The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-05
He Was Shot While Riding With a Woman to the
Steamer Pier, Where He Was Going to Sail
for Europe With His Wife,
Mrs Nan Patterson, Stage Name Man Ran.
doIph," and Member of the Original FIoro-
dora Sextette, Was with Young in the
Hansom-She Said He Had Shot Him
self, but Was Committed to the m
TombS by the Coroner

New York, June 4.-Frank T. Young,
known on the turf as Caesar Young,
bookmaker horse owner, and stock
holder in the Pacific Coast Turf AS
sociation, was shot and killed in a
hanson 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
suicide, but various circumstances
caused the police later to change their
views. With Young In the cab, when
a policeman was called. Was Mrs.
Nan Patterson, formerly an actress,
whose stage name was Man Ran
dolph" who is said to have been a
member of the original Florodora SEX
tette. She told the policeman that
Young had shot himself after announc-
ing to her that he was about to go
to Europe to be gone probably for sew
eral 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 collapsed.
AssaiIed by Young's Partner.
There was a remarkable scene in the
station when Young's partner, man
named Millin. called there. He said
Young never carried revolver and
that he did not believe the death was
due to self-inhicted wound. Millen
said that Young. who came here from
England ten or fifteen years ago, was
worth more than half million.
Shortly after Millin made this state
mcnt Mrs. Patterson was brought in
to be taken to the coroner's Office Mil
lin was leaning against the rail when
he saw her. He started at her with a
rush. She shrank back against a de-
tective. Millin again rushed at her,
but two or three detectives grabbed
him and held him until the woman was
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she left the station house.
The woman was taken to Coroner
Browns 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.
lie called the woman names and shout
ed that he would kill her if he had a
weapon.
Mrs. Patterson's Statement.
Mrs. Patterson made a statement to
the coroner. She said she was the
niece of the cashier of a leading New
York bank. Continuing, Mrs. Patter-
son said she had heard a muffied re-
port directly Young had told her he
was going to leave her. She said she
did not see any pistol. She said she
believed he shot himself with the pis-
tol in his coat pocket.
The bail in which Mrs. Patterson was
held was at first fixed at $1,000, she
being held as a witness, but this was
later increased to $4,000 by the coroner
on the request of the police officials.
AIilln, the partner of Young insist
ed upon being connected with the case,
and was held in $1,000 bail as witt
ness, which he furnished at once.
The coroner later looked over the
statement made by Mrs. Patterson and
found some testimony which he had
not made public. Mrs. Patterson, in
her statement, had said that while rid
ing down West Broadway she heard
muffied pistol shot.
How do you know II was a pistol
shot?" the coroner asked.
because took the pistol out Of hts
pocket and put It back again." she an
swered.