The Washington times., 1904-11-02

stances surrounding the death Of Y0ls
i'm a straightforward manner, answered
an questions without hesitancy. and her
every utterance had the ring OF sincerity
and truth. Her tone and manner were
not those OF q woman charged with a
heinous crime, fearing to commit her
self too far lest she say something which
might injure her.
shooting, Miss Patterson said u knew
he was going TO Europe and thought
Lhis was 40 have been our last meeting
/ was not dowucast over the parting. as
had realized for a long time that iI
was best for both OF US. a great deal
mas been said about my LoIostAs MN
around but that Is not true why, ne
was after me ali the time He could NOT
bear 10 be parted from me. ~ IN We
were in California i left him twice ana
Went % my home In washington, Ine
nrst time he sent me so many telegTaLn5
lmplorlng me 20 return that finally 4 ola
90 back.
Threats Bring Her Back.
The second time finally got a let
ter from him in which ne said that uu-
less / returned he would come after me
and shoot me, then he would klu him
self. Knowing his disposition / felt that
he would make good his threat. So
packed up my things and went back.
despite the protests Of my parents.
900 oh, If / only had Needed the advice
of my father thenl I have realized
since what the love Of a father and
mother means, but j viii tell about that
later. / don't see how I could have
borne up under this terrible strain If lt
were not for my father, who mas been
with me frequently here.
q The night before the shooting ve
went for a drive. Then we went 10 a
restaurant in One Hundred and Twenty
fifth Street where i believe ne must
Na ErrHnH
we left j said gOOdDy TO him. During
the evening he had kept telling me how
much he loved me, ana had insisted that
L follow him 10 Europe. i laughed the
thing of and refused 10 make a definite
promise When he left me, i DO not
know whether he thought I would fol-
low him or remain at home
90 Nothing was said on Friday night
about meeting him the next morning. I
was asleep la my room in the ST. Paul
Hotel. where ] lived with my sister and
her husband when my sister awakened
me- This was about l-a5 IN the morn
ing and she said that ne was on the
wire. Although the telephone was iu
my room, / did not hear fl ring. and
would probably have slept on If it were
not for my sister
Was Waiting for Her.
She told me that he was waiting at
Fifty-ninth Street and Eighth Avenue
and wanted me 70 meet him at once
started to dress and the telephone bell
rang again. Ny sister answered 1t, and
she said that he was growing impatient
and wanted me to hurry. dressed AZ
hastily as I could. but before I was
fully clad the telephone rang again
He asked my sister what was delaying
me and she told him I was dressing.
90 He was so impatient that 4 told my
sister the next time he rang to tell him
that 1 had left the house and was on
ms way to meet Kim. Before i LETT the
telephone rang again, and he was told
that j had just left the house A few
minutes after this I did leave and has
tened To meet him
90 You've been an awful long time
getting her Nan he said when he
saw me. wv hy, I've mad forty balls
while waiting Cor y0u.' % 7 could see he
had been drinking heavily. for his hand
trembled like a leaf. we WcnE To the
back room of saloon at FIftr-uinth
Street and Columbus Avenue WuFre a-e
each ordered a pony Of brandy. lie
drank his and while I srflI has nina r=-
fore me. he ordered two more. These
he also drank while I was stiu drinking
my first
over 10 Eighth Avenue where ua said
he had TO have another drink We went
into a saloon on the corner aud DE or
dered two more braudies. he Drank
both His dissipation OF cha ni-1r be-
fore and the many drinks b had t1at
morning evidently unHerVed him. Tor his