The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-22
VERDICT MAY BE
REACHED TOD AY
Levy Makes Impassioned Speech
and Moves Audience to Tears.
Girl Covered Face With
Hands When the skel-
eton Was Dragged
Forth Again.
tBy Associated Press

Nl3W YORK, Dec. 9l.--Judge Vernon
N. u Davis did not deliver his charge TO
the Jury Iii the trial Of Nan Patterson
the former actress. tonight. but gent the
fjurymen homo to rest after a day spent
listening 10 the arguments of counsel
III had been expected TINT the case would
go 40 the fury before G o'clock, but Judge
Davis put his $churge ovcr&until to-mor-
row. ~ 5Sl 5s st # y 3fs
Levy M axes Great Speech.
Ahranam Levy, chief counsel for the
defendant. occupied the time OF the morn
ing scsison with his argument, while As As.
|sistant District. Attorney Rand took up
the afternoon with his speech. ig2 4
Both addresses were iinpass!oncd and
eloquent. Mr.. Levy swayed his listeners
TO tears at times by hissreferences to his
client and tho homecoming in Washing.
ton " hicl, lie anticipated. Placing "a
Bible on the railing In front of the jurors,
Mr. Levy read the eighth chapter of tho
Gospel Of ST. J ohm Ho laid particular
emphasis on 4 the sentence: :.'H He that is
without sin among you let him cast the
first stone,,, and then 5he said to he
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fore you hero, in the words Of Him who
spoke at that TIME, " oman, go and sin
no more?'
with the happiness OF your own home
before you and with the JOY OF the Christ-
mas festival in antlcipation,ta you go-s
ing to condemn this young woman? \.
s5s 4.Do not send her to her doom now,
when the entire world is rejoicing. See,
she sits there abandoned by all except
md fo a
her In your hands, confident that you will
lncquit her and restore her to her devoted
old father at a time when everything
| porcelain peace on earth. good will to
men. RI, r ask that you allow her to ia ke
him home to the aged wife and mother
who awaits them and give her chance
to live a new. life with them in her home,
Quails Before Rand.
&8i N1r Rand's argument was severe
arraignment OF Miss Patterson and when
the prosecutor pitilessly condemned the
women as the murderess Of the book
maker Caesar Young. she quailed under
his sinvectlve. tii58 38s
IN. Actress, stony Hearted, cruel m outhed
ayenger that she is. the story that she
told, the manner Of her telling 1t. ought
not to be convincing to a child. Every
action proclaims her guilt. have never
seen a. real murderer who has not been
distinguished by GOODNESS, calmness and
.unruffled demean6r and Sconceit. Never yet
was there a murderer who was not
anxious to testify. believing that his story
Swllold prove convincing to the jury.
Ethundered the prosecutor.
Miss Patterson's counsel swere not
spared by Mr.. Rand. who after saying
that the defendants testimony had been
itypewritten and learned by heart. added:
"There are those among her defenders
who are capable OF preparing testimony
which they know to be false. name no
names and stand ready to prove what
Il say II there Is any question raised on
that statement" N
Ghastly Skeleton Again.
J. Morgan Smith and his wife were de-
nounced by the lawyer. Most impressive
was Mr.. Rand $ attemptSto show the jury
that Young could not have shot himself.
The skeleton, which had already appear
led during the trial, was brought forward
and the attorney went over the details
OF the entrance OF the bullet and
the direction it took after enter
6ingr Youngs body. During this re-
citnl Miss Patterson covered her face
with her gloved hands. Mr.. Rand used
the revolver with which Young was
killed to prove that In no position could
1t have been held by Young to lnfllct
the wound that caused his death. Facing
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