Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-03
RECORDER GOFF TALKS
 TO PATTERSON JURY,
Tells Members There is Nothing in Case to Excite Their Passions or Prejudices-Nan Up Early and Was Ready for Court Before Time-Warden Says She IF Wonderful Girl.

New York, May 3.-Nan Patterson left her cell in the Tonlbs for the court of general sessions to-day to witness the last scenes of her trial on q charge of killing Ceasar Young. As Assist ant District Attorney Rand had finish ed his argument as prosecutor yester- day and the defense had already spok- en it's final word, only the charge of Recorder Golf to the jury remained be. fore the case went to the jury for a verdict.
 Warden Flynn of the Tombs prison said to-day that she was a wonderful ly composed girl. The warden's com' had risen early and eaten prison breakfast with her sister, Mrs J. Mor- gan Smith. She seemed cheerful and was ready to go to the court room some time before she was called for.
 The session of the court was opened at 10:30 and ten minutes later Record J q
 Remarkable scenes were witnessed around the criminal court building to- day. Early in the day crowds began to gather and hours before the time for the opening of court the corridors were filled with men and women hop ing to break through the cordon Of guards around the court room doors on the first rush. Even in the streets around the building crowds stood wait ing. On the Tombs prison side the street spanned by the bridge of signs was damned with people waiting to catch a glimpse of the prisoner as she passed the little, barred, half open win. dow which overlooks the street. As the hour for the opening of court ap- preached the regular force of uniform ed guards in the building was quad rupled, every stairway was guarded and an officer stood outside every ele- vator landing. The Patterson trial IS not the only case being heard on the third floor of the big building, however, and hundreds of persons, taking advan- tage of this, gained temporary admis- sion to the upper floors. Time after time the corridors were cleared and the crowds streamed out to the streets only to return to make other attempts, most of them fruitless, to gain admlttance to the court room.
 Practically every seat in the body of the court room had been spoken Tor far in advance and it seemed as II every favored one used the privilege accorded as there. was haruiy an inch of room to spare long before the prisoner came in and took her place beside her counsel.
 Tn beginning his charge to the Jury Recorder Golf said:
 "This case has nothing extraordin- ary in it. So far as the testimony goes. two persons most spoken of du:- ing the entire proceedings, the deceas- ed, a man of the name of Young. race track man. had this defendant to live with him as his mistress. The mans death, because of the personality or this man Young, had nothing in it to excite your passions or your preJu- dices. He was mere gambler. n race track man. Therefore you should bt able to consider the facts calmly with out prejudice and passion.
 "There is no artificial atmosphere for you to be excited or distracted by. You must decide the circumstances without any thought of the atmos- phere. calmly and with quiet mind.
 The jury went out at minutes after i o'clock. The did not go out to luncheon but went directly to the jury room to begin deliberations