The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-20


and said she was married in 1898 to
Leon James Martin, from whom she
has since been divorced She SAID she
first met Young in the summer OF 1SVS'
while she was on the way TO can,
fornia, as a member of a theatrical
company and that their friendship
soon riDened into love. She told in de-
tail of her many m settings with Dung
in various parts of the country, ana OF
trips she took with him.
Coming down to June 3. she was
asked about what she had heard that
day about Young's intention to go
abroad. She replied:
He called me on the telephone;
asked me why I did not come over to
the races. 1 asked him why he could
not come to see me and he said he
could not. He was Strengthening out
his business affairs.
remained there until after the sixth
race
she said she got to New York. at
6:15 o'clock and went to where her
did You visit pawn shop on that
day?"
Were you ever present, on that day
character was purchased by Mr..
Smith ?"
Never
did you ever seen Lyman Stern, the
pawnbroker, before he appeared on
''- No 4 3taie|'9 9'f'"U
Were you in Pabst's restaurant that
night?"
IT was not"
You heard Joseph Hewitt testify
that you came out of that restaurant
with a man; that a cab stood by; that
he said 'Yo unjust that you said L
won't, and he struck you in the face.
Is that true?''
iS
She told of her meeting that night
with Young, and denied the. testimony
of William Luce. She said that she
neither quarreled with Young nor cried,
and that Young did not strike her
Did you say you would prevent him
from taking passage on the boat?' she
was asked.
mo" she answered.
When they left the saloon, they walk
ed over to 125th street and Eighth ave-
nue., where Luce hailed a cab. She con-
tinued:
II wanted Young to go home with me
and then drive back, but 1 wanted him
to leave Mr.. Luce behind. AS l walked
back he caught my arm and as he help
ed me to the cab he playfully put his
hand up to my face. That was a way
he had of petting me. He never struck
me-
Miss Patterson said that next morn
ing she was awakened by Mrs. Smith,
who said Young had telephoned her to
meet him at PabStS in Columbus Cir
Gle. She took her handbag, containing
a handkerchief and calling cards. and
started. Young was angry, she said, be-
cause she was so long in arriving at
Pabst's. She also said he felt the eff
fects of what he had been drinking.
town in a cab. She denied that she
knew they were on the way to the
steamship pier.
Young stopped at a hat store and
iy1f0 n 90 xx-ha fhnU
had two drinks of whisky.
Mr.. Levy showed the witness a postal
card which Young had given her con-
tanning her name and address.
You saw him write this card?
Yes
He gave it te.you2r
Yes, he said, 9lakelt his.2AItz is some
thina-fhat you fbty needss.
I'VE then got into the cab and start
ed down, We talked about going away
and he kept questioning me about my
going away too. I told him to go away
and leave me for awhile. He said I
could come over after him when things
should have quieted down. He said that
he might not see me for long while,
and said also that he might never see
me again. He was getting more ex-
cited and put his hand around me. He
grabbed me roughly and kind of push
ed me over towards the side of the cab.
All of a sudden I heard a report. There
was a flash and then-the end
did you see the pistol in Young's
hand ?" asked Mr.. Levy
mo
.eWhat happened after the report ~
HE fellrover in my lap. He raised
half way up and fell down again. It
seemed ages before anyone came"
She then denied that she shot Young
or that she ever owned a revolver.
This ended direct examination and
court adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing, when Mr.. Rand will commence
the cross examina ton.
The first alleged eye witness of the
tragedy in the cab called by the de-
tense was Milton w. Hazelton, an in
ventor of Oneonta, N. Y. Mr.. Hazel
ton said he was visiting in New York
early in June and was on West Broad
way on the morning of June 4. He
was walking slowly along when he
saw a hanson cab approa ching. There
were two persons in the cab, one
woman, whom he identified as the de-
PENDANT, and the other a man. AS
the cab neared him he saw the flash
of a revolver. - i,
did the man have the revolver in
his hand at the time of the report and
the flash? ?" asked Mr.. Levy.
He did, replied the witness. 'He
had both his hands raised above his
the mans head fell into the woman's
lap and she placed her hands on top
of his head
Mr.. Hazelton said there was a man
1t was this stranger who had called
his attention to the cab. Who the
stranger was he had not the slightest
idea. He only knew that the stranger
was a Free Mason because he had
given a Masonic salutation and had
said that he was from the Rocky
mountains He had never seen the
man since they stood together on
West Broadway and watched the scene
in the cab. The witness insisted when
cross examined by Assistant District
Attorney Rand that he had a clear
view of the cab. and although he is an
old man, his eyesight is very good. He
had hesitated before making known
what he had seen. but two weeks after