Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-21
Attorney Levy For the Defend
ant Makes a Stirring Ap-
peal For His Client
DECISION EXPECTED THURSDAY
Justice Davi. Decides Not to Submit
the Case Until Tomorrow az Jurors
Are Unable to Stand Night Session
Court Ro,m Not So Crowded Since
Evidence Concluded.

New York, Dec. 81. The case Of
Nan Patterson will not go to the jury
today. Justice Davis this afternoon
announced the physical condition OF
some OF the Jurors was such they could
not stand a night session. The entire
forenoon session today was taken up
by Lawyer Levy. counsel for Miss Pat
terson and District Attorney Rand will
speak three hours in closing the case
for the prose cution.
New York. Dec. 21.-Tne appearances
in the court room when the Nan Pat
terson trial was resumed today was
in marked contrast with the past two
days. Not more than half the seats
were occupied today. Mr.. Unger, codn-
sci for the defense, renewed his mo-
ton for Justice Davis to order the ac-
quittal Of Miss Patterson without fur
ther proceeding, but the court denied
the motion. Mr.. Levy then began the Z
closing address for the defense.
Mr.. Levy pressed upon the jury the
fact that Miss Patterson was not Defnx
tried for immortality. No woman be
comes bad because Of innate deprav.
ity, said he. She becomes bad because
Of incentives; of man and the weakness
of her nature. II man takes his lie
because Of love Of her, why punish Her
II her soul were as black as the gates
Of hell she was nevertheless emitted
under the law to as fair treatment A.
il she were 1he sweetest and parest.
you cannot bring back the dead,
said Levy, but II Caesar Young were
here today, think he would speak
few words for this poor girl ne nas
made his pl.lything.
Levy dec ared that every effort of
the prosecution had failed TO sustain
the charge that Miss Patterson pur-
sued and threatened to separate YOUNG
from his wife. All the evidence tended
to prove jr4st the contrary was true.
showing at all times Young's persis-
tent and ullfailing admiration
Referring to the part Miss Patter-
son's siste, and brother -in-law have
had In the case, the, attorney said:
II am not responsible for Julia or ner
disreputabla husband, and would 20
God / could have brought them mere.
What may or may not have promptef.Al pf.l
Julia to write the letter which mas
anneared iii this trial. do not know. !
don't know II it may not be that nio-
ing behind that defendant Morean
smith or Ills wife were attempting %
hlacknail deceased. There is no evi-
dence connecting the defendant witnz
the letter or showing that she knew o.s
its contents or whether or not II nau
been sent -
He argued that the whole case q
the prosecution was constructed OF the
most flinsy material and that this. =
nothing ore, should raise q doubt an
the minds OF the Jurors.
Levy claimed that the prosecutlon
had failed utterly in Its attempt .
show that Miss Patterson had any mos
five to take Young's life. On the otneF
hand. It had shown that she had every
reas son to want him to live. He sup
nlied her rlentifully with money ensure
ING her life Of ease and ahluence ana
ahe loved him. At the same time az
the evidence went to show that 1oune
was q ma, Of many moods. ana tnat ne
nod consumed large quantities OF nQuo5
within a few hours previous 70 tns
| tragedy. 4h.e
Young. With his excitable nature.
nieht have acted hastily when ne
learned that Miss Patterson had decio-
ID 1s'' not NOT t., keep her promise to meet
him in E,lrope?
The testimony Of the expert VII
nesses m WHO appeared before the jury
mirht ,,I, be dismissed with the statement:
] aF,1nert testimony is no better tnan
vonr own common sense. We get ex-
merits to testify either one way OF ~
other. They testify only for the sioe
| that pays them.