Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-07
RooKMAKER'S DEATH.
Investigation at New York Regarding
Younq's Demise.

I,.ort r. Young, the wealthy Dook-
,.a,. Young was shot, Saturday
Ioet while on his way to steamship
N call for Europe with his wife.
wan him in the cab was Mrs. Nan
patterson, formerly an actress whom
I,a,,,cr had known for several years.
~. patterson was held without bail
ny the coroner anu Was ioeh@u up III
tho Tonbs prison.
r,,a ro1ica at first believed that
, Killed himself but various cir
...,rces caused them to change this
';a,or and, Monday the detectives in
,.roa said they were sure Youngs
l,,rd was not self-infiicted.
rba entire case may center about the
-o,olvnr with which Young was shot.
civ detectives have been at work on
Ell. feature Of the case since Youngs
l.,.b VAS first discovered. Friends of
vo,,pc, say he never tatried a revolver
t., his life; that the revolver had evil
d.u,ly been carried by someone famil-
lar with weapons of the kind as one
chamber was not loaded. the hanamer
having been left down on this chamber.
Much mystery was made OF witness
,,ito. II was said would be produced at
the. inquest and whose testimony WOULD
go far To clear up the case.
Friends of Young said this witness
was "Eot a thousand miles away from
the rrcne when Young was shot. VINO
This witness is or what connection ne
had with the case could not be learned.
# vas said. however. that when he
took the stand and told his story it
would be made plain that Young dli
not kill himself and had no intention or
doing 50.
Young's body is at the home of
friend OF the family in New Rochelle
where the funeral services will be helh'
Monday evening.
The father and brother Of Mrs. Nan
Patterson called at the criminal courts
yuilding Monday They had visited
the girl. but beyond expressing their
Lciirf in her innocence, declined to u.s.
cuSs the case.
since Saturday much that mas an
imuortant bearing on the case has
been brought to light by detectives ana
The. district attorneys office. Rcports
Of a quarrel between the dead book
maker ana Mrs. Patterson have be n
Investigated and statements that the
actress threatened Young have been
looked into.
Abraham Levy, Mrs. Pattersons
counsel, said, today his client would
undoubtedly be liberated after the
hearing.
"Evcrything points to the fact that
NJ. Young shot himself Mr.. Levy
sid .and | am satisfied the coroner
and all other unprcjudiced persons will
think so after all the evidence has
been heard. W. shall insist that there
be no delay in Ill" hearing
The coroner's physician who per-
formed the autopsy on YOung's body.
said, today. that he saw no reason
why tn" bullet wound that caused tho
mans death could not have been self
inflicted especially if the trigger had
been pulled with the thumb. Pieces of
the cpdermis removed from the two
fingers Of the right hand of the dead
mau for close examination We're pitt"d
as If with powder, although it was not
clearly evident from hasty inspection
that the marks We're made by powder.
The Young case hearing was post
pon.d by the coroner and Mrs. Patt"r-
sons bail was fixed at $1,000. When the
case was called. the district attorney
asked for an adjournment. This was
OPPOSED by Mrs. Patterson's counsel.
hut after long argument the coroner
decided 20 put the case over until Fri
day. The district attorney asked that
the bail be fixed Mt $4,000 but after
considerable discussion the coroner
said that S50O0 WAS sufficient. Mrs. Pat
tcrsln rcu,ainc in the COroners Office
while her friends sought security for
the bond.
Mrs Patterson. who was accOmpanl-
ed TO the cOroner'S office by her sister,
Mrs Morgan Smith, seemed much more
composed thnn she was on Saturday,
hut she was very pale. She was rep
resented by five attorneys. In opposing
adiournmcnt one Of her lawyers said
the case against her WAS based only
on some imaginative speculatory
theory of the police. which has no
foundation in fact" Assistant District
Attorney Caravan said n postponement
WAS necessary because Mrs. Young
who WAS expected to be very impor-
tant witness WAS unable to appear. Mr..
Caravan held that 10000 should be the
minimum bail required saying. IF this
she Is guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree"
II believe that this process" said
Attorney Levy for Mrs. Patterson.
'undcr which this investigation is b.
ing conducted is entirely inadequate
and am satisfied that I could have
this woman released by a writ of
hahras corpus from the supreme
court
This witness is most important to
tn" case" Interrupted the coroner.
Witness" cried Mr.. Levy. "she's
IN" defendant here; she is aCcuser Of
= crime"
Coroner iir"Tnc then announced that
II" would adjourn the case until Fri
day. ana fixed bail mt $1,000. Mr.. Levy
said he would endeavor to get the bail.
ALLEGED SMUGGLERS
or Oats and Liquor Held for District