The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-24
FLORODORA GIRL
FL|NCHES BEFORE
PROSECUTOR RAND
Nan Patterson Again
Hears Story of
Her Life.
THIRD TRIAL UNDER WAY
Jurors Are Cautioned Against
Allowing Sentiment
to Rule.

NEW YORK. April 24.-Ihe States
case against Nan Patterson, the Flor
1dora girl" on trial. charged with slay-
Ing her lover, Caesar Young. in a cab
on June last, was presented today by
Assistant District Attorney Rand.
For the third time within six months
the young actress sat In court and heard
the story of her life told 30 jury, and
OF the events leading 40 to the death
or Young. The vigorous prosecutor
spared no detail, and when he applied
the scalpel and laid bare the raw spots
OF other days, the girl dropped her eyes
and flinched before the burning words.
1t was a bitter ordeal and there was
no father at her side to aid her in tie
tense moments. BY the courts order
the old man has been forced to sit with
out the rail-
Court Is Crowded.
Recorder Goff's court was crowded to
the doors long before the actress was
called to the bar. Long lines of people
streamed into the building and waited
outside the great oak doors Some ia
vored few with friends at court were
permitted to enter, but scores were
were the excuses given for PEI mission
TO hear the opening of the case against
the girl, but few availed. Miss Palter-
son was brought over to the prisoners
pen in the building shortly after 9
o'clock, where she held a conversation
with her father
Old man Patterson, after his talk with
his daughter in the prisoners pen came
into court and took a seat apart under
h0 rt>e -
raced the prosecutor and could nod en-
eouragement to his child The actress
sat beside Henry Unger, one o: her coun-
sci. and the two were in frequent con-
Fersation before the court was opened.
Miss Patterson was clad in a black silk
dress. and wore her new Easter hat, a
large fiaring black oneS surmounted with
white ostrich feather and aigrette. A
veil partially concealed her features.
Saw Prisoner Sentenced.
When Clerk Broppy had concluded the
call Of the jury roll. Thomas Nolan, who
was pronounced guilty of grand larceny
last week by jury in Miss Patterson s
presence was brought in for sentence.
Nolan was sentenced to Sing Sing for
q period of not less than two years nor
more than two years and six months.
Nolan was led away, and William Rand,
the prosecutor of Miss Patterson rose
to present the case against the actress.
The prosecutor In opening, impressed
the jury with the responsibility OF its Ia
borS and of the duty required in the per-
formance OF it's work RanG said that
ne realized that the jurors had read
much OF the thousand columns OF this
but all must be forgotten
Let our minds be as a raised tablet
to be impressed by only that which is
said in court for neither the liberty of
the defendant nor the honor of the
State must be prejudiced by what has
gone before.
Sentiment Must Not Weigh"
Rand said that sentiment must not
weigh in this case.
This is not a court of chivalry. The
Legislature has made the law; the court
will interpret it; you are only to pas:
UPON the evidence.
This defendant is presumed to be in
nocent, and the presumption remain.
with her until the proof is strong OF
her guilt that the garment of innocenc.
falls from her.
should not be held against her, bu
that, of course, the character of her lift
must be considered as bearing upon tn,
weight Of evidence.
Mr.. Rand said that he would SHOW
that the murder Of Caesar Young wa
planned the day before the shooting.
Ii would be proved by circumSta nee
and facts which precluded the possibilit,
of innocence
Here the prosecutor expatiated at som
length on the force OF clrcumstancia
evidence and the weight that should b
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