The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
ANOTHER POINT FOR
''NAN'' PATTERSON
RECORDER SHUTS OUT LETTER
TO MRS. SMITH.
Mrs. Young Testifies That She Knew
OF Husbands Relations With
the Chorus Girl.

New York, April 27.-Sill another
point was scored by the defense In the
Nan Patterson trial before Recorder
Goff today, when the recorder refused
to admit as evidence the letter written
by Mrs. J. Morgan Smith to Caesar
Young to the effect that Nan" was
desperate, and there was no telling
what she might do This was the let
ter that Mrs. Young claims she found
in her husbands pocket. At the previ-
Gus trial 1t was admitted by Justice
Davis, and that 1t was not admitted to-
day was counted great victory by the
counsel for the chorus girl
AS was the case yesterday, and, in
deed, ever since the case against the
girl began, the court and the corridors
adjoining were crowded by morbidly
curious men and women. The latter
predominated and fought tooth and
nail to gain sight of the girl who is
fighting for her life Extra policemen
were on hand today, however, and as
result a repetition of the disgraceful
scenes of yesterday. when the crush
was so great that several women faint
ed, was prevented.
One of the first witnesses called to-
day was Mrs. Young. She testified
that she knew of the relations between
Nan and Caesar Young. and that as a
result she left Young for time. Dis
trict Attorney Rand, the prosecutor,
produced letter written by Nan to
Leslie Coggins, racing man. 1t was
a love letter, pure and simple. Writ
ten in the most affectionate terms, 1t |
began Dearest" ana was signed Cry |
baby" Throughout the letter Coggins
was referred to as sweetheart"
This letter." said Mr.. Rand, SHOWS
the duplicity of this defendant: shows
that she went with Young purely from
a mercenary standpoint offer it in
evidence.
The defense offered a strenuous OBJ
lection, but Recorder Goff finally ruled
hat this letter be admitted.
1t was after this that Mrs. Smiths
etter was brought up Time after time
he prosecutor endeavored to get it in,
md just as often the counsel for the
prisoner raised objections that Re-
'order Goff upheld. At one period Mr..
-evy, for the defense, spoke against
he admission Of the letter for more
han IS minutes. AS result of this
asst plea, the Recorder ruled that the
etter was not admissible.
When the ruling was made the pretty
prisoner smiled broadly and said to
Ter lawyers:
II know it, ! knew everything was
DING my way, and believe that they
'ill continue going my way until am
BILE to walk out in the beautiful sun
hlne again. free woman"
In her testimony, Mrs. Young said =,
he finally condoned her husbands ac- ..
ions, on Young's statement that he :
-ould have nothing more to do with
ne chorus girl. Only once did the
'idow glance at the defendant, and
hen when Mr.. Rand asked her If she
ecognized Nan" as the girl with
HON her husband had been intimate.
hen she glanced sharply at the pris-
ner, and said in a hard, metallic
oice: Eyes. that is the woman with
HON my husband confessed he had i,
cen intimate" =
Other witnesses called were Stern, :
lie pawnbroker, who sold the pistol
lie bullet from which killed Young; i
ruce, Young's brother-in-aw, and Mel
n, the partner of the bookmaker.
heir testimony was unimportant. The
rested this afternoon, and =
le defense will call its witnesses to- =
orrow. =
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