The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-26
TESTIMONY IN TRIAL OF NAN Dr. 0'HanlOn Says He Has
 Changed His Mind. NOT A CASE OF SUICIDE Interesting Development of tf Proceedings, a Coroner's Physician at First Thought
 Caesar Young Killed Himseif--
 Prisoner Recovers from Her Indisposition.

New York. April 25.--Perhaps the most Interesting development in the testimony of today on the trial of Nan Patterson, charged with the murder of Caesar Young. came when Coroners s Physician O'Hanlon took the witness stand for the prosecution and said In reply to questions that he had changed his opinion that Young had committed suicide Dr. O'Hanlon performed the autopsy on Young's body. In his testi- mony he said: ....
 MY present opinion is not the opinion I formerly expressed to Coro- ner Brown" f,s.
 The counsel for the defense, Lawyer Levy, asked the doctor, Did you re- port this case to Coroner Brown as one of suicide?
 When Mir. O'Hanlon replied in the affirmative, Mir. Levy asked;
 Do you now say that in your best Judgment 1t Is case of suicide?'
 ''No; I won't say that
 Didn't you say so once?' he was asked.
 q did, but think now 1t Is a case for the fury to decide. I thought at the time that detected powder marks on the hands of Caesar Young,
 Assistant District Attorney Rand then produced the official report of pr. oHanlon, which did not define the case as one of suicide. and the doctor said that he simply expressed the suicide opinion in conversation with Coroner Brown.
 After further questioning MT. Rand asked the witness if he still held the same opinion that he expressed to Coroner Brown and Dr. oHanlon re- piled: will only say this, my opinion now is not what 1t was when to Cor0npr Brown
 This incident came at the close or inc days proceedings. When court onened Miss Patterson appeared in a biack and white checked dress, in direct contrast to the mourning costume
 which she has worn during days or this and pervious trials, At todays hearing Police Captaln Sweeney told of a conversation he had with Miss Patterson soon after her ar rest in which she said she had put ner hand An Ycting's pocket after the shot ynI4d been ffred and 1uoKeu tne re
 ,,oiver and then dropped it back in the
 pocket.
 Prisoner Recovered. ~ Nan Patterson apparently had tuily
 recovered from her indisposition or
 yesterday when she appeared in court
 todev for the continuance of her trial on the charge that she murdered 1 Caesar Young. There was n trace or color in her cheeks and she seemed to l he In excellent spirits when she en-
 tered the court room and took seat
 at the counsel table. The plain blacK
 suit which she had worn during thls and nrevfous trials had been discarded
 and in it's place she wore a black and ~hite checked dress and a rough lace hat with white lining
 The revolver with which 1t is alleged
 youne was killed, and which, " IS be- 1 ueyed will figure prominently Tn pros-
 ecuting the case. made its appearance as soon as the trial was resumed. | 1t had been Identified by several wit
 nesses yesterday as the weapon loun" l in Young's pocket soon after the trag- | adv. and today the line of identihca- tion was followed down to the time It
 was brought into court. It Is upon US
 ability to establish the fact that J.
 Morgan Smith, Miss Patterson s broth- er-in-law, purchased this weapon the day before Young was killed, th?t the
 prosecution bases its strongest nope or
 conviction. MT. Rand, the prosecut- Ipp adorney. in his opening address had declared without reserve that he
 would proye that Smith purchased the
 revolver from Hyman Stern. a pawn broker Abraham Levy. counsel for the pris- | oner. however, declared as positively today that he is prepared to show that 1 fl would have been a physical impos- sibiIity for Smith to have done so: that i he was many miles away from the | Stern pawn shop at the hour the prose- | cutIon claims the gun was purchased. sweeRey's Testimony. After the police officers had identihed l the revolver today, Police Captain Den his Sweeney told of a conversation ne had had with Miss Patterson soon al
 ter her arrest. She first told him that she had not seen the revolver. but lat
 CT said she had put her hand in Young 1 pocket and looked at the weapon ana | then dropped 1t back in his pocket. Captain Sweeney said Miss Patterson told him that when she heard the
 mufied shot she was looking out or the cab window.
 Did she speak freely to you about the case?" asked Assistant District At torney Garven.
 she did"
 The scenes immediately following me sbooting of Young were described by witnesses who had testified at previ- ous trials. The stories told today 'lld not differ in any material point from those previously related. William Stemm, Jr., a truckman, who claims 10 have been the first person to approach inc cab after the shot was fired, said
  he saw a man and woman. The man was sitting to the right of the woman, who had his head in her lap. The wo- mans face was pale and she looked frightened and as if she wanted to cry, She was not crying, however. While the body was lying in the oper- atIng room he said Miss Patterson came in and threw herself down beside if and he heard her say, "Oh, speak to
 me Frank and tell me why you have done it.
 Frederick Michaels, the driver of the l hanson in which Young met his death, told of the journey which ended when Youngs lifeless body was taken Into the hospital. He sad that Young and Miss Patterson hailed him on Columbus Circle about 8 o'clock in the morning of June 4. last, and engaged him to drive to West Fulton Street. Young told him to get to West Fulton Street before 9 o'clock. On the way down town they stopped at a store and Young | got out and purchased a hat. The next stop was at a saloon at Bleecker Street and West Broadway, and both the occupants of the cab went in. They remained about i've minutes and when