Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-26
The Nan Patterson Trial.

New York, Nov. 26.--Counsel for
Nan Patterson, the actress, before the
bar of Justice, charged with Staying her
lover, Caesar Young, have virtually de-
cided TO let the young woman 60 on the
witness stand aud tell her story. The
lawyers for the defense, however, declare
that the prosecution has failed to make
out any case and that they will make
motion to have the jury directed to find
verdict of not guilty. A sensational
report was current throughout the city
today that J. Morgan Smith, brother
in-law of the defendant, had been ar
rested yesterday in West Nyack, n. T.,
by Central Office detective and was
now locked up in station house in this
city as witness. Smith has been
wanted by the District Attorney for
some time. He WAS subpOeoned to ap-
pear as a witness before the grand jury
in June. but disappeared before the
day the jury met. The prosecution de-
clares that Smith is the man who pur-
chased the revolver with which Young
was slain from Herman Stern, pawn
| broker the day before the shooting.
| The detective bureau and officials OF the
District Attorneys Office deny this
morning that Smith had been appre.
hended, but many still belie7e that at
some psychological moment Smith will
be produced in court. Some friends
of Mrs. Frank I. Young, widow OF
Caesar Young, are reported to have
declared today that the widow does not
believe her husband was murdered, but
that the actress displayed the revolver
to frighten her husband so that he would
miss the steamship. In wrangle for
the possession of the weapon she believes
it was accidentally discharged The
trial was unexpectedly adjourned this
morning until Monday because of the
sudden illness OF juror.
Harry Clay Mclean, of Washington,
ID. c., writes 10 the Publishers Press
this morning that it was he, and not his
brother Donald Mclean, who wrote
letter to Mr. Patterson, father of Nan
Patterson, expressing sympathy for him
in his trouble. Mr.. Harry Clay Nc
Lean states that his letter was exceed
ingly brief and was prompted by the
fact that he and Mr.. Patterson had been
associated together for years in bureau
of the Treasury Departmental and as men,
bers of the same Masonic bodies. Mr..
Me-. ean states that he and Mr.. Patter-
son have never been enemies, as the
statement given out at the criminal court
house here alleged, and that he did net
offer the assistance that the article out
| lines
There is every likelihood that new
jury will have to be empanelled. Ed
ward Dressler, juror, suffered third
stroke of paralysis this morning, and as
a blood clot has formed on the right side
of the brain, and his left side is para
lyzed, it will be an impossib ility for him
10 further attend the deliberations Of
the court. Mr.. Dresser suffered a Sec
Ond stroke month ago. When the
DOCTORS certificate was viewed by Judge
Davis, he Immediately called prosecutor
Rand and Abe Levy, counsel for Miss
Patterson, into conference this after
noon. While none of the conierrees
will talk for publication of what had
been done, it is understood, that when
the court meets on Monday, that the
prosecution will agree TO mistrial, and
that the present jury will be discharged.
A new panel of talesmen will be ordered,
and new jury selected, when the prose-
cution will have to present the evidence
already abduced at this trial.