The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
Nan PATTERSON
LEAVES PRISON
Released on Her Own Re-
cognizance on Motion of
District Attorney Jerome
MORGAN SMITH FINED
Aged Mother of the One
Time FlorodOra Girl Col
lapses When Told the News

NEW YORK, May 12.-"Nan" Patter-
son. the one time Florodora show girl.
was released from the Tombs prison
to-day after almost a year within it's
walls, awaiting decision on the ac-
cusation that she had murdered her
protector. Caesar Young, a race
track bookmaker. She was loudly
cheered by a crowd of 1000 persons as
she left prison.
Miss Patterson's release was ordered
at the instance of District Attorney
Jerome, who said he did not believe
another trial would result other than
in disagreement. At the same time.
he declared that there had been
serious miscarriage of justice. He said
many of the newspapers had labored
to create sympathy for the girl. He
approved Of all his assistant. Rand.
had done or said in conducting the case,
and added:
action. From the part of the COM
munity we have received nothing but fairness.
that there was unaninity in the ,ury-room on
three points: First Morgan smith bought
rhs pistol n he oa with her hr
Young did not commit suicide ask that the
prisoner be discharged on her recognizance
AGED FATHER rs DELIGHTED.
AS Miss Patterson left the criminal
courtroom she was met at the thresh-
old by her father, who threw his arms
around her and exclaimed:
Thank God. my daughter"
She was driven in a carriage to her
two lawyers offices in the World build
ing, where she remained short time.
When she left that building another
outburst of cheering and handclapping
by a crowd greeted her. She then went
to the st. Paul Hotel, where she had
lived before Youngs death.
j. Morgan Smith and his wife, Mrs.
Julia Smith, Nan" Patterson's sister,
were discharged from custody by Judge
Cowing in the Court of General Ses-
sions to-day. Both had been held on a
charge of conspiracy in connection
with the Patterson case.
AS soon as he was discharged Smith
was rearrested on an attachment for
having failed to obey a subpoena by the
Grand Jury and was committed to the
Tombs prison for examination on Tues
day next. Counsel for Smith said he
would make application before the
court for a writ of habeas corpus to
free him. District Attorney Jerome
replied that he would do what he could
to aid Smiths release, and Judge Cow
ing upon signing the order for the COM
mitment of Smith said he also was
agreeable and If he had erred in any
way the Supreme Court would adjust
the matter. Judge Cowing then fined
Smith $3.50 for contempt of court in
having failed to obey the subpoena
served upon him.
Later Smiths fine was paid and he
was released. The money was provided
by Nan" Patterson, who during the
afternoon received a check for several
hundred dollars from some mysterious
! source.
Miss Patterson took a late train for
Washington tonight.
JOY IN WASHINGTON HOME.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The first
] intimation that Mrs. Patterson, moth
er of Man" Patterson, had Of her
] daughters release was contained in
the press bulletin from New York
Mrs. Patterson at first would not be-
lieve the news, but when convinced
that the report was correct she col
lapsed and physicians were hastily
sent for.
Miss Patterson's brother, G. H. Pat
| terson, said:
| That is what We have been praying for for
] a year II seems too good to be true. The
! agony which my mother and all OF us nave
suffered is now at an end.
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