Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-20


pus frame Of mind. but remarkably self
Controlled. Nan Patterson told the court in
New York yesterday afternoon the story Of
her life with Caesar Young, for whose al
legged murder she Is being tried
In voice quavering with emotion, but
nlled with dramatic intensity. Miss Pat
terson. who Is on trial charged with the
murder Of Caesar Young, the bOokmaker.
Veclted to the jury in New York yesterday
afternoon, after The Sttrs report closed.
the scenes In her life which had to do with
her dealings with Young. Not only did
Miss Patterson swear that she did not kill
Young. but she denied every circumstance
In the case which the safe has brought up
against her. She denied that she was dis
mayed 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
result of her conference with Young. IT
was agreed that she should join him in
England and take apartments in the Hotel
Cecil, London, taking care that she keep
per whereabouts complete secret from
Mrs. Young and YoungS relatives. An i'm
portant feature brought out was the fact
that Young gave the woman a postal card
on which he wrote her name and address,
saying 1t was something she might need.
The crowded court room became suddenly
still when the former show girl took the
stand The first of her testimony. relating
10 herself, was given In q low, even voice,
but she proceeded her tones became more
tense until, in her account of the fatal cab
ride. her voice was filled with tragic ex
preston.
Early in her story Miss Patterson told of
her original meet g with Young. of their
life together and of their contemplated Eu-
yopean trip. She told Of her talk with
Young the night before his proposed de-
parture for Southampton, of her being
awakened by a telephone message from
him tn 90 IN ha MI n him. off n IA
ride downtown. of the moments In
Saloon. and OF the ride in the cab before the
Shooting.
She was asked to describe what happened
after leaving the saloon, while driving
down West Broadway.
Young Feared He Would Lose Her.
'We talked about his going away. and
he kept questioning me about my coming
to meet him." she said. II did not say
anything. and finally he said. But don't
feel positive that you are going to come
over He said I believe that you are fool
Ing, are your Then he said:
Are you goingT 1 said, Well. Caesar,
there's no use saying l will, because I've
made UP my mind not to. but you go over
there and get things Quieted down, until
the folks have forgotten about things by
that time. i will meet you at the Saratoga
meeting
'He looked at me a while and said: DO
suu mean tndl: ana tnen ne GRABBED me
b. my hand nearest to him. and pulled
me over toward him. He hurt me so that
J tried to pull away. but / could not get
away from him. put my other hand up
got away from him l told him that he
hurt me.
He said: If you don't come over there
end have to wal. until the Saratoga meet
have gone back on me. I've lost all that
money Now I'm losing my little girl; do
sou mean that?"
Struggle Followed by Shot.
Tile grabbed me and hurt me so badly
that the tears came to my eyes. I tried to
struggle away from him again. and had to
bend away over. There was a fash-the
end"
You heard a report2" her lawyer asked
yes"
WAS the pistol in Young's hands?"
IL had not seen the pistol. Mr.. Young
fell over my lap; got half way up, fell
again, and l thought he was having a
spasm. He kept twitching and twitchng.
called to him and tried to make him an
ewer, but he wouldn't. l believe l put my
hand up and told the cabman to drive to
the druggist 1 don't know whether 1 did.
That was my idea. and 1t seemed-oh-ages
before l could get any one to pay any at
tention to me and help me.
"a policeman got in the cab and 1 felt
so relieved. / knew he would take care of
Mr.. Young. / seemed to be dazed in my
memory after that"
Denied Killing Young.
Man. look at me. Did you shoot
Caesar Young?" asked Mr.. Levy.
''Mr. Levy. I did not have any pistol TO
Shoot Mr. Young with. and If 1 had"
Bald the witness in trembling tones.
Assistant District Attorney Rand object
Cd to further answer. and was sustained
did you or did you not shoot Caesar
Young. Nan?"
Il did not. 1 would give my own life to
bring him back if it were In my power"
She answered
When II became known that Miss
Patterson was 10 take the stand great
crowds gathered around the criminal
court building and attempted to gain ad-
rittance to the court room. Finally the
crowd became great that police reserves
Tad to be summoned to help hold it In
check.
In answer to the usual preliminary uues-
.tiors. Miss Patterson said she had been
married to a man named Martin and had
been divorced from him. She went to Cali
foruiI in 1902 On her way to Los Angeles
She met Caesar Young In answer to n
question as to whether she knew that
Young was married man Miss Patterson
replied:
81 heard him speak of his wife" In an
Fwer 20 another question she said that it
taincd Il divorce from her husband.
After securing divorce she said she con-
tinucd her relations with Young and fire.
nueutly visited the race track with him
in March of this year she came back east
Ind lived with her sister. Mrs Smith.
Went to Her Parents.
After that she went to her parents home
j. Washington and later went back to Los
angeles when Young telegra phed for her
10 meet him there Again she left for the
LAS when Young went back TO San Fran
Disco. She and Young arranged to meet at
chicago and did so.
When they were separated they corre-
sDonded, exchanging letters and kilograms
almost daily. Then she came to New York
pn May ., and the next day Young called
OIL her at her hotel They had no quarrel.
She said the first proposition made to her
that she should leave Young was made by
HOuug's brother-in-law, Mexican, who said
that Mrs Young wanted Miss Patterson
20 go away and leave Young.
Miss Patterson said the conversation with
Mexican took place in & restaurant. Young
was present and the three talked the matter
over for three-quarters of an hour She
denied that reference was made to the let
ter which was intercepted by Mrs. Young
In answer TO another line of questions
Miss Patterson maintained that she told
Geither Young nor Mexican that she was In
delicate condition. She said she had
never seen any letter from Mrs. Young to
mi hat 1t