The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-21
ACCUSED WOMAN
STOOD THE TEST
MerciIess Cross-ExamlnatiOn
OF Nan Patterson.
HER TESTIMONY UNSHAKEN
CASE WILL GO TO THE JURY
THIS AFTERNOON.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.-After day of


~ torment facing the merciless cross
examination of Prosecutor Rand,
Nan Patterson, the former show girl
went 10 her cell i'm the TOmbs tonight
tired but happy. For several hours she
sat under the CALLING cross-fire of the
assistant district attorney, who prObed
the events of her life from the day she
met Caesar Young. for the killing of
whom she IS being tried till the mo-
ment OF his tragic death. No detail
was so trivial as to escape the attention
of the states attorney, but with
scarcely an exception the accused
actress proved a marvel of self control.
Confused Only Once.
Only once did Mr.. Rand confuse her
greatly. In COINS over the conversation
between her and Young at the Graves
end track Miss Patterson testified that
! Young gave as a reason for sailing TO
Europe the fact that he was afraid
Mrs. Young might harm him or the
/ prisoner. Miss Patterson finally ad-
| mitted that she recalled only an Incl
dent which had happened in San Fran
cisco.
At times she parried the sharp ques-
| tions Of her inquisitor but when he
pinned her down TO a definite question
| her answer was fTankness itself. Miss
! Patterson talked In a low. clear voice
| punctuating her evidence here and
! there with expressions of much spirit.
I In the course of one of her answers
/ she exclaimed in a voice ringing with
sincerity:
Il have always tried to be truthful
| anc honorable"
Searching Questions Asked.
| Miss Patterson was led over the same
ground today as yesterday, but in a
manner manifestly different, for today
she was under the rapid-fire question
ing of the man who had handled the
case against her, and legal pitfalls
were 10 be expected. There we're few
striking admissions made by the wit
ness, despite the very searching ques-
tions asked Noticeable among these
however, was the story of the money
given by the bookmaker to Miss Pat
teTsop during their acquaintance. A
one time the sum was s.. 500; at an
other $500, and at another $500 Of
81 500. She did not know the tota
amount and could not state whether j
would total $4,000, but acknowledged
that Young was a very generous mai
and gave her money whenever sh'
asked.
Miss Patterson said that Young wa
fearful that Mrs. Young would xii
: him and possibly the actress also, ant
! for that reason wished her to flee L
j Europe with him. Later she modifiet
: this under the battery of the prose
cutor.
Pantomime the Climax.
The dramatic climax of today's cour
D scene came with the pantomime en-
e acted by Miss Patterson and distric
= attorneys messenger, showing IN
e | death scene in the cab. Seated side b.
= side on a platform facing the COur
S and the jury the messenger, under IN
= tutelage of the former show cir
r swayed back and forth as the priSOne
d said she and Young had done just be
fore the shooting. With the calm re
serve of one accustomed to play
n thousands. Miss Patterson, without
y tremor, went over the scene and b
u her Interpretation tried to make ii clea
: that Young had taken his own life.
o Throughout the two hours and fort
minutes that Miss Patterson face
a cross examination today few shadow
: of emotion crossed her pale face. Sh
Z had evidently nerved herself for tn
+ ordeal, but when il was over a reactiO
came. and she trembled violently.
Rushed to Fathers Arms.
Arising from the chair she bowed
\ the judge and the Earl of Suffolk VIII
\ sat beside him. and to the jurors. The
= she ran down TO her aged father an
buried her face on his shoulder. h
kissed her affectionately and sal
softly:
i You did splendidly, little girl" TIL
scene closed the evidence for the d,
Tense
Mr. Rand a little later called Mr.
Young in TebuttaL IN her teStimOU
she said she had purchased the ticke
for the trip abroad for herself and hu
band and that she had done SO at II
i instigatiOn Of Mr.. Young. When bot
Il sides rested Judge Davis said he wisht
q the case to go 20 the jury tomorrow
? and after a conference between Oppo
IS ing counsel it was agreed that the clio
q ing speeches should be limited to thr'
y hours each Mr.. Levy will speak
5 the morning and Mr.. Rand in the afte
re noon.
At o'clock i'm the afternoon Judl
e Davis Will deliver his charge and the
l. the fate OF the former show girl "
,e rest i'm the hands Of the jury.