Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-26
DOCTOR CHANGES HIS MIND
Physician Who Performed Autopsy or
Youno's Body Gives Testimony pif.
fcren, From That Given .. Last
Tr:a'-Does Not Now Think 1t Was
Case of Suicide.
Case of Suicide
OBy Associated prcss.)

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NEW YORK April 25 -Pcibaps The
mcst Interesting development in the
testimony Of today in the trial of Nan
Patterson. charged with the murder OF
Caesar Young, ccme when Coroner's
physician OIIanlon took the witness
stand for the prosecution and said, In
reply 10 questions. that he had chang.
I'll his opinion that Young had com.
mi,ted suicide
Dr.. Cli?nlon performed the autopsy
en- ioung's body. III his testimony
today he said
| My present opinion Is not the
opinion | formerly expressed 10 Coro.
ncr Brown"
The counsel for the defense, lawyer
lew. asked the doctor: "Did YOU re.
port this case to Coroner Brown as one
Of suie ide:"
Once Thought it Suicide.
Whom Dr. O'Hanlon replied in the
affirmative Mr.. Levy asked: do YOU,
now say that in your best Judgment il
is a case II suicide?"
No | won't say that
| 'Dtln,S lou say so once?"
~ did but ! think now it is a case
fcr the Jury tn decide, thought ut
The ;ilne that | detected powder
marlis IN The hands of Caesar Young
Assistant District Attorney Ranl
produced the official report of DR..
o,lianlolL which did not define the
case as one Of suicide and the doctor
sale! that he simply expressed the sui
eide opinion in conversation with Coro-
ner Brcwn.
| Opinion Had Changed.
| After some further questioning Mr.
RanG asked the witness il he still held
the same opinion that lie expressed To
Coroner Brown and Er OIIanlon re
piled:
Il will only say this, my opinion now
is not what it was when talked 10
Coz Dner Brown"
This incident came at the close of
the days proceedings in The trial.
When court opened Miss Patterson
appeared in q black aud white check
ed dress. IN direct contrast to the
mourning costume which she has worn
during the days of this and previous
trials.
at tOday's hearing Police Captain
Sweeney tcld of u conversation lie had
with Miss Patterson after her arrest
in which she said she had put her
| hand in Young's pocket after tho shot
had been fired, had looked at the re-
yolver and then dropped It back in the
pocket.
Not "Rubber Neck"
The scenes on West Broadway
where the shooting took place were
gene over by witnesses and the cab
driver who was on the box when
Young was shot was on the stand. but
Tie testimony did not differ materially
from that at The previous trial. When
Frederick Michneis, the cab driver
WINS asked why he did not look In the
cat when he heard the shot fired, he
.eplied:
ut wasn't my place. Suppose had
looked IN and got shot?"
DR.. T. NJ. Riggin. formerly OF the
Hudson street hospital, testified that
Tie bullet which caused Young's death
entered the left side and, after strlk.
ing the backbone. lodged in the mus.
Giles of The back
Willie DIR. sRiggin was being exam
incd {; headless and legless skeleton
was brought into court. Lawyer
Levy strenuousy objected To It's in
troduclicn saying that ii was unnec-
epssary and tended to prejudice 3 tho
case against the dcfcndank Miss
Patterson was visibly affected.
AftG. Riggin had indicated on the
akclcton the course of the bullet which
killed Young, Mr.. Levy. counsel for
the prisoner asked that he Illustrate
the position In which the revolver must
have been held TO produce the wound
cotAeint Reach the Point.
could not 40 IL at the l'oint have
EEL