Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-03
RAND ENDS HIS ADDRESS
Case of Nan Patterson viii Go to the
Jury this Morning.
scATHINe ARRANGEMENT or DEFENDANT
District Attorney Says that Her sill
ence in this Trial IL Equal
TO n Confession of
Guilt.


NEW YORK, May 2.--The fate of Nan
| Patterson in her third trial for the muir
| der of Caesar" Young, will be In the
hands of the jury early tomorrow. As
sistant District Attorney Rand completed
the closing argument for the prosecution
shortly before o'clock this afternoon,
and the court adjourned for the day Re
corder Con announced that he would not
| charge the jury until the opening OF court
tomorrow. 1t is not believed that his in
structions will be lengthy and probably
before the noon hour the jury will have
| retired to consider a verdict
At the close OF the argument today, after
Prosecutor Rand had arraigned her in
the most scathing terms, had asserted
| that her silence in this trial was con-
fession of her guilt, had declared that
her sister had lied on the stand and that
her counsel had based his plea for her
life on a foundation Of fabrications. Nan
Patterson said she still felt confident the
jury will bring in an early verdict Of
acouittal.
Mr.. Rand is a fine orator" she de-
clared, but know those twelve men will
not hang a girl on oratory."
| Mr.. Rand consumed practically the en-
tire day. He devoted a large part of his
speech to defense of himself and his
methods in the present trial. He declared
the charges made against him by Abraham
Levy, attorney for the defense, were un-
just and misleading. He denied That he
had been guilty of suppressing evidence
that might have helped the Patterson
girl.
Many visitors Excluded.
Moved by the scene of yesterday, when 1t
became necessary for a court officer to
| tO
room, Recorder Goff today directed that
only those having a direct interest in the
case be permitted to be present at the
closing hours Of the trial. To carry out
the recorders order the force of
officers on duty in the criminal
court building was greatly in
creased. Prospective spectators began to
gather around the building early in the day.
Among them were many women, some of
whom had followed the trial from the
time the first witness was put on the stand.
Today, however, they were not permitted
even to approach the outer door to the
court room. Only those able to prove their
right to enter or who had friends among
the court officials or attorneys were sue
cessful in getting into the court room.
, Every seat was taken, however, when the
proceedings were resumed.
AS soon as the prisoner had been brought
! in, Recorder Goft ordered that the doors
, of the court room be locked and that no
one be permitted to enter or leave before
the recess for luncheon.
In beginning his closing argument for the
, state Assistant District Attorney Rand
said:
) This trial has been a hard experience for
:. you would not look back to with regret. II
) would be ungrateful too, If did not also
and it Would be ungenerous Of me- roundiy
as was abused yesterday. to your faces,
other side in {, ncies of lost and rot
ten cause. wa compelled to, say; He
crimes committed as a pubic onicer. He
told you that thirsted for blood and had
examination Of Mrs, smith Did i ask hel
, an impolitic question? Did not treat hcI
throughout rs lady? would not moi, make make
y injected as issue in the case by the
, defendants counsel 1t is not an issue at all
; grin of a lost cause, and 1t would not affect
t this question:, ! want and must have your
of men and paint the fair face of truth with
a sweet cosmetic, you woulo not listen tc
1 a word from me-, II l could do these things
there would be but one place for me and
that would be at this woman's side, III
e object of contempt.
! As to Evidence.
, Continuing Mr.. Rand said:
/. Mr.. Levy has accused me Of suppressine
. evidence and other things, but are those
a men to be swayed from your duty for such
9 q shabby outworn device as trying to attack
the prosecutor Levy did not make point
yesterday that was not based on lie. He
told you that Young wanted not a sever
ance but continuance OF the disgracefu
r alliance. Assuming that his logic is SOUND
regarding the Coggins letter, where are the
| facts?
r Now with regard to Mrs. Smiths tesu
| / tried to make you believe that these
pawn tickets bore date of June g. did no
say that the tickets represented article:
3 | pa wned on June because ! knew they
| were dated October. l did ask Mrs. Smith
II they were renewal tickets for articles
y pawned on June and her answer was a lie
= She also lied when she said she could not
e | remember which of the bracelets given heI
> | by her mother were pawned in Stern's by
\ | IL l put Levy in position he would hell
e | me get the pawn tickets In evidence. In
! moment of forgetfulness he did the trick
| In moment of forgetfulness he put before
> you gentlemen a piece of truth
n , Then he says / have concealed materla
n | evidence. That would be wrong thing fol
me to do in a murder case when woman'
5 | life was at stake. l wonder II, when he wai
i making that charge of concealing evidence
0 his thoughts were wandering along the Can
adian border to Toronto. And wonder II
| when he was charging unfair methods, h'
4 was thinking Of the articles which kept the
= | J. Morgan Smith and his wife away from
the first trial.
y Since when has Levy the right to tell ms