The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-20
THERE WAS A
FLASH-THE End"
That's Nan Patterson's Story OF
Caesar YOung's Murder
He FELL OVER HER LAP
"AND KEPT TWlTcHlNG Aho she
THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A
SPASM" DID NOT SEE
THE PISTOL.

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New York, Dee. 19.-''Did y0u or did
you mol sloat Cacaar Yeuns, Nang'
said Lawyer Levy to Miss SIN Pat
tereOn today,
4 d,l not" replied the witness in
4 firm voice = would Give my own
life 10 bring him back If It were in
my power. ! never saw the revolver
with which ne was shot Tnere was
tiaeh and then the end
10 a voice guiyer ng with emotion,
but filled with dramatic intensity Miss
patter ON rccited 20 The jury the
scenes in her life which had to do
with her dealings with Young. Not
only did Miss Patterson swear she
dill not kil Young but she denied ev.
cry circumstance in the case which
the sta'e hay brought up against nef.
She denis i'he was difmsycd be
cause Young was about to laayc her
and go TO Europe, after having Daen
told by him. as It has been alleged.
that all was over between them.
Was to Join Him.
On The ber hand she testified that
as a result of her conference with
Young il was agreed that SHE ehould
join him III England ana take apart.
menis in the ho e Cecil, London, taxi
ing care that ehe keep her where,
abou;s secret from Mrs. Yong and
Young's relatives. The important fea.
ture brought out today WAS the fact
that Young gave the woman postal
card on which he wrote her nlme and
address, saying II was romntliing she
might need.
Told Her Story Traoically.
The crowded csart room became
suddenly still when the former show
girl took the Aand. The first Of her
testimony relating to herself was Civ.
on in low, even voi3'. but
as she proceeded her tones be.
came more tense still In her account
~ tr~ f"'"1 - ~ rgice was
ali n ~r' zen.
Early in va ~ VI, 'attersop
told OF hei or,g,n4l meeting With
Young, OF their life together and Of
their contemplated European trip. She
told Of her talk wi h Young tNe night
before his proposed departure for
Southampton. OF her being awakened
by a telephone message from him TO
go to the piersto see him off, OF ride
down town. of the moments In "a.
loon ANA OF the ride in cab before
the shooting.
Says He Threatened Suicide.
She said their conversation in the
cab was about her going 20 England
TO meet him, that she evaded direct
snswer to his questions and that she
finally told him she had dec not
to go over. but that she would meet
aim at the Saratoga meeting
He aald: IT you don't come over
there aud have 10 wait rnlll the
Saratoga meeting may never see
you again. My horses have gone
back ON me. I've lost all that money
Now I'm losing my little girl; do you
mean that?"
"He grabbed me and hurt me- 81
badly that tears came 10 ny eyes.
tried TO struggle away from him aud
had 10 bend away over There was a
fiash-the end"
you heard a report?" her lawyer
asked.
"Yes."
"Was the pistol In Young's hands?'
Fell Over Her Lap.
II had not seen the pistol. Young
fell over my lap; got half way mp. fell
again, and thought he was having d
spasm. He kept twitching and witch
Ing. called TO him and tried t.
make him answer but ne wouldn't
believe put my hand up and told the
cabman 10 drive 10 a druggist.
don't know whether | did. Tint was
my idea. and IL seemed-oh. ages. be
fore could get any one TO pay any
attention 10 ne and help me.
"A policeman got in the cb and
felt SO relieved. knew - would
take care Of Young. se.ue Cd to be
dazed In my memory after that"
Man. look at me: did you shoot
Caesar Youug?" asked Mr. Levy.
MIR. Levy. 4 did not have aay pis
oil to shoot Mr. Young with and II J
had" said the witness in Trembling
/ tones.
Asst, tsrG~sistrict Attorpes RanG
objected to further answer and was
sustained.
Did you or did you Rct s,ioet Cae.
sar Young. Nau?"
Il did not. would give ny life to
bring him back il il we're in my pow
err" rhe answered.
Miss Patterson denied that she
quarreled with Young and declared
Young never struck her.
Miss Patterson's story Of the Incl
dents preceding he tragedy and OF
the shooting ended the direct examin.
alton. Court was adjourned until TO
morrow when crcss-eNamination viii
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