The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05
GREAT MYSTERY
 ABOUT SHOOTING Caesar" Young Was Famous
 in Turf Circles
ABOUT TO START TO EUROPE
Actress Was With Him In Cab and Suicide Theory First Advanced Is Questioned By
 Authorities.

[ New York, June 4.-Frank T. Young, known on the turf as Caesar Young, book maker, horse owner and stockholder in Pacific coast race tracks, was shot and killed in a 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 Europe.
 Mrs. Young was waiting at the pier when the news of her husbands death reached her. At first the death was re- i ported as suicide, but various circum- stances caused the police later to change their views.
 With Young In the cab. when a police man was called was Mrs. Nan Patter- son, formerly an actress, whose stage name was Nan Randolph" who is said to have been a member of the original Floro9are. Sextette. She told the police man that Aoung had shot himself. after announcing to her that he was about to go to Europe to be gone probably for several months. The policeman told the coroner. however, that the revolver was In the mans pocket and that he did not believe Young could have put it there af- ter shooting himself. Young died about five minutes after the policeman first saw him.
 Taken to Police Station.
 The Patterson woman was taken to a police station. where she collapsed. There was a remarkable scene at the station when Young's partner, a man named Millin, called there. He said Young never carried revolver and that he did not believe the death was due to a E.self=in1ietsd wound. MilIin said that Xguhg came here from England ten or lsfifteen7 years ago a poor man, was worth worth more tifanshalf million dollars.
 Shortly after Millin made this state ment Mrs. Patterson was brought in to be taken to the coroners office Milln was leaning against the rail when he saw her. He started at her with a rush She shrank back against a detective Milln again rushed at her, but two or three de- tectives grabbed him and held him until the woman was out of sight Miln shouted at her as she left the station house.
 Attempts to Enter Room.
 The woman was taken to Coroner ! Browns private office and closeted with him. While there Mllin appeared He tried to break into the room and get at the woman again, but was prevented. He called the woman names and shouted he would kill her if he had a weapon Mrs. Patterson made a statement to the coroner. She said she was the niece of the cashier of New York bank Con- tinuing Mrs. Patterson said she heard a muff1ed report directly after Young had told her he was going to leave her. She said she did not see any pistol. She said she believed he shot himself with the pis- tol in his pocket It developed in Mrs. Patterson's statement to the coroner that on the way down town Young stopped at a hat store and bought a new hat
 The ball in which Mrs Patterson was held was at first fixed al 5000, she being held as a witness, but this was later in- creased to $50O0 by the coroner on the re- quest of the officials
 Millin, the partner of Young insisted upon being connected with the case and was held in 5000 bail as a witness, which he furnished at once.
 Less than A month ago a New York paper printed page review of Young's g career under the title, The Luck of Caesar Young"
 Was an EneIishman.
 Young was an Englshman by birth. He was brought to this country in 1890 by the old Manhattan club as a representa- tive amateur athlete of England. Young several years ago purchased race horses, one of them being Eonic, which won the Burns handicap, one of the big stake races in California.
 Mrs Young then a bride, trained the horse and nearly $50,0Oo was won by them on the race. Young brought a string of horses east with him when he came here about a month ago. The most noted of them are Cunard and Water cure.
 The dead man was known on the race track as Caesar Young, but his correct name was Frank Thomas Young.
 Mrs Young left the pier when told of her husbands death and was taken to a friend1 home. She was completely pros trated.
 The coat and shirt worn by Young have been examined in the cornorer's office. There was no trace of powder marks and no bullet hole in the coat pocket in which the pistol was found.