Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23


jury reported they could not agree and
they were discharged. The jury was
not polled.
New York, Dec. %. - Nan Patterson
collapsed In the Tombs today so COM
pletely that the efforts Of the matron,
warden and her father to help her were
of no avail, and the prison physician
had to be called. She revived consid-
erably, but it was feared she would
collapse again when she went to the
court room.
New York. Dec. 23-Nan Patterson
collapsed again when she reached her
cell. The prison surgeon and two wo-
men are now attending her.
New York, Dec. 23.---After the hard
est day Of her life, day which opened
with brightest hope and ended in dark
est despair, Nan Patterson retired to
her cot In the Tombs half an hour after
midnight. According to the matron the
before she was asleep. Her sleep was
troubled and she awoke many times
during the night, but on the whole got
much better nights rest than might
be expected under the circumstances.
Il don't see how she does it," said
the matron. She has the most Won
derful nerve of any woman I ever
knew"
Even in the face of certain know
ledge that news OF the result of the
jury,s deliberations would not be forth-
coming until aften 10 today, scores of
persons remained ali night around the
criminal court building, hoping to be
the first to hear the verdict.
May Drop the Case.
AS soon as Miss Patterson was some-
what composed she was led across the
bridge of sighs to the criminal court
building. She was taken to the "Pen"
in the court building to await until
a verdict had been reached. There was
another giving way of overstrained
nerves today when William Ryan, a
policeman on guard at the entrance to
the jury room tainted. He had been
doing extra duty and this, with the
excitement, of the trial. was too much
for him. District Attorney Jerome said
today: "In the event of disagreement.
will make an investigation of how
the Jury stands. If the overwhelming
view of the jury is for acquittal, there
is a. possibility that she will never be
tried again"
During the forenoon the crowd a
round the court house increased until
the streets were blockaded and corri-
doris within the building so jammed
the police reserves were forced to clear
out the building several times.
Scene in Court Room.
Judge Davis arrived in the court
room aft 1890. He Immediately sent an
officer to summon the jury to the court
room. They reported they were unable
to agree on verdict and were sent
back to the jury room for further de-
The foreman of the jury told the
Judge he did not think the jury would
he able to reach a verdict. He COM
planned that several of his associates
were not susceptible to argument. The
Judge told them to reach a verdict If
they could conscientiously. The jury
then retired.
When the jurors filed into the court
room their faces showed deep lines as
a result of their all night vigil. The
prisoner had not reached the court
room but her aged father had come In
when the court was called to order. AS
the Jurors took their places behind the
rail Mr.. Patterson gaZed intently upon
their faces. AS he nervously funnbled
a. newspaper lying upon the table his
hands shook as if with palsy and it
seemed apparent he saw little to arouse
hope in the faces of the jurors. A mo-
ment later Nan Patterson, gowned en-
tirely in black, and with heavy black
veil concealing her features, walked
with a firm strong step to a chair be-
side her father. AS she sat down she
placed one arm across her fathers
shoulder With the other arm she rails
ed her veil and kissed the old man in
a very pretty. affectionate way. OF the
two. the father showed in far greater
degree the strain under which they had
been for many hours, and for time
the girl turned comforter. When the
foreman of the jury had spoken, saying
he was almost certain no agreement
could be reached a deadly pallor spread
over the face of the prisoner. But the
evidence of weakness was apparent for
a moment only, and from that time un-
til the court officer touched her on the
shoulder, she sat bolt upright, her lips
firmly compressed and gazed straight
into the faces of the jurors. Then she
arose with a firm step and returned to
the little pen above the court room to
await the result of the jury's further
Ten for Acquittal.
While the jury was at breakfast this
there was a renewed rumor
that the standing was 10 to in favor
IF acauittal.
It was noticed that of the twelve az
The breakfast table. two did not eat