The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-20
IN HER OWN DEFENSE
NAN PATTERSON ON THE STAND
IN NOTED MURDER TclAL
AT NEW YORK CITY.
TELLS OF RELATIONS WITH YOUNG
DENIES CLAIM OF PROSECUTION
THAT REVOLVER WAS PUR-
CHASED BY HER.

New York. Dec 20.--When the Nan
Patterson murder trial was resumed
during the day it was announced that
evidence would be submitted by the
defense. Ii was said that Miss Patter-
son herself probably would be one OF
the twenty witnesses called to the
stand.
The first alleged eyewitness OF the
tragedy in the cab called by the de-
fense was Milton Hazleton, an in
ventor of Oneonta, N. Y. Mr.. Halle
ton said he was visiting in New York
early last June and was on West
Broadway on the morning of June A.
He was walking slowly along when he
saw a hanson cab approaching.
There were two persons in the cab,
one woman whom he identified as
the defendant, and the other man.
AS the cab ncared him he saw the
flash of revolver.
Did the man have the revolver in
his hand at the time of the report and
the fash?" asked Mr.. Levy.
He did" replied the witness. HE
had both his hands raised above his
left shoulder. AS the shot rang out
the mans head fell into the woman's
lap and she placed her hands on top
of his head
Mr.. Hazleton said there was man
with him who also saw the shooting.
1t was this stranger who had called
his attention TO the cab. Who the
h,, haA tho eli o IN 2Gt
idea
Nan Pa.teI soh on the Stand.
Nan Patterson was called 10 the
stand to testify in her own behalf at
the afternoon session. In answer to
the usual preliminary questions Miss
Patterson said she had been married
to a man named Martin and had been
divorced from him. She went to Cali
fornia in 1902. On her way to Los
Angeles she met Caesar Young. In
answer to question as TO whether
she knew that Young was married
man Miss Patterson replied:
II heard him speak of his Wife
In answer to another question she
said that it was after she had met
Young that she obtained divorce
from her husband
After securing a divorce she said
she continued her relations with
Young and frequently visited the race
track with him. In March OF this
year she came back East and lived
with her sister, Mrs. Smith.
After that she went to her parents
home in Washington and later went
back to Los Angeles when Young tele'
graphed for her to meet him there.
Again she left for the East when
Young went back to san Francisco.
She and Young arranged to meet at
Chicago and did SO. When they were
they corresponded, eXchang-
ing letters and kilograms almost daily.
Then she came to New York on May
2 and the next day Young called Oh
her at her hotel They had no quarrel.
She said that the first proposition
made to her that she had TO leave
Young was made by Young's brother
in-law, Mexican, who said that Mrs.
Young wanted Miss Patterson to go
away and leave Young.
In answer to another line of ques-
tions Miss Patterson maintained that
she told neither Young nor Mexican
that she was in a delicate condition.
She said she never had seen any let
ter from Mrs. Young to Young and
did not know that any such letter ex
listed until it was produced in court
The letter written to Young by he,
sister, Mrs Smith, in which Mrs
Smith said she would not be respon s.
bic for what might happen. the it
ness said, was sent without her knowl
edge or consent.
Day Preceding the Shooting.
Later ON the same evening that she
had met Young and Mexican in the
Eighth avenue restaurant the three
went to Harlem, where ii was decided
that Miss Patterson should go tc Eu-
rope and Mexican promised to get the
steamship ticket for her. After that
she remained several days at hotel
and Young called on her frequently
until he went down to Sheepshead Bay
TO live Then she did not see him for
nine days. On June 3 Young called
her by telephone and asked her to go
TO the races She went down with her
j. Morgan Smith, reach
Ing the Gravesend track about 2
o'clock.
Miss Patterson said she remained
at the track until after the end of the
sixth race. They returned to the city
by train, reaching the New York ferry
house at 6:15 p. m.
This testimony was important be-
cause 1t was alleged by the prosecu-
lion that it was at about the same
hour at which the sixth race was run
that the revolver with which Young
was shot was sold by Pawnbroker
Stern. The prosecution sought to
show that the revolver was purchased
by j. Morgan Smith.
From the ferryhouse they went di4
rect to their hotel by street car. In
answer to question Miss Patterson
said that she never purchased a revol-
YER, that she never went 10 Sterns
with j. Morgan Smith and
that she never saw Stern until after
she had been arrested. She was sure
too, that Smith did not go to tn
either alone or with anv t~
else that day because he went al II
way home with her. They reached i