The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-25
NAN PATTERSON
FA|NTS IN COURT
Woman on Trial for Killing
Caesar Young
SOON RECEIVERS COMPOSURE
Smiths Are Brought Into Court Room
for ldentification--rol Tell
of Scenes Following
the Killing.
SOON RECEIVERS COMPOSURE

Now 1 oFh, April zA--Ine Inlru trial OF
Nan Patterson. accused Of the murder of
Caesar Young, begun in earnest today
before Recorder Goff in the court of gem
eral sessions. Confident and almost smil-
ing in the previous ordeals. the former
show girl today was on the verge of col
lapse. She became faint at the close Of
the morning. necessitating a hurried ad-
journment of the court, but had revived
considerably when tl~ afternoon session
began.
The feature of the days proceedings
was the opening address of Assistant
District Attorney Rand in which he
outlined what the prosecution intended to
prove He declared that Young never
carried a pistol and tIat the government
would prove that the revolver that killed
Young was bought by Joe Morgan Smith,
the brother-in-law of Nan Patterson.
Mr.. Rand announced that he would
prove by sworn evidence that during
the year Young maintained Nan Patter-
son he spent $4,000 on her; that Nan Pat
terson and the Smiths entered into the
alleged conspiracy to prey pent Young from
leaving this country, and to avoid cut
ting off their enjoyment of his money"
That the prosecution has not aban-
doned its contention that the revolver
with which Young was killed was pur-
chased by J. Morgan Smith was shown
during Mr.. Rand's opening argument
Challenges Them to Produce Letter.
He challenged the defense to produce
the letters which he said they claimed
to have knowledge o. that would show
that Young had threatened to commit
suicide If he had to give up Miss Pat
terson. He declared that Young never
owned or carried a revolver and made
.lx~1.a hat
killed Caesar Young was purchased by
Joseph Morgan Smith"
Mr.. Rand narrated the events leading
VI to the fatal cab rire. and the tragedy
itself, described the purchase of the weap-
on, and drew a picture of the murder OF
Caesar Young IN the erriage.
Il am going to prove by sworn evil
dence in this case that during the year
he maintained Nan Patterson, Caesar
Young spent $4,000 on her" said Mr..
Rand
In concluding his address Mr. Rand
told of the alleged conspiracy of j. Nor
gan Smith. his wife and Nan Patterson
to keep Young in this country. that they
might enjoy his money and of the threat
ening letter written by Julia Smith. Nan
sister, to Young In that letter he said
were the words ''unless you do see Nan
l cannot answer for the consequences
and declared from the moment Young
received that letter he acted like a man
marked for slaughter.
Miss Patterson was treated by the
Tombs physician during the long recess,
and when the trial was resumed. she ap-
peared to have fully recovered from the
attack.
Photographer and Architect Testify.
The Photographer and architect who had
prepared pictures and plans of the cab
IL, kiI1ad idpntiflpd and
briefly explained their contributions to
the case, and Policeman Junior then took
the stand 1t was Junior who ran to the
cab In West Broadway soon after Young
was shot, and directed the cab driver TO
hurry to a hospital. His story was
repetition of that which he twice had
told before.
J. Morgan Smith and his wife, whose
names have figured prominently in the
case, made their first appearance in court
this afternoon. Warren j. Edmund
Quinn, who took Miss Patterson from the
hospital to the police station, followed
Junior on the stand, and told of his con-
nection with the affair. When he refer
red to ]. Morgan Smith in the course or
his testimony, Mr.. Rand asked that the
Smiths be brought in, that Quinn might
have a chance to identify them. They
were then returned to the Tombs on
cnarge OIL conspiracy. NSuiiih i"e"eiiiNN
them.
Quinn said that Miss Patterson was
hystercal on the trip from the hospital
to the station house but that she be-
came cool and collected when the station
was reached. She had been there only
few minutes when Smith came in He
went over to Miss Patterson, shook her
hands 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 that
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 himself-that
he had everything to live for. After
several other police officials testified re-
garding happenings in the police station
soon after Miss Patterson was brought
there. court adjourned until tomorrow.
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