The news & observer., 1904-11-23
NAN LOSES NERVE
Turns White at Sight of
Skeleton. Seems About
to Collapse.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov. 22.-Several un-
usual features were presented in the
Supreme court today in the trial of
Nan Patterson for the alleged murder
of Caesar Young. Frederick d.
Michaels, the cabman, described the
cab in which Young met his death
He said that he heard the sound of a
pistol shot and that Miss Paterson
opened he trap moment later and
told MN to drive to a drug store, but
that he did not look into the cab He
then told what occurred UP to the
time when he reached the hospital
where 1oung's body was taken.
During the day a skeleton and two
pieces of skin from Young's second
finger were produced in court by the
prosecution. The skeleton was shown
in order that the course Of the bullet
that killed Young might be traced.
The state, 1T is understood, expects
to use the pieces of skin in refuting
the suicide theory.
The Introduction of these exhibits
caused q sensation in the court room
and fr a time Miss Patterson seemed
on the verge of collapse. The court
room was crowded when the trail was
resumed and the corridors of the
building were thronged.
Several persons were put on the
witness stand to testify regarding in
cidents that followed the arrest of
Miss Patterson and Police Captain
Sweeny identified the revolver which
nc said was found in Youngs pocket
after the shooting.
Stcmm the Star Witness.
William Stemm, Jr., the young mar
who directed Michael, the cab driver
TO the hospital, proved to be the star
witness of the day. He was standing
on the corner of West Broadway and
York streets and heard the revolver
shot just after the cab had passed
him. He was sartled and looked up
the street quickly trying to locate
the SPOT from which the shot was
fired. There was no one from the
opposite side Of the street and lie coli
cluGed that the shot must have been
fired in the cab which was about
twelve feet away and moving rather
slowly. AS the cab swung around toI
the drug store he followed and saw
the driver talking with the druggist.
In the cab he saw q man and a wo-
man, the man lying with his head in
the Woman's lap "r2he driver seem
ed to be all tangled up" said Stemm
and l rode on the step of the cab to
the hospital. When we reached the
hospital l helped a policeman to carry
the nan in and then helped the wo
man to alight She was frightened
and pale and looked as if she wanted
to cry bat could not"
in reply to questions by Mr. Levy
the witness said that about eight or
Nine minutes elapSed from the time
he heard the shot until the cab reach
ed the drug store. Traffic both ways
nrevented the cab getting there soon.
Mr.. Levy had one of the Jurors holG
. watch while the witness est mated
one minute time, marking the begin
nlng and ending by slappirg his hands
The Jurors watch showed that only
SIX seconds elapsed between the two
hGnd-Claps. Stemm said there were
several men around the cab as it stood
near the drug store. but he could not
recall seeing q red haired young man
referred to by Mr.. Levy. He first told
of his connection with the tragedy
The following Saturday. He had heard
that the pclce were looking for him
as witness and voluntarily surren-
dered himself.
The Skeletons Appear.
The human skeletons which fro
Quentiy have been mentioned in con-
ncction with The case made their first
appearance in the count room when
Coroner's Physician Philip f. O'Han-
Ion was called to the stand. DR.
O Hanlon testified that he performed
the autopsy on Young's body and said
that death was caused by hemorrhag4
of the left lung, resulting fro ma shot
wound. The bullet had entered the
left shoulder and passed downward to-
ward the centre of the body lodginS
IN the muscles Of the back A probe
was inserted in the Sweleton to show
the course taken by the bullet, and
both the sweleton and a bullet which
the witness identified as the one taken
from Youngs bcdv was marked as
exhibit.
While the skeleton was being exhib-
tied, Miss Patterson turned deathiv
waite and called for Il glass of water.
II was feared that she WAS going to-
faint hut she soon gained control OF
herself.
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