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accorded to direct aud circumstantial
| evidence. and sought to show the
strength of circumstantial evidence.
Mr.. Young and this defendant. with
the cabman perched up behind We're
the only ones in the cab and on the
| scene" he said.
1.-The cabman could not have fired the
shot. then either the defendant shot
Young or he committed suicide
| The prosecutor here outlined what he
I intended to prove. showing his case
would be built on circumstantial evil
dence
4 Briefly, the prosecutor told of the life
/ OF Caesar Young; how he came here
/ from England fourteen years ago as an
athlete, and his entry into the racing
world. and Of his success with his rae
ing stable.
Caesar Young lived the usual life
Of q racing man. he said He drank
heavily and would frequently at the
track drink thirty glasses OF beer in
day. and every morning he would have
three or four drinks of brandy before
breakfast.
But there is another side of the
medal. Young had the highest sense Of
honor, gambler though he was
Others Have Fallen.
NO man ever said that he did not
give fair odds, and he never WEIGHED
bet i'm his life, and he was known
among his fellows as an easy mark.
With an his kindness of nature, Young
fell where many "a good and great man
has fallen before.
call il a curse or call 81 a blessing,
Young was a man who exercised a sin
gularly great influence on women. and
ne was himself easily susceptible To
women.
Shortly after he came 20 this country
ne married a sweet woman whom he al
ways treated most kindly. Leading the
rowing life he did. he fell among many
temptations. and il was an Easy thing
for women 10 worm themselves in his
affection, and get money away from
him.
In the fan of 1902 Young went West
alone. and on the train 10 California he
met this defendant, Nan Patterson. At
that time she was "a married woman,
her divorce not having been granted
They having met. they became init
mately acquainted, and left the train at
Chicago. After that they Travelled to-
gether TO California as man and wife
Were Often Together.
so thereafter wherever the races
were run Nan Patterson remained with
Caesar Young. Mrs. Young knew the
life her husband was leading, and she
insisted that he should not disgrace her
But last spring Young ana Nan Pat
terson went on a debauch In Berkeley
Cal. and they went TO Los Angeles
where the races were being run.
Mrs. Young followed, after sending
word 10 John Mnlin, Young's racing
partner, 10 find them. Mnlin who was
in Los Angeles. found them recovering
from their debauch In a Turkish BATH
Mrs. Young came and there was a
scene. Not a scene such as might be
supposed. Mrs. Young insisted that the
thing had got 10 DE stopped and that
Nan Patterson must leave Young NIL
lin took Miss Patterson to the train.
bought a ticket for her 10 New York
and gave her $500. Miss Patterson left
and this was the first attempt to shake
Nan Patterson"
They Met Again.
Mr.. and Mrs Young came East last
spring, and they stopped at the Hotel
Walton. II was but three days when
Nan aPtterson appeared again. and Tela-
tions between the defendant and the
bO0kmaker were resumed.
.'Youngs friends pleaded with him TO
give her up. Two attempts were made
10 get her TO go Tie second one was
made about May Il. when she was given
money and a ticket. but when the time
came she declined 10 60. stating that
she had 10 undergo an operation.
1T was then decided that the Youngs
would go themselves. since the defen-
dant had declined 70 90. and tickets
were purchased for passage on the Ger
manic, which was scheduled 10 leave on
June g.
ION June 9. in the afternoon Young
and his wife left the track at Gravesend
on the 500 train. arriving here at 81
o'clock. They were at once driven TO
Mrs. Luces House, where they had din
ner.
Tie Plot Thickens.
When the ferryboat was In mid
stream there was something happening
in this city which bears most strongly
on this case. Hyman Stern, who keeps
a pawnshop at $40 Sixth Avenue.
About closing time "a tall man with
reddish hair and smooth shaver and Of
athletis build. entered the shop with
woman and purchased a revolver a
Smith d Weson. seven thousand and
something. the only revolver of that
number IN the woorld.
-. Morgan Smith. the brother-in-law
Of Nan Patterson, who married Julia
Patterson. is q tai man Of athletic build.
clean shaver, and athletic build
Tilt in Restaurant.
''That evening Miss Patterson met
Young and they made an engagement TO 4
meet later in the eevning. They had a
tilt in a restaurant, and the substance
OF Il was that he said he was going, and
she said she would not let him.
Young told her Ia abusive terms 10
shut up her head
Young said that she did not know the
ship he was going To sail on and Miss
Patterson replied Caesar there Is no
ship so big that j cannot find you.
Sent Her Home.
Young pat her in a cab and sent
ner home while he returned TO Luces
for the night. The next morning Young
told his wife that he was going out for