Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-04
NEARING THE CLOSE.
ATTORNEYS for Nan Patterson Declare
the State Has Made No Case
Arnunents BEGUN.


New York, May 1.-After day
of Interesting developments, both the
prosecution and the defense rested the
case of Nan Patterson, the former ac-
tress indicted for the alleged murder OF
Caesar Young, the wealthy bookmaker
almost year ago. The prosecution
finished its case just before the ad-
iournment of the court and later At
torney O'Reilley, of counsel for MISS
Patterson, notified the prosecution that
his side would submit no defense and
would rest on the contention that the
state had failed to make any case
against the defendant. This plan had
been under consideration Tor some
days, but was only decided upon at a
conference yesterday by the counsei loI
the defense and Nan" Patterson and
her aged father. The decision means
the speedy conclusion of the young
woman's third trial for the sensational
tragedy in West Broadway. When tie
case is called Monday, to which date
the trial was adjourned yesterday, As
sistant District Attorney Rand will inn
mediately begin the summing up OF the
Ease to date.
New York, May 1.-At the open
ing of the trial of Nan Patterson today
Mrs Smith, sister of the prisoner, was
again on the witness stand. Attorney
Rand asked the witness if she had pos
sessed all the information she had tess
titled to in this trial at all times since
she left New York last June. Mrs.
Smith replied that she would like to
answer the question, but feared that it
would tend TO degrade and incrilninate
her. as she is under indiciment for con-
spiracy. The prosecutor then promised
that If she would answer he would
move on next Monday to quash the in
dictment against her. but she declined
to do so until she had conferred With
her counsel.
After she had consulted w 18th her
counsel, Mrs Smith declined TO answer
the question. II must stick to my sis
ter" she said.
She declined to answer the question.
Were you in New York on June So
Notwithstanding that the recorder d1-
rected her to answer.
Mrs. Young Testifies.
Mrs. Margaret Young, widow of Caesar
Young was on the stand, and as she testi-
fio her eyes would fill with tears. Nan
Patterson dropped her eyes when she saw
the widow, and did not raise them.
Josiah Millen, Youns's partner. told OF
the relations between Young and Nan Pat
terson
a letter purporting to show that Miss Pat
terson had other admirers at the time she
profcssed to he devoted to Young. This
letter was not at first admitted, but later
was read
The letter Mrs. j. Morgan Smith, sister
of the defendant wrote to Young, II
which she said Miss Paterson was fran
tic,'' admitted at the previous trials. was
ruled out. The conspiracy charge agains
the Smiths was based on this letter.
Mrs j. Morgan Smith told of her visit tt
California in the spring Of 1903 where she
saw her sister and Young together.
year later, when Mrs. Smith saw Mis-
Patterson in New York, she found her in {
highly nervous condition. She was hys
terical and crying. appeared to be labor
ng under a nervous strain and "almos
! frantic
Young Wa. to Wed Nan.
| Under examination Mrs. Smith told o
! Miss Patterson's expectation of marrying
| Young; that Miss Patterson secured d.
| vorce with such a purpose in mind, ant
| that the arrangement with Young wa
| postponed because of influence brought t
bear on Young by Mrs. Young. Mrs
/ Smith said her sisters name is now Ann
Eliza Randolph Before Young's dealt
Mrs Smith said she gave the law firm o
Lew about 100 letters Young I'd WRITER
gins, friend of Young dined with Mrs
| Smith at her house and told Mrs. Smit
! that Young was coming to New York
4 Coggins said Young was not going to mar
| nv Miss Patterson. When Mrs. Smith toll
this to her sistc: she became frantic an
4 perturbet.' ms. Smith continued
she SAID that Caesar could not fot
4 her that way. 1t was impossible for hll
to do such q thing
Mrs. Smith acknowledged writing til
letter Intercepted by Mrs. Young.
The relations of Coggins with Miss Pa
terson were brought out when Mrs. Smit
said:
"He told mo he wanted to marry Nam
Coming to the day Young was shot I'll
prosecution asked: .'Were you awal
when Your sister came home early on II
morning of June 4?'
II was She told me she had been wit
Young and that she was going away. 81
was perfectly normal
mot sobbing or crying?
mo, she was quite tranquil.
Defense Is Confident.
Unless the prosecution has some stril
ing bit of evidence discovered since II
last trial, and which has been Jealous
concealed thus far, Nan Patterson's ia
probably will be entrusted to the Jury {
the case as presented by her accuser
, When Stern failed to identify either
Morgan Smith, Mrs. Smith or Miss Pate
son as persons who We're present In h
store when the revolver which kill
/ Caesar Young was purchased, Abraha
Levy, Miss Patterson's counsel. said
was convinced that the states case nj
fallen fiat. NAN Patterson needs no q
| Tense" said Mr.. Levy after a conferen
, with his associate counsel THE defen
: ant will go to the jury on the case
t made out by the state when Assista
! District Attorney Rand closes the ties
mony"
i, Mr.. Levy added that Miss Patterson w
. not in favor of this program-that $
wanted to go on the stand and tell the ju
= her own story.
: Smiths Will Go Free, Too.
D New York. May 1.-Counsel for
y Morgan Smith and wife argued m
: ton for quashing the indietner
. AGAINST the couple for conspiracy
) connection with Nan Pattersons ca
before Judge Foster. The judge SO
he did not see that there was a SCI
: tilla of evidence in the grand jury mi
utes on which the indictments could