The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
NAN PATTERSON FREE
Released By District Attorney
Jerome.
LAST CHAPTER IN FAMOUS CASE.
District Attorney Jerome Gives the Former
"Florodora" Girl Her Freedom, and at the
Same Time Says There Has Been a Misear-
rage Of Jnsdee--J. Morgan Smith and tilt
Wife Also Out Of Prison.


New York (Special) )-After more than
II months in prison and three mistrials
on the charge of numbering Cesar Young
Nan Patterson walked from the Tombs a
free woman.
As she left the great building which
has been her home since a few days after
Young was found dying in a cab in lower
New York 1000 persons greeted her with
cheers, for the news that District At
torney Jerome would move for her dis
missal from custody had spread through
out the vicinity Of the courthouse. But
the accused girl had but few seconds
to see and hear the demonstration before
she was whsked away in a cab with her
attorney, Abraham Levy
The move to discharge Nan Patter-
son came rather unexpectedly to the pub
lie. 1t was an hour or more before noon
when District Attorney Jerome appeared
before Recorder Goff in Special Sessions
and announced that he desired to move
the discharge OF the former chorus girl
without bail and on her own recogniz-
ance.
This announcement followed three
trials for murder The second and third
Of these trials-the latter concluded but a
few days ago-resulted in disagreements );
the first in the discharge Of the jury be-
cause of the illness of Juror before the
case had been concluded.
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events and perhaps the great dramatic
climax to the troubles OF the former
'Florodora" girl was the reunion in free
dom with her sister, Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith, and her brother-in-law, ]. Morgan
Smith, both OF whom were discharged
by Justice Cowing, in the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions, after being held on charges
of conspiracy in connection with the Pat
terson case.
District Attorney Jerome announced
his decision TO free Nan Patterson in a
speech in the course OF which he declar-
ed that during two of the trials of the
girl all the evidence in the possession OF
the District Attorneys office had been
presented to the Court, and that in both
cases there had been disagreement. He
Sdld llC ulN llOl DtllSNt tildl d. AHfS tlIlSs
"in this county another trial would re-
suit in anything else than a disagree
mcnt."
He concluded with the motion that
Nan Patterson be discharged on her own
recognizance. 1t was then that Miss Pat
terson was sent for, and as a court Of
fcer met her in her cell he said
Come on, Nan. 1t is all right; you
are going free"
Recorder Gof, the venerable judge who
has tried so many famous criminal cases,
met the eyes OF the girl as she walked
slowly into the courtroom and took the
same seat which she occupied during the
trying days OF her last trial
Nan Patterson" he said slowly, "the
District Attorney has seen fit to recon-
mend your discharge. / feel bound to
say | fully coincide in the decision.
There is nothing ! can say in this case
that has not already been said; but let
me entreat you in your future life to re-
member the terrible ordeal through which
you have passed and to permit every ac-
ton of your life to be guided by that
remembrance. Good-by,' and the Re
corder bowed his head as he uttered the
final word and closed the case.