Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-21

own story Of the fatal ride with the
| bookmaker. Miss Paterson has de-
clared that she is anxious to tell her
story to the jury.
There is much I can tell the jury
that they could learn from no other
source" she is quoted as saying. land
when they hear what have to say, eV-
cry one of them will vote to set me
free"
Nan Paterson is so confident of ac-
quittal that she said, today, that she
had passed her last Sunday in the
Tombs. She added that she would be in
her fathers home in Washington be-
fore another Sunday comes.
Having waived the privilege of maxi
ing an opening address, Mr.. Levy call
ed as his first witness Ida F. Town
send. She said that on June last she
employed as a telephone operator at the
st. Paul hotel. where the defendant and
the Smiths resided. She said that Man"
Patterson occupied an apartment at the
hotel. On the evening of June 8, Miss
Patterson came to the desk and told
her that if anyone else but Caesar"
Young called for her to tell them she
had gone out to dinner. Later in the
a message, which was delivered to Miss
Patterson.
| Edward s. Grossman. a clerk in an
Eighth avenue confectionery store, said
| that Young used the telephone in the
store shortly after Z o'clock on the
morning of June 1. According to the
witness when Young got his connection
through the central office, he said:
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morning. Hurry up and get dressed and
meet me-
! When recess in the Patterson trial was
| taken, Mr.. Levy of counsel for the de-
| fence. announced that Nan Patterson
would take the stand in her own behalf.
F, this afternoon.
| Crossman said he remembered Young's
ea'y morning call distinctly but said
nothing about it until Mr.. O'Reilly of
counsel for the defence, called to see him
The witness insisted that this was true
despite a signed statement produced by
Mr.. Rand in which Crossman said that he
first recalled the visit of Young when
O'RciiIy questioned him two weeks ago.
He did rot think he would he called as a
witness when he signed the statement, he
explained.
as a witness and asked if Cheeseman's
name had not been given him by the de-
fence Mr.. Rand replied that Cheeseman's
name had been supplied. but added that
he did not consider the mans testimony
as any interest in the case.
! The first alleged eye witness of the trag-
edy in the cab called by the defence was
Milton F. Hazleton of Oneonta. Mr.. Ha-
Zleton said he was visiting here. early last
June and was on West Broadway on the
morning of June 1. He was walking slow
" along when he saw a hanson cab APP
preaching. Two persons were IN the cab
il woman. whom he identified as he de-
PENDANT. and a man. AS the cab neared
him he saw a flash of revolver.
| Did the man have the revolver in his
hand at the time of the report and flash?
.He did" replied the witness. He had
both his hands raised above his left Shout
der AS the shot rang out the mans head
fell il to the woman'S lap and she placed
her hands on top of his head"
Mr.. HaZletOn said a man was with nm
J who also saw the shooting. 1t was this
stranger who had called his attention to
the cab. who the stranger was he rad
not the slightest idea, He Only knew that
| the man was a Free Mason, but mad new
er seen him since.
The witness insisted when crOss-exam
ined that he had a clear view of the ca d
and that. although he is an old man, his
evesight is very good He had no partlc-
ular interest whatever in the case, he said
beyond having the truth known.
the Earl of Suffolk, whose engagement to
Miss Daisy Letter was recently annOunc-
| ed sat on the bench behind Justice Davis
Nan Patterson was called to the stand
to testify in her own behalf at this at
ternoon's session of her trial for the muir
der of Caesar Young.
In answer to the usual preliminary ques-
TONS Miss Patterson said she had been
married to man named Martin and had
Angeles she met Caesar Young. In an
to as to Whsfssr m she
Miss Patterson replied:
I heard him speak of his wife"
In answer to another question she said
that it was after she had met Young that
she obtained a divorce from her husband.
After securing A divorce. ,she. said she
frequently visited the race tracks with
him. In March of this year. she came
back East and lived with her sister, Mrs.
Smith.
After that she went to her parents
home in Washington and later went back
to Los angeles when Young telesraphed
her to meet him there. Again SIC left
for the East when Young. went back to
San Francisco. She and Young arranged
to meet at Chicago, AID did so. When
they were separated they correspondent,
exchanging letters and kilograms almost
daily.
Then she came to New York, May 2,
|
the hotel. They had no quarrel She said
the first proposition made to her that she
; should leave Young was made by Young
hrOther-in-1aw, Mexican, who said Mrs.
Young wanted Miss Patterson to go away
and leave Mr.. Young.
Miss Patterson said that the conversa-
ton with Mexican took place in a res
taurant. Young was present and the
three talked the matter over for three
quarters of an hour. Sine denied that ref
erence was made to the letter which was
intercepted by Mrs. Young. Miss Patter-
son maintained that she told neither
| Young nor Mexican that she was nj del
icate condition. The letter written to
Young by her sister, Mrs. Smith, in which
Mrs Smith said she would not be rosror-
sbIe for what happened. the witness said,
was sent without her knowledge or con-
sent.
When it became known that Miss Pat
terson was to take the stand. this af-
ternoon, great crowds gathered around
the criminal court building and attempt
| ed to gain admttance to the courtroom.
| Finally the crowd became so great that
the regular policemen detailed to guard
the doors of the courtroom and the CORR
doris could not cope with the situation and
reserves were summoned to help hold the
| in, nhn