The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-19
PATTERSON VIII FAKE The
STAND And TELL Her STORY
suPPLlcATEW WITH
coURI oFFicIALS FOR ADt-s
sMITTAMcE TO T;RiAL-
WITNESS TEsTIFlED THAT cAE-
aRYouNGs CALLED FOR PAT
TERSoNE AT HOTEL

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TERsoN AT HOTEL
tBy Publishers. Press9
- new YORK Dec: 1e-Nan Patter
son VIII goe on the wfusess stand and
ten the story of her relations with
Caesar Young and all the circuna-
stances which led up to the book
makers death. Ten witnesses have
been subpoenaed by the defense and
theySwIH bescaIled to the stand today
ito refute the Prosecutions case
When It became noised about I,re
criminal courts building this morn
ing that the young actress would ten
her story to the juzy there was a hus-
taeto get into Justice Davis court
For time the officers were
Overwhelmed by appeals, demands
Miss Paterson has been iasistent 20
her counsel that she be permitted to
testify and when 1T was decided 70
put defense, accuiescence was
given to her plea that she NIGH take
THE witness chair. Counsel said to-
day that She might go on the stand
this morning or this afternoon
Miss Patterson cane into court
dressed in her deep black dress She
greeted her father aTectioaateIy-
TheroH call completed, Justice oa~is
sssssssr- Levy
May 1t please your honor said
Mr. Levy IA accordance with the
promise made last Friday we viii
waive the presentment of our case
Miss Townsend take the stand
Miss Ida Townsend, The first wit
ness for the defense. said She vas
formerly employed as telephone
clerk at the st Paul Hotel She work
ed there last June. She SAID sac
knew Miss Patterson as an occupant
of the hotel
II saw@the defendant at $50 in tie
evening of June s., said the witness.
you keep a record of messages
received at the hoteI?"
mo. only of the outgoing mos
sages.
what did the defendant say TO
your
That shesexpected g message from
Caesar Young, and If he called to tell
him she would be at Healey's."
was there message?,'
Yes
~ what was the messase2"
Al object; IL this witness car say
that she knows the message was
from Caesar Young. l have 20
objection" said Prosecutor Rand.
objection was overruled and the wit
ness said that mans voice said
This is Mr.. Young" and that she
told Young that Miss Patterson would
meet him at Healey's. Miss Town
send said that later Mss Patterson
returned to the hotel and she gave
her Young's message. Miss Town
send was excused.
at this point the Earl OF Suffolk
was ushered quietly into the court
and was invited to sit ut the bench.
He took deep interest in the pro-
ceedings.
Edward Grossman, the son OF a
cigar dealer at No. 2629 Eighth ave
nue.. was the second witness. He said
that he knew Luce, the brother-in-law
of Young. Witness also identified
two photos of Young.
6 was Young in your store on any
part OF the day of June ~"
Yes, about 7:15 in the morning"
sst.Did Young use the telephone?"
-He did
On cross-examination the witness
was much confused. The prosecutor
made the witness admit that he first
thought OF testifying two weeks ago.
To the first man who called to see
him about it he gave as his reason
for not appearing in the case before,
that he did not care to talk about it.
while he told Prosecutor Rand that
he simply did not think OF it,
Witness admitted making both
statements. and Prosecutor Rand
then asked:
wen then, you did not tell the
truth ~
NO. Y responded the witness.
Continued on Fourth PACED -.