The Indianapolis journal., 1904-06-08
FATHER Of ACTRESS NAN
PATTERSON TELLS HER
HE WILL STAND BY HER
Confers with His Daughter After
She Is Again Remanded to
the Tombs.
HER CASE BEFORE COURT
Justice Clarke Hears Argument in
Petition for Writ Of Ha-
beas Corpus.
IS VERY MUCH SURPRISED
That the Woman Is Held Without
Formal Charge-Decision
Is Reserved.
rs VERY MUCH SURPRISED

NEW YORK, June Mrs. Nan Patter-
son. who has been held in the Tombs prison
in connection with the mysterious death OF
Caesar Young, the wealthy bookmaker,
who was shot while riding in a cab with
the young woman last Saturday, was this
afternoon taken before Justice Clarke, of
the Supreme Court, on a writ of habeas
corpus. At the close of the arguments
Judge Clarke took the papers and said he
would give his decision at the earliest pos
sible hour The prisoner was taken back
to the Tombs.
great crowd gathered in the courtroom
when Mrs Patterson was brought before
Judge Clarke. The prisoner was accom-
panied only by the warden of the Tombs
prison. When the proceedings were begun
Coroner Brown produced a copy of the
affidavit on which the woman Is held by the
coroner.
Attorney Unger. for Mrs. Patterson, re-
ferring TO the affidavit, said they were con-
fronted by paper which purported to be a
return, but was in such shape that he
doubted the district attorneys Office was
responsible for it. He then demurred for
mally to the return. This loose paper is
for n dilatory purpose" declared Mr..
OnSeT. ne Inen went INTO the law dS 10
coroners' inquests, and said that a coroner
had no power to imprison a person accused
of crime before the inquest unless the per-
son was not in custody. In order TO enable
the coroner to act there must be informa-
ton laid before him that a murder has
been committed" said Mr.. Unger.
''Or suicide interrupted Justice Clarke.
Mrs. Patterson never took her eyes from
her counsel's face as he was making the
argument. but she gave not the slightest
indication of nervousness or anxiety over
hR IInr - che r~a6 tho
might nave been one of the half dozen
women spectators in the courtroom.
Assistant District Attorney Sanford said
IL would be great pleasure 10 the coroner
If he could discharge the woman out he
could not under the pure question of law.
the information had been laid before him
that crime had been committed. The as
sistant district attorney went on to describe
the wound and said that the woman was
the only one who was near the dead man.
THE pistol was held so close to the coat
that ii could not have been held by any
body but the defendant or the dead man,
and from the nature of the wound the dead
man could not have returned the pistol to
his coat pocket" said Mr.. Sanford, as he
asked the court TO dismiss the writ
From what | can read in the code; .
% inrisdiction fiction after a Jury has been S oirrs im-
paneed There has been no inquisition. -
No replied Mr.. Sanford. But a jury
has been summoned and the coroner is act
ing as a magistrate"
Il shall have to examine these papers. .
said Justice Clarke. Il do not know just
how she is held
The question of bail was then raised.
Counsel said She is held in 5000"
Five thousand dcllars?" asked the court
in surprise. why. what is she charged
with? If she is charged with murder i'm the
first degree that is not bailabe. Is she
held as a Witness"
"I don't know" replied Mr.. Unger. ''rhat
is just what we are trying to find out
IF she is not charged with anything how
can she be held?" asked Justice Clarke and
manded, and will give my decision at the
| earliest possible hour"
After Justice Clarke had announced that
he would take the papers and announce his
decision later the crowd was hustled out
of the courtroom and Mrs. Patterson taken
through the Justices chambers to the
street The crowd, which rushed from the
building, reached the street just in time to
see the carriage and her guard whirl around
the corner on the way to the TOmbs.
John B. Patterson, of Washington. father
| of the prisoner, visited her soon after she
was taken back to prison. They sat to-
| gether in the reception room and conversed
| in low tones for ten minutes. Their CONVEX
sation was earnest and several times the
young woman wept convulsively. Her IA
ther was plainly affected by her plight, and
| as he rose TO so he was heard to say
Well in that case ,ett shall ba stand by YOU
daughter was led back to her cell, and as
he emerged on the street he appeared
greatly depressed When asked if he had
| anything TO say Mr.. Patterson replied
! THE less said the better"
He was Joined outside the prison by two
young men and they departed together.
| j. Morgan Smith. brother-in-law of Mrs
/ Patterson, appeared at the district attor.
ney's office late this afternoon, accompa-
MED by two detectives, and was closeteC
| with Assistant District Attorney Garvar
/ for half an hour. He was questioned re-
| garding the revolver with which Youne
was shot. but refused to answer on the