Evening journal., 1905-04-28
NO DEFENSE FOR
NAN PATTERSON
Her Counsel Makes This
Statement After Mrs.
Smiths Evidence

New York. April 2s.-while there
we're no features as sensational as
Wednesday. the trial Of Nan Patter-
son. charged with the shooting Of
Caesar" Young was fully as interest
ing in the many points brought out.
Mrs. Margaret Young, widow Of "Cae-
sar'' Young. was on the stand, and as
she testified her eyes would I'll with
tears. Nan Patterson dropped her
eyes when she saw the widow, and did
not raise them again until recess. Jo-
siah d. Millin, Youngs partner, was
another witness, and told Of the rela-
tions between Young and Nan Patter-
son.
The prosecution endeavored to in
troduce in evidence a letter purporting
TO show that Miss Patterson had other
admirers at the time she professed to
be devoted to Young. This letter.
however. was not admitted as evil
dence. The letter that Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith. sister Of the defendant, wrote
to Caesar" Young. in which she said
Miss Patterson was frantic" and
which was admitted at the previous
trial. was also ruled out The con-
spiracy charge against the Smiths was
based on the letter.
Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith was recalled.
and told OF her visit to California in
the spring OF 1908, where she saw her
sister and Young together A year
later. when Mrs. Smith saw Miss Pat
terson in New York she found her in
a highly nervous condition. She was
hysterical and crying appeared to be
laboring under a nervous strain and
almost frantic"
Under examination Mrs Smith told
Of Miss Patterson's expectation OF
marrying Young, that Miss Patterson
secured a divorce with such a purpose
in mind. and that the arrangement
with Young was postponed because Of
influence brought to bear on Young by
his wife and partner. Mrs, Smith, an
swrring questions. said her sisters
M Is now Ann Eliza Randolph.
AZ ioung's death, Mrs. Smith said.
She gave the law firm OF Levy and
Unger about 100 letters Young had
written TO her sister. On May /. 1904.
Leslie Coggins a friend OF Young.
dined with Mrs Smith at her house
and told Mrs. Smith that Young was
coming to New York Coggins said
Young was not going 70 marry Miss
Patterson when Mrs Smith told this
TO her sister she became frantic and
perturbedp Mrs Smith continued:
'she said that Caesar could not fool
her that way II was impossible for
him to do such a thing"
Mrs Smith acknowledged writing
the letter intercepted by Mrs. Young.
The relations of Coggins with Miss
Patterson were brought out when Mrs.
Smith said; He told me he wanted TO
marry Nan"
Coming down TO the day Young was
shot the prosecution asked Were
you aware that your sister came home
early on the morning of June ~"
y was She told me she had been
with Young and that he was going
away She was perfectly normal"
mot sobhing or crying?"
mo. She was quite tranquil
At the conclusion Of the prosecu-
tion's examination Of Mrs. Smith she
was taken back to the Tombs.
Man Patterson needs no defense"
said lawyer Abraham Levy chief
counsel for the girl. and the defend
ant win 80 to the Jury on the case as
made out by the state when Assistant
District Attorney Rand closes the tes-
timony."
Mr.. Levy made this announcement
after a conference with his associates.
Lawyers unger, o'Reilly and Limbur-
ger. Nan Patterson was opposed TO
this program. declaring that she wanted
70 50 on the stand and tell all that
happened in that fatal cab ride. She
will not however be permitted TO in
fiuence the defense as she did at the
former trial, and will have to abide by
the decision Of her lawyers.
with the failure of Hyman Stern 10
Identity J. Morgan smith," said Mr.
Levy, and his wife as the man and
woman who bought the pistol. all dar-
ger TO Nan Patterson vanished Even
II Stern had Identified the Smiths
perfect alibl would have been offered
to show that Stern was mistaken"