The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-21
Passes Day of Torment Under MeIciIcss CrOSS- Examination
ACTS THE DRAMATIC SCENE
With Man at Her Side on the Stand She Shows the Jury How Caesar Young Killed
 Himself.

New York, December 2o.-After day of torment facing the merciless cross examination of Prosecutor Rand, Nan Patterson, the former show girl, went to her cell in the Tombs tonight tired but happy.
 For several hours she sat under the galling cross-hre of the assistant dis trict attorney, who proved the events of her life from the day she met Caesar Young. for the Killing of whom she Is being held, till the moment of his tragic death
 No detail was too trivial to escape the attention of the states attorney. but with scarcely an exception, the accused actress proved marvel of self-control. Only once did MT Rand confuse her greatly. In going over the conversation between her and Young at the Gravesend track, Miss Patterson testified that Young gave as a reason for sailing to Europe the fact that he was afraid Mrs. Young might harm him, or the prisoner. Miss Patterson finally admitted that she recalled only an Incident which happened in San Francisco.
 Answers With Frankness.
 At times she parried the sharp ques- tions of her inquisitor, but when he pinned her down to a definite question, her answer was frankness itself. Miss Patterson talked in a low. clear voice. punctuating her evidence here and there with expressions of much spirit. In the course of one of her answers she ex- claimed In voice ringing with sincerity:
 q have always tried to be truthful and honor1ble.o
 Miss Patterson ves tsad over the same ground today as yesterday, but in a man. ner manifestly different, for today she was under the rapid fire questioning of the man who has handled the case against her and legal pitfalls were to be ex- pected
 There were few striking admissions made by the witness despite the very searching questions asked, Noticeable among these, however, was the story of the ungovornorable passion of the book maker to give money to Miss Patterson QuTl1B I0elT yedIS OI Al one time the sum was $500; at another s250O and at others sl5OO or $1s0O. She did not know the total amount and could not state whether 1t would total $5O,ooO, but admitted that Young was a very gen erous man and gave her money when- ever she asked.
 Miss Patterson said that Young was fpl Mru Iii h possibly the actress also, and for that reason wished her to flee to Europe with him. Later she modified this under the battery of the prosecutor.
 Actc the Dramatic Scene.
 The dramatic climax of todays court scene came with the pantomime enacted by Miss Patterson and a district attor- neys messenger showing the death scene in the cab. Seated side by side on a platform, facing the court and jury, the messenger under the tuteage of the for mer show girl, grasped her wrists and they swayed back and forth, as the pris- oner said she and Caesar Young had done Just before the shooting.
 With the calm reserve of one accus- toned to play to thousands, Miss Patter- son without tremor went over the scene and by her interpretation tried to make 1t clear that Young had taken his own life.
 Throughout the two hours and forty minutes that Miss Patterson faced cross examination today few shadows of emo tion crossed her pale face. She had evi- dently nerved herself for an ordeal, but when 1t was over a reaction came and she trembled violently.
 Burieo Face In Fathers Shoulder. Arising from the chair she bowed to Judge Davis and the Earl of Suffolk, who sat beside him, and to the jurors. Then, gathering up her skirts. she ran down to her aged father. who sat by her counsels table, and buried her face In his shoul- der He kissed her affectionately and said softly: You did splendidly, little girl"
 When both sides rested. Justice Davis said he wished the case to go to the jury tomorrow. and after a conference between opposing counsel it was agreed that the closing speeches should be limited to three hours each.
 MT. Levy will speak in the morning, and MT Rand in the afternoon.
 At o'clock in the afternoon Judge Davis will deliver his charge and then the fate of the former show girl will rest in the hands of the jury.
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