The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-05
Millin Attempts to Avenge the
Death of Caesar Young
at New York.
DIES IN WOMAN'S LAP
Wounded Man Expires While
Wife Waits at Pier to Sail
for Europe.
NAN PATTERSON'S STORY
Says Companion Shot Himself,
but She Is Sent to the Tombs
to Be Held as Witness.

NEW YORK, June Frank T. Young.
known on the turf as Caesar Young, book
maker. owner and stockholder in Pacific
coast race tracks. was shot and killed in
a cab to-day while on his way to the
White Star line pier to join his wife, with
whom he was to have sailed for Europe.
Mrs. Young was waiting at the pier when
news of her husbands death reached her.
At first the death was reported as sui
eide, but various circumstances caused the
police later to change their views.
With Young in the cab when a police
man was called was Mrs. Nan Patterson,
formerly an actress, whose stage name was
Nan Randolph. who is said to have been
a member of the original Florodora sextet.
She told the policeman that Young
had shot himself after announcing to her
that he was about to go to Europe to be
gone probably for several months. The
policeman told the coroner. however, that
the revolver was in the mans pocket and
that he did not believe Young could have
put it there after shooting himself.
Young died about five minutes after the
policeman first saw him. The woman was
taken to a police station, where she col
lapsed There was a remarkable scene in
the station when Young's partner, man
named Millin, called there. He said Young
never carried a revolver and that he did
not believe that the death was due TO a
Self-inflicted wound Millin said that
Young, who came here from England ten
twelve years ago poor man, was worth
more than half a million dollars Shortly
after Millin made this statement Mrs. Pat
terson was brought back into the coroner's
office. Millin was leaning against the rail
when he saw her. He started at her with a
rush She shrank back against detective
Milln again rushed at her. but two or
three detectives seized him and held him
until the woman was out of sight. Millin
shouted at her as she left the station.
The woman was taken to Coroner Brown S
private office and closeted with him. While
there Millin appeared. He tried to break
into the room and get at the woman again,
but was prevented. Ee called the woman
names and shouted that he would kill her
IL he had weapon.
Mrs. Patterson made a statement to the
coroner. She said she was a niece of the
cashier of a leading New York bank. Con-
tinuing Mrs. Patterson said she heard a
muffied report directly after Young had told
her he was going to leave her. She said
she did not see any pistol She said she be-
lieved he shot himself with the pistol In
How do you know it was a pistol shot?"
the coroner asked
Because 1 took the pistol out of his
rocket and put it back again." she an
swered
After the shooting?"
1t developed In Mrs Patterson's statement
20 the coroner that on the way down town
Young stopped at hat store and bought
new hat.
The bail under which Mrs. Patterson was
held was at first fixed at $1,000, she being
held as witness, but this was later in
creased TO 5000 by the coroner on the re-
quest of the police officials.
Later in the day the coroner committed
Mrs. Patterson to the Tombs without bail.
There is no formal accusation made against
her. however, but the coroner decided it
was better not to commit her a witness.
Milln. the partner of Young, insisted upon
being connected with the case, and was
held in $1,000 bail as witness, which he
furnished at once.
Less than a month ago New York paper
printed a page review of Youngs career
under the title, 1.-The Luck of Caesar
Young"
Mrs. Young left the pier when told of
her husbands death and was taken 10 a
friends home. She was completely pros
trated.
An autopsy was performed on the body of
Young. AT the conclusion of the autopsy
the examining physician said he was un-
able to say whether che wound was self-in-
f1icted or rot. The bullet entered the body
high up on the left side. 1t had down.
ward course, passed through the left lung
and lodged in the fourth vertebrae
The coat and shirt worn by Young have
been examined in the coroner's office
There was trace of powder marks and
no bullet hole in the coat pocket in which
the pistol was found.