The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27


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gElvhered Them to
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PossibIe-They
Eeriin. but No Prog
It. The jury stood 6
Ttion and AcquittaI.
H. Was Completely
YETd Tainted Several
|baE the Day-It is Not
eyS the Next Step VIII be.
appointment Is Felt Over
of the Trial.
Il, December 23.-Following a
cfense nervous strain Nan Pat
night is in the tombs, i'll, and
IN ION the verge of a break down.,
in constant attendance.
eWformer show-girl, expecting ac-
u at the hands of the jury which
listened to the evidence in her trial
eigthe murder of Caesar Young last
che, went into court this noon to learn
aa1at the twelve men chosen to decide
US to her innocence or guilt, had been
ENABLE to reach an agreement-in fact
ghad divided evenly over the question
as to whether or not she held the re-
volver which ended Young's life. I
u Jury Evenly Divided.
The jury stood 6 to 6-half for ac-
I quittal, the other for conviction. AL
though no official announcement was
made further than this, court house talk
had it that if the six deciding against
Miss Patterson none was for conviction
of murder in the first degree, that one
held out for murder in the second de-
gree, two for manslaughter in the first
degree and three for manslaughter in
the second degree.
Miss Patterson Becomes Historical.
Immediately the announcement of the
T1eFdict~was-made Miss Patterson broke
into~a fit of weeping, which continued
even after she was led from the court
room, to a retiring chamber. where
physicians were called and restoratives
administered
Then she was taken to the tombs, but
she again wept and moaned and became
hysterical, and the efforts of her aged
father, the prison matron and attend
ants to quiet her were futile.
The demonstration in the court after
the announcement of the disagreement.
was somewhat remarkable. many
pressing forward to express sympathy
for the young woman.
Abraham Levy, chief counsel for Miss
Patterson, called on his client in the
tombs late this afternoon and remained
with her an hour. He was i'll in bed when
the court convened, but when he learn
ed Of the action of the jury he went TO
the Jail to cheer his client.
"The girl is in a very ba5 mental con-
9 ton he said, after he had left her.
she is almost constantly hysterical,
hIt / don't think she will collapse. I
Iope l left her in somewhat better
frame of mind. l of course, cannot tell
what we will do for her yet. The cour-
sci for the defense will have a consul
tation and will then do the best we can
for her. IF the re-trial is not Cht
a"ay, I am going to make a desperate
C"n~t to got bail for her. l will plead
with Mr.. ! rrome to reduce the bail 20
/ 5,OO0, and I will be able. 1 think to ar
range for that amount and thus let her
have her freedom while again awaiting
the long nerve wrecking ordeal she will
have toface."
Interest i'm What Jerome Will Do.
Interest tonight centered in District
Attorney Jerome's future action. He
has not said what he will do but it was
intimated that the way the jury stood
may influence him as to a new trial.
The jury took but one ballot. accord
ing to the foreman and devoted the re-
mainder of the time to discussion. From
first to last the division was even. For
twenty-four hours they discussed the
evidence and one juror is quoted tonight
as saying that one of those who stood
for acquittal tried on the coat which
Young wore at the time of his death
and with a revolver attempted to DEM
onstrate that suicide was possible.
The interest in the case was so intense
that the crowds which had stood out
side the court building all the morning,