Fran