New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-23
No PATTERSON VERDICT.
THE JURY Is LOCKED UP.
WU Be asked 4gain This Morn
ing If They HaUe Reached Decision.

ing T Ihey Haze ReGched Oec1StOH.
After being out for more than ten hours. the
jury. who have been trying Miss Nan Ran
dolph Patterson on sthe charge of numbering
Caesar" Young June failed to reach YER
dict last evening. They were locked up for the
night To-day at IL a they will again be
asked if they have decided on a verdict.
At II o'clock the jury reported that verdict
had not been reached. Justice Davis telephoned
instructions to continue their deliberations for
half an hour They did so. but al 1:30 they
were locked I'D. not having reached a verdict
COnsidera BILE fear expressed for the condi-
ton of the Jurors who, with one exception, are
elderly. There were cots in the jury room.
1t was thought last night that the jury would
| disagree. although there was a we'll defined re-
port that one juror standing out for con-
viction, the others being for Miss Patterson's
/ acquittal. In Of a sagreement it was
said yesterday that the District Attorneys office
would ask for the dismissal OF the Indictment,
The defendant, who had been brought TO the
pen in the Criminal Courts Building.
taken back 10 the TOmbs for the night. She was
greatly disappointed. having been confident OF
acquttal. Crowds at the building until
a late hour.
The case went to the jury at 12:45 D. m, Jus
tice Davis taking little more than an hour I'm
charging them. The jurors took the revolver
with which Young was killed and the other ex-
hibits in the case. The courtroom and corridors
were packed as the jurors filed from the room.
Many persons stood in front of the Criminal
Courts Building. There was q confident smile on
the defendants face she watched the jury
go out. Her father showed much greater emo
ton. A few minutes after the jury went out
she kissed her father. Then she was taken to
small room above the court. where she had
luncheon From there she was taken some time
later to the Tombs the failure of the jury to
bring in promptly the verdict Of acquittal she
expected causing her to lose her composUre to
slight degree.
once back in the Tombs she raced restlessly
in her cell There was constant interchange Of
notes between her and her father.
When Justice Davis entered the court at 1O53
o'clock Yesterday morning Sir Charles Wyndham
was among the spectators Mr.. Rand was not
present. Justice Davis began his charge at once.
Justice Davis said that if a verdict of murder
I'm the first degree were given it had to he shown
that the killing was premeditated or done while
committing a felony. OF the three other grades
Of homicide. justifable homicide had to be elm
mated. but the jury could find the defendant
guilty OF either murder in the second degree or
manslaughter in the first degree. He then de-
fined each grade of homicide to the jury. He
set forth the contentious of the prosecution and
the defence
Justice Davis said further. in part:
am not expressing any opinions. but want
to refer 10 letter which it is contended was
written b. the sister Of the defendant. II is de-
Cared b. the people that when This letter was
sent Ia Young its contents were known to the
defendant. and you will recall the testimony on
this point. The mere sending Of that letter
would not make her responsible. unless II can
he shown that she knew the contents.
y1,Nar -ry,r,~ 10,
and not by the acts Of others. It is not proper
for you to consider whether ]. Morgan Smith
was a relative Of the defendant or not That
fact alone does not affect the issue Of this case
At o'clock Miss Patterson. in her Tombs
cell, declared:
Il sure that I will leave for home to-
night I don't think the jury viii be out all
night I can't understand even why they have
not come I'm yet
The suspense had told on her greatly by this
time, She was pale and highly nervous. 4
letter from her mother. hoping she would he
home for Christmas Day, she read and reread.
Frank r. Young was best known as "Cgasar'
Young because Of the resemblance of his profile
10 that Of Julius Cesar. ON June he was shot
in a hanson Ca b i'm West Broadway while on his
way to the White Star pier, where he was to
start for Europe, His companion in the cab was
Miss Patterson. with whom he had been intimate
for about TWO years. When Il was discovered
that Young was dead. Miss Patterson was taken
to the Leonard-st. station witness From
there she was taken before Coroner Brown.
where Millln. Youngs partner, screamed. She's
a murderess" Millin had previously called her
foul names on the way to the station.
The trial was postponed from time to time
until November Il. and there was much crti-
cism because Of this Then one juror was
stricken with apoplexy. and mistraI resulted
II was learned after the mistrial that nine of
the jurors favored acquittaI and three convic-
tion. The second trial was begun on Deem
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