New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-04
"NAN" PATTERSON WINS.
uURY rs DISCHARGED.
Fail to Agree at 2.3O O'CLOCK This
Morning Prisoner Fmnts.

courts Building at five minutes after midnight
t,e arrived in an automobile and the crowd for
so-,e reason. failed TO recognize him. He was
.oseed through the crowd easily and went up
s+sirs 10 his private chambers.
t5a sent no word TO the jury that he had ar
lived and made no official announcement that
- vas waiting. He sat down to read, if he
offended waiting all night for the verdict.
From five minutes after TO- when the jury
-.,urned from dinner, until after half-post J.,
not word or sound had come from the jury
,oro and no one knew what was transpiring
there.
Al 1:2l the jurymen filed into the courtroom.
rscorder Goff was sent for He asked where
-be defendant was. He was told by Deputy
sheriff Kelly that she had been told 10 appear
The Recorder asked why she had not been
broueht in and Kelly replied that she had been
,n bed and had complained of feeling i'll. but
tlat she was being dressed. He said she would
snnesr in a few minutes
+ was believed that a verdict had been
found and that it would be rendered the instant
,bo woman appeared in the courtroom. When
,e anpeared the jury told Recorder Gof that
tber could not agree on a verdict. He sent
them back 10 try again.
The prisoner collapsed in a dead faint as the
,,rvn3en went back TO their room.
scenes OF unusual excitement marked the
cosing hours of Miss Patterson's trial. Not
orlv was the courtroom in which Recorder Golf
delivered the charge TO the jury packed 10 its
utmost capacity by persons who seemed TO have
an almost fanatical eagerness to observe the
woman on trial for her life. but crowd of
& few thousand persons kept watch outside Of
The Criminal Courts Building 1t was necessary
10 have mounted police duty in Centre-st.
most Of the day to prevent the cars from being
blocked.
The chief point of interest for the outside
crowd was the Bridge Of Signs. which connects
the Criminal Courts Building with the Tombs,
and thousands of eyes were kept turned toward
the bridge during most Of the day and evening,
in the expectation that Miss Patterson. walking
over F-anklin-st-, m e 1t show herself al one of
the windows Of the bridge.
Miss Patterson seemed 10 be calm and hopeful
ss usual when she appeared in the courtroom
10 hear the Recorders charge 10 the jury. Her
yld father, who was present. and her counsel
showed more nervousness than she did. In be-
ginning his charge the Recorder apparently
thought il was necessary 10 warn the jury that
there was no cause for excitement in the case.
He said:
Now, the case itself has nothing extraordinary
l. T. So "a. zz ! testimony goes, two per-
sons most spoken OF during the entire proceed
ingF. the deceased. naT1 Of The name of Young,
E racetrsck man. had this defendant 70 i've with
Of the personality Of this Young, had moth
ing in II 10 excite your passions or your preJu-
dice. He was a mere gambler, a raCetrack man.
Therefore, you should be able TO consider me
facts calmly, without prejudice and passion
After talking 10 the jury about the degrees
q murder and manslaughter. and defining what
reasonable doubt was. the Recorder said:
understand that there is no claim on the
part Of the defence that If the defendant COM
nitted this homicide It was either Justifable or
excusable I also understand that the defence
claims that the crime was murder in the first
degree or nothing. But, gentlemen, you are not
bound TO accept the arguments Of counsel as
20 what the nature Of this crime is. You are
the Judges Of the facts If there was murder,
and what degree Of murder there was. You can
decide absolutely disregarding the claims or
arguments of either counsel what degree Of
crime was committed, If any and so bring in
your verdict
The Recorder said there were two versions Of
the shooting Of Young to be considerations
that he shot himself and the other that he was
shot by the defendant-and he continued:
II the circunstantial evidence IN this case is
susceptible Of TWO constructions, one being that
Cesar" Young shot himself and the other that
this defendant shot him, you are bound to give
this defendant the most favorable construction
Much has been said relating TO the motive
which acLuated this defendant. The prosecu-
had cast her off his mistress. But II is not
necessary TO prove motive in criminal case TO
convict Of murder. If il IS shown that motive
existed then il tends TO support the clIcuih-
stances. But motive must be proved, not inag-
ined II YOU believe the contention OF the de-
feEdant that the deceased shot hlmselI, theh
you must give her the benefit Of the doubt
II you believe that she fired the shot without
delberaton intent TO kill but in moment
Of passion, then you may ma her gullIy Oh one
Of the other degrees of nansIaughler' III Ieact n
ing vour conclusion you must not be swayed by
sympathy or other influences.
Recorder Gon began his charge at 10:45 a.
II. and closed at 1e)2 p. m, when the jury re-
tired.
Miss Patterson was taken back to her cell IN
the Toubs a soon as the jury went out Ihe
fact that the jury had retired soon became
known 10 those outside the building. ana
the crowd increased IN size until at one time
as many as FIVE thousand people were watching
the Tombs and Bridge Of sighs. Recorder CON
had the courtroom cleared. and gave orders
that no persons other than the newspaper men
and the counsel on both sides should be ADMIT
ted i the jury returned in short time
The Jury soon went TO q restaurant IN faI"
Row for luncheon. escorted by squad OF poIe-
and followed by the crowd that had collected
IN Centre-st When the jury returned from
luncheon il was necessary for the police TO dls-
perse another waiting crowd to let the jurors
enter the Criminal Courts Building. Inc jury
BEGAN deliberations again at 3:45 D. n, and at
that tine there were reports that q ma9oIIlS
had voted for acquittaL but that several OF TIE
jurors were holding out for conviction on one
Of the degrees Of manslaughter.
Air O'ReilIy. one Of Miss Patterson's counsel
went 10 the Tonlbs ind read to her letters OF
sympathy which had been received from many
persons whose interest had been excited by pup
lished reports Of the trial AS the affNFnoo" '
and evening wore or she made repeated az llIte'
about the jury At 5.3J p. M the jury sent 10