The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-31
QUERIES RUSH
To SAVANNAH
LETTER OF JUDGE TWIGGS
CREATED SENSATION IN NEW
YORK CITY.

Made Statement That He Witness
ed Shooting of Caesar YOung
Created Surprise Here-specuIa-
ton Was Rife Mt Court House nnd
in Business CircIes-,Judge Twiggs
PrcDnred Statement.
Seldom has the change in a
simple statement created such a wide
spread talk as has that of Mr.. W.
3. Myers of jacksonville both of whose
statements in connection with the Nan
Patterson case wers first published in
the Morning News.
Judge H. d. d. Twiggs' letter to At
torney A. Levy. counsel for Nan Pat
terson, was received in New York yes
terday morning. Through the New York
newspaper men Mr.. Levy announced
that witness had been discovered
that could establish beyond the shadow
of doubt the innocence of his client.
The letter was then given them.
At once a flood of kilograms began
pouring into Savannah, some coming
to the newspaper men and others di
rect to Judge Twiggs. The chief ques-
ton seemed to be as to the reliability
of Mr.. Myers and of Judge Twiggs.
Notice was sent that the Jacksonville
man had denied ever making the state
| ment, and had denied even to one of
the persons who was present when he
was said to have made it. With 1t
went the word that Judge Twiggs,
his law partner. Mr.. Frank M.
oliver, and Mr.. John H. Shivers,
had prepared signed state
ment for publication. AS a result,
to-day newspapers throughout the
country will carry in detail the strange
story.
Effect in Savannah.
The publication in the Morning News
yesterday that Mr. Myers had
denied having ever been in New York,
created somewhat of a sensation. At
torneys speculated freely as to what
the sudden change in his position
meant Business men showed as much
| interest as the attorneys and all man.
| ner of theories were advanced
The first intimation that Judge
| Twiggs had that there had been any
change in the situation was when he
read Mr.. Myers statement to Mr..
Shivers, as published in the Morning
News. He was at a loss to account
for the change in the position of the
Jacksonville man, but at once took
| steps to establish his own position in
the minds of the public.
A statement of the case was pre-
pared for publication and signed by
Judge Twiggs. Mr.. Shivers then certi-
fed that this statement was correct
| oil 4,
truth of the statement The follow
ing is the official statement, pre-
pared by the Savannahans who
heard Mr.. Myers say he had wit
messed the shooting of Caesar Young
Judge TwiGgs' Statement.
1.-The statement which Mr.. w. B.
! Myers made to Mr.. John H. Shivers,
of this city, in a recent conversation
with the former in Jacksonville, is
most extraordinary and inexplicable.
| now desire to make a fuller state
ment of this matter which includes the
repetition of Mr.. Myers declaration in
my office in the presence of my law
| partner, Mr., F. M. Oliver
"Mr. Myers called at my office a
| short time after the shooting of Caesar
| Young to see me on important pro-
fessional business, and, Tearing that
| was at lunch in the restaurant of Mr..
George C. Schwarz, followed me there.
At the conclusion of our conversation
as to the business in hand, the fol-
lowing colloquy took place between
u.s.
"Mr. Myers-T saw a very strange
thing in New York day or two ago;
1 was walking along the street and
my attention was attracted by an ex-
clamation, Che may have said an al
tercation), and turning 1 saw a man
in a carriage, accompanied by a wom-
an, and l saw the man shoot himself
with a pistol. 1 was then on my way
to the depot
Judge Twiggs-'Did you learn the
names of the parties?'
Mr.. Myers-I heard that the mans
name was Young. but 1 did not learn
the name of the woman
Judge Twiggs-'Have you seen the
papers on this subject?
MIR. Myers-I have not
Judge Twiggs-Wel, the woman's
name is Nan Patterson, and she has
been arrested and charged with this
shooting
Arrest An Outrage.
"Mr. Myers: Well 1t is an outrage
for she is perfectly innocent of the
charge
Judge Twiggs: DO you intend tc
communicate what you know to hel
attorneys?
Mr.. Myers: I don't want to bt
mixed up in this affair."
Judge Twiggs: 1t is your duty Il
justice and humanity to do so, and Il
you do not, put you on notice that
will write myself, and give them YOU
name as a witness
Upon my insisting to Mr.. Myers
that he could not properly avoid thi.
responsibility, he promised me faith
fully that he would write to Miss Pat
tersons attorney as soon as he coulC
obtain his address upon reaching
until read the testimony in the case
1.-The above conversation took plac,
in the presence of Mr.. John II. Shiveri
of this city.
Repeated TO MIR. oliver.
: Later in the afternoon of the sam,
day Mr. Myers called at my office, anC
we further discussed the matter il
, which he desired me to represent hin
in Jacksonville.
During this conversation Mr.. Oil
, yer, my law partner came into m!
Office, and / introduced him TO Myers
and stated that h9 (Myers) had seei
Caesar Young shoot himself, and tina
l had insisted upon his writing to Nal
Patterson's attorneys. Mr.. Myers ad
mitted, I'm the presence of Mr.. oliver
l that he had seen the shooting jus
4 as he had related Il to me, and MI
D oliver told him that by all means h
l should do as had advised him.
Il have known Mr. Myers for man,
| wears when he lived I'm Georpia AM