Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-24
ADA PATTERSON
WITNESS FOR NAN
Former Salt Lake Woman Gives
Her Impressions Of anOus
Murder Trial,
IS TORTURE TO FACE RAND.
Says New York Prosecutor IL Like q
Tiger AVID IA Readily
Angered,

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Angerej,
IN an article IN the New York Even.
Ing journal, Miss Ada Patterson, fora
merly local school teacher and prom.
lnent newspaper writer OF Salt Lake,
thus gives hor impressions M a witness
IN the famous Nan Patterson murder
trials
Had an enemy and m utter Inabn.
Ivy 10 forgive ! would wlfh that he
might 40 on the stand IN u murder trial
ns ] ala and would 0dd an oNlru turn
of tho Vongcful knife by wishing that
n might be n murder trial In which the
defendant had bis entire sympathy, az
Nan Patterson had mho
would wish that be- might hayo been
summoned again ana again 10 the dis.
irict attorneys Office, been questioned
ana argued with md IN n degree bul,od
by the square. jawod Assistant Rand, NJ
whom little Nan Patterson IN her pris-
on coli cried out to mo,
"Oh, that mani That mani
RAND LIKE \ TIGER"
would have had him assured mat he
would ocape tho Ylctiinl2ulIon ana be
called upon at last by lllborninn pro.
cess server soo omnous green papor
flashed before his startled oyos at
breakfast, ana told 10 hurry,
] would have him walt ut least two
racMng hours IN the apparent serenity
of the district attorneys ONCE while he
exchanged Rrewsome experiences with
tho handwriting expert, ana then
would have him called for hoarscly by
an impatient court officer and hurried
down stairs into the crowded court.
room, past keen.oyod reporters who
would sacrifice thor hopes OF heaven
for the immediate story tossed 10 a
now court oncor who steers him here
and there through devious ways like "A
rudderless ehIp, and whispers, "thcrc's
the chair" stand up That's the
Bible" NO, don't put II down, hold Il
up and then be faced by.-Rand Rand
with small deep set Dyes red brown
ANA glowing n seems "a tho tortured
f0ncN with tigers horccness for the
blood Of helpless. unhappy defendants,
FRIGHTENED ny CLERK,
There was a roaring In my cars rs
dnshlng across the platform u mist IN
my eyes 0s ] saw little figure In
gray with n somhrc, black nat sur
mounting q rcproachful, white face. \
whlto.haired clerk addressed some sol
emn words that ! didn't AZ all undor-
stand, but 20 which | frlgh,enedly muir.
INJURED, II do" as 0gitNtod and II mil.
lion times less happy than "A tonguc-
tied bride at the altar
Tho white faco with tho black hat
above II swan before my cyes haunt.
ingN but dominan, figure interviewed,
RNnd, and his rodsbroNn eyes glowing
and holding lettor m n small square
envelope before my wavering gaze
what Is your namoY" Whore 10
YOU llyc7' What Is your occupationg'
He asked the questions In quick sue.
ceSion, and the court officer AZ my ol.
bow whispered, Louder Louder You
must make your voice carry"
Mr. Rand waved the small lcitor as
boy displays college trophy
EXPECTED COLLEGE YELL,
| expected him TO omit a college yell,
some time during lag, summer You
pad a Nisil TO this defendant IN the
u admitted IT,"
THAT visit was proIosslonol9'
In part"
II MAS in answer to this letter."
"NoN,n
MID voiced Mr. Lcyy, whom I should
choose for counsel II ! were caught
In n net OF circumstances and were be-
INK baited az Nan Patterson ", capped
something that sounded Ike "m'ntcrl.
al "rolN0nL" COMPETENT He has
repeated the words 80 many hundred
times that his tongue N weary of the
task ana slNrs them
but, your honor -etho igor In the
assistant district attorney was fawnlng
nOw-"l wish "a submit this letter "a
q standard for comparison Of hondwrlt.
RAND ANdEREp,
you musl nroyle lta authenticity"
said Recorder CON. white and eeronc,
benign as though he had lust stepped
from the turned page ~ n saints cullen.
A1r Mr. Levy glanced az ne inocuou8
little note, Tho three elurrod words
slipped out again, borne upon a sigh
'Roloyan, mitorr'l Incompetent"
was there any conversation about
this letter. what dld she say about II
when YOU saw her IN the Tomba2'
she thanked me- for my Kindness"
MI Rand was onHry "You don't
nndGwlana what did she way about
tho lotlor2"
THAT ia what I tried to tcll you,
She said ! thank You Tor your kind.
ness"
what did she say abou, tho loltor?"
u don't recall that she SAID anything
about the lotter"
ORDEAL OVER AT LAST.
Mr. Rand nung the letter upon Tho IA.
bic, Mr., Levy smiled pleasantly,
THAT win do Miss Patterson" said
tho assistant dlHtrIrt attorney. sulNlY
"1hut VIII du, Miss Patterson" said
tina chief counsel for the defense, com.
aselonatoly
And the unwilling Witness FOR the
prosecution lofl the chair Of torture
with "A look Of sympathy M the prisoner
ana n glance Of roller W. the discarded
letter She passed the devoted old falh.
or NJ the prisoner who was n0odlly
studying hla knees, outside the court.
room door she drew deep breath ana
laughed lllllc, llor escort tho court
oIllcer stared,
u thmlt ! was near hyslora" I said,
"Do you think they can convict her3'
Tho letter referred 10 by ADA pattor.
son IN her testimony Is one Nan Pat
tcrson wrote TO her granting O request
for an interview