New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-02
WOUND SELF-INFLICTED.
So Hiss Patterson Counsel argued
from the Evidence.

yesterdays entire session Of the trial Of MISS
Man" Patterson before Recorder Gon and jury
IN General Sessions was taken up with the aIsu-
ment Of Abraham Levy. Miss Patterson 0"iei
counsel. who began the session with the announce
ruent that the defence rested Mr.. Levy talked for
five hours. He attempted fights OF oraio'E
and made few efforts TO excite sympathy tor ms
client in the minds OF the jury, but from 'ie DC
ginning TO the end his address consisted OF cold
reasoning from The testimony presented ny the
prosecution that the evidence failed TO show the
murder Of Cesar Young in the first place anu
at there was reason 10 believe Young shot MN
self by accident. while he might have shot hiInsei
by design
NJ Lew accused Assistant District Attorney
Rand OF unfairness in attempting TO make the jury
believe that J Morgan Smith pawned some Je"el'H
belonging 10 his wife. Miss Pattersons sister Oh
June 5 at the time the pistol with which Young
was killed was purchased ST the pawnshop- Inc
rsr-n tickets IN evidence showed the jewelry was
pawned in October. Mr.. Levy said. and the pawn
broker had failed to identify Smith as the man
who bought the revolver the day before Young
was shot in the cab in West Broadway
Taking up the argument Of the prosecution. that
Young could not have shot himself account OF
the direction OF the wound IN his left breast. Mr
Levy said that no evidence was presented 10 show
that the bullet had not been detected from its
course by Young's clothing. and he showed TO the
Jury the bullet arguing the indentatons In II
showed a DETECTION. Then he said that It would
have been impossible for Miss Patterson to have
inflicted such a wound without standing up in front
OF Young in the cab instead. SIS the evidence
showed OF being crowded against the side Of the
cab by Young.
her counsel argued showed that she could not have
shot the man she loved. Her directions TO the
driver Of the cab drive the nearest drug store
and her uncomfortable grief at the hospital when
she knew Young was dead went TO show that
Young's death was the result OF his own act The
g7 r0uor nd WAS Dy TerEeSSly Mr..
Levy said and be might easily have tried 10
Srighten the girl and have discharged the revolver
by accident in changing 81 from one pocket to
another.
Mr.. Levy raised the point that II Miss Patterson
had been bent on killing Young, she would have
committed the act the previous night when
they were alone together and not have waited until
they were together in broad daylight in a crowded
street Then he said there was proof that Miss
Patterson would not have been with Young at all
on June II the had called her on the tele-
rhone and had her meet him FOR that fatal ride IN
the cab. He would have been out at sea before
Miss Patterson was out o. bed If he had not caused
her 10 be awakened by his urgent message TO
meet him. The lawyer rang the changes on this
20 indicate that Young meant something desperate
bv ca ling the woman to take ride with him 10
the steamer. where his own wife was waiting Tor
him.
All the evidence Mr.. Levy said showed that
Young had been the master and Miss Patterson his
weak playthfng She had not run after him. but
he had run after her and had made her believe he
would marry her # he could get a divorce from
his wife. On the night before his ds9tn ne had
behaved cruelty TO her and had sent her home alone
IN cab apparently not intending 10 see her again
hut the next morning he called her by telephone
70 meet him and she had obeyed him. Whatever
design there for n crime, then, was formed IN
Yotlrrfs own brain. There evidence TO show
that Miss Patterson was guilty OF murder. 1877
Mr. Rand is expected TO take up the greater part
Of to-dayis session in summing up for the prose
cu+ion and the case may not go 10 the jury before
+o-Tporrow Miss Patterson appeared TO be calm
and 6opeful yesterday as she listened 70 her coun-
81 and watched the effect Of his arguments on