Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-22

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not stand a night session. The ep-
tire forenoon session TO-DAY was
taken up by Lawyer Levy, counsel 4
for Miss Patterson. District Attor-
ney Rand will speak for three
hours In closing the case for the
prosecution.
81 New York, Dec 21.-The appearance
of the court room when the Nan Pat
terson trial was resumed today was In
marked contrast with the past two
days. Not more than half the seats
were occupied today.
Mr.. Unger, counsel for the defense,
renewed his motion for Justice Davis
to order an acauittal for Miss Patter-
son without further proceedings but
the court denied the motion Mr.. Levy
then began his closing address for the
defense.
Went to Cell Happy.
After a day Of torment. facing the
merciless cross examination of Prose
cutor Rand. Nan Patterson, the former
show girl. went to her cell in the
Tombs last night tired, but happy. For
several hours she sat under the CALLING
crossflre of the assistant district at
torney who proved the events of her
life from the day she met Caesar
Young for the killing Of whom she is
being tried. till the moment Of his
tragic death. No detail was too trivial
t. escape the attention of the states
attorney. but, with scarcely an excep-
tion the accused actress proved a mar
vel of self control.
N Answers Are Frank
Atstimes she narr;S -ltes-
tions OF her inqrls1llon, put when he
pinned her down to a definite question
her answer was frankness itself Miss
Patterson talked in a low, clear voice,
Dunctuating her evidence here and
there with expressions Of much spirit.
she exclaimed in voice ringing with
sincerity: Il have always tried to be
truthful and honorable"
A Dramatic Scene.
The dramatic climax of yesterdays
court scene came with pantomime
enacted ny Miss Patterson and dis
\ trict attorneys messenger, showing
1.-THE death scene in the cab.
\ Seated side by side on platform,
facing the court and the jury, the mes
senger, under the tutelage Of the for
mer show girl, grasped her wrists and
they swayed back and forth as the
prisoner said she and Caesar Young
had done just before the shooting.
With the calm reserve of one ac-
customed to play to thousands, Miss
Patterson, without tremor, went
over the scene and by her interpreta-
III ia1 To oh o1a tbot
had taken his own life.
Throughout the two hours and
forty minutes that Miss Patterson
faced cross examination yesterday
few shadows of emotion crossed her
pale face. She had evidently nerved
herself for an ordeal, but when it was
over a reaction came and she trembled
violently.
Arising from the chair she bowed to
Judge Davis and the Earl of Suffolk,
who sat beside him, and to the Jurors.
Then, gathering up her skirts, she ran
down to her aged father, who sat by
her counsel's table, and buried her
face on his shoulder. He kissed her
affectionately, and said softly: "You
did splendidly, little girl"
This scene closed the evidence for
the defense.
Mr.. Rand little later called Mrs.
Young, the widow of Caesar Young,
in rebuttal. In her testimony she said
she had purchased the tickets for the
trip abroad for herself and husband,
and that she had done so at the insti-
cation Of Mr.. Young and not. of her
own volition, as intimated by Miss
Patterson.