The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-12
NAN PATTERSON
IS FREE At LAST
Showgirl Released on Her Own
Recognizance-Will Go to
Her Mother.
showgirl Is Admonished by the
Judge to Heed Lesson Of the
Trials and Imprisonment.

New ork, May 12.-Nan Patterson,
lease from the Tombs prison today after
almost a year within it's walls awaiting
determination Of the charge that she
had murdered her protector, Cesar
Young, racetrack bookmaker.
She will leave for Washington at
1925 O'Clock this afternoon;
courtroom, she was met at the thresh-
hold by her father, who threw his arms
around her and exclaimed: Thank
God, may daughter.
AS she left the building, Miss Pat;
terson was loudly cheered by crowd
Of 1000 persons. She was driven IN a
the World building, where she remained
When she left that building, an
other outburst Of cheering and hand
clapping by crowd greeted her. She
then went to the st. Paul hotel, where
she had lived before Young's death.
jerome Moved Release.
Miss Patterson 8 release was made at
the instance of District Attorney Jer-
ONE, who said he did not believe an
other trial would result other than in
disagreement. At the same time he
declared that there had been q serious
miscarriage Of Justice. He said many
Of the newspapers had labored to ere
ate sympathy for the girl and that this
case had 'caused one more step in this
county toward trial by newspapers rath
er than trial by jury.'
He approved Of all his assistant, Mr.
Rand, had done, or said in conducting
the case and added:
"The people for whom, care ap
prove our action. From the sane par
of the community we have received
nothing but fairness. have received
ton that admits Of no doubt that ther'
was unanimity in the :iuryroom on thre'
points-frst, Morgan Smith bought tn
I pistols; second, Nan Patterson took tn
pistol in the cab with her; third, Cesa
Young did not commit suicide. I ask tina
the prisoner be discharged on her recog
nizance. :.
Miss Patterson, when she came int
court, was smiling gaily, but as Record
er Golf began ia address her, the tear
. came into her eyes and before he COZ
Guided, she was weeping. ~'
Go and Sin No More
The recorder spoke with ~kindl
> mote in. his voice that seemed to affec
i her very mueh.sxH e said: Z
tThe district attorney has seen 4
to recommend your discharge. 1 full
coincide with him, and believe that til
, interests Of justice will be fully suk
served by grantink this motion.
''There have been two trials, and /
Q each Of them the jury failed to agre
: These two trials must have been to-
rible ordeals to you.
/ "There is nothing can add in tn
, case that has not already been sal
+ but let me entreat you, in all your Fl
Q ture life, to remember the terrible e:
r perience thru which you have jul
s passed., and, to permit every action {
n your life hereafter to be guided +
j. that experience. I feel sure that yc
will do 50, that you will remember yo'
d ordeal.'
... Smiths Are Released. -.
J. Morgan Smith and his wife, MI
Julia Smith, Nan Patterson s siste
were discharged from custody by JUDI
Foster in the court Of general sessio
today. Both had been held on
I charge Of conspiracy in connection wi
I the Patterson case.
l AS soon as he was discharged, Smi
was re-arrested on an attachment f
failing to obey subpoena issued by t.
e grand jury, and was fned$250 for co
tempt Of court.