The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-19
NAN PATTERSON
HER THIRD TRIAL FOR THE
MURDER OF YOUNG BE-
GINS TO-DAY.

showgirI in Good Spirits
Pawnbroker Unable to
Identity Man Who
Bought Pistol.
New York, April 16.-With her |,
third trial on the charge Of murd.
ering Caesar Young, the bookmak- ]
er, set for tomorrow, Nan Patterson
today attended religious services in /
the Tombs. for the first time. it is |
said, since she was placed in the
prison following the tragedy in
June last. When her sister, Mrs.
J. Morgan Smith, who is in the
Tombs under indictment charging
conspiracy to extort money from
Young, the Patterson girl went to
the Catholic chapel and listened to
the sermon preached by Rev. Faith
or Luke Evers.
70 friends who saw her today
Nan Patterson said she was in ex
cellent spirits, and was anxious
that the trial should go on tomor-
row without further delay. The
first trial Of the girl was suspended
after several days had been consum.
led in securing jury, and after the
taking Of testimony had progressed
to critical point one of the jury
men became i'll, the attack becom-
ing so serious as to neeessitate the
declaration ola mistrial. Tbs sec-
ond trial went to conclusion, but
resulted in disagreement Of the
Jury.
The third trial was set for Mon
Iday, April 10, but was postponed
until tomorrow at the request Of
the district attorney, who desired
4 to have the matter of the extradi-
stion Of the ] Morgan Smiths from
4 ICincinnati settled before the hear
8 ing should proceed.
s. It is said that Hyman Stern. the
/ pawnbroker from y horu it is alleg-
4 ed the pistol with Wf1feih Il 0aps
!! was killed was bought has been m
able, to identify Smith, aud q seri-
GUS question has arisen at the dis
4 trict attorneys Office as to whether
/ the Smiths will be called as witness
ses at the forthcoming trial.
Reno, New, April 14.-Hundreds
of people focked into Reno on the
Virginia and Truckee train tonight
fleeing from the sickness now SC
prevalent at Tonopah. Every train
, for a week has been crowded, and
strange as 1t may seem, the ingoing
: trains have been filled also. The
t people of the town have taken the
T matter in hand, and tomorrow
morning the Nevada State Journal
3 Of this place, will send in physi'
clan, Dr.. Heppner, late of the Unit
t ed States army, who sshas beer
Through number. of plaques. He
!. goes to find the true conditions II
:, the camp, and will submit report
8 soon after his arrival there. Gov
ernor Sparks tomorrow will also ap
e point special medical commission
and send the members into Tono
pah. These men will cooperate
: with the physicians of the camp
and at once begin campaign tt
check the disease that is moving
] down people at the rate of from fv'
to 25 each day.
v Yesterday IL bodies were stretch
g ed out on slabs in the only under
taking ablisnment in the camp
: An equal number at least, wert
: dead around the town. The diseas
e strikes without warning, the health.
|, being the most susceptible, and ii
D from IL to "a hours are dead, tn
bodies blackened by the mysterious
|poison that saps their lives away.
It A quarantine has not been de
: clared as yet. but probably will b
0 within the next % hours.
Every train into Reno for th'
. past week has been bringing all tn
r way from 100 to 250 people, boun'
Il anywhere to escape the ravages Of
n dread disease or plague that ha
: fastened itself upon the great min
6 ing camp. Some are terror. strickel
> others fri htened, but all are inten
on the one object-to get to cour
II try where people are not stricke
without warning and die in day
]. They all bring stories ofdeath.
y With it all, The people of Tone
1t pah held q mass meeting. In les
9. than an hour $4,000 was raised, an
y now tbs fight to stamp ous th
% dread malady, whateEer tits, IS j
re progress.
i. Salem, Or, April 15.--Gov Georg
fE. Chamberlain delivered an al