Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-03

fident of the fact as / am that ] nave
a nose on my face" said John ID.
Millin, Youngs racing partner and one
of the star witnesses in the New YORK
trial. as he sat in the corridor of the
Van Nuys hotel last night.
Police officials and those who have
followed the case closely from the
outset are of the same opinion" ne
continued. "Nan Patterson will again
face the jury and 1 do not believe that
she will be permitted to give ball.
Young's Partner
Miliin, who is in Los Angeles to
lcok after string Of horses now quar-
tered at Ascot, was the partner of the
dead bookrnaker for fourteen years.
lie was Youngs bosom friend and
perhaps knew more of the relations
existing between the actress and the
racing man than any other person.
For my part in the trial and be-
cause I appeared on the stand ana
told what 1 knew of the case, and 1t
was not all in favor of Nan Patterson,
he added, IT have received at least
thousand letters from her admirers all
over the country. Many of them were
anonymous, some of them contained
threats; 1 tore all of them up ana
threw them into the waste basket.
Perhaps 1 am biased in my opinion,
but know the woman SO well and
what had transpiTed between her and
Young that / cannot see the case In
any other light than that she is guilty
of the crime with which she is charged.
Told of Threats
"Young told me on several occasions
of the threats that she had made
against his life and he was afraid OF
her all the time. He told me the day
before he was shot that he was fearful
that she would do him harm, ano
when he went to see her on the day
before his death he took his brotner-in-
law with him as protection"
What about this story of your
threatening to shoot her in case she
was acquitted by the jury?" he was
asked.
Denies Statement
"There is no truth in the statement,
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lie replied. "And l can also say 1 was
not ordered to go to the back of the
court room because, as Nan Patterson
said, II was watching her too intently
/ did not pay any more attention TO
her than 1 would to any other woman
under similar circumstances. 1t was
the knowledge that was familiar with
incidents of the past few years that
made her fear me.
Young first met the woman on her
way from San Francisco to Los An
geles in October of 1902, and was with
her great deal after they arrived
here
FINALLY Young wanted to get rid OF
her and one night in one of the hotels
i gave her $500 to get her out of Los
Angeles. From here she went to New
York. She returned to Los Angeles
last spring al the close of the Ascot
meeting. She followed Young around
wherever he went.
when lef1 Los Angeles last spring,
Young was still with her. Then she
went on to New York. where later in
the season he Joined her.
Not Suicide, He Says
ST was with Young up until 1l:SO
o'clock of the night of June 2; he was
ahot at about $3.50 o'clock on the morn
ing of June 3. He did not commit
suicide. In the first place the nature
of the wound precludes the idea and
in the second place his preparations
for the journey and his jovial DISPOSE
ton shut out the possibility of such
an act. He arranged his affairs with
me and said he would return from
Europe in about three months. The
day before he expected to sail he wrote
letters to B. w. Cayanaugh at Sacra-
mento. partner in ranch belonging
TO the three of us. saying that he
would meet Cavanaugh in Los An
geles sometime in the coming October.
Did Not Carry Revolver
1T Young's death had been due to
a. accident, either Nan Patterson her
self or else Morgan and his wife would
not have purchased the revolver a short
time before the shooting occurred.
Young never carried revolver in his
life.
1T would be interesting If the police
could find Morgan and his wife and
force them to tell all they know about
this affair.
II think by this time the worlG
kaows pretty well what kind of a
woman Nan Patterson is, although the
newspapers have been unfair to the
prosecution in their attempts to weave
halo about the womans head. She
does not deserve 1t. II she could be
known as / know her there would be
little sympathy felt for her"
Millin goes to San Francisco today,
out expects to return to Los Angeles
N a few days. He may open book
al Ascot.
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Children Burned to Death