Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
Nan Patterson Left again with.
out Conviction or Acqmtal
Of Murder.
JURY HAS BEEN DISCHARGED
Their Disagreement Reported a. 1,H
This Morning after I3 H0urs' Deli.
befation-Nnn Patterson Fajut. q.
ed Dead Away-Majorit,
for Acquital.

new YORK. May 4-HAving failed IN
reach a verdict and declaring that thcv
were hopelcssly disagreed the Jury in
the Nan Patterson case was forual,v
discharged at 2:3D o'clock this rnornipo
inc jury vas given the case at ons
. Clock yesterday, and after doliberatirs
IL hours came into court at 1:3O o'clocu
'his morning and Informed Recorder Con
'hat they had failed to reach a verdict.
Inc jury declined the recorders Offer
10 aid them by advice on any point of
law regarding which they might be in
doubt, and were sent back to continuA
their deliberations.
At % o'clock the Jury again entered
the court room where the recorder ara
other court officials We're in waiting. and
mo foreman arnoruccd that thov had
1ailed to agree on a verdict He added
that their disagreement seemed hope
less of adjustment.
Upon this announcement Pecorder Goa
formally discharged the twelve men. COM
posing the third jury that has consider.
cd this celebrated case. It is understood
that a majority Of the jury was for ac.
d'ittal but in what proportion they stood
cannot be ascertaned.
Miss Patterson collapsed on the juryA
announcement and tainted dead away.
She was assisted from the court by one
of her counsel and several officers.
AT 1880 o'clock this morning tho
jury in the case or Nan Patter-
son. tried for the third time on ths
charge of numbering Caesar" Young.
was called into the court room by Record.
er Con-. When the Il men were in their
places and the court officials had all ar
rived. tho recorder asked why the de-
fendant had not been brought into court.
deputy sheriff replied that she had been
feeling i'll and had retired. but was then
being dressed. After wait of IL minutes
Miss Patterson appeared. looking pale
and in a highly nervous state.
"Gentlemen have YOU been able to reach
an agreement" asked the recorder OF III,
jury.
NO sir" replied the forer1an
rs there any question of law or Of evi.
dence in which can instruct youo Il
there any way in which the court ca,
help YOU"
Tie foreman looked for an instant a,
his fellow members of the jury thcu
turned to the recorder and said:
NO sir, l don't believe you can holm
us"
the matter"
Tho jury filed out and tho court was
cleared,
Recorder iioff remained in his cham.
Der ready TO receive a verdict il rem.
dcred or to further instruct the jury.
Nan Patterson had been buoyed tv ths
hope that at tho end of their dclbcra.
tipn the l. men would agree to a verdict
IT not guilty. Miss Pattersons hopes
were based partly on rimors which
were clrrent about the criminal courts
building this afternoon that the first
ballots taken in tine jury room were
decidedly in her favor. The jury has
had the case since shortly after ous
oclock to-day.
THE JUDGES CHARGE
In beginning his charge to the Jury Re.
order Gof said: This case has nothina
Extraordinary in it. The mans death be.
,ausc Of tho personality of this young
nan had nothing in it to excite your pa.
ions or your prejudices. YIe was q gamb.
er therefore you should be able to con.
ider the facts calmly without prejudice
md without passion" Continuing. Re.
order Golf said: "Whatever the position
egal rights ~ the most prominent and
he most conspicuous. She is not called
lpon TO establish her innocence. The bur.
len Of proof rests with the prosecution,
I there he reasonable doubt in this case
n the evidence this doubt must be throwu
nto the balance for the defendant. You
must accept the instructions | givo Won
n all questions of law and must apply
O to
he danger lies IN the remarks OF counse,
which might take your mind off the direct
ssucs. You must avoid this danger"
During the afternoon the Jury sent "a
he court rooms for articles of clothing
worm by Caesar Young at the time hs
let his death and for tho Skeleton
'hch was exhibited during tho trial hy
he prosecution in tho cndeayor to show
hat the victim OF tho tragedy could not
ave inflicted tho wound himself
Tho jury was taken to dinner al s,n
clock. They were surrounded by a pla.
Don Of policemen and followed by a sresi
hrong. AS they made their way TOWARD
restaurant the jurymen were greeted by
ries of set her free" "Sct Nan FREQ
he deserves it."
II was 1906 o'clock when the jury re.
armed TO the Grimm courts buildins
fter dinner and resumed its considera,
on OF the case