The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-09
MRS. PATTERSON
HELD BY COURT
Writ of Habeas Corpus Denied
by Justice Clarke.
WITNESS TO THE SHOOTING
FLORIDA MAN SAYS YOUNG
KILLED HIIIELE.

New York, June S.-Justice Clarke of
the supreme court today denied the writ
Of habeas corpus for the release OF Mrs.
Nan Patterson. who is held in connection
with the mysterious shooting of Caesar
Young. the well known boosmaker and
tart man. Mrs. Patterson was remanded
20 the Tombs prison. where she has been
confined since Young was shot.
NOminally she is held as "a witness under
5000 bail. but District Attorney Jerome
has intended that ia case Of her release,
either on bail OF by any other means, she
VIII be immediately rearrested. me ease
took a new turn today when Algen0n
Meyer of Jacksonville Fla, publicly am
nounced that Young himself held the re-
yolVer which fired the fatal shot Isis
first story was told to the representative
Of newspaper, but later i'm the DAY Meyer
went to the district attorneys office and
said he desired to make formal state
ment in regard 10 the case.
Meyer met District Attorney jerome and
Assistant District Attorney Rand later
in the afternoon and was subjected to an
extended examination His statement was
taken IN fun by an official stenographer,
Couple Were Struggling.
According to Meyer, who says he wit
messed the scene, the shooting Of Young
appeared to be accidental Mrs. Patter-
the revolver IN his right hand and his
right arm was around her neck. TO Meyer
IL appeared as though Mrs. Patterson
was trying to push Young away from her.
or perhaps to take the revolver away
from him, According to the policeman
who first reached the cab Mrs. Patterson
sat at the left OF Young
Mr.. Meyer says there was another wit
ness to the tragedy. This was a man
about five feet eight inches tail, attired
IN a dark Sult and wearing straw hat.
- H.. la No al ala ia
man who was directly opposite the cab
when the pistol was fired. according to
the story told by Meyer, jumped up on the
step of the cab and rode a short distance.
Meyer says he thinks the man talked to
the woman in the cab.
Arm Around Woman's Neck.
According to the story told by Meyer,
ne was walking up West Broadway sat
ufddy morning when his attention was
attracted TO cab coming down the
street As he looked the occupants
man and WOman-begau TO sCuffle.
AS the cab approached me- continued
Meyer II saw that the man had a sun
IN his right hand. HIS right arm was
around her neck and the hand was about
on level with her head AT first /
thought he was trying 10 put the pistol
TO her head. Right I'm front of me the
tail man with the black moustache was
walking and / saw him stop and look az
the scene in the cab. L could see# the
plinU of the pistol barrel. and all at ouce
I heard the report and saw a little smoke
The driver did not stop his cab. The
hand with the gun in il dropped down
the girls back and she lodged away.
Then the man in the cab fell over. This
was just before the cab passed me ana
just as the man ahead of me had run
out and jumped I'D on the step.
Why Witness Kept Silent,
81 turned and watched the cab go
down the street Then I saw it stop and
saw crowd begin to gather. ] did not
want 10 get mixed no in the case and
kept away from the crowd. I had "a rea-
son for not wanting to be mixed up in
the affair, but when ] bought the news
paper Saturday afternoon and saw that
the case looked bad for the woman, ] de-
termined to speak IF ID became necessary.
II had never heard the name of Caesar
Young nor the name Nan Patterson be-
fore"
Although grand jury subpoenas had
been issued for J. Morgan Smith and
other witnesses. District Attorney jerome
said that the case OF Mrs. Nan Patterson
would not be taken up by the grand jury
at this time.
This decision was announced after a
conference between Jerome and the pc
lice,