The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-13
NAN PATTERSON SIT FREE.
CROWD At HER HEELS UNTIL SHE
LEAVES FOR WARRINGTON.

says Jury Believed smith bought
PistOl-LAtteF Pleads Guilty o. Con-
tempt or Court and IL Fined $3.50.
The last chapter In the Nan Patterson
case and It's ramihcatlons h closed. She
was released yesterday on her own recog-
nizanoe on motion OF Dist Attorney Je-
rome, and unless additional evidence turns
up she will not have 10 face again the
charge Of having murdered BOokmakeT
Caesar Young in a cab on the morning OF
June last. After a year, lees three weeks,
in the Tombs, a mistrial and two triala
with disagreeing iuries, she started at
midnight last night for Washington TO see
her mother.
She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Smith, the latteI's husband j. Morgan
Smith, and j. b. Patterson, the father Of
the two girls. Mrs. Smith was released soon
after her sister, and some three hours later
j. Morgan Smith, after having admitted
that he deliberately and wilfully disobeyed
a Grand Jury subpoena and having paid =
$3.50 fine. joined them.
CROWD ABOUT HER ALL DAY AND EIdHr.
The party did not, however, get away
without a street farewell that began when
Nan Patterson left the Tombs and ended
when she started for Washington. Miss
Patterson went first 10 the st. Paul Hotel,
Columbus avenue and Sixtieth street, where
her father has been staying.
There was a crowd awaiting Miss Pattsr-
sons arrival at the st. Paul She was
cheered by the curious persons waiting
as she entered the hotel. Soon after she
entered the hotel Mrs Smith. her sister,
joined her. Two hours later Smith showed
up.
Miss Patterson and Mrs. Smith went
shopping in an automobile soon after
O'Clock, and when they r'tIrned had many
parcels. With j. Morgan Smith they spent
an hour or more packing up. When Miss
Patterson and her sister appeared again
the result Of their shopping tour was IN
evidence. Both wore new costumes. The
former wore a blue skirt, white silk shirt
waist and blue sailor hat trimmed With
green ribbons and corn flowers.
About 10 o'clock she left the hotel accom-
panied by the junior member Of the theatre
cal firm Of Hurtig 4 Seamon. He has been
in Miss Patteron's company a good deal
recently and it is more than possible that
he will induce her to 90 back on the stage.
Miss Patterson and the two men with her
were followed from the hotel by j, Morgan
Smith and his wife. Following them was
the father Of the two women and -FairT
O'Reilly. theft counsel. Trailed by the
crowd they walked down Broadway and
by Psbst's Hotel.
MOB AROUND A RESTAURANT.
IL was in front Of Pabst's on the night Of
June that Joseph Hewitt. the one legged
at he ioI Nhok - H.
heard j. Morgan Smith say to Miss Patter-
son: you've got 20 do it, Hewitt testi-
fed that Miss Patterson said. L won'i
do it,"
Miss Patterson and her party didn't linger
in front Of Pabst's although people came
piling out Of the restaurant 20 get look at
her when they heard that she was near
Followed by the crowd, the party went to
Reisonweber's. There they went to an
upstairs dining room and had a good meal.
They left there at II o'clock. Such a
crowd had gathered outside the restaurant =.
that several policemen were called. The
people who we're dining there lined up at
either entrance when they heard that the
former chorus girl was about to leave Sew
eral young women were taken for her.
much to their embarrassment, before Miss
Patterson and her friends appeared, climbed
into cabs and went back TO the St. Paul,
There we're four detectives at the St.
Paul yesterday afternoon, and one Of them
was said to be Detective McCauley. Acting
Inspector O'Bren's man. What the de-
tectives we're doing at the hotel could not be
learned. One story had IL that they had
been sent TO watch the young woman 80
that no crank would harm her Another
yarn was that the sleyths we're on duty
because District Attorney Jerome wanted TO
keep an eye on her while she remained in
this city
NAN PATTERSON FIRST FHEED.
Nan Patterson was the fret 10 Re freed.
Early in the morning she hsd an intimation +,
that something would I've done in her case,
A careful preparation OF her toilet ana a
general air OF cheerfulness indicated that
she knew when she crossen the Bridge Of
Signs to Recorder COTS court that IL would
be her last trip OF that kind.
When she reached the prison pen outside
u the court she learned positively that
she would soon be free, for at that moment
District Attorney Jerome was moving for
her release. She waited a half hour willis
Mr.. jerome In a stirring speech declared
hat he believed that there had been a
Of justice and earnestly de-
tended Assistant District Attorney Rand's
conduct OF the case.
3 TO 4 PoR AcQUIrrAL- SAYS JERoME
Mr.. Jerome added that he had learned
positively that the last jury, which stood
20 4 for acquttsl, had agreed unanimously
hat j. Morgan Smith had bought the pistol
hat Nan Patterson had carried II into the
alb and that Caesar Young did not commit
uioide. On the indictment Mr.. jerome
made this indorsement
The defendant has bean nied tWioe
rpon the indictment In this action, and
n each trial the jury disapVsd. All the
violence available 90 the peo3so was sub
nitted TO the jury at each tssi. There Il
10 other or further evidence ObtAinabls
~ the people. do not think that At this
ime In this county. another trial would
ave any other determination than a dis
greement. recommend that the de-
endant be discharged upon her own rooog-
izance."
Then Mr.. Jerome went on " cay that
ad II not been for some peculiar features
the case he would have had