New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
ACTRESS STILL IN JAIL.
Probable Cause, Says Court, to Thinlt
Young Case Homicide.

Mrs Nan Patterson who was VITA Cesar
Young. the bOokmaker. when he shot in a cab
Saturday. failed 10 get out of the Tombs yes
terday afternoon on haDeas corpus Justice Clarke
eisInissing the writ. lie said in part
il clearly case Of suicide or homicide. The
position of the wound and the revolver seems TO
me 10 establish within the meaning of the statute
not suicide. Such facts appearing from the sworn
lceman's5 own personal knowledge it seems to
NE that the coroner had warrant, and that II was
MS duty under the statute TO Issue his commit
merit. The effect OF the commitment is simply
10 keep in CUSTODY The person VINO there rs re ga
killing through the period OF preliminary investga
Gp as WAe esr ne b papers ge think NIX they ali
The substantial matters required by the statute
Yesterday morning. in anticipation OF grand jury
investigation OF death or Young. there came TO
me District Attorneys Office several persons who
have been connected with the case. j. Morgan
Smith and his wife who g sister OF Mrs. Patter-
son, appeared. also Captain Sweeney and PATROL
man Junior, OF the Leonard-St- staten. and Coro-
aer's Physician OIInnloH, who performed an au-
topsy or Young's BODY. = number OF atndaNlts
obtained
In the afternoon. in The Office Of Coroner Brown.
g. consultation was held. Justice Clarke's decision
was reported, ard the coroner was asked 10 exer-
else his function magistrate aud examine the
prisoner.
Mr. Levy OF counsel FOR Mrs. Patterson. said he
was prepared 20 furnish bail IN a reasonable
amount. a bordsman at hand, he said, and he
would like 10 have The bail set and the prisoner
released.
This woman Is charged with murder in the first
degree" said Mr. Jerome and magistrate is
empowered 10 accept bail for one charged with
that offence"
u viii settle that" returned Coroner Brown.
by sa-ing that ! shall not accept bail. That is
my prerogatiye. The prisoner Will return to the
Tombs"
Then there will be further argument2' in
oured Mr.. Levy.
None" replied the
Mr.. Levy said afterward that he satisfied
his client would be exonerated at the inquest
on Friday He had learned, he declared. of an I'M
portant witness for the defence. Henry A. KATE
real estate dealer No. 20 West One-hundred- and
twenty -fourth-st. Mr.. Levy said he had heard OF
this witness through q friend. who telephoned TO
him that KATE had told him Of seeing the shoot
ing in the cab the circumstances going TO show
that il a suicide Mr.. Levy said he would have
Mr.. katz subpcnaed
A said TO be witness for the prosecution
in the coroners court and IN the Tombs prison
with detective sergeant. He observed Mrs. Pat
terson carefully. There was much secrecy regard
ing him
would be taken up by the grand jury to-day, thus
making unnecessary the coroner's inquest, which is
set for Friday. The District Attorney when asked
IL the grand jury would consider the to-day
replied Possibly
Mrs. Patterson's counsel received a letter yes
terday. evidently from some crank or insane per-
son. in regard to the shooting. 1t said in part:
For about a year knew Frank Young and he
told me he was in love with q very pretty young
actress, and said to Thursday I'm going 10
san for Europe tomorrow" and that 81 had TO
leave her alone and had go away from her
He wanted 10 introduce me 10 the young
lady. But when he told me he going to shoot
himself II he had TO go away alone. that was
The last i knew till / went 10 meet him and heard
about his shooting at 9:s5 o'clock. Frank
Young shot himself because. he told me- he would
rather than TO leave her alone
man who said he Algernon c. Meyer Of
Jacksonville. Fla, called at the Office Of Mr. Jerome
in the afternoon TO tell what he OF the shoot
ing Of Young. He declares that he saw Young
shoot himself Young, he says held the revolver
in his right hand, and that the arm was around
Mrs. Patterson's neck He had long interview
A subpoena 10 appear al the inquest on Friday was
served on him.
Jacksonville. Fla. June s.-Aigernon C. Never
lives here and Is well and favorably known. He
left Jacksonville three weeks ago on a business
Zip. going 10 Wilmington. N c. and thence 10
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