The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
PISTOL PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT PART
Evidence Which is Relied Upon to
Hang Nan Patterson.
SKELETON IS PRODUCED
TESTIMONY OFFERED BY THE
PROSECUTION.

Anew YORK, April 25.-Nan Patter-
IN son apparently had fully recov-
cred from her indisposition of yes
terday when she appeared in court to-
day for the continuance Of her trial on
the charge that she murdered Caesar
Young. There was a. trace Of color in
her cheeks and she seemed to be in ex-
cellent spirits when she entered the
court room and took a seat at the
counsel table. The plain black suit
which she had worn curing this and
previous trials had been discarded and
in its place she wore a black and white
checked dress and a round lace hat
with white lining
The revolver with which it is alleged
Young was killed. and which it is be-
lieved viii figure prominently i'm the
prosecutions case. made its appear
ance as soon a the trial was resumed
/ today 1t had been identified by sew
eral witnesses yesterday as the weapon
found in Noung's pocket soon after the
4 tragedy, and today the line of identifi-
cation was followed down to the time
| it was brought into court.
Case Hinges Upon the Gun.
1t is understood upon it's ability to es-
Ia blish the fact that.J. Morgan Smith,
Miss Pattersons brother-in-law pur-
/ chased the weapon the day before
Z Young was killed that the prosecution
| bases its strongest hope of conviction.
Mr. Rand, the prosecuting attorney, in
his opening address had declared with
out reservation that he would prove
that Smith purchased the revolver from
Hyman Stern. a pawnbrOker. Abra-
ham Levy, counsel for the prisoner.
however, declared as positively today
that he Is prepared to show that 1t
would have been a physical impOSSi-
biity for Smith to have done S0-that
he was many miles away from the
Stern pawshop at the hour the prose
cution claims the gun was purchased.
Police Captains Testimony.
After the police officers had identified
the revolver today. Police Captain
Dennis Sweeny told OF conversation
he had with Miss Patterson soon after
her arrest She first told him that she
had not seen the revolver, but later
said that she had put her hand in
Youngs pocket and looked at the
weapon and then dropped it back into
/ the pocket.
Captain Sweeny said Miss Patterson
told him that when she heard the muf-
/ fled shot she was looking out of the
cab window
Talked Freely to Him.
Did she speak freely 90 you about
the case asked Assistant District All
toney Garvan-
"She did"
The scenes in West Broadway hnme-
uiateIy following the shooting of Young.
at the drug store where the cab was
driven few minutes later, and at the
hospital where NOunE'S body finally
was taken. were described by witnesses
who had testified at previous trials.
The stories told by them today did not
differ In any material point from those
previously related.
Truckman's Story.
William Stemm, jr.. a truclman. who
claims TO have been the first person
10 approach the cab after the shot was
fired, described the position OF Young
and Miss Patterson when he climbed
upon the step of the cab and told mi
nUteIy the events which followed up TO
the time YOungS body was taken TO
the operating room i'm the hospital.
When he first went To the cab, he
said. the flaps were open and he saw
"A man and a woman. The man was
sitting to the right of the woman, who
had his head in her lap. The WOmau'S
face was pale and she looked fright
ened and as If she wanted to CRY She
was not crying. however. While the
body was lying i'm the operating room
ne said Miss Patterson came i'm and
threw herself down beside IL and he
heard her say oh. speak 20 mo. Frank,
and tell me why YOU have done it,"
Stopped at a Saloon.
Frederick Michaels. the driver Of the
hanson in which Young met his death.
told of the journey which ended when
YOung's lifelzss body was taken into
the hospital. He said that Young and
Miss Patterson hailed him on Columbus
Circle, a bout s o'clock in the morning
of June last, and Young told him to
get to West Fulton street before =
O'Clock. on the way down town they
stopped at Il store and Young pur-
chas a hat. The next stop was at a
Broadway and both the occupants of
the cab went in. They remained about
five minutes and when they came out
the man again told him to be sure TO
get to West Fulton street by o'clock.
Heard the Shot.
\ few minutes later. while he was
driving through West Broadway. he
heard the sound of a shot and mis- horse
came to a stop. Michaels did not look
into the ca o. even when the woman
raised the trap and told him 10 drive
TO a drug store. 1t was part of his
business not TO see anything that took
place inside his cab. he said. He told
the clerk at the drug stare that a man
I'm the cab had be shot and was
ordered 10 hurry ia a hospital. He did
50 and waited outside until police
man and the woman came out. He
then drove them TO the police station.
RI bartender of the saloon i'm
Blocker street testified 10 the brief
visit to the saloon by Young and Miss
Patterson.
Bullet Entered Left Side.
DR.. r. NJ Riggin. formerly OF the
Hudson street hospital testified that
the bullet which caus Young's death
entered the left side and after striking
the backbone lodged in the muscles of