The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-29
Fate Of Mrs. Patterson, Charged With
the Murder of Her consumptive
Husband Ended at 10000
O'clock.
WOMAN is EXHAUSTED
Night Session Of Court Was Held to
Wind up Murder Trial Be-
fore Thanksgiving
Day.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 29-The case
Of Mrs. Charles Patterson, tried for the
alleged murder OF her husband, went
to the jury at $40 o'clock last night.
At the night session, Attorney Hill
ton resumed his argument for the de-
Tense. concluding at $40 p. m. One
hour was consumed in rebuttal by
Special Prosecutor Benson and the
jury retired.
All afternoon till dusk in the dingy
little courtroom, a relic of Denver's s
early days, the defendant sat, almost
without variation, in one posture-her
elbow on table and her cheek rest
ing on her hand, effectually conceal
ing her countenance from the specta-
tors.
Her fingers stretched across her
eyes shutting out the sight of Prose
cutor Benson, as he painted the kill
ing of Patterson as the deliberate
climax of completely selfish life.
Twice she buried her head in her
arms on the table. but she was not
weeping.
Even when her own attorney, o. N.
Hilton, took UP her side of the story
she sat as before. To the spectators
she seemed like one too exhausted by
the ordeal fully to realize it's import.
Attorney Benson closed his arraign.
ment by exhibiting the coat worn by
Patterson when he was shot. He
pointed to the powder-marked hole in
the back. and gave 1t to the Jurors fol
closer examination.
At the end of the jury box this ex
hibit was few feet from Mrs. Mary
Patterson, mother of the slain man
but she glanced at 1t without visible
sign of agitation
Attorney Hilton painted his client
as the unfortunate victim of two men
He asserted that any of the attacks
which Patterson was said by witnesses
to have made on his wife would have
justified her in killing him. 1t was II
the midst of this talk that Judge AL
len said it was highly important thai
the case go to the jury.
1--WE should sit until midnight, il
necessary" declared the court, and At
torney Hilton resumed his SUMMING
up until recess was taken till 1880 fol
luncheon.
DENVER, Nov. 29-No verdict will
be returned in the Patterson murder
case before p. M, western time, nj
matter what the jury may do. 1t wal
learned this morning that Judge Allen
presiding, sent orders to the bailif
and county jailor that his court room
would be locked durin- the mornin,
owing to the funeral of Judge Bliss
of the district court and that he him
self would not appear in court unit
this afternoon
If the jury reaches a verdict, it il
to be held until o'clock. The jur,
deliberated until midnight and thel
went to sleep. After breakfast th'
work was taken up again. The frs
ballot was taken at 8 o'clock. Un'
rumor is that the jurors cannot agre'
on the sentence, having found Mrs
Patterson guilty. Attorney Hilton ex
pressed confidence declaring that thu
prosecution "overplayed its hand b.
denouncing the defendant so hercely
Mrs. Patterson spent the morning
in the matron's quarters of the coun
ty jail.
Five yerdicts were left open by thu
instructions. First and second degree
murder, voluntary and invountar.
manslaughter and acquittal.
Long before 8 o'clock today hun
dreds of people gathered outside th'
court building, waiting for the door
to open.
After a sleepless night Mrs. Patteer
son rose early and prepared to go t.
court If the jury had arrived at
verdict She talked to the newspape
men and said: Il have been subject
ed to the most brutal treatment an.
woman had ever been accorded OF
the witness stand. Benson called nj
everything he could and above all
vampire. That hurt me worse thai
anything he said. brought my hus
band to Colorado against the wishe
of all his family. But he was my huf
band and sick. After all did for tha
man and then to have Benson shak
his finger in my face and call me
vampire. pray that ! am acquitted
will spend every dollar / have t
gain my liberty and will try and b
brave but it Is hard for woman t
keep up under the horrible strain
have been under during the past Week.