The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-05
MURDERED in A CAB
FAMOUS THURMAN - KILLED IN
NEW YORK.
At First IT was Believed Case Was One
Of Suicide. hut Later Woman
IL Placed Under Ar
rest.

New York. June 4.--Frank T. Young.
known on the turf as Caesar Young,
book maker. horse owner and stock
holder in Pacific coast race tracks,
was shot and killed in hanson cab
today while on his way to the White
Star line pier to Join his wife. with
whom he was to have sailed for Eu"
rope. -
when the news of her husbands death
reached her, At first the death was
reported as suicide. but various cir
eumstances caused the police later TO
change In their views.
with Young in the cab. when po-
liceman was called, was Mrs. Nan Pat
terson, formerly an actress. whose
stage name was Nan Randolph" who
Is said to have been a member Of the
original Florodcra Sextette. She told
the policeman that Young had shot
himself, after announcing to her that
he was about going to Europe to be
zone probably for several months.
The policeman told the coroner how
ever, that the eevolver was in the
mans poke. and that he did not be-
lIeve Young could have put II there
after shooting himself, Young died
about five minutes after the policeman
first saw him,
The Patterson woman was taken 10
a noliee station where she collapsed,
There was a remarkable scene al the
station when Young's partner. q man
named Muilin, called there. He SAID
Young never carried a revolver ana
that he ala not believe the death was
Sue 10 a self-inflicted wound. Millin
said that Young, who came here from
england ten or fifteen years ago .
moor man. was worth more than half a
million dollars.
shortiv after Millin made this state
roent. Mrs. Patterson was brought ~ 10
he taken to the coroner's office Wilt
was leaning against the ran when ne
saw her, He started al nel wa"
-ush che srank back against ao-
tsctive Millin again rushed at neI,
h,t two or three detectives grapnea
M, ana held him until the woman was
ont ~ sight Millin shouted at heF "~
she left the station house
rhe woman was taken to Cofone,
Rrown's private office ana cioseteV
With him. While there Miiltn apPeH.
cd He tried to break into the rooIn
and get at the woman again pue ~ 81
| oreverted He called the woman Names
"a shouted ne would kill her II ne
sad a weapon. Mrs. Patterson made
| s.atament 10 the coroner. She Saiu sh'
..,as .he niece of the cashier pt rev
YORK bank. Continuing, MRS. fat'sr
sor aaid she heard a mufiied report az
rsetiv after Young had told her rs
Is going 10 leave her. She said she
S,d not see any pistol. She SAID she
believed he shot himself WIN the pls'
| toI IN his pocket. 1t developed IN Mrs
Patterson's statement TO tue eorohel
| ,,,st nm the way dowr town young
tn~a ed AZ a hat store and bought a
| new hat. - ,,z.Ao-sor
81 IN UTntCh
80 beId was at first fixed at $1,000
she being held as a witness put thls
was later increased to $4,000 by TINS
| ooroner on the request OF the onelals
MiIlin. the partner OF Young, insist
"a mon beInR connected with the case
ard was held in $1,000 bail as VIII
ness which he furnished at once.
,ees than a month ago a New fort
paper printed a page review OF iouhs
career under the utie' lne NNNN- "
Caesar Young -, .,r.h
tIe was brought to this country In 1881
Inv the old Manhattan Club as a rep
rssentative amateur athlete OF Eng
Hand Young several years ago puF
| chased race horses. one OF them pelnt
| ponIc which won the Burns handicap
one OF the big stake races in cailtor
mia. .-.,,,.a 81,
Mrs. Young, then bride trained Tn.
horse ana nearly $4,000 was won b.
them on the race. Young brought
string Of horses East with him whei
he came here about a month ago Tn
most noted of them are Cunard AM
| Watercure. A.
The dead man was known on IN
race track as Caesar Young put nj
correct name was Frank Ihohs
Young.
Mrs, Young II Frustrated
Nfrs Young left the pier when toll
of her husbands death and was take
TO friends home. She was completei
| FRUSTRATED.