The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
NAN TO KNOW
FATE TO-DAY
Murder Case Will Be. Sub
mitted at the Conclusion
of Rand's Closing Speech
LAWYER LEWIS PLEA
Urges Jury Not to Bring
In a Compromise YER
dict Against His Client

NEW YORK. May This case n
one of deliberate murder or suicide.
There can be no manslaughter about
it. There should be no compromise
verdict. She is either guilty of murder
in the first degree or not at ALL
With these words Abraham Levy.
counsel for Nan" Patterson. brought
to close this afternoon his nve-hour
argument in defense Of the former
chorus girl. charged with the murder
Of Caesar" Young.
During the long argument Miss Pat
terson faced the jury unfiinchingly.
The courtroom was crowded. most OF
the attendants being women, who
struggled to get look at the defend
ant. At one time during the afternoon
the Judge was compelled to stop Levy
while court officers expelled from the
room some women who persisted In
discussing the case in audible tones,
to the annoyance of all present.
Levy reviewed all the testimony in
detail and declared not a word had
been introduced which showed any
purpose on the part of Miss Patterson
or her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Morgan Smith, to threaten
the life of Caesar" Young.
The suicide theory was emphasized
by Levy, who contended that the pow
der stains on Young's fingers proved
that he had shot himself. Levy scout
ed the idea that girl would be able
to make such an assault on trained
athlete like Young. He also ridiculed
the idea that Miss Patterson should
have chosen crowded public street
as a place for murder when she had
so many opportunities to attack
Young where there would have been
little danger of detection.
Levy warned the jurors that cir
cumstantial evidence must be consid-
cred with the greatest care, as any
Judgment they might make could not
restore the life that had been taken.
Said he:
circumstantial case carries with it the ne
cessity on the part Of the prosecution to live up
to the very letter of the law. What have to
fear is that you will be fascinated by tho
Establishments of my opponent, who may seek TO
blind you to the evidence He has the right
District Attorney would not use the mighty
power of my position to resort to unfair meth
DDS to send any girl to her death. He should
have been fair witt this defenseless girl and
should also have been fair with you who lean
on him for guidance and not misguidance
/ must call your attention to the pawn tickets
by which Mr.. Rand sought to delude that they
were dated June 3. when. as matter OF fact.
they bore date of October. l had them put In
evidence 50 as to show you as object lesson
the unfair tactics resorted to by the prosecutor
he says, was iavished by Young on the de-
fendant when he knew the case was barren
of evidence OF any money excepting $500.
Levy declared that the prosecution
had failed to prove that j. Morgan
Smith bought the pistol, and also had
failed to prove a motive for the deed.
Levy argued that Man" Patterson
| was victim of her own weakness and
the Establishments of Caesar Young
1t was admitted that she was the mis-
tress of Young, he said, but before that
she had been true to her husband. and
she was as loyal to Young as II she had
truly been his wife. Young was the
master; she the weaklifg-
Levy would have the jury not accept
the letter written to Leslie Coggins as
showing that she was disloyal to
Young The letter was not dated. and
the only way to fix the time 1t was
written was to go back to when Miss
Patterson was in California hospital.
That, he said, was two and half
years ago-before Caesar Young
came into her life. 1t had been shown
by the prosecution, he said. that Young
saw the Coggins letter last May, but
| there are at least three letters lin the
case which were written by Young to
Miss Patterson after that time. He
asked the Jury to read them and to de-
termine whether they were written to
woman whom the writer wished to
get away from.
These letters were signed All
Love-" he said, and in them we have
q voice from the dead, indicating that
this married man was pursuing this
girl, instead of she pursuing him..
Assistant District Attorney Rand will
close for the people, and 1t is possible
the case will go to the jury Tomorrow
afternoon.
1t was o'clock when Levy con-
cluded his address. During his long
! talk Nan" kept her eyes on the Jury,
watching the effect of the argument.
When adjournment was announced
Miss Patterson walked back to the
| prison with a steady step. She made
no comment on the days proceed
ings.
The District Attorneys office is
! making thorough investigation of a
story as to the suppression OF certain
evidence In the case. A number of
! witnesses have been subpenaed, and
| affidavits will be taken from them at
! the conclusion of the trial.