The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-07
TRYING To LEARN
HOW YOUNG DIED
PROCEEDINGS WERE BEGUN
ny THE NEW YORK CORONER TO
SOLVE THE MY STERN.

Mrs. PatIersOn's Rail Was Fixed at
S5.oe'-District Attorney Jerome
Will Oppose Her Liberation If
Anyone Appears aH Her Bonds
man-Her Attorney Secured a Writ
of Habeas CorPus-What an Ex-
animation of wound Disclosed.
New York. June 6.-Proceedings
were begun to-day by Coroner Nicholas
Brown in an endeavor to solve the mys-
terry surrounding the death Of Frank T.
Young. the wealthy bookmaker.
The entire case may center about the
revolver with wnich Young was killed
SIX detectives have been al work on
This feature of the case since Young $
death was first discovered. Friends Of
Young say he never carried a revolver
Much mystery was made of a wit
ness, who. it was said. would be pro
duced at the inquest and whose testi-
mony would go far 10 clear up the case.
Friends Of Young said this witness was
mot thousand miles away from the
scene when Young was shot" Ii was
sand that when he took the stand and
Told his story it would be made plain
that Young did not kill himself and
had no intention Of doing so.
The Young case hearing was postpon-
ed by the coroner. and Mrs. Patterson s
bail was fixed al $1,000. When the case
was called the district attorney asked
for an adjournment This was opposed
by Mrs. Patterson's counsel. but after
a long argument the coroner. decided to
put the case over until Friday. Coun-
sci for Mrs. Patterson then asked that
she be admitted to bail, and bail was
fixed al $1,000.
Jerome viii Oppose 1t.
District Attorney Jerome later de-
clared that ne would oppose the release
OF Mrs. Patterson on bail He went to
the Office of Coroner Brown and served
notice that in the event Of = bondsman
appearing with bail ne would want to
be heard in opposition 10 its acceptance
IT transpired that this action BY Mr.
Jerome was due TO the fact that ne has
IN his possession an affidavit Of VII
liam Luce, a brother-in-law Of YounE.
IN which Luce declares that on Friday
evening Young told him that he was
going out TO see Mrs. Patterson.
He asked me 10 go with him" the
aifldaNit says, saying. the little worn-
an has some letters which ! must get
from her. I'm afraid Of her and I
don't know but what she might kin me.
I'm through with her. j intend TO
break il OF tonight
Luce went with him and met Mrs.
Patterson, and the three remained To-
gether until 3 O'Clock on Saturday
morning. Mrs. Patterson did not have
the letters with her however, according
Y Luce, and il was for this reason thai
Young telephOned her to meet him on
Saturday. asking her to bring The let
Ters with her.
Mrs Patterson was taken back to the
ToHbs this afternoon.
Writ of Habeas Corpus.
On application of counsel for Mrs
Patterson justice Clark Of The .;u3~rIn.
Court this afts, roon issued a writ OF
napeas corpus, requiring the prod sct,cn
~ court Il Mrs Patterson and sec a
writ 81 tsT,orari on Coroner Plo,yn to
quake return Of the record n the ease
10th writs ire retulnable to morrow.
The coroner's physician. who per-
Horned he autopsy on Youncg body
sa.d Today hat he saw no Tea ,cn Why
TIE bullet wound that caused the
man 5 death could not have been self
lniicted especially if the trigger had
Geen pulled VIII the thumb. Pieces CT
me ".'.re. mis- removed frors two e.
gers Of the right hand Of the dead man
Tor close examination were pitted AS
with powder, although il was not
clearly evident from a hastv inSpec.
ton that the marks were made by
powder.