Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05

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were fixed in their opinions and the
formality of the discharge had been
completed she was in dead faint. As
TIE curtain fell. strong court attend
ants lifted the chair in which the UNI
conscious woman sat and carried IL
away to the hospital ward of the pris-
on.
Physicians were hurriedly summon
ed but she could not be revived by or
dicary methods. The prisoners aged
father clasped her in his arms, chafed
her cheeks and called her name repeat
eddy but she did not utter a word. FL
nally, after nearly 20 minutes she be-
came semi conscious and 1G minutes
later was able to speak.
Meantime there was a great clamOr
| among the other prisoners. adding the
usual touch to one of the most remark
able nights in the history of the
| 1Ombs. outside the crowds melted
slowly away and an hour after the jury
was discharged the neighborhoOd had
resumed its normal Quietness.
| In the II months passed behind the
prison walls. Nan Patterson has had
many appointments. Insisting from
| tn etirst that she was innocent of the
crime with which she was charged.
| that she loved Caesar Young and would
do him no harm. she waited all through
| last summer for the first chance to face
| her accusprs in open court. Then after
=. trying period iE which practically the
| W hole case Of the prosecution had been
shown. the illness of a juror set at
naught all that had been done.
| Another tiresome wait, more trying
| weeks i'm the court room and the girl
| was brought face to face with the bit
ter truth that she had been unable to
convince II men of her innocence. Six.
! it was said. had believed her story, but
| the other six stood with her accusers.
That was just before Christmas-thc
day she mad hoped to pass with her
| invalid mother in Washington. Then
| followed more months of waiting and
hopes which were to be dashed by an
other disappointment.
Although in a state bordering on
complete collapse wren she went to her
| cell, early today. after the jury had
been discharged, Miss Patterson soon
was quoted and slept peacefully
through the night. When a deputy
warden making his rounds at o'clock
| this morning reached the cell occupied
| by Miss Patterson and her sister. Nan
| was still sleeping heavily. At the size
of the couch kneIt her sister. Mrs.
| Smith. who was also asleep, with one
arm thrown on the pillow on which
| Miss attarson's mead Jay. The depu
~ warden carried with him II letters
addressed to Miss Patterson. He left
them at the room door and did not dis
turb either of the women. About that
| time crowds began to gather IN tn"
| streets around the TOmbs awaiting
Lossible developments which might
make it necessary for Miss Patterson
to once more cross the bridge between
the prison anG the court building.
Abraham Levy. counsel for Miss
Patterson, said. today:
Il will apply for Nan Patterson to
| be admitted to 4 nominal bail ut once.
The disagreement is equal to an ac-
quittal as far as her liberty is con-
ccrnci. II may he that the district at
tornev will apply to have her admitted
to bail If he does not. then | shall
take the steps. She will never be plac-
cd on trial again. OF this l am certain.
am disappointed that she was not ac-
Quilted
1t was said at the district attorneys
office. today, that tie prosecution
would not oppose the release of Nan
Patterson on bail provided the sum
were fixed at from 10000 to $4,000. i,
is expected that Recorder Golf will be
in his office. today. and it is possible
that Miss Patterson may be released
before night.
Julius Goldstone. ore of the jurors.
collapsed ut his home. today from ner-
vous prostration. The strain of the
long night session of the jury COM
plctely exhausted him.
!. After her return to the TOmbs from
the court room. early this morning.
Miss Patterson became so nervous that
. the prison physician gave her an opiatt
and gave orders that she was not to be
disturbed until she awoke naturally.
Her father visited the Tombs at fire.
ouent intervals but he was told each
time that his daughter was still asleep
and that he could not see her.