The San Francisco call., 1904-06-08
Caesar" Young a Resident
Of San Francisco at Time
of the Weapons Sale
by a New York Firm
"YOUNG CORBETT"
APPEARS IN CASE
Pugilist Promises to Ad-
vance the Funds Required
for the Defense of Ac-
cused 'Nan" Patterson
Special Dispatch to TAs call.

NEW YORK, June 1T was not
with his own revolver that Caesar"
Young was shot TO death. The weapon
was sold by G. r. Schneider in Novem-
Der, 1895. In the establishment OF Shov-
erling. DAILY & Gates. 302 Broadway
At that time Young was In San Fran
cisco. So close TO the ownership of the
revolver are the detectives getting that
they are confident Of sensational de-
velopments IN the near future.
At a late hour tonight Detective Ser
gesnt Armstrong went to the apart
rnents Of J. Morgan Smith, who is mar
ried 10 q sister Of Nan" Patterson
but was unable to obtain from him
Information Of great import. It is un-
derstood Smith was in New York dur
ing the summer, fall and early winter
of 1899. Upon his refusal TO answer
questions relating TO the ownership
OF the revolver with which Caesar"
Young was shot a subpoena was served
upon Smith directing him to appear
tomorrow morning at g o'clock before
the Grand jury, which viii begin an
Investigation Of the case. It is ex-
pected Judge Clark will order the re-
lease Of Nan" Patterson tomorrow,
he having indicated to-day his opinion
that the proceedings before Coroner
Browne have not been legally con-
Quoted
Young Corbett" has promised to ad-
vance the funds required for the de-
fense Of Nan" Patterson. He is much
interested in the young woman and
says he does not believe her capable
Of the crime. They were friends in
san Francisco and at one time ii was
reported that they were TO be mar
ried. Through his manager, John
Pollock, the pugilist made arrange
ments 10 furnish bail for the actress,
and If IL is decided tomorrow that she
is entitled to bail Young CoTbett" will
be on hand with q bond.
Nan" Patterson in prison is reason
ably cheerful She is making cOllec-
tiOn Of her newspaper portraits. Her
mother is seriously i'll in Washington.
The attorneys for the defense viii
fail 10 prove that Caesar" Young was
despondent over money matters. He
left a fortune Of half a million TO his
widow.
Nan" Patterson was to-day taken
before Justice Clarke Of the Supreme
Court on a writ Of habeas corpus.
When the proceedings We're begun Cor
oner Brown produced a copy of the
affidavit on which the woman is held
by the Coroner. Attorney Unger, for
Mrs. Patterson, referring TO the affi-
davit said that they were confronted
by a paper which purDOrted TO be a re-
turn. but was in such shape that he
doubted that the District Attorneys
Office was responsible for il. He then
demurred formally TO the return.
This loose paper is for a dilatory
purpose" declared Unger. He then
went into the law as TO Coroners' in
quests and said that a Coroner had no
power 10 imDrison a person accused Of
crime before the inquest unless the
person were not in custody.
In order to enable the Coroner to
act there must be information laid be-
fore him that a murder had been com
mitted." said Unger.
"Or suicide" interposed Justice
Clarke.
Mrs. Patterson never took her eyes
from her counseTs face as he was max
ing the argument, but she gave not the
slightest indication of nervousness or
anxiety over the outcome. From all
her demeanOr showed. she might have
been one Of the half dozen women
spectators in tM, court room.
Assistant District Attorney Sand
ford said it would be a great pleasure
70 the Coroner If he could discharge
ALl- " DuldA. DuL ne tDulO NOT unQer the
pure question Of law. The information
had been laid before him that a crime
had been committed. The Assistant
District Attorney went on 10 describe
the woynd and said that the woman
was the only one who was near the
dead man.
'"The pistol was held so close to the
coat that II could not have been held
by anybody but the defendant or the
dead man, and from the nature Of the
wound the dead man could not have
returned the pistol 70 his coat pocket E"
said Sanford, as he asked the court
10 dismiss the writ.
At the close Of the arguments Jus
tice Clarke announced that he would
give his decision later. The crowd was
then hustled out Of the court room and
Mrs. Patterson taken through the Jus
tees chambers TO the street and in a
carriage to the TOmbs