The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-05
Resume Of the Final Proceedings
in Court Of Murder
Case.
INDICTMENT TO BE QUAsHED
District Attorney Will Not Attempt to
Try the Case Again and Nan Pat.
terson, Who Has Had q Strenuous
Time Of II, viii Be Discharged.

New YORK, May 4.--Dramatic in the
extreme were the closing scenes. early
today. Of the Nan Patterson trial be.
fore Recorder Con. on the charge al
having murdered Frank T. Young, the
wen known turfman and bookmaker
in cab last June.
When the foreman had finally as
sured the court that there was no
possibility of reaching an agreement,
the prisoner was In a dead faint. Al
z:z4 o'clock a. m the recorder declar-
Cd the Jury discharged and ordered
Miss Patterson returned 10 the Tomb.
prison She was carried out in chair
by several attendants and became al
most unbearabie. The jury had nled
into the court room. the recorder was
|on the bench.
Assistant District Attorney Ran.i
was restlessly pacing back ana forth
and Attorney Levy for CAe defense
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|hops o. despaiR. bsi sAs central nwure
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every voice vas assandsd n her favor.
UpeA rsacAsh@ the dccR she RrAsped
the railing for support. and Eaaed fix-
edly At the juFymsn. When they an.
nounced their failure 10 agree and
were sent back for further consuisa.
ton, she almost collapsed and prac.
tically had to be carried from the room.
AT s;1s o'clock the same scenes were
enacted. Miss Patterson was then in
a state bordering on collapse. She
trembled like leaf when the jury filed
In the second time and when the fore
man finally made a personal poll OF
the jury announced that its members
were fixed In their opinions and the
OF the discharge had been
completed she was in dead faint. AS
The final curain fell, strong court at
tendants lifted the chair in which the
unconscious woman sat and carried II
AWAY to the hospital ward OF the pris.
on. Physicians were hurriedly sum
noned but she could not be revived
BY ordinary methods. The prisoners
lssd father and the doctors had a hard
line restoring consclousnesA When
ioid OF the result she smiled family.
IN the streets below Thousands Of per-
sons held back By mounted police,
:heered the news. but were somewhat
disappointed They evidently favored
ne young woman and had expected
her acquittaL
Various rumors gained currency a.
o how the jury stood. Information re-
,elved By the Associated Prsss IL that
he jury stood seven to ive In favor Of
.cduittal
It - certain that the former show |
girl win be given her liberty on nomi- |
laia bah and that he Indictment win
lei BAH and that the Indictment WIN
iSnss-twlee the jury disagreed. ana
'ncs there was a mistrfAl owing To the
collapse Of Juror. In the court an
lals of the city nothing has yet sp-