The Washington times., 1905-04-29
Actress Believes Prose-
cution Has Wrecked
It's Case.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Prosecutor Rand and MIR.
Levy Express Their
Satisfaction.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Nan Patterson
| had recovered her spirits 10 a great
extent this morning and was quite cheer.
full
| Nan and her sister Julia, were seen
| in the corridor of the Tombs on which
their cell Is located. They were reading
i a large bunch of letters which had az
verdict is going to be Am I Midget
low she felt. Nan replied:
Il am feeling very well indeed. ard
l am not at ali worried about what the
verdict is going to be. am { Midget?
addressing her sister.
Il have just been discussing the resti-
nony with her and we are not at all
afraid OF anything she said on the
stand. I really think Rand was more
amusing than serious. Did you notice
| how mad he got when Julia called atter-
| ton TO the date on the pawn tickets
naming the month of October? He fairly
flung the tickets on the table and was
I gust as mad as he could be-
Testimony Did No Harm.
Speaking of her sisters testimony.
Nan said:
"One would naturally be a little nef-
vous on the stand, especially IL badger
/ ed as she was. but she didn't do me any
harm. think. Did you ever see such
a shameful exhibition as when Rand
offered Julia her freedom If she would
/ turn against me? But Midget loves me
too much TO do me any harm. don't you,
j. Mfdget?" throwing her arms around her
sisters neck and patting her upon the
back.
.'You bet I do replied Julia; "and
/ nothing I have said could hurt you OF
! III 4x~fS
What do you think of that letter
wrote te Leslie Coggins?" continued
Nam .It vas only a foolish note from
a foolish sfrl. just the kind OF LETT
ter a gir. writes ouce in her life, and
at the tine I wrote It Young and
were not on good terms. I was engaged
to Coggins and he pretended to love me
ana I thought good deal of him. but
amt I glad I didn't marry him
She Distrusts Coggins.
Caesar always told me ne was
snake in the grass and now I believe
il. II he wasn't u sneak he would never
have given that letter To Johnny AilIin.
| Way, Coggins came TO see me last sum-
meF. and gave me $50, and told me how
sorry he was. and said: Now, you see
what you got for not marrying me- -
Nan t,.en gave shrug of her should
ers, and said: That's question:
consfnuing, she said: ''Coggins asked
my father to meet him at the raeetrack
that afternoon, saying he would see
AIilIin meanwhile and try to get every
thing out of him and tell me what NIL
lin was doing. Then he came TO me and
told me that he and Millin had gone on
a spree together and that Millin had
, stolen all his letters from his room at
1 L0aaf hs.
: lieve him? I think he gave the letters
to Miilin It was a dirty. scurvy trick .
At this poiat Mr.. Patterson came in
/ and kissed his daughters affectionately.
: Regarding the story that Rand had led
; the defense into a trap during the tes-
, timony of Mrs. Smith. Mr.. Pattes son
) said he could not see where such a
p thing occurred. MIR. Levy" said Mr..
Patterson, sis a very capable man and
has conducted this case satisfactorily. a
Confident of Conviction.
. The district attorneys Office Is con
fident that Nan will be convicted of
homicide i'll one of the degrees. They
4 will be perfectly satisfied if the jury
: finds her guilty of manslaughter III the
E second degree That would mean some
' scrt of punishment fer Nan, and what is
2 NOR, important to Mrs. Young and
: otner members CT the Young family, the
!. stigma of suicide would be removed.
, Mr Rand has absolute confidence in
Il his ability TO destroy any theories of
:. suicide thai may be built up III the clos
q iag argument of the defense. and will
: take particular pains to explain to the
:. Jury VIII Mr.. Levy has deemed it wise
= to pat on 10 witnesses. despite the fact
that at the former trial the witnesst :
: for the defense were more numerous
;, | than those for the prosecution.
I I Expects Acquittal.
b Mr. Levy and others of the accused
: chorus girls counsel. ON the other hand
q are just as confident of an acquittaI
a Mr. Levy declared today that the one
e reason for not calling any witnesses
o for the defense is because the State has
failed to make out its case. According
TO MIR. Levy, all the conditions are fav
orahle to his client. The presumntioI
OF innocence must cling to Nan unit
: it is taken away by competent evidence
> This evidence, he asserts. the proseeu
ton failed to produce. He also claims
- that Mr.. Rand failed to show that ;
- Morgan Smith purchased the FeVolve
- with which Young was killed, and thH
- failure following the positive declara
ton made by the prosecutor in his open
IS ing speech. he argues. win be hard {
se overcome before the jury
AIr Levy SCOTS at the idea that tn
iewelry which was presented TO tn
D court yesterday. TO the great consterna
"a ton Of Mrs Smith. and which va
"a pawned in Stern's pawnshoa. where tn
revolver was purchased. can have an,