The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-04-28
NANPATTERSON.
Nearly ColIapses Under
Ordeal of Her
Third Trial.
SCENE WAS DRAMATIC

New York, April 24.-Just before to-
days session of the third trial of Nan
Patterson, the FORMER chorus girl,
charged with the murder of Caesar
Young, bookmaker, came TO a conclu-
sion tonight, deputy sheriffs brought
into the court room ]. Morgan Smith
and his wife, Jnlia, sister of the ac-
cused. and they were given seats in
side of the railing. 1t was thought
that they had been brought into the
trial room in order that they might be
identified by some of the witnesses for
the prosecution, but If this was the in
tent the witness was not reached, as
there was no indication on the part of
the prosecution to call attention to the
fact that they were present
Good progress was made with the
trial today, and 1t is now believed that
the case will get TO the jury before the
weeks end Several witnesses were
examined today, and Prosecutor Rand
made his opening speech. in which he
scored Miss Patterson in scathing
terms and declared that he would
prove to the satisfaction of the jury
that the shot which ended Young's life
was fired by the accused and that the
motive for the crime was her desire to
resent his wish to desert her.
Miss Patterson was by no means so
composed as at the previous trials, and
It was plain that the fierce attack upon
her by the assistant district attorney
hurt her very greatly. In fact, when
she was finally taken back to the
Tombs prison she was on the verge of
collapse and close observers would not
be surprised were she to collapse ut
terly before the ordeal ends. When the
blood-stained clothing of Young was
unfolded on the table before her she
WINGED perceptibly, and throughout she
kept a handkerchief to her face, and
instead of apparently courting the gaze
of the curious, as at the previous
trials, she seemed anxious to shrink
from observation. When the revolver
with which Young was killed was
shown she shuddered and hid her face
in her hands. Her counsel, when asked
about her, declared that her long in
generation has undermined her health
and that she is very sick girl.
Nothing new was brought out at to-
days session, the testimony being
practically reiteration of that offered
on her previous trial, and no new wit
nesses being introduced. The only
drama tio ipcidant of tho trial tonly plo na
when Policeman Junior. who was first
10 arrive on the scene after the shoot
ing. acted out with the aid of a court
officer, the conditions as they existed
in the cab when he arrived on the
scene. Seated beside the court officer,
Junior lay over on his lap. and, plac-
ing one arm about the officers body,
let the other hang loosely at his side.
With his eyes closed and his body
hanging limp, life seemed to be eX-
tinct, and Nan Patterson. sitting but
few feet away from the two actors in
the tragedy, buried her face in her
hands several times. The policeman,
however, on cross-examination, stated
that when he reached the scene of the
tragedy Nan Patterson told him that
Young had shot himself.
The trial will be continued tomor-
row, when 1t is expected Prosecutor
Rand will try to produce evidence to
show that Mans brother-in-law,
Smith. purchased the revolver with
which Young's life was ended.