The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-24
MANY SPECTATORS PRESS
FORWARD TO SYMPATHIzE
Six Jurors for AcquittaI and Six for
conviction-Young Woman Passes
an HystericaI Night In
the Tombs.

New York, December 23-Following
day of intense nervous strain, Nan Pat
terson tonight is in the Tombs, i'll, and
perhaps on the verge of breakdown but
with constant attendance
The former show girl. expecting aequit-
tai at the hands of the jury which has
listened to the evidence In her trial for
the murder of Caeser Young last June,
went into court this noon to learn that
the twelve men chosen to decide as to her
n innocense or guilt had been able to reach
7 no agreement-in fact, had divided evenly
over the question as to whether or not
she had the revolver which ended Youngs
life.
The jury stood six to six, half for ac-
quittal, the other half for conviction. AL
though no official announcement ~as
made further than this. court house talk
had it that of the six deciding against
Miss Patterson, none was for conviction
of murder in the first degree, that one
held out for murder in the second two
for manslaughter in the first degree.
\ and three for manslaughter in the Sec
fSond degree.
Demonstration Was Remarkable.
THE demons tration in the court after
the announcement of the disagreement
was somewhat remarkable, many press
ing forward to express sympathy for the
young woman.
THE girl is in a very bad mental con-
dition," said Abraham Levy, her attor-
rey. after visiting Miss Patterson in the
Tombs prison. "She is almost constantly
hysterical but 1 don't think she will col
lapse hope left her in a somewhat
berter frame Of mind L, Of course, can
not tell what we will do for her yet. The
counsel for the defense will have a con-
sultation and will then do the best we
can for her. If the retrial is not right
away l am going to make desperate
effort to set bail for her will plead
with Jerome to reduce the bail to $l5-
COO and l will be able, think to arrange
for that amount and thus let her have
her freedom while again waiting the long
nerve wrecking ordeal she will have to
face"
Interest tonight conferred In District At
torney Jerome's future action. He has
not said what he will do but it was in
timated that the way the jury stood may
inform him as to a new trial
The Jury took one ballot, according to
the foreman and devoted the remainder
time to discussion. From first to last the
division was even. For twenty-four hours
they discussed the case and one juror Is
quoted as saying that one juror for ac-
Quittal, tried on the coat which Young
wore at the time Of his death and with
revolver attempted to demonstrate
that suicide was possible. The interest in
the case was so intense that the crowds
which had stood outside the court build
ing all the morning pursued Foreman
Harmer of the jury when he left the
court after the final adjournment. He
boarded a trolley car but men chased the
car to his business office and mounted
policemen were called to dispense the
throng.
Abraham Levy tonight issued a state
ment in the course of which he said:
Attorney Levy Makes Statement.
From our understanding Of the law,
applicable to it and careful analysis
of the proof having legal or logical rela-
tion to the case we felt confident that
the trial would result In the girls ac-
quittal and we are disappointed at the
outcome.
Ne are more convinced than ever that
a verdict Of guilty never will be reached
in the case. Whether or not there is to
be third trial is a matter largely rest
ing In the official judgment of the dis
trict attorney whose opinion on the sub
ject will be affected by his legal judg-
ment as to the probability of conviction
and whether or not the county should be
subjected to the enormous expense which
the trial would enta''
Speaking of the work of Judge Davis
and reviewing the fact that there was
no coroner's inquest and that the defense
did not have the minutes of the grand
jury which indicted Miss Patterson Mr.
Levy continued:
1.-The defendant Is wholly without
means. When counsel had summed the
defense Of her case it was with the un-
derstanding that the defendant was with
out means, so that during the progress
of the trial we did not even have the
stenographers' minutes of the Testimony.
Probably the most important witness
for the defense should have been Mrs
Blake the telephone operator at the
st. Paul hotel, who received the va
rious messag which the deceased sent
on that morning. But we are entirely
without means to secure her attendance
a.. the trial and only discovered her
whereabouts since the trial was in prog
ress
I'VE question whether the district at
torney will move for a third trial of
the case"