Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-04
Jury Failed to Reach a Verdict,
Having Hopclesslv Disagreed,
And Was Discharged
DEFENDANT TAINTED AWAY.
Understood Majority We're for Ac'
quIltal--Not Improbable That Case
May Never b, Tried Again,

extreme were the closing scenes, carly
today Of the Nan Patterson trial be.
fore Recorder Con ON the charge ~
having murdered Frank r. Young tho
well known thurman and bookmaker
IN cab last June
At 1880 o'clock this morning the Jury
was called into tho courtroom by Re-
corder Con when the ~ men
were In their places and the court OH.
cias had all arrived the recorder asked
why the defendant had not been
brought into court A deputy shcrIff
replied that she had been feeling IN
ana had retired, but was then being
dressed, After u walt Of l2 minutes
Miss Patterson appeared, looking pale
and In a highly nervous state,
Gentlemen, have you been ablc TO
roach nm agrocmont2' asked the re.
cordcr Of the jury
mo, SIR replied the foreman,
rs there any question Of law or oyi.
dencc In which can Instruct you2 "
there any way In which the court can
help you2"
The foreman looked Tor an instant
at his fellow members OF the jury, then
turned 20 the recorder and said
No, sir don't believe YOU can help
Then you viii retire TO reconsider
the matter"
The jury fled out and the courtroom
was cleared Recorder Con remained
IN his chamber ready TO receive vor'
DICT II rendered or to further instruct
the Jury,
When the foreman had nnahy as.
sured the court that there was no
possibility ~ reaching m agreement,
the prisoner was In n dead faint Al
1898 o'clock, the recorder declared the
jury discharged, and ordered Miss Pat.
terson returned TO the Tombs prison,
She was carried out IN chair by
several attendants and two doctors
had hard time restoring conscious
ness, When told Of the result, she
smiled family IN the streets below
thousands " persona, held bAck by
mounted police, ohcerod the news, but
were somewhat disappointed, They
evidently favored the young woman
and had expected her acqulttol
Various rumop gained currency M
w H'N INV jury Nlnn0t lnlnINltllhll
received by the Associated Press IN that
the poll was seven TO i've In favor OF
acquiltal
II " quite certain that the former
show girl WIN be given her liberty on
nominal bail and that the indictment
VIII be- quashed, She has faced trial
three limcs-twlce the jury disagreed
ana once there was mistrlnl OWING TO
the collapse OF Juror
IN the court annals ~ this city
no'hing has yet approached the tchslty
or the climax IN the Patterson ease,
When Recorder Con- was summoned 10
cour, soon after ! o'clock the room
was filled with spcctators,two OF whom
were women only those possessing
permits were allowed 10 enter, hut In
the streets surrounding the TombS and
the courthouse were thousands await
ing the outcome with their Dyes rlv.
otod on the bridge leading from tho
prison they watched for possibio
glimpse ~ the prisoner who, lhoy
hoped, might pnuso NJ window mo.
montarlly should she be called 10 court,
Mounted police forming the talllc
squad kept the people I'M order and
maintained pnssogoNaya for the street
cars,
When The recorder reached his desk
ana ordered the prisoner brought from
her cell the nervous tension I'm mo
court became almost unbcnrnhlo, Tho
Jury hnd filed into the courtroom the
recorder was on tho bench,
ASST, Dist Atty Rand was rostlcsslv
pacing PACK ANA forth and ATTY, Levy
lor INC defonso eyed the iurymon with
me koennoss Of hope or despair, but
lno Sen,rnl nFnre of the tragedy was
nowhere To DO seon,
For n moment the recorder did ma,
notice her non'Rrrlyl and was about
To can on the foreman Tor tho verdict
Informed That the prisoner was lll Sir.
con declared the court could not pro.
coed, mat she must be present, Tho
minutes drnggod slowly along, Ton of
lhcm passed and then Miss Patterson
appeared leaning heavily on the nrn
OF deputy sheriff She showed more
strength than oven her lawyers mad
hoped In crossing the bridge Of
signs, she had heard the shouts Of tho
Watchers below ana seemingly every
voice was niluned IN her favor lpon
reaching the dock she grOspcd the
lnlllng Tor support, and gagod ilXcdY
NJ the iurymcn, When they an.
were gen, back for further consultation
she almost collapsed and practical
had 10 bo carried from the room
At 2,lb o'clock the Same scenes were
enacted Miss Patterson was then In
state bordering ON collnpsc, Sho
lrcmblod Ike u lonf when the fury 0lcd
IN the second time and whom tho fore.
man finally made personal poll Of tho
inry, announced that ~ members were
llyod IN their opinions and tho formal
ny ot the discharge had hocn com.
nlctod she WINS I'm n dead faint Az tho
nnnl curtain fell strong court attend.
ants lifted the chair IN which tho an.
conplonH woman sat and carried IL
away IN the hoanltnl ward NJ tine prls,
on phyeicinns were hurrIody sum.
monod INT she could not be roViyod hv
ordinary methods Tho prisoners need
father claimed her In hlR arms, chafod
nor checks ana called hor nnmo 70.
nontedlV hui she IA not utlcr work
rlnnlv nflor nearly % minutes she bo.
came semi sconsclong and thon ton
minutes later was nhlo 10 snonk
Meantime thoro WINS n grcat clnmor
nraorg tive nthor prisoners 10 lonrn mo
verdict adding nm unusual touch 10 ono
NJ the most rcmnrkAhlo nIghts I'm tho
history NJ tho Tomba, outside NO
crowds moliod SLOWLY nwnv and an
horr after the ilrv was dlschhrecd tho
nolghhorNood hnd resumed ~ normnl
0'lntnoqe
n was snih NJ 'he district nttor.
ncv'e oolee todnv thnl tho prosecution
would NO, npnnae the relensa NJ Nan
Patterson ON hal nrovldod the sum WAS
nyed n, from 80 OO0 N son o0n n N az.
peotea that Recorder doff wll No IN hIa
noisa ia1av and ~ Ia nnsslhia that AL.