Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-25
Nan Patterson Faces jury
for Her Third Trial.
Almost in Collapse During
Prosecutor Rand's Address.
Rand Says Smith Bought Revolver
State Has New Evidence.

of the murder of Caesar Young. the
wealthy bOOkmaker, bngan in earnest
today. before Recorder Golf. in Tho
court of general sessions. Confident and
almost smiling in the previous Ordea!s
me former show girl today, was or
The Verge of COLLAPSE. She became faint
NJ the close of the morning session
IncceSSitating a hurried adjournment OF
II" court, but had revived considerably
when the afternoon session began. The
feature of the days proceedings was
The opening address of Assistant At
torney Rand, in "hich he outlined what
he prosecution intended II prove. II.
declared thai the prosecution would
prove That he revolver that killed
Young was bought ~ Joseph Morean
Smith, the brOth"r-in-l1w Cf Nan Pat
terSOn.
Mr.. Rand announrr+; Shat he woul
prove by sworn evidence that "durin',
the year Ynan@ maintained Nan Pat
terson ne had spent 80 $50 on her." that
Nan Patterson ana :hn Smiths cntera.,
into the ALLEGED conSrirary to prevent
Young from leaving Ibis country and to
avoid cutting on their enjoyment of hi
money. Young. HI. ro:,tcr6rh. acted Il
on" marked for Slal;"h,r, f. ON the tim,
he received the alleged threatening let
ter in Which it is stated. Julia Smith.
Nan Pattersnn's sister. wrote Young:
"CnlrSs you do see Nan, | cannot ans
wcr ftr the consequences" Mr.. Rand
said thIt tn. prisoners; character woull
have an important bearing in shown.
the motive for the .rinin.
The witnesses o. the Jay were Joseph
ireland. q di.;tG@htsn'an, who identified
sketches NAL Of the S"cEe Of the
shooting AMI tho drawings of the cab
in which Young was siair and Police
man Junior. who narra:nd the events
Immediately after tn. shooting: Ward
man Edward ]. Quinn. who took Miss
Patterson from thu hospital TO the Pc
lice station. and Harold L. Cole. =
PHOTOGRAPHER. who identified pictures OF
the scene of the tragedy.
The Smiths we've present during part
Of the proceedings. The petition filed h"
their counsel to compel District Attor-
ney Jerome to give I'm letters taken
from them wnen they We're arrested in
Cincinnati. was deni".l. :niay. by Jus
;ice GaSnOr. in the New York suprem.
count. The court held:
The police have the power and il is
also their duty, to search the person Of
one lawfully arrested and also the
room or place in which he is arrested.
and also any other place to which they
can got lawful access, for articles that
may be used in evidence TO prove the
"haIge on which he is arrested. We
have no statute defining this power
or prescribing this duty. but the ends
IF justice require they should exist ana
they nave been exercised under the
common law from time ilnmemorable."
In her previous trials she had
bad the comfort of her fathers pres
rEce by her side. nut. today. she eat
alone. Recorder Goff having ruled tina.
any scene which might act upon the
sympathy Of the Jurors must be avoid
ed.
In opening his address Mr. Rand urg.
ID the jurors to forego all previous pro-
ccet,ings and to begin with an entirely
fair and unbiased mind.
''This has been a most sensational
"asc." ne sail. land You are facing a
hard ordeal. particularly on account of
the Sex of the defendant. But this is
ti't ~ ''utt VI airy, ~ NOuIt VI IiOT-
als: it is a court OF law.y
He warned them that the fact that
IN Indictment had been returned
against the prisoner must have no
weight with them and that they must
not consider as against hcr the prison.
ers mode Of life He concluded, how
ever. that it was a misconception to be-
'ieve that her character had nothing to
do with the case. This. he believed.
would nave a most important bearing
az showing 4 possible motive for the
crime.
At the conclusion of Prosecutor
Rand's opening argument Miss Patter-
son was taken with sudden faintnesS
and Recorder Golf Immediately ordered
recess. The defendant revived when
the court room windows were opened
and was able to walk unassisted back
to her cell in the Tombs.
That the prosecution has not ADAM
doned its contention that the revolver
with which Young was killed was pur-
chased by ]. Morgan Smith, was shown
during Mr. Rands opening argument.
He challenged the defence to produce
letters. which. he said. they claimed to
that Young had threatened to commi.
suicide II he had to give up Miss Pat
tereon He declared that Young never
owned or carried revolver and made
the fat statement that 1.-The revolver
that killed Caesar Young was purchased
by Joseph Morgan Smith,"
In concluding his address, Mr.. Rand
told Of the alleged conspiracy Of J. Nor
gan Smith. his wife and Nan Patterson
to keep Young In this country that
they might enjoy his money and Of the
threatening letter written by Julia
Smith. Nan Pattersons sister, to
Young. In that letter. he said. were the
words unless you do see Nan, I can
not answer for the consequences" and
declared from the lnomanf Young re-
ce;ved that letter he acted like man
marked for slaughter"
He narrated the events leading up to
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