Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
NAN PATTERSON
At LAST FREE
is DISCHARGED ON HER OWN
RECOGNlZANCE
CHEERED BY GREAT CROWD
II Is improbable That She viii Ever
Again BE Tried for the MUIR
der OF Caesar
Young
BY AssocIated Press.

| BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Nan Patter-
son, the one time Florodora show girl
was released from the Tombs prison
today, after almost a year within Its
walls awaiting a determination that
she had murdered Caesar Young, a
race track bookmaker. She was loudly
cheered by a crowd of 1000 persons as
she left the prison.
Her release was made at the instance
of District Attorney Jerome, who said
he did not believe another trial would
result in other than a disagreement
At the same time he declared that there
had been a serious miscarriage of JUS
tice. He said many of the newspapers
had labored to create sympathy for the
girl, and that this case had "caused
one more step toward a trial by news
papers rather than trial by jury"
He approved of all his assistant, Mr..
Rand, had done or said in conducting
the case, and added
1.-THE people for whom 1 care ap-
prove our action. From the sane part
of the community we have received
nothing but fairness. 1 have informa-
ton that admits of no doubt that there
was unanimity in the jury room on
three points: First, Morgan Smith
bought the pistol; second, Nan Patter-
son took the pistol in the cab with her;
third, Caesar Young did not commit
oil hot 1.4
discharged on her own recognizance."
AS Miss Patterson left the criminal
court she was met at the threshold by
her father, who threw his arms around
her and exclaimed:
THANK God, my daughter"
She was driven in carriage to her
two lawyers offices in the World build
ing where she remained a short time.
Again Cheered by Crowd
When she left that building another
outburst of cheering and handclapping
by crowd greeted her. She then
went to the st. Paul hotel, where she
had lived before Young's DEATH
j. Morgan Smith and his wife, Mrs.
Julia Smith, Nan Patterson's sister,
were discharged from custody by Judge
Cowing in the court of general sessions
today. Both had been held on charge
of conspiracy in connection with the
Patterson case.
AS soon as he was discharged Smith
was re-arrested on an attachment for
failing to obey a subpoena issued by
IN H.,
the Tombs prison for examination on
Tuesday next.
Counsel for Smith said he would
make application before the court for a
writ of habeas corpus to free him.
District Attorney Jerome replied that
he would do what he could to aid in
Smiths release and Judge Cowing,
upon signing the order for commit
ment of Smith said he was also agree
able and if he had erred in any way
the supreme court would adjust the
matter. Judge Cowing then fined
Smith $3.50 for contempt of court in
failing to obey the subpoena served on
him.
Smiths fine was paid and he was re-
leased.
Recorders Words Bring Tears
Miss Patterson when she came into
court was smiling gayly, but as Re
corder Golf began to address her the
tears came into her eyes and before he
concluded she was weeping. The re-
corder spoke with kindly note in his
voice that seemed to affect her very
much. He said:
THE district attorney has seen fit
to recommend your discharge. I fully
coincide with him and believe that the
interests of justice will be fully sub
served by granting this motion.
"There have been two trials and in
each of them the jury failed to agree
These two trials must have been terri
BILE ordeals to you.
"There is nothing can add in this
case that has not already been said
but let me entreat you in all your
future life to remember the terrible
experience through which you have
Just passed and permit every action of
your life hereafter to be guided by
that experience. l feel sure that you
will do so, that you will remember
your ordeal"
Miss Patterson took late train for
Washington tonight.