Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-21
FOR JURY TOMORROW
Justice Makes Announcement
in Nan Patterson Trial.
ARGUMENTS IN TODAY
CHARGE TO THE JURYMEN DE-
FERRED UNTIL THURSDAY.
Forenoon Session Taken UP by Address
of Defense-Prosecution Closes
Case This Afternoon.
ARGUMENTS IN TODAY


This announcement was made this after
noon by Justice Davis. who said that the
physical condition of some of the jurors
was such that they could not stand a night
session.
The entire forenoon session today was
taken up by Lawyer Abraham Levy, lead
ing counsel for Miss Patterson in closing
argument for the defense.
AS Assistant District Attorney Rand will
speak three hours in closing the case for
the prosecution it was evident that the
charge to the jury would be deferred un-
til tomorrow.
NEW YORK, December 21.-Before an
other day Nan Patterson probably will
know whether her long-cherished desire to
spend the Christmas holidays with her in
valid mother in Washington will be realized
or whether she will be doomed to return to
her cell a convicted murderess. After more
than six months of waiting she has seen
the whole story of her life with Caesar
Young with its tragic ending laid bare be-
fore jury, and today she waited for the
word from them which will mean life or
death to her. That she was supremely con-
lIutnl VI tIe outcome llltGe Seelueu IO
doubt, as was apparent from her own
words.
Il feel sure that the jury believes my
story" she said, "and no matter what Mr..
Rand says in regard to it, it will still be
convinced of my innocence. l know, of
course, that such things are awfully un-
certain, but feel that l will be acquitted
within a brief time after the jury adjourns
to deliberate
,1,,l, ,la
scenes in the trial The last word of tes-
timony was heard at yesterdays short
afternoon session, and when the court ad-
journed it was agreed that the closing ar
guments of counsel would be made today
Justice Davis had expressed a wish to
give the case finally into the hands of the
jury before adjournment tonight and to
that end agreement was made to confine
the closing arguments to six hours. Half
OF that time was assigned to Abraham
Levy leading counsel for Miss Patterson.
to sum up the case for the defendant.
The remaining three hours was to be used
by Assistant District Attorney Rand in
marshaling the chain of circumstances
forged by the prosecution. With the charge
OF Justice Davis instructing the jurors
upon the various points of law which have
arisen during the long trial the case will
be complete. 1t will then be for the jurors
themselves to determine when the end shall
b. known.
Closing Address of Defense.
The appearance of the court room when
Justice Davis took his seat on the bench
today was in marked contrast to that of
yesterday and the day before Not more
than half the seats We're occupied today.
Mr. Unger of counsel for the defense
renewed his motion for Justice Davis to
order the acquittal of Miss Patterson
without further proceeding, but the court
denied the motion and directed counsel
To proceed with the arguments. Mr.. Levy
then began the closing address to the
jury for the defense.
Mr. Levy impressed upon the jury the
fact that Miss Patterson was not being
tried for immortality. No woman becomes
bad because of innate depravity, said he.
She becomes bad because of the in
centives of man and the weakness of her
nature.
If a man takes his life because of love
of her. why punish her? If her soul were
as black as the gates of hell, she was
nevertheless entitled. under the law, to
as fair treatment as If she were the
sweetest and pureSt.
You cannot bring back the dead" said
Mr. Levy, but if Caesar Young were here
today | think he would speak a few
words for this poor girl he has made his
pldything.
Prosecution Failed.
Mr. Levy declared that every effort of
the prosecution had failed to sustain the
charge that Miss Patterson pursued and
threatened to separate Young from his
wife. All the evidence tended to prove
that just the contrary was true, showing
at all times Youngs persistent and un-
failing admiration.
Referring to the part Miss Patterson's
sister and brother-in-law have had in the
case the attorney said: Il am not re-
sponsible for Julia or her disreputable
husband and / would to God that | could
have bTpn0bt them bpra What pr
may not have prompted Julia to write the
letter which has appeared in this trial /
do not know | don't know if it may not
be that hiding behind this defendant
Morgan Smith or his wife were attempt
ing to hlackmail the deceased There Is
no evidence connecting the defendant
with the letter nor showing that she
knew of its contents or whether or not il
had been sent"
He argued that the whole case of the
prosecution was constructed of the most
nimsy material and that this if nothing
more, should raise doubt in the minds
of the jurors.
No Motive to Kill Young.
Mr.. Levy claimed that the prosecution
had failed utterly in its attempt to show
that Miss Patterson had any motive to
take Young's life. On the other hand it
had shown that she had every reason to
want him to live.
He supplied her plentifully with money.
insuring her a life of ease and affluence.
and she loved him. At the same time, all
the evidence went to show that Young
was man of many moods and that he
had consumed large quantities of liquor
within few hours previous to the
tragedy
Was ii not possible, he asked, that
Young, with his eXcitable nature might
have acted hastily when he learned that
Miss Patterson had decided not to keep
her promise to meet him in Europe?
Did Not Prove Pistol Story.
The prosecution failed at vital point
I'm its case. he declared, in not being able
to prove that Miss Patterson had a re-
volver.
He maintained that it had been proved
conclusively that she had no pistol and
suggested that the man who purchased
the weapon at Stern's pawnshop might
have been Youngs brother-in-law, Luce,
and that the pistol might have been given