The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-06
CAESAR" YOUNG
MURDERED
The Prominent California Turf
Man About to Sail for
Europe

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waited for him on the Anne. lean line
per yesterday with tickets ready for
g. cir voyage on the Germanic to Eu-
rope. Frank T. Young. known as
Caesar" Young. the well-known turf
nan, formerly a resident of San Fran
He died without having suoken word
hat would clear the mystery surs ound-
ing TIE tragedy.
Man" Patterson, an actress with
whom Young was infatuated, but to
escape whose society 1t is alleged he
was about to go abroad. was in the cab
with him when he was shot. She says
he wound VIII CHI caused Young's death
vas inflicted by himself. but the police
md the district attorney are not con-
Tinced that she has told the truth.
she is now in the Tombs. Coroner
perd.ng an examination, which will be-
gin at noon on Monday. In all proba-
blity she will be charged with the
murder of Young.
Ms. Young, who is a beautiful and
alented woman and who has been
credited by her husband with having
fled him f ON a position of poverty
% one of influence, it at the home OF
one of her sisters in Harlem. Keart-
broken and in state of complete ply
sical collapse. Physicians say her rea-
son is in danger of beng Skaters d,
40 ~fh hn
death from nervous AMI physical ex-
aaustion. She knew OF he.' husbands
.nfatuation for tie woman who was
With him VIXEN he was shot. and 1t
vas to destroy tbs infatuation that
she had pei sauded him TO go with her
% Europe. She refuses to believe that
Young committed suicide and continues
o call for justice upon his slayer.
Those who have known Caesar
Young in the East are inclined to be-
.ieve that he shot himself when suf-
fering from fit of temporary insan-
,ty. But his relatives and his most
intimate friends scout the su eide the
)ry and insist that the Patterson
woman be charged with his mu. der.
Iohn D. Milln, the life long friend and
business pa tner of Young, met Man
patterson at the office of Coroner
Brown. this afternoon and denounced
ner as a murder ess. Min could not
restrain his anger. remembering the
attempts he had made to keep Young
rom the woman. and had he not teen
estrained he would have ST. uck her
lown where she stood quailing under
;he bitterness OF his words. She cried
Tor protection and later. when sent to
he Tambs. though she shuddered. she
appeared to be relieved at being GER
ain of at least temporary escape f.om
.tillin's fury.
Everyth .ng was in readiness today
tor the departure of Mr.. and Mis-.
Young for Europe. The tickets had
1een purchased and most of their bag
gage was already aboard the Ger
manic. Young spoke to his friends
about the trip. saying he expected to
.njoy himself and adding that he would
De glad to get away f.om the Patter-
'on woman.
Young left home early this morn ng,
elling his wife he wished TO buy
lat and settle a few small bills and
, omislng 20 meet here on the per.
IF his later movements nothing is
'-nown save that tod hy Man" Pat
erson. She has been stopping with her
lister and brother-in-l law. Mr.. and Mrs.
7. Morgan Smith at the st. Paul Hotel.
Her sister early this morning told her
hat Young had telephoned to her TO
rect him on the Fifty-ninth street
platform of the Sixth avenue elevated.
She dressed herself hurriedly and met
Young Together they went to Eighth
avenue and F,fty-nine street and there
look cab.
Little is known of the movements OF
he pair after that. except the follow
'ng story tod bv man" Patterson to
oalice CrSta'n Sweene-:
Mr.. Young and have been friends
FOR more than two years. loved him
N spite Of the fact that he was mar
led. I believe he loved me more than
any one else and we hoped that some
.'ne fate might be good to us. met
rim today unon response 20 n tele-
phone message He was In the bes:
of health and spirits. though he COM
blamed bitterly because he had to go
To Europe ard leave me. He said he
would be gone several months. but
promised to be back before the end OF
sunnrer.
1--WE walked through Fifty-n'nth
street, Mr.. Young having asked me to
ride with MIN 10 the pier BEFORE we
cached the cab we passed saloon
and l waited outside while Mr.. -oung
went In and got dring. He said that
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