The San Francisco call., 1904-12-21
man" Patterson Is
q Dramatic
Witness.
EmeTgeS Triumphant From
a MeTCileSS Cross
Examination.
Prosecution Rests Its Case and the
Young WOman'S Fate Will
Soon Be Known.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-After a day OF
torment, facing the merciless cross-ex-
animation OF Prosecutor Rand, Nan
Patterson. the former show girl, went
to her cell in the Tombs to-nighk tired,
but happy. For several hours she sat
under the CALLING cross-fire OF the As
sistant District Attorney, who probed
the events Of her life from the day she
met Caesar Young. for the killing Of
whom she is being tried, till the mo-
ment Of his tragic death. No detail
was so trivial as to escape the attention
OF the States attorney, but with
scarcely an exception the accused act
ress proved a marvel Of self-control.
Only once did Rand confuse her
greatly. In going over the conversa-
tion between her and Young at the
Gravesend track Miss Patterson testi-
ned 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 in
eident which had occurred in San Fran
cisco.
Ik<ANA ANSW ERS.
At times she parried the sharp ques-
ticns 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 exclaimed in a voice ringing with
sincerity:
i have always tried to be truthful
and honorable"
Miss Patterson was led over the same
gound to-day as yesterday, in a man
Der manifestly different. for to-day she
was under the rapid fire questioning OF
the man who handled the case against
her, and legal pitfalls were to be ex-
pected.
There were few striking ad-
missions made by the witness.
despite the very searching ques-
tions asked. Noticeable among
these. however. was the story OF the
money given by the bOOkmaker to Miss
Patterson during their acquaintance. At
one time the sum was $500. at another
$500 and at another $500 or $500. She
did not know the total amount and
could not state whether it would total
$50, ,000 but acknowledged that Young
was a very generous man and gave her
I.
Miss Patterson said that Young was
fearful that Mrs. Young would kill him
and possibly the actress also. and for
that reason wished her to flee to Eu-
rope with him. Later she modified this
under the battery Of the prosecutor.
DEATH SCENE RE-ENACTED.
The dramatic climax of tO-day's
court scene came with the pantOmime
enacted ny Miss Patterson and a Dis
trict Attorneys messenger. showing
the death scene in the cab. Seated side
by side on a platform facing the court
and the Jury, the messenger under the
tutelage Of the former shOwg girl. they
swayed back and forth as the prisoner
said she and Young had done just be-
fore the shooting. With the calm re-
serve of one accustomed 10 play TO
thousands, Miss Patterson, without
tremor went over the scene and by
her Interpretation tried to make II clear
that Young had taken his own life.
Throughout the two hours and forty
minutes that Miss Patterson faced
cross examination to-day few shadows
of emotion crossed her pale face She
had evidently nerved herself for ths
ordeal, but when it was over re-
action came and she trembled Violent
ly. Arising from the chair, she bowed
to the Judge and the Earl OF Suffolk.
who sat beside him, and to the jurors.
Then she ran down to her aged father
and buried her face on his shoulder. He
kissed her affectionately and said
softly:
You did splendidly. little girl"
This scene closed the evidence for the
defense.
RAND BEGINS THE ATTACK.
Assistant District Attorney Rand be-
gan the cross-examination OF Miss Pat
ferSOn as follows.
Are you an actress BY oecupationf
/ am.
Are you wifef
Are you mothsrR
I arn not
Then the story OF her meeting with
Caesar Young in July. 1908. while on a
train bound for California with a the
atricaI company was retold-
Do YOU remember going from san Francisco
with Young last year 10 Los Angeles?
That was commented on IN the papers. was
Mr. Levy-I object
Did Mr. Young give you money when you
back Eastz
How much did he give your
I think $500
Just for two weeks2
He Hs' gave you $500 to come East for two
weeks?
Yes
BY a long series Of questions Rand
led up to the time when she came to
New York last May. Her sister called
at her hotel the first evening and said
that her husband, ]. Morgan Smith.
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