The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-10
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Have Been At Work on the Revolver
Feature Of the CaseSThc Hearing
Postponed Until Friday. and Mrs
Patterson Granted Bail. the Sum
Being Fixed at $1,000 Witness
to BE Produced. IL Is Said, Whose
Testimony VIII Go Far to Clear
Up the Case

New York. June 6.-Proceedinzs
were begun to-day by Coroner Nicho-
las Brown in an endeavor TO solve
the mystery surrounding the death
of Frank T. Young. the wealthy book
maker. The entire case may center
about the revolver with which
Young was killed. Six detectives
have been at work on this feature OF
the case since Young's 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 tes-
timony would go far to clear up the
case. Friends OF Young said this
witness was mot a thousand miles
away from the scene when Mr.. Young
he ook the stand and told his story.
1t would be made plain that Young did
not kill himself and had no intention
OF doing so.
The Young case hearing was post
poned by the coroner, and Mrs. Pat
t%erson's a was fixed at $1,000. When
the case was called. the district attor-
ney asked for IN adjournment. This
was opposed by Mrs. Patterson's
counsel, but after a long argument.
the coroner decided to put the case
over until Friday. Counsel for Mrs.
Patterson then asked hat she be ad-
mitted TO bail, and bail was fixed at
$4,000.
District Attorney Jerome later de-
clared that he YOU oppose the re-
lease of Mrs. Patterson on bail. He
went to the office of Coroner Brown
and served notice that In the event
of a bondsman appearing with bail.
he would wan to be heard in OPPOSE
ton to its acceptance.
1t transpired that this action by
Mr.. Jerome was due to the fact hat
he has in his possession an affidavit
of William Luce, a brother-in-law of
Young, in which III declares that
on Friday evening Young told him
that he was going out to see Mrs. Pat
terson. -
He asked me t go with him." the
affidavft says, saying, the little wo-
man has some letters which I must
get from her. I'm afraid OF her, and
1 don't know but what she might Kill
me. I'm through with her. / intend
to break 1t off tonight"
Luce went with him and met Mrs.
Patterson, and the three remained
together until Monday morning.
Mrs. Patterson was taken back to
the Tombs this afternoon.
On application of counsel for Mrs.
Patterson, Justice Clark. of the Su-
preme court. this afternoon issued n
writ OF habeas corpus, requiring the
production in court Of Mrs. Patter-
son, and also a writ of certiorari or
Coroner Brown TO make a return of
the record In the case. Both writs
are returnable tomorrow.
The physician. who per-
formed the autopsy on Young's body.
said to-day that he saw no reason
why the bullet wound hat caused the
mans death could not have been self
inflicted, especially IL the trigger had
been pulled with the thumb. Pieces
OF the epidermis removed from two
fingers OF the right hand of the dead
for close examination were pitted as
IL with powder, although ft was not
clearly evident from a hasty inspec-
ton that the marks were mad by
powder.
Washington. June 6.-As the result
Of shock. causes by the connection
of her daughters name with the
shooting of Caesar Young. Mrs. J. b.
Patterson, mother Of Nan Patterson,
is critically i'll in this city. Since the
news first was received by her, she
has had a succession OF faintinz
spells and these. in connection with
predisposed heart trouble. have left
her in a much weakened state. At
times her life has been despaired of,
but tonight her condition was slight
ly improved.