Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-16
NAN PATTERSON
IS A FREE WOMAN;
RELEASED FROM ToMBs PRISON
WITHOUT BAIL.
is cHEERED BY BIG CROWD
Leaves New York for Her Mothers
Home in Washington Dis
trios Attorney Asks for
Her Release.

New York, May 13.-After more than
Il months In prison and three mistrials
IN the charge of numbering Caesar"
Foung, Nan Patterson walked from the
rombs Friday free woman. AS she
eft the great building which has been
Ter home since few days after Young
was found dying in cab in lower New
York, 1900 people greeted her with
heers, for the news that District At
orney Jerome would move for her dis
nissal from custody had spread
throughout the vicinity of the court
house. But the accused girl had but
lew seconds to so and hear the demon
ItrAtion before abe was whisked away
In . cab with her attorney, Abraham
Levy.
The novs 70 discharge Nan Patterson
pams rather unexpectedly to the public.
It was an hour or 30 before noon when
District Attorney Jerome appeared be-
lore Recorder Con in special sessions,
md announced that he desired to
move the discharge Of the form
" chorus girl without bail and
On her own recognizance. This
announcement followed three trials for
The second and third of these
trials-the latter concluded but few
days agp-resulted In disagreements;
the first in the discharge of the jury be-
cause Of the illness Of juror before
the case had been concluded.
Pays BTother-in-Law's Fine.
Not the least interesting Of the days
events, and perhaps the great dramatic
climax to the troubles Of the former
Florodora girl, was the reunion in free
dow with her sister, Mrs. j. Morgan
Smith and her brother-in-law, ]. Nor
gan Smith, both of whom were dis
charged by Justice Cowing in the court
Of general sessions, after being held on
charges of conspiracy in connection
with the Patterson case. Smith was
also held for contempt of court in fail
ing to obey subpoena as witness at
the first trial. He was fined $3.50 and
released of this charge. Then came the
surprise, for Nan Patterson herself paid
the fine out of 5000 check. which had
been given her by friendly newspaper.
Jerome Approves Release.
Her release was made at the instance
of District Attorney Jerome, who said
he did not believe another trial would
result other than in disagreement. At
the same time he declared that there
hadbeen serious miscarriage Of Justice,
He said that many Of the newspapers
had labored to create sympathy for the
girl and that this step had caused one
more step in this county toward trial
by newspaper rather than trial by jury. .
He concluded with the motion that
Nan Patterson be discharged on her
own recognizance. 1t was then that
Miss Patterson was sent for.
Show Girl in Tears.
Miss Patterson when she came into
the court was smiling gayly, but as
Recorder COT began to address her
the tears came into her eyes and be-
fore he concluded she was weeping.
The recorder spoke with kindly note
in his voice that seemed to affect her
very much. He said:
1.-THE district attorney has seen At
to recommend your discharge. fully
coincide with him and believe that the
interests Of justice will be fully sub.
served by granting this motion. There
have been two trials and In each OF
them the jury failed to agree. These
two trials must have been terrible
ordeals to you. There is nothing can
add In this case that has not already
been said, but let me entreat you in all
your future life to remember the ter.
rible experience through which you
have just passed and to permit every
action of your life hereafter to be
guided by that experience. fee!
sure that you will do so, that you will
remember your ordeal"
Crowds Cheer Girl.
A moment later the girl was shaking
hands with her counsel. Then she
walked steadily from the court, to fnl
herself in the arms Of her father, jus
outside the door. The crowds in tn,
corridor cheered and the police let then
have their way. AS she reached tn
street door the demonstration wa;
taken up by throng outside. Hurryinl
through the crowd, she took her plac,
In a cab, smiling and nodding to tn,
friendly greetings. AS the cab started
downtown to the Office of her counsel
mounted police surrounded it and KEEP
back the increasing crowd which wa
threatening one of the most remarkable
demonstrations ever seen at the Tombs
in Mr.. Levy's offices Miss Patterson
briefly expressed her thanks to he
counsel, announcing to the newspape
men she was going to her mother II
Washington, and was driven to the st
Paul hotel Then she met her siste
and they took an automobile ride, ]
Morgan Smith Joined the two latter
and the trio dined together. Miss Pat
terson took late train for Washing
ton.
Fatal Explosion.
philadelphia, May IL. - Two person
are dead, two missing, two fatally in
jured and nine others seriously hurt a
the result of an explosion of a Unite,
Gas Improvement company's tank a