Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-04
A CASE Of SUICIDE
OR OF MURDER 2

New York, June 4.-Frank r. Young,
known on the turf as Caesar Young,
bookmaker horse owner and stock
| holder I'm Pacific coast race tracks, was
shot and killed In u 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 an the pier
when news Of her husbands death
reached her At first the death was re-
ported as a suicide but various circum-
stances caused the police later to
change their views with Young in
the cab when q policeman was called,
was Mrs. Nan Patterson, formerly an
actress whose stage name was "Nan
Randolph who Is said To be Il mem
Der Of the original "F'loradOra" seXtet.
She told the policeman that Young
had shot himself after announcing 10
her that he was about TO go to Europe,
To be gone probably for several months
The policeman told the coroner, how
ever, that the revolver was I'm the
mans pocket, and that he did not be-
lieNe Young could have put il there
after shooting himself Young died
about five minutes after the police.
man first saw him. The woman was
taken TO police station where she col.
lapsed.
There was a remarkable scene In the
station when Young's partner. a man
named Milln called. He said Young
never carried revolver, and that he
did not believe the death was due to
a self-nncted wound AInlm said
that Young, who came here from Eng
land 10 To 10 years ago. n poor man.
was worth more than $500. 900.
Shortly after Millin made this state
neut Mrs. Patterson was brought i'm
to be taken to the coroners office. MIL
lin was leaning against the rail when
he saw her lie started at her with "A
rush. She shrank back against a de-
tective, Millin again rushed at her
hut two or three detectives grabbso
him and held him until the woman
was out of sight Mllin shouted az
her MS she left the station house
The woman was taken TO Coroner
Browns private office and closeted with
him, While there Mllm appeared. lie
tried to break into the room and get at
the woman again, hut was prevented
He called the woman names and
shouted he would Kill her II he had
weapon.
Mrs. Patterson made statement to
the coroner. She said she was a niece
Of the cashier Of leading New York |
bank Continuing, Mrs. Patterson said |
she heard a mufhed report 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 pistol I'm his coat pock- |
ct II developed In Mrs Patterson's |
statement "a the coroner that on her |
way down town Young stopped at hat |
store and bought new hat
The bail In which Mrs Patterson was 1
held was nj first fixed at $1,000, she
being held as a witness but this was
later Increased to $1,000 by the coroner
on the request OF the police officials.
Millln, the partner OF Young, insisted
upon being connected with the case.
and was held In $1,000 bail as e wit
ness, which he furnished at once.
Mrs. Patterson Is said TO have come
from Washington. When she left the
tlorodora company TO go to Washing
ton stories were printed about her haV-
ing made fortune In Wall street ana
TO the effect that she would aid her ia
Their and return 10 her family.
Less than a month ago q New York
paper printed n page review Of Youngg
career under the title 1.-THE Luck OF
Caesar Young"