Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
NAN PATTERSON CASE
SPECULATION OVER THIRD TRIAL
JEROME CENTER OF INTEREST.

The demonstration in the court after the
announcement of the disagreement of the
Jury in the Nan Patterson case in New
York Yesterday afternoon was somewhat
remarkable many pressing forward to ex-
press sympathy for the young woman.
Abraham Levy chief counsel for Miss
Patterson. called on his client In the Tombs
late yesterday afternoon and remained with
her an hour. He was i'll in bed when the
court convened but when he learned of the
action of the jury he went to the jail to
cheer his client.
'"She girl is in a very bad mental condi-
ton" he said after he had left her. she
is almost constantly hysterical, but don't
think she will collapse. j hope | left her
IN a somewhat better frame of mind. L. OF
course cannot tell what we will do for her
yet The counsel for the defense Will nave
a consultation, and will then do the best we
can do for her.
Effort to Get Bail.
eff the retrial is not right away, l am
going to make a desperate effort to get pai
for her. / will plead with Mr. Jerome TO
reduce the bail to $4,000, and l Will be
able, l think, to arrange for that amount,
and thus let her have her freedom while
again awaiting the long, nerve-Wrecklng
ordeal she will have to face
Interest last night centered In ListIlct
Attorney Jeromes future actlon. he mas
not said what he will do, but it was intl-
mated that the way the jury stood may In
fuence him as to new trial. The jury TOOK
but one ballot, according to the 1orefhah,
and devoted the remainder of. the time TO
discussion From first to last the DIVISION
was even. For twenty-four hours they as
cussed the evidence, and one juror Is quoted
tonight as saying that one OF those VINO
stood for acquittal tried on the coat Whlcn
Young wore at the time of his death ana
"a
that suicide was possible
Crowds Pursued a Juror.
The interest in the case was SO intense
that the crowds which had stood OUTSIDE the
court building all the morning pursued
Foreman Harmer of the jury, when he left
the court after the final adjournment. He
boarded trolley, but men chased the car
to his business office, and mounted police
men were called upon to dispense the
throng.
Abraham Levy last night issued state
ment in the course of which he said:
From our understanding of the law APP
plicable to it, and careful analysis OF the
material proofs. which could be regarded
as having any legal or logical relation to
the case, we felt confident that the trial
would result in the girls acquital, and we
are disappointed at the outcome.
Prisoners Counsel Convinced.
Eve are more convinced than ever that
a verdict of guilty will never be reached
in the case. Whether or not there is to be
third trial is a matter largely resting in
the official Judgment of the district attor-
ney. whose conclusion on that subject will
necessarily be affected by his legal judg-
ment as to the probability of conviction.
and his more purely official Judgment
whether or not the county should be SUBJ
jected to the enormous expense which an
other trial of such a case entails"
After expressing his appreciation 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 Pat
terson, Mr.. Levy continued.
Defendant Without Means.
1.-THE defendant is wholly without means.
When counsel assumed the defense of her
case. 1t was with the understanding and
in the expectation that the defendant would
be sufficiently equipped with means IL not
to properly compensate them, at least to
meet the disbursements and actual expenses
which were bound to arise. This she has
never been able to do; so that, during the
progress of the trial We did not even have
the stenographer's minutes of the testi-
mony but were obliged TO depend upon
our own notes as to proofs given through
trial spreading over three weeks
Probably the most important witness for
The defense should have been Miss Blake,
TEL who received the various messages
which the deceased sent on that morning
Many Embarrassments.
But we were entirely without means to
secure her attendance at the trial, and only
discovered her whereabouts In St. Louis
while the trial was in progress.
There were many other embarrassments
from which the defendant suffered with re-
gard to the nonappearance of witnesses,
which are well known to the public
we feel confident now that in view of
the wide publicity given to the case other
witnesses will come forward if necessary,
10 corroborate the defendants story in ali
Is substantial details. We question, how
ever, whether the district attorney will
move for third trial of this CASE