The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-22
NAN PATTERSON
TO FACE WIDOW
Continued from First Page.

he was going abroad with his wife and
might never see her again, and without
him she had nothing else to live for..1
Her first remark after the tragedy,
another policeman swore, was: <.
ooh, Caesar, why. did you, do it-you
had everything to live for
Young were lovers and that Mrs. Young
had come between them and was tax
ing him away from her. --.-. -........
The prisoner had borne up bravely
during Mr.. Rand's singing arraign-
ment at the morning! session., but the
strain had told severely on her, and
when she returned to the courtroom
the prosecution, her eyes were red with
weeping and her chin trembled as she
sought to restrain her emotions.
Women Throng to Trial.
When the doors of the tribunal were
thrown open there was wild rush to
gain admittance that swept the squad
" off their feet. The entire main floor
Of the criminal courts building was
solid mass of men and women, and
those who had actual business in the
courtroom had to fight to get as far
as the vestibule. Jurors, witnesses and
lawyers. were jostled and swept about
ns appdr sao in ggae n aHd 9h9 cE9se
called in from the street to aid in OBJ
tanning order. Even with these rein
forcements the task was strenuous to
clear line to the courtroom.
Women Stare at Her. -.
In spite of Miss Patterson s request
that no women whose presence was not
actually necessary to the proceedings
be admitted, many handsomely gowned
into the courtroom thru the exercise of
influence with members Of the district
Several Of MI. Jerome's assistants
brought parties Of women into court
and seated them in an Enclosure beside
the judges bench, SO that they could
satisfy their curiosity by staring into
those women were endowed with evil
| dences Of ;: refinement. Nevertheless,
| they listened to the unvarnished elo-
quence Of Mr. Rand when he dwelt
| on the unfortunate life Of the defend
| ant. - >.. 80 g.
jury Mr.. Rand dwelt upon the jealousy
Of Caesar Young,s wife as the motive
| for the murder by Nan Patterson Of
the bookmaker with whom she was in
fatuated. > '.~. .:... ..
y. Divorced Husband to Aid Her.
| : Before the trial was resumed, Lewis
| Martin, the young man to whom Nan
Patterson was married six years ago,
her in the Tombs. ...s.. g..
Tho his girl wife divorced him after
a year Of married life, and for five
years their careers have driven them
wide apart, the old love he once bore
her has been revived in her hour of
misfortune, and he .swore to her that
he would do everything in his power to
aid her.
This meeting in the Tombs, bringing
back a vivid recollection of the roman
tic days of her youth, was itself try.
ing ordeal for the young prisoner, and
when she appeared at the tribunal
whore her life will hang in the balance
for many days, she still was visibly af
fected.
Young Martin is employed as a clerk
in Washington hotel. He had not
laid eyes on Nan for five years until he
went to her cell in the city prison an6
swore that he would succor her in hel
misfortune.
/ Big Crowd in Court.
A big crowd was present in the court
room when the trial was resumed to
day. Among the spectators sat Milton
W. Hazelton Of Oneonta, one of tn.
men who claim to have seen Youns
fire the shot which caused his death.
Captain Sweeney, who was in charg,
Of the police stationhouse at the time
Miss Patterson was brought there un
der arrest, identified the revolver which
was found in Young g pocket and which
he said he subsequently turned over tt
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
the exploded SHE'LL Miss Patterson, h,
said, told him the story Of the rid
down town and declared that she hat
not seen the shooting. She denied tina