The San Francisco call., 1905-04-25
BECOMES FAINT
IN COURTROOM
Nan" Patterson Weakens
). Under Prosecutor Rand's
Merciless Arraignment
PLEADS FOR A RESPITE
Recorder Golf Grants Her
Request and the Case
Is Suddenly Adjourned

NEW YORK, April A.-The third
trial of Nan Patterson. accused of
the murder of Caesar" Young. was
begun in earnest to-day before Re-
corder Golf in the Court of General
Sessions. Confident and almost smil-
ing in the previous ordeals. the former
show girl to-day was on the verge of
collapse. She became faint at the
close OF the morning session. necessi-
tating hurried adjournment of the
court, but had revived considerably
Wnen the afternoon session was begun.
The feature Of the days proceedings
was the opening address of Assistant
Oistrlct Attorney Rand in which he
outlined what the prosecution intended
to prove. He declared that Young
never carried a pistol and that the
state would prove that the revolver
that killed Young was bought by
joseph Morgan Smith. brother-in-law
OF Nan Patterson. Rand said that
ne would prove by sworn evidence that.
during the year Young maintained
Nan Patterson he spent $4,000 on
her; that Nan" Patterson and the
smiths entered into an alleged con-
splracy to prevent Young leaving this
country and to avoid cutting off their
enjoyment of his money. Young. he
contended. acted as one marked for
slaughter from the time he received
the alleged threatening letter in which.
1t is said, Julia Smith, Man" Patter-
sons sister, wrote to Young:
Unless you do see Nan I cannot
answer for the consequences
While the outline of the peoples case
as given by Mr.. Rand to-day was prac-
t1cally q repetition of those which have
gone before. 1t differed IN some ma
terial respects. Much of the evidence
given at other trials will not be pre-
sented this time, it appears, while the
prosecution promises to introduce some
entirely new features.
The strain of listening to the ar
raignment was too much for Miss Pat
terson. By the time Rand concluded
his address and the first witness,
photographer Cole, was called, she was
on the verge of collapse. She wavered
and her head seemed to be swimming.
she called Lawyers Levy and Unger
to her.
1 cannot stand 1t any longer" she
gasped. Il am ill and / am afraid l
shall faint If l am not allowed to rest"
Levy Informed Recorder Goff of the
young woman's condition and the trial
was suddenly stopped
MISS Patterson was treated bv the
Tombs physician during the long re-
cess and when the trial was resumed
from the attack.
The photographer and architect who
had prepared pictures and plans of the
cab in which Young was killed briefly
explained their contributions to the
case, and Policeman Junior then took
the stand. 1t was Junior who ran after
the cab in West Broadway soon after
Young was shot and directed the cab
driver to a hospital. His story was a
ranetitinn ~ he hoI fNl
twice before.
]. Morgan Smith and his wife, whose
names have figured prominently in the
case, made their first appearance in
court to-day. Wardman Edward ].
Quinn, who took Miss Patterson from
the hospital to the police station fol-
lowed Junior on the stand and told of
his connection with the affair. When
he referred to J. Morgan Smith in the
course of his testimony, Rand asked
that the Smiths be brought in that
Quinn might have chance to identify
them. The witness identified them and
they were sent back to prison.
Quinn said that Miss Patterson was
in a hysterical condition on the trip
from the hospital to the station house,
but that she became cool and collected
when the station was reached. She had
been there only a few minutes when
Patterson, shook her hand and sat
down beside her When she told him
that Young was dead he changed color
and gasped.
The witness said that on the trip
from the hospital Miss Patterson told
him she had nothing to live for, now
that Young was dead, and begged him
to kill her with his club. She told him
that Young had no reason to kill him
self.
After several other police officers had
testified regarding occurrences in the
police station soon after Miss Patterson
was brought there, the court adjourned
until tomorrow.