The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
BROKE DOWN
ACCUSED c ] !. D. RAND I |!
Nan Patterson on Verge Of Col
lapse During Arraignment by Sd
Assistant District Attorney.
CASE HAD TO BE STOPPED.
Prosecution D eclares That Pistol
Was Purchased Ly j. Nor
gan Smith.

nv Associated Press,

\ tI,y Associated prcss.)
4 NEW YORK, April 24--The third trial
i OF Nan Patterson, accused OF the murder
i OF Caesar Young, began IN carnes
i to-day before Recorder Golf, in tho Court
of General Sessions. Confident and al
most smiling In the previous sordeals, the
former show girl to-day was on tho verge
OF collapse. Tho feature of the days
proceedings was tbs opening address OF
Assistant District Attorney. Rand. Several
witnesses were heard. 1t, was the third
time within a period of six months that,
the prisoner sat and listened while the.
| assistant district attorney explained TO Q
| Jury that he, as the public .2rosecutor
| proposed to convince them that she was
guilty OF the murder Of Caesar" Young;
Her atherFwas not and sne "a ~
alone. Goff having ruled ,nnn tH a.
syinpnthy OF tho Jurors must be avoided. \
Arraigned by Rand.
That the prosecution has not abandoned /
Its contention that the 4, Win vIdh
" XounE Yna klsa Was
Mr.. Rand opening argument. ne de-
clnred that Young never owned N or car
nea he reyolv na tas Caesar
Young was purchased Joseph Morgan
i To-
sup to the fatal; cab ride and the trag edy
Itself, described the purchase OF the Wea-
aad gre psff be thf
case That 1. during the year. he Lined
M Nn PatteTsen q GaesaR 9Guns sen ~
In concluding Ms ddTess 4 Mr. Re an no
told alleged, eonspiraey y MOI
70 I Keep 70 1 ins Nth tSs Country that they
might enjoy his money and of the threat
#eaifng Sletter, written BY julia Smith.
s'sser issE
see Nan, I cannot answer for, the conse-
quences and ecarea fron the !, q
like man marked for slaugh ter.
On Verge Of 9 ollapse:
smentsWas too much fort M lss Pat terson.
sBy.st he time Mr.. Rand aconcluded. ms al
Gnis ana nc ted
of collapse. She wavered and he, !, head
seemed TO be swimming: She called 3 Law
gasped. 1T am iii and Il am ], afraid, y |
shall faint # u am not allowed to iIrest...
the young q womans condition and the
trial was suddenly stopped:
Miss Patterson was b treated q by j ne =
and when the trial was resumed she a l
attack. a. NJ n
Testimony Begins.
The photographer and architect who had |.
WIKI Yo jung Vas Killed. identified and
briefly explained their contributions to
the case, and Policeman liam y. j unior
ran to the cab in West Broadway soon
after Dung was shot and directed the
cab driver to hurry to I,n hospita y. Ills
fn,ic fold 1,ofO (
him that just before firing the shot Young
had said to her, 81 am going away You,
may not see me for three e, months. ana
had shot himself. The revolver was
found in Young 5 right hand pocket.
Junior said that on the way to the hos
hands and saying: Caesar Caesar, what
have you Fdone'' When they rea ched the
hospital and m the doctors pronounced
Young dead she threw herself the
witness described Young's position when
he entered the cab. In doing so Junior
represented Young and q court office the
defendant. 8 g5S E5Is 55s9s5 $fI
~ Junior said Young had his left arm be-
upper part of the body was resting in her
Of I the rs cab b. 1iis right arm tangled down
in front Of the de PENDANT.
Smiths in Court.
j. Morgan Smith and his wife, + whose
names have figured prominently in the
case, made their first appearance in court
this afternoon. AZ tss .Ga5}t T.
Wardman Edward ]. Quinn. who took
Miss Patterson from the hospital to thoilt
police station, followed Junior on tho
stand and told OF his connection wi tha the
affair, When he referred to J. Morgan
Smith In the course OF his testimony. Mr..
Rand asked that the Smiths be brought IN
that Qulin might have a chance to identity L
them. Tho witness Identified them and
they were sent back to prison. $f
After several other police officials tcs-
tilted regarding happenings In the police
station soon after Miss Patterson was
brought there court adjourned until to-
morrow. 9 {3i KS 8sii III