Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22
Evidence Begun in Trial
Of Nan Patterson.
Assistant District Attorney Rand
Sharply Arraigns Defendant
Confidently Expected to Prove Her
Guilty Of the Charge.

fury was the principal feature at the
oneninp Of the second week of the trial
OF Nan Patterson, the alleged slayer
Of Caesar Young. the wealthy thurman
and race track follower. Three Gays vi
hard work last week resulted IN Iiiiiiis
the fury box but at the last moment
Foreman Hendricks asked TO De ex-
cused from service because OF the
severe Illness Of a member Of his faml-
". No action was taken upon his re-
uuest at that time but it was an
nounced that Justice Davis would make
known his decision when the trial was
resumed, today.
Tn tho ,ntcrim between Friday and
Monday II became noised about that
other Jurors would have requests SINH
lar to that Of Hendricks but for other
reasons. to make, today.
During the same period it also De
came known that Hyman Stearn. a
pawn broker. who has been spoken OF
as one OF the principal witnesses TOT
the prosecution. was seriously Ill with
appendicitis. Whether or not his illness
would cause a delay in the trial OF the
case was another question which con-
tributcd to the general air OF uncer-
tainity Stearn is the man VINO ap-
peared before the granI jury and posi-
lively identified the revolver with
which Young was shot as one Which
had been sold by him the day pc1ore
the tragedy occurred.
The dull routine which always marks
the preliminary stage Of trial in
capital case has been interspersed
with several incidents closely border
ing on the sensational and it was ex-
pected that big crowds Of spectators
would clamor for admittance to the
court room when the trial was falriy
under way.
During the trial two skeletons, one
Of a man and another Of woman, VIII
be brought into the courtroom TO be
used in determining the theories OF the
attorneys in the case. One Of the skele-
tons will be used by the prosecution
and the other by the defence.
There will be no wearying testimony
Of handwriting experts at the trial.
though there will be long periods dur
ing which evidence will be introduced
to show the probable course or bul-
let at close range. A blackboard. dla-
grams and the human skeletons Will
be used i'm this connection. Whether
Miss Patterson will go On the stapd 10
testify in her own behalf h. got been
decided.
LAWYER Daniel O'Reiil re of the
ATTORNEYS for the defer. announced,
today. that Miss Pattcr. rs former
husband. Louis Martin. from whom she
was divorced several years ago. would
hn ri
hotel clerk and resides in Washington
When the trial was resumed. today
Justice Davis declined to excuse Fore
man Hendricks and Assistant Dlstric'
Attorney Rand at once began TO out
line the case Of the prosecution.
Mr.. Rand warned the jurors that In
considering the evidence submitted III
this trial they must not allow them
selves to be Influenced one way or the
other by the fact that the defendant Is
a woman. The laws were made lof
men and women alike. He said tha'
the only question before the jury t'
determine whether the defendant was
guilty of murder as charged
It was admitted. he said. that either
Young killed himself. or was killed
by the prisoner at the bar. The prose-
Cution was prepared to show not only
that Miss Patterson fired the fatal
shot but that the act was one of de-
liberation and generalization. They
would show that the crime was planned
for at least 13 hours and that 1t was
conceived a day before the tragedy
when the pistol was bought. All this
would be proven by circumstantial evil
dence and the chain of circumstances
as presented by the prosecution would
be SO strong that even if the defence
should put n thousand men on the
stand and each one of the thousand
said he saw the man fire the shot. the
jury would not believe one of them.
Continuing. Mr.. Rand said: In this
case we will take you to the scene and
Introduce you to persons who visit the
race tracks. all night 'Tenderloin'
cafes and patronize the rowing cabmen
Caesar" Young came to this country
II years ago from England and from
that time he was always on the &c
from race track to race track. Away:
making money. He possessed trait:
that a man ought to be proud Of bu
he had other traits that will recon-
mend him to you. He was fair gam
bier who gave honest odds and neve
WEIGHED. He was a man of progresses
ing appearance with a frank face ant
pleasing eye.
'He was singularly susceptible t.
the charms of women and it was cas-,
for a woman to work her way into hi.
affection. After meeting the woman
who then called herself Nan Randolph
no matter where races We're run. an'
books were made. Young and Nan wer
to be found there together.
in March. 1904, in his sane senses
Mt his wife's pleading. Young decided
to shake Nan Patterson. She wa
given $500 to leave him. l am com
PEELED to show the relation that exist
ed between Young and this woman
This evidence will not be milk for ba
bies, therefore. let us be strong enough
to face the truth though we would ia
rather turn aside"
He detailed the movements of Mis-
Patterson and Young, declaring tina,
Notwithstanding the money which wa
given her as an inducement to leave
Nan said she had a better claim o,
Young than any other woman and re
fused to give him up.
Mr.. Rand described Mr.. Young
movement on June 3. whi,h he spen
with his wife. while Young and hi
wife were crossing the Last rive