The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-12
NAN PATTERSON
FREE; IS CHEERED
BY Bic CROWD!


terson, the one-time Florodora
show girl, was released from the
tombs prison today after almost
year within its walls awaiting
a determination of the charge that |
she had murdered her protector,
Caesar Young, a race track book
maker. She will leave for Wash
ington at 3:25 o'clock this after
noon. She was loudly cheered by
a crowd of 1000 persons as she
left the prison.
Her release was made at the
instance of District AttornSy Jer-
ONE, who said he did not believe
that another trial would result
other than in disagreement. At
the same time he declared that
there had been a serious miscar-
rage of justice.
He said the newspapers had
labored to create sympathy for the
girl and that this cause had
caused one more step in this
county towards trial by newspaper
rather than trial by jury"
He approved of all his assistant. Mr..
| Rand had done or said in conducting the
| case and said
FROM THE SANE CITIZENS.
THE people for whom | care approve
| our action. From the sane part OF the
| community we have receiver nothing but
| fairness.I have Information that admits Of
! no doubt that there was unanimity I'm the
| jury room on three points; first Morgan
! Smith bought the pistol, second, Nan Pat
! terson took the pistol i'm the cab with her
/ and third, Caesar Young did not commit
suicide / ask that the prisoner be dis
| charged on her own recognizance."
j. Morgan Smith and his wife Mrs. Ju-
| liza Smith. Nan Patterson's sister were
! discharged from custody by Judge Foster
! today. Both had been held on charge
! OF conspiracy irt connection with the Pat
! terson case.
SMITH REARRESTED
! As soon as he was discharged smith was
! rearrested on an attachment for failing
/
jury and was committed TO the Tombs
prison for examination on Tuesday next.
Counsel for Smith said he would make
| application before the Supreme court to-
day for a writ of habeas corpus TO free
| him.
District Attorney Jerome replied that
| ne would do what he could TO aid him
| and Judge Cowing upon signing the order
for commitment Of Smith. said he was
| also agreeable and IL he had erred I'm any
way the Supreme court would adjust the
matter.
-B BROUGHT -fNfU= COURT.
Miss Patterson was taken before Re-
corder Goff IN the Court OF General Ses-
sions and released on her own recog-
nizance. She left the Criminal Courts
| building by the police entrance i'm Frank
! ling street. where 2C00 persons cheered
| her as she appeared. In company with
| her father, and Lawyers Levy and
! OReilly, she entered a carriage and was
driven 10 her lawyers offices in the World
building.
In his address to Recorder Goff. pre-
/ ceding his recommendation for Miss Pat
terson's discharge District Attorney Je-
rome strongly defended his associate. Mr..
Rand
wILFUL AND MENDACIOUs
He declared the attacks on his chief
OF staff, as he termed Mr. Rand. were
! "wilful and mendacious." and that though
| made by his professional brethren" he
considered them unjust in the extreme
lie said that he upheld MIR. Rand In
everything he did during the trials and
| considered his conduct OF the case an ex-
/ hibiton OF bravery on his part
! Referring TO the attitude Of the Jurors
. i'm the last trial, Mr.. Jerome said that he
/ had information 10 the effect that three
| members Of the jury had agreed that J.
l Morgan Smith bought the revolver that
Nan Patterson carried II and that Caesar
| Young did not commit suicide.
! Mr. Jerome also criticised tho news
| papers for their statements about the ex-
pense of tho case, declaring that they
/ had made gross Misrepresentation of
/ the costs of tho trials" and that tho
/ accounts OF enormous expenditures
Haunted before the public" were erro-
neous lie said that his own auditor
had made an estimate OF the cost OF the
case. which did not exceed 5000
! As Miss Patterson left the court room
! she was met AT the threshold BY her
! father. who threw his arms around her
Thank -ei,,A-+4--
! ter"
She was driven IN n carriage 10 her
/ LAWYERS Offices I'm the World building.
whore she remained a short time
when she left another outburst ~
cheering and handcapplng by a crowd
! greeted her.
/ She then went 10 the 81 Paul hotel