New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
A MYSTERIOUS WITNESS.
WAS NE4R CAB TRAGEDY.
Young's ReLGtiUes Sag Murder
Officials Think It a Suicide.

| was better known IN racing circles as CsSsdI'
took his own life Saturday morning While on tnt
way 20 the White Star Line pier, where he was Il
meet his wife and sail for Europe on the Ger
| manic or whether he was shot by another, was
| by no means settled by yesterdays developments
| IN the case Man" Patterson. the "Florooora
actress who with him in the CAB at the time
| he received the wound which RESUMED IN ms
| death is still held in the Tornbs as coroner
| witness At noon to-day a Coroner's jury Will
hear testimony in the case and DECIDE IL ehe Is
20 be held on a serious charge
Youngs relatives conferred yesterday after
noon and discussed the case from every point
of view At this conference mysterious
witness referred TO as Billy and man who
was not a hundred blocks away at the time of
the shooting Young's brother-in-laws said
that Billy" would give important testimony to-
day on the strength of which and on threaten
Ing letters written in the last few weeks TO
Young, they hoped to have someone held'respon-
sible for his death.
Assistant District Attorney Caravan had
charge Of the case for District Attorney Jerome
Six detectives were at work on different phases
of the mystery. but at a late hour last night
they had nothing material to report. Neverthe-
less Mr.. Caravan said thaS the District Attor-
ney's office would ask for no postponenent TO-
day when the case came UP before the Coroner
and that the future of the would be deter
mined by the testimony then produced
The District Attorneys office is inclined to
believe that Young took his own life.
The body Of Young taken yesterday morn
ing to New-Rochelle TO the home of B. s. Nc
Keand. No. 1874 Woodland-ave., a brother OF
Mrs. Young The widow of the dead bookmaker
is at the McKeand home, Frustrated by the
tragedy. The funeral viii be held this evening,
and tomorrow morning the body will be taken
to a receiving vault in Kensico Cemetery
The relatives Of Nan Patterson were less IN
cIined to talk about the case yesterday than on
the day Of the shooting They insisted on the
suicide theory and professed the fear that the
young woman would not care to live now that
Young was dead. They said that she was too
much in love with him to think Of bringing any
harm to him. even though he was leaving her
for a trip ir Europe.
The conference of Young's relatives was held
at the office of B. S McKeand. No. 10 East
One-hundred- and thirtieth-st. Mr.. Mcheand
acted as spokesman for the family. John D.
Millin the dead bookmaker's partrer IN track
operations. was present at the conference
1--WE will produce a witness at the coToner's
,nouest tomorrow" said Mr. McKeand, WHO
will throw some new light on the case. What
he will testify to I not at liberty to say,
but we hope that it will result in some one be
ing held for Mr.. Young's death. That he did
not commit suicide, We are certain
The witness was referred to as Billy" and
he was present at the conference He was
heavy man. of probably fifty years with a dark
mustache. He refused to make any statement.
Millin. Young's friend. was still in a trouble
hunting mood. On Saturday he tried TO do
violence TO Mrs. Patterson at the Leonard-st.
station and the Criminal Courts Building
he repeatedly charged her with being the cause
OF Young's death. Yesterday his anger seemed
to be directed against with whom
the actress was associated Through most of
the conference he sat in sullen silence and when
he spoke It to voice unprintable charges
against the who he said had cost him his
best friend.
OWNERSHIP OF THE REVOLVER
If the detectives of the District Attorneys
Office could have learned who was the owner OF
the revolver found in Young'e pocket they would
have counted yesterdays work we'll done.
Young's friends insist tina. he never carried a
gun, no matte: how much money he might have.
Mrs. Young says that she laid out his clothes
Friday night and that he had no weapon at
that time. The revolver from which the fatal
shot fired is by means a cheap weapon
and IL the detectives could trace it's ownership
one of the most mysterious points would be
cleared.
Frederick Michaels. the driver of the cab in
which Young was shot. was questioned more
closely yesterday. and at least one new poi-c
came out. He told how he had driven Mrs. Pat
terson and Young from tire stables to a hat store
ut Twenty-third-st and Broadway. and therce
TO a saloon at BIeecker-st and West Broadway
According to Michaels. Young and the woman
remained IN the saloon for nearly fifteen min
utes When they came out Youcg looked at his
watch and said to the driver:
Hurry driver. I must be at the White Star
Line pier before $50"
IF Young committed suicide" sai& Assistant
District Attorney Garvan. "he must have made
up his mind to do so after he left Bleecker-st"
The driver Gays thai he drove as rapidly as
the crowded condition of the street would ad-
nit until in the neighborhood Of Franklic-sr
and West Broadway. Then. according TO his
story yesterday, Mrs. Patterson called to him:
Drive 10 drug store quick! My friend has
hurt himself"
Last evening Mr Carvan said that there
had been no developments in the case in the
course OF the day: at least. that the detectives
had reported nothing. He knew nothing of the
witness Billy" whom relatives OF Young are
counting for important testimony to-day. He
said that, 20 far as the District IttorL ey's
Office concerned. postponement would
be asked for when the case came UP at noon
to-day.
Henry W. Unger, OF Levy & Unger, who has
been retained counsel for Mrs. Patterson.
yesterday at his horne. No. 241 East Thirty
nlnth-st.. said:
went to the Tombs this morning and saw
Mrs Patterson She Is still in a state OF partial
collapse due TO the trying scenes OF yesterday.
AS far as we are concerned there is nothing to
say to-day. There is absolutely no direct evil
dence on which Mrs Patterson can be held, and
we VIII make every effort to have the case
brought up and settled at