The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-04
MISTRAL IN
 CESE OF NAN Jury snnounces That It Is
 Unable to Agree. TWELVE MEN DISCHARGED Another Failure to Produce
 Verdict in Case. Recorder Oners to Aid With Instruc- tions, but Twelve Men Say That
 He Cannot Help Them
 The Closing Scenes.
TWELVE MEN DISCHARGED


 reach a verdict. and declaring that they were hopelessly disagreed. the jury in the Nan Patterson case was formally discharged at 2:20 this morn- ing.
 At 80 o'clock this morning the jury in the case of Nan Patterson. tried for the third time on the charge of mur- dering Caesar" Young, was called into the court room by Recorder Goff. When tn etwelve men were in their places and the court officers had all arrived. the Recorder asked why the defendant had not been brought into court. A deputy sheriff replied that she, had been feeling i'll and had retired. but was then being dressed. After wait of twelve minutes Miss Patterson ap- peared looking pale and in highly nervous state.
 "Gentlemen, have you been able to reach an agreement?' asked the Re- coreder of the jury.
 NO; sir, replied the foreman.
 "Is there any question of law or evil dence in which I can instruct you? Is there any way III WuiCn tho cOuft Sdii help you?"
 The foreman looked for an Instant at his Fellow members of the jury. then turned to the Recorder and said:
 No; sir, don't believe you can help us"
 Then you will retire to consider the matter"
 The jury filed out and the courtroom was cleared. Recorder Goff remained in his chamber ready to receive a ver- dict if rendered, or to further instruct the jury.
 Deliberated Twelve Hours. The jury was given the case at, one o'clock yesterday and after deliberat- ing twelve hours came into court at l: 80 o'clock this morning and in- to reach a verdict. The jury declined the recorders offer to aid them by ad- vice on any point of law regarding which they might be in doubt and went back to continue its deliberations. At ? 80 o'clock the jury again entered the court room where the recorder and other court officials were in waiting and the foreman
 | announced that 1t had failed to agree
 on a verdict. He added that their dis l agreement seemed hopeless of adjust ment. Upon this announcement Re- corder Golf formally discharged the twelve men composing the third jury that has considered this celebrated d l case. It Is understood that a majority of the jurymen were for acquittal, but | in what proportion they stood cannot | be ascertained.
 Miss Patterson collapsed on the jurys announcement and fainted dead l away She rds assisted from the court by ts.e of her counsel and several court attendants. The Last Scenes. Nan PattersSn left her cell in the Tombs for the Court of General Ses- sions today to witness the last scenes of her trial on a charge of killing Cae- sar Young. As Assistant District Att torney Rand had finished his argument as prosecutor yesterday and the de- fense had already spoken itself in a word, only the charge of Recorder Golf to the jury remained before the case went to the jury for a verdict. | Warden Flynn of the Tombs prison 1 said today that she was a wonderfully composed girl.
 The wardens comment was made after Miss Patterson had risen early and eaten breakfast with her sister, Mrs J. Morgan Smith. She seemed in cheerful frame of mind and was ready | to go to the court some time before | she was called for
 The session of the court was opened at 10:3O and ten minutes later Re- corder Golf began his charge to the | jury. Remarkable scenes were wit messed around the criminal court build | ing today. Early in the day crowds be- gan to gather and hours before the | time for opening of court the corridors were filled with men and women hop | ing to break through the cOrdon of guards around the court room doors on the first rush. Even in the streets around the building scores of persons stood waiting. On the Tombs prison side the street spanned by the bridge of sighs was damned with people wait | ing to catch one feeting glance of the prisoner as she passed the little barred half-open window which overlooks the street
 | As the hour for the opening of court approached the regular force of uni | formed guards fin the building was quadrupled, every stairway was guard ed and an officer stood outside every elevator landing. The Patterson trial is not the only case being heard on | the third floor of the building and hun l dreds of persons taking advantage of this gained temporary admission to the upper floors. Time after time the corridors were cleared and the crowds streamed out to the streets only to re- turn to make other attempts, most of them fruitless. to gain admittance to | the court room.
 Court Room Crowded. | Practically every seat in the body of the court room had been spoken for far in advance and 1t seemed as If | every favored one used the privilege accorded as there was hardly an inch of room to spare long before the pris- oner came in and took her place be- | side her counsel.
 In beginning his charge to the jury l Recorder Golf said;
 This case has nothing extraordinary | in 1t. So far as the testimony goes, | two persons most spoken of during the entire proceedings. the deceased. a man by the name of Young, a race | track man, had this defendant to live
 with him as his mistress. The mans
 death. because of the personality of this man Young had nothing in it to
 excite your passions or your preju- l dIces He was a mere gambler, race | tracix man -Therefore vou shouId ba