The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-30
PATTERSON
JURY FREES
WOMAN On TRIAL. FOR
MI RIDER OF III SBAND
Men and Women Fight TO Con-
graduate Prisoner a. She Walks
Out of Court Room.
NJ No Time During Deliberations
Of jury We're More Than Two
Votes for Conviction.

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1'bson Patterson. accused ~ the mur.
der % her husband Charles 4 Pat
t"rrun. whom SHE shot to death Uhii~
Tie ,oupl- we're Walking together IN
suburb on September %. to daN was
Gee ARID nov guilty ty a jury "a tho
District Court
A. 'lv c.crh nnished rcadlnE The
verdict Mrs laftrrson sprang TO her
tee, and caught the uutstrrtched hani
ui het attorney From the uutSids
cam" a roar - cheers bu' inside tho
room n" crowd Was quiet hut. A.
court adjourned and Mrs Patterson,
stepped tors ard tu thank th. jury. the
truA A u'rr0 h'lurd her with cungrat-
u'aiions Her efforts to reach the u-
fors Nere vain Later. four ~ tho
Jurors called on her a. she was max
inE ready 90 leave the jail
De space between the court room
ahd The jail Was packed With "a cheer.
ins crowd pu the arm uf her attor-
n"t. Mr- Patterson struggled through
ib" throug. while men tried 10 shake
her hand and women stro,c TO kiss
her Behind her waving both hand.
went her father. shouting his jov
clos" behind him followed the mother
and sister both iu tears
Prisoners Cheer Woman.
A. MFr Patterson stepped IRON the
jail rotunda. KAY with Thanksgiving
decorations the i50 prisoners gave
her round uf chcers
A. NO time in fhe deliberations OF
'h" jury were there more than two
votes Tor conviction -Four ballots
were taken. The nrst resulted ia ten
i'F acqGitial aud tWo for conviction OF
iHurn'r in the Bret degree. This bal
Tot ~as taken last night. after the
Jury. which retired a. s.4s D m. had
made its preliminary surrey OF IN.
e'idencc After that ballot the Jury
werf tu bed
The second ballot Was takeu soon
ati'r the jury returned from breaL.
iasi. resulting as The first An hours
discussion followed and the third bAL
Tot stood % to for acquittal
Ihe fourth ballot was unanimous
Tor ncquittaI
Judge Late Reaching Court.
hecause ~ tine funeral of Judgs
hllss. all courts had adjourned Word
was sent fo ! q Allen. at the GENE.
i"fy. but lf WAS Two hours before ls
reached the court room
The verdict hung. 10 i- declared on
Mrs Patterson TRIP 90 Eurape with
another man after she had married
Patterson Whether this trim uas
taken With her husbands knowledge
ana consent after he had received
ei'7" from fhe man with whom she
went. ar shc couteudod or whether
she had withheld from Htterson tho
iru" nature o., the trim a. the state
rnrtended. was the subject. Il 10 said
With which most of the jurors dis.
cGssion deal
The Jurors accep'ed Mrs Pstf.-.
sons story of the shooting. that sb.
had hred after her husband had
HnDc@ed her to the ground
spent Restless Niqht.
MrE. Patterson spent n RESTLESS
night while tho Jurors voted Prom
her cell window fhe could look across
~ 'he jury room and az long a. the
lights were burning she kept her eyes
hred ou The spot where fhe twelve
men we're deciding her fate
Ifis morning her composure 70.
tnrh'd She sat calmly In her cell.
ifEnE With men bers ~ her family
ana i@w newspapsr men. bur ONLY
Iu The most indirect vas spoke Of
shat might be in store Tor her
A. the Jurors passed by the iaI 10
breakiast. Mrs Patterson pressed her
iacc AGAINST rho .ndoN and ercialr-
90 ph. you deas men. if you would
only look up"
As The hours dragged on. her con.
laence increased. but she conaded %
ne matron. my knees arc - weak
hat don believe I could walk over
fo the cour room
She found strength though. when
she ~ss called i0 court to hear the
.'rdicf that SET her free sud she vas
gay end strong thereafter.
Ioa.Fl' Mrl Patterson ssid she
h'd 10 plans for ihe Immediate 70
ilfe She said she would not 70 into
Vaudeville. "as that would b. cheap
'nnF and degradIng but che thought
part in a fret class theatrical com
pany might tempt her