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WOMAN, GO AND
SIN NO MORE
LEVY BEGGED THE JURY
no ADDRESS THE WORDS OF
CHRIST TO NAN PATTERSON.

stOne," Mans Lawyer Read from
Holy Writ-MOved His Hearers to
Tears-Rand Made n Passionate
Denunciation of the Woman, As
sertins Her GuiIt-TO Jury To-day.
New York. Dec. 21.-Judge Vernon
NJ. Davis did not deliver his charge to
the Jury in the trial of Nan Patterson,
the former actress. tonight, but sent
the jurymen home to rest after a day
spent listening to the arguments of
counsel. 1t had been expected that
the case would go to the jury before 6
o'clock, but Judge Davis put his
charge over until tomorrow.
Abraham Levy, chief counsel for the
defendant, occupied the time of the
morning session with his argument,
while Assistant District Attorney Rand
took up the afternoon with his speech.
Both addresses were impassioned and
eloquent.
Mr.. Levy swayed his listeners to
tears at times by his references to his
client and the home coming in Wash
ington, which he anticipated. Placing
Bible on the railing in front of the
Jurors, Mr.. Levy. read the eighth chap
ter of the gospel of st. John. He laid
particular emphasis on the sentence:
He that is without sin among you,
let him cast the first stone" and then
he said to the jury: "Will you say
to her who sits before you here, in
the words of Him who spoke at that
time, Woman, go and sin no more?
For Father and Mother.
with the happiness of your own home
before you, and with the joy of the
Christmas festival in anticipation. are
you going to condemn this young wom-
an?
DO not send her to her doom now
when the entire world is rejoicing. See,
she sits there abandoned by all ex-
cept that old man, her aged father. l
leave her in your hands, confident that
you will acquit her and restore her to
her devoted old father at a time when
everything proclaims, Peace on earth,
good will to men, / ask that you al
low her to take him home to the
aged wife and mother, who awaits
them and give her a chance to live a
new life with them in her home."
His Arraignment Severe.
Mr.. Rand's argument was a severe
arraignment of Nan Patterson, and
when the prosecutor pitiessly con-
demned the woman as the murderess
of the boolmaker, Caesar Young. she
quailed under his invective. Actress,
stony-hearted, cruel-mouthed avenger
that she is, the story she told, the
manner of her telling it, 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
coolness, calmness and unruffied de-
meanor and conceit. Never yet was
there a murderer who was not anx
ious to testify, believing that his
story would be convincing to the
jury" thundered the prosecutor.
In detail, he held up her character
to the jury and asked if a woman like
her was able to have any love other
than that of the beast" 1.-THE beast
in the woman called to the man and
the beast in the man answered." he
said
Did Counsel Prepare False Testi-
monye
Nan Patterson's counsel were not
ing that the defendants testimony had
been typewriter 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 l stand ready to
prove what I say if there is any ques-
ton raised on that statement"
j. Morgan Smith and his wife were
denounced by the lawyer.
Most impressive was Mr.. Rands at
tempt to show the jury that Young
could not have shot himself. The skele-
ton, which had already appeared dur
ing the trial, was brought forward and
the attorney went over the details
of the entrance of the bullet and the
direction it took after entering Young's
body During this recital the defendant
covered her face with her gloved
hands
Mr. Rand used the revolver with
which Young was killed to prove that
in no position could it have been held
by Young TO infict the wound that
caused his death. Facing the jury with
the pistol In his outstretched hand, the
prosecutor exclaimed:
Might Try IL on Themselves.
Gentlemen, will give you this re-
Volver To take into the jury room, and
II any man among you can hold il as
the defense's theory of suicide would
4tluHe you TO nOld IL IN Ofuer 10 III
fict this wound and then pull the trig-
ger, will consent to your setting this
defendant free on the spot"
The remainder of the speech was
given over to controverting the testi-
mony of the defense.
The appearance of the court room
when Justice Davis took his seat on
the bench to-day was In marked con-
trast to that of yesterday and the day
before. Not more than half the seats
Were occupied to-day.
Mr. Unger OF counsel for the defense
renewed his motion for Justice Davis
70 order the acduittal OF the accused
without further proceeding. but the
court denied the motion and directed
the counsel TO proceed with the argu-
inents. Mr.. Levy then began the clos
ing address TO the jury for the de-
fense.
Not ON Trial for immortality.
Mr.. Levy Impressed upon the jury
me fact that Nan Patterson was not
peing tried for immortality. No w0m-
hn becomes bad because of innate de-
pfaylty. said he. She becomes bad be-
,hphe ~ the Incentives Of man and
ihe weakness of her nature. N a man
iAhes hiH life because Of love OF her.
WY punish herr n her soul were aa
Nlafk ~ the gates Of he'll fhc wasi
revert helfsn, entitled under the law
m M filr treatment a. n she wore the
'htlffnf aud pnreni.
You cannot bring back fhc drnd 4"
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