The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-13
NAN PATTERSON
IS At LAST FREE
Released from Tombs on Her
Own RecOgnizance
CHEERED BY CROWDS
1000 PEOPLE FOLLOWED HER
CARRIAGE FROM COURT
HOUSEHOLDS TO WASH.
lNGToN.

New York, May 12.-After more
than eleven months in prison and
three mistrials on a charge Of murder
ing Caesar Young, Nan Patterson
walked from the Tomts today free
woman.
As she left the hu lding 1000 people
greeted her with cheers. for news that
ne district attorney would move for
her dismissal from custody had spread
throughout the vicinity of The court
house. But the accused girl had but
a few seconds to see and hear the
demonstration before she was whisksl
away in cab with her attorney Alb
aham Levy.
Move Was Surprise.
The move to discharge Nan patter-
on came unexpectedly to the public.
was an hour or 81 before noon when
District Attorney Jerome appeared DE
ore Recorder Goff in spec al session
nd announced that he desired to
9oye the discharge Of the former cho-
ue girl without bail on her own re-
ognizanee Mt the least interesting
u the days events, and perhaps the
reat dramatic climax to her troubles,
| las the reuni n in freedom with her
| lister, Mrs J. Morgan Smith, and her
roiher-inlaw. j Morgan Smith. both
| whom were d scharged by Justice
owing in the court of general ses-
ions after being charged of conspira-
y in injection with the Patterson
| ae
i Smith was also held for contempt q
ourt In falling to obey a subpoena as
| witness at first trial Fl was fined
| 250 and released on this charge. Then
| ame surprise for Nan Patterson
1erself pnid the fine out Of 5000
heck, which had been gwen her by Il
friendly newspaper.
Jerome's Dismissal Speech
The district attorney announced his
| decision to free Nan Patterson In u
| speech in the course Of which he de
elared that during two of the trials
all evidence in possession of his office
had been presented and that in both
eases there he'd been disagreement
He said he did not believe that al this
| ime, lin this country another trial
would result in anything else than a
| isagreement." Then he declared that
Turing the last trial he had informa.
ion that the jury had agreed that
Morgan Smith had bought the revolver
hat Nan Patterson carried into the
,ab and that Caesar Young did
,ommit suicide
Scores Newspapers.
| IIo took occasion to score certain
ewspapera for what he termed gross
nisropresentatlons and declared thai
sthis case has caused one more ste,
"a this country toward trial by news
| aper rather than trial by jury
| Recorder Con, in discharging tn,
riscner.' adv 'sed her 10 profit by tn,
ernble ordeal through which she ha,
assed and to permit every action D
'er life to be guided by that remem
rance
A moment later the girl was shakinl
lands with her counsel Then sh,
alke1 steadily from court 10 find her
eli In the arms Of her father Just cut
ide the door The crowds in the cor
nidor cheered and the police let then
iavu their way.
Smiled at the Crowd.
As she reached the street door th,
lemonstrat on was taken up by tn,
hrong outside. Hurrying through th
crowd she took her place In a cal
smiling and nodding to the friendl,
greeting
AS tho cab started TO the office D
her counsel mounted police surround
ID it and kept the increasing crow,
which was threatening one Of th
most remarkable demonstrations eve
seen at the Tombs.
In Leyy's Offices Miss Patterso,
5rieh expressed her thanks 20 he
aounsoL announced to newspaper mel
hat she was going TO her mother /,
Washington and was driven 10 hote
Then she met her sister ana they tool
an automobile ride J. Morgan Smitl
Joined the two later and the trio dine,
togethe:
Miss Patterson took the train TO
Washington tonight,
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