Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22
WOULD GIVE LIFE
TO BRING HIM BACK
NAN PATTERSON DENIES HAVING
SHOT YOUNG.
TELLS STORY OF TRAGEDY
Defendant in the Sensational Murder
Case Testlfes of the Conversation
She Had With Young Before the
Shooting Direct Examination
Comes to a Close.

New York, Dec, 2O.-"Did you or did
you not shoot Caesar Young, Nan?
said Lawyer Levy to Miss Nan Patter-
son yesterday.
Il did not" replied the witness in a
firm voice. 81 would give my life to
bring him back IL it were in my pow,
er. | never saw the revolver with
which he was shot There was a
flash, and then the end"
In a voice qutyering with emotion,
but filled with dramatic intensity,
Miss Patterson recited to the jury
scenes in her life which had to do
with her dealings with Young. Not
only did Miss Paterson swear she did
not kill Young, but she denied every
circumstance in the case which the
state had brought up against her. she
denied that she was dlsmayed because
Young was about to leave her and go
to Europe, after having been told by
him, as it has been alleged, that all
was over between them.
On the other hand she testified that
as a result OF her conference with
Young, 1t was agreed that she should
join him i'm England and take apart
ments III the hotel Cecil, London, tax
ing care that she keep her where
about secret from Mrs. Young and
Ioungs relatives. An important feat
ure brought out was the fact that
Young gave the woman postal card
on which he wrote her name and ad
dress, saying it was something she
might need
Court Room Crowded.
The crowded court room became
Suddenly still when the former show
girl took the stand The first OF her
testimony relating to herself was civ,
en- in low, even voice, but as she
proceeded her tones became more
terse until, in her account OF the fatal
cab ride, her voice was filled with
tragic expression Early in her story
Miss Patterson told of her original
meeting with Young, Of their life to,
gcther and of their contemplated Euro
peon trip. She told of her talk with
Young the night before his proposed
departure for Southampton, OF her
being awakened by telephone mes
sage from him to go to the pier to see
HIM off, OF the ride down town, of the
moments in a saloon and OF the ride In
the cab before the shooting.
She said their conversation in the
cab was about her going to England
to meet him, that she oyaded direct
answer to his questions, and that she
finally told him she had decided not
to go over, but that she would meet
Him al the Saratoga meeting
Tells of Shooting,
HE said" declared Miss Paterson.
III you don't come over there and /
have to wait until the Saratoga meet
ing, may mover see you again. My
horses have gone back on me | have
lost all that money. Now am losing
my little girl; do you mean THAR
lie grabbed me and hurt me sod bad
ly that tears came to my eycs. | triea
to struggle away from him again, and
had to bend away over, There was a
Hash-the end"
You heard report?" her lawyer
asked.
Yes. said the woman.
WAS the pistol in Ioung's hand?"
81 had not seen the pistol, she said
Young fell over my lap; got half way
up, tell again, and | thought he was
having spasm. He kept twltching
and twttching. | called to hlm ana
tried to make him answer, but he
would not believe put my hand
W and told the cabman to drive to a
druggist don't know whether did,
That was my idea, and il sCempd-oh