The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
Rand Scouts Hypothesis
OF Young's Suicide

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At the afternoon session yesterday
Rand said that. having cast aside the
theory that Young had killed himself
he would take up the hypothesis that
Young was murdered, and see how that
squared with the facts. He asserted
Levy's statement that the testimony of
Young.s relatives was colored was with
out foundation.
Levy Feared Truth.
why don't he cross-examine theu?''
Rand asked. "I'n tell you why. If my
astute opponent had tried to cross-ex-
anime them he would have got more
Of the truth. 1t makes no difference
what sort of man Young was. I hold no
brief for him or for Mrs. Young. But
the people of the State OF New York
are my clients. 1t is the injury 10
their peace ask you to redress-not
the wrongs OF Mrs. Young
After telling of the debauch on which
Young and Miss Patterson had gone In
San Francisco. Rand said the bookmaker
realized the time had come when he
must leave his wife Nan.
ng c nhsm was 20 man of the
world. He knew the difference between
the soul that shone from the eyes of
Margaret Young and the impudent stare
of Nan Patterson"
Rand commented on Mans return to
this city from ANashig ton on May last
to her and maintained they were not
letters such as man would write TO
3 woman he loved, but indicated clearly
Young was tired OF Nan.
Levy objected to some of Rand S state
ments, and said the prosecutor was
telling the jury things not in evidence
turned to Levy and said: That's right:
wouldn't let the blinds fly up Tor any
thing.
Decided to Quit Her.
The prosecutor said Young had deter
mined to get rid of Nan after he had
read the Coggins letter. Rand told of
tie threat Luce testified had been made
By Nan and of the blow Young struck
her when he7shoved her into the cab on
the night before the shooting.
do you think that blow cooled her
l,urpose?" Rand asked. DO YOU think
that blow changed her design few
hours before, Morgan Smith told her
she must do it, and she replied that
she wouldn't. Then Smith struck her.
but she still hesitated But the blow of
Caesar Young did what the blow and
the curse of Morgan Smith could not
do. Do you doubt that when Caesar
Young went to sleep that night he was
q marked man.?
In regard to the conspiracy, Rand said
that il there had been none, ali the
lawyers In New York could not have
kept Smith off the witness stand. II
was confended also that Morgan Smith 5
silence identified him as the purchaser
of the weapon better than the 1denfiflca-
lions of fifty LYMAN Stems The rea-
son Young called Nan up on the morn
Ing of the shooting in all probability
was that he wanted his letters. which
Nan had refused to give to him.
Young "Strong and Rich"
Never was Caesar Young 50 strong
and rich as on that morning" said
Rand, In describing the ride in the cab
30 the pier He was strong with the
strength of the man who had unburden-
ed his soul: he was rich in the love of
his wife and eager to celebrate his re-
union with her by going off for Il vaca-
ton What about his companion? Can
you open her mind, or read her soul
/ cant. But We know what She was
we know of her condition before when
she thought Young was about TO dis
card her. What ran through that wo,
mans brain as she sat in that cab
One call: Nan, you've lost, you've lost
you've lost your handsome, generous
lover. His wife has won him He's go
ing back to his first love, back to his
real love, back to his true love.
Then the murder In her heart famed
10 action and she shot. A little crack, &
pun of smoke, and dead man prostra tt
over g woman's knee. The wages OF sir
were paid.
What answer does this woman max,
TO the vast array or facts We nave pre-
sented? Silenee-siienee deep as thu
grave in which sleeps Caesar Young. L
has not always been so. however. They
offered her story TO twelve men before
and she tried TO deceive them"
Rand told OF the contradiction between
Mans testimony and that Of her sister
He asserted her cries and her action:
after the shooting were simulated.
Levy as Court Actor.
Levy said this empty girl was n
Rachel, no .Duse. no Leslie Carter.
went on the prosecutor. That's right
But Levy is no Salvini. Levy is n
Booth. yet he was able to act anguisl
before you yesterday.
when this woman saw Patroima
Junior she was face To face with tn
majesty of the law. She had TO sa
that Young had shot himself or she hai
shot him. Having said he shot him
self, she was bound to act the part, Sh
could not help herself When she toll
Captain Sweeney she had put her arr
around Youngs waist and felt the pis
tol in his pocket. she convicted herself
for half an hour after the shooting sh
had prepared her defense.