The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-19
PATTERSON VIE
STAND And TELLER STORY
MANY WITH
TOEFicLaLS FOR AD-.
sbITTANcETo TRIAL.
WITNESS TESTIFIED THAT cAE-
sAR YOUNG CALLED FOR PAT
TERSoN AT HOTEL
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TERsoN AT HOTEL
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new YORK, Dec 1e-Nan Patter
son WIN go on the wiu.ess stand and
ten the story ofher relations with
Caesar Young and an the circum
stances which led up to the book
makers death Ten ~sItnesses hare
been snbpoenaed by the defense and
they VIII be called TO the stand -odaY
ITO refute the prosecuGon's case
When It became noised about S..re
4crminaI courts building this morn
ing thatSthe young actress would ten
her5storyt TO the 5uzy the-e wasa hus-
aesto get into Justice Davis court
For time the ceursoRcers- were
overwhelmed by appeals, demands
and suppHcauons fo- admittance.
Miss Patterson has been insistent 90
her counsel that she be permitted to
testify and when It was decided 70
put IN defense, aceuiescence was
given tosher plea thatsie nigh. take
the witness chair Counsel seid to-
day that She might go on the stand
this morning or this afternoon
Miss Patterson came into court
dressed IN her deep black dress. She
Teeted her father afecdeaatety-
ThesroH can completed. Justice Oa.is
Levy.
May 1t please your honor; said
Mr. Levy IN accordance with the
promise made last Friday we VIII
waive the presentment OF our case
Miss Townsend take the stand
Miss Ida Townsend, The first wit.
ness for the defense said She was
formerly employed as telephone
clerk at the ST Paul Hotel She work
ed there last June She SAID silc
knew Miss Patterson as an occupant
of the hotel.
saw the defendan. at 7:So in The
evening of June s. said the witness.
y do you keep a record Of messages
received at the hotel2''
No. only of the Outgoing mos
sages
.swhat did the defendant say to
yougy
That she expected message from
Caesar Young, and If he called to tell
him she would be at Healey's.
WAS there message2"
.ssYes.y
What was the message"
II object: If this witness car say
that she knows the message was
from Caesar Young. have 20
objection said Prosecutor Rand. |
Objection was overruled and the wit
ness said that mans voice said
This Is Mr.. Young and that she
told Young that Miss Patterson would
meet him at Healey's- Miss Town
send said that later cIsss Patterson
returned to the hotel and she gave
her Young's message. Miss Town
send was excused
At this point the Earl OF Suffolk
was ushered quietly INTO the court
and was invited to sit at the bench.
He took a deep interest in the pro-
'ceedings-
Edward Grossman, the son of
cigar dealer at No. 2629 Eighth ave
nue.. was the second witness. He saidy
that ne Enew-Luce. the brother-in-law
of Young. Witness also identified
two photos OF Young
Was Young in your store on any
part of the day of June ~"
Yes, about 7:15 In the morning"
s-rDfd Young use the telephone?"
HHe did,
ON cross-examination the witness
was much confused. The prosecutor
made the witness admit that he first
thought OF testifying two weeks ago.
To the first man who called to see
him about 1t he gave as his reason
for not appearing in the case before,
that he did not care to talk about 1t,
while he told Prosecutor Rand that
be simply did not think OF It"
Witness admitted making both
statements. and Prosecutor Rand
hen asked:
swen, then. you did not tell the
ruth
: NO responded the witness. +,
Continued on Fourth Pase3 ii