The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-12-20
NAN pATTERSON'S STORY
OF THE YOUNG SHOOTING


you not shoot Cesar Young, Nan?' said
Lawyer Levy TO Nan Patterson today.
asI did not, replied the witness in a
firm voice. Il would give my own life
to bring him back If it were in my pow
er. / never saw the revolver with which
he was shot. There was flash and
then the end. =
In a voice quivering with emotion,
but filled with dramatic intensity, Miss
Patterson, who is on trial charged with
the murder Of Caesar Young, the book
maker, recited 10. the jury 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 circrnl-
stance in the case which the state has
brought up against her. She denied that
she was dismayed because Young was
about to leave her and 60 to Europe,
after having been told by him, as it has
been alleged, that all was over between
them. ss5
On the other hand She testified that.
as a result of her conference with
Young, it was agreed that she should
Join him In England and take apart
i1ents in the Hotel Cecil, London, tax
ing care that she keep her whereabouts
a complete secret from Mrs Young's|
and Young's relatives. The important
feature brought out was the fact that
Young gave the woman postal card
on which he wrote her name and adj
dress, saying it was something she
might need
The crowded courtroom became sud-
denly still when the former show girl
took the stand. The first of her testi-a
i1lony relating to herself was given in.
low even voice. but as she proceeded
her tones became more Intense until in
voice was filled with tragic expression.
Early in her story Miss Patterson
told of her original meeting with Young,
Of their life together and of their con-i
.ternplated European trip. She told of,
& her talk with Young the night before
his proposed departure for Southampton,
Of her being awakened BY telephone
! message from him to go to the pier to-
see him off, of the ride down town, of
tks moments in a saloon and of the ride
in fiig cab before the shooting She was
asked to describe what happened after
leaving tfe saloon while driving down
West Broadway.
We talked about his going away and
he kept questioning me about my COM
ing to meet him, she said 81 did not
say anything and finally he said
But don't feel positive that you
are going to come over. / believe that
yor are fooling. Are YOU r Then he
said: Are you going 2
said, well, Cesar, there's no use
saying will because I've made up my
mind not to, but yor go over there and
get things qnieted down. until the folks
have forgotten about things BY that time.
will meet you at the Saratoga meet
ing.
"He looked at me awhile and said &
4 Do you mean that r. and then he grab
bed me BY my hand nearest to him and
pulled me over toward him. He hurt
me so that 1 tried to pull away, but j.
could not get away from him. / put
my other hand up and he grabbed me.
Somehow or other got away from him.
told him he hurt me.
He said sIf You don't come over
there and have to wait until the Sara
3 toga meeting, / may never see you again
My horses have gone back on me, I've
lost all my money Now I'm losing my
little girl. Do you mean that r
He grabbed me and hurt me 50 badly
that the tears came I'd my eyes 4 tried
to struggle away from him again and
. had to bend away over. There was a
flasf---tl1e end. =
You heard report Z? her lawyer
asked! 8sas
Yes
Was the pistol iii youngs hands ?'
Ihad not seen the pistol. Mr. Young
fell over ny lap, got half way up, fell
again, and I thought he was having q
spasni. He kept twitching and twitcll-
1 ing. called 10 him and tried To make
him answer, but he would not be-
lieve put my hands up and told the
cabinan fo drive to the sdftiggis don't
know whether ! did but that was my