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Show .SKELETON SHOWN Also Two Pieces Skin From Dead Man. Sensational Scene in Nan Patterson Trial in New York. Defendant, When These Exhibits Were Brought in, Came Near 1 Collapsing. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. Several unusual features were presented ln tho Supreme court today ln the trial of Nan Patterson for tho alleged murder of Caesar Young. During tho day a skeleton and two pieces of skin from Young's second finger were produced in court by tho prosecution. Tho skeleton was shown ln order that tho course of the bullet that killed Young might bo traced. The State, It is understood, under-stood, expects to uso the pieces of skin in refuting the sulcldo theory. Defendant Almost Collapses. The Introduction of these exhibits caused a sensation In tho courtroom and for a tlmo Miss Patterson seemed on tho verge of collapse. Tho courtroom was crowded when the trial Was resumed and tho corridors of tho building were thronged. Cab Driver Star Witness. William Stenim, Jr.. the young man who directed Michael, tho cab driver, to the hospital, was the star witness of the day. Ho was standing on tho corner of West Broadway and York street and heard the revolver shot Just after tho cab had passed him. He was Btartlod and looked up tho street quickly, trying to locate tho spot from which the shot was llred. There was no ono on tho opposite side of tho street, and he concluded that tho shot must haVo been fired In tho cab. which was about twelve feet away and moving rather slowly. Saw Young in Woman's Lap. Tho cab swung around to the drug store. He followed and saw the driver talking with tho druggist. In the cab ho saw a man and a woman, the man lying ln tho woman's lap. "Tho driver seemed to bo all tangled up." suld Stemm. "and I rode on tho step of the cab to the hospital. When we reached tho hospital I helped a policeman to carry the man In, and then helped the woman lo alight. Sho was frightened and palo and looked as if sho wanted to cry but could not." No Idea of Time. In reply to questions by Mr. Levy, the witness said that about eight or nlno minutes min-utes elapsed from tho tlmo he heard tho shot until tho cab reached tho drug store. Traffic both ways prevented tho cab getting get-ting there sooner. Mr. Levy had one of tho jurors hold a watch whllo the witness estimated ono mlnuto of tlmo, marking the beginning and ending by clapping , hla hands. The Juror's watch showed that only six seconda elapsed between the two hand claps. Voluntarily Surrendered. Stemm said there were several men around tho cab as It stood noar the drug store, but ho could not recall seeing a red-haired red-haired voung man referred to by Mr. Levy- Ho first told of his connection with tho tragedy tho following Saturday. Ho had heard that tho police wero looking for him as a witness and voluntarily surrendered sur-rendered himself. Skeletons Appear. The human skeletons which frequently have boon mentioned In connection with tho case, made the first appearance ln tho courtroom when Coroner's Physician Philip O'Hanlon was called lo tho stand. Dr. O'Hanlon testified that ho had performed per-formed the autopsy on Young's body and said thnt death was caused by hemorrhage hem-orrhage of the loft lung resulting from a shot wound. The bullet had entered tho left shoulder and passed downward toward to-ward the center of tho body, lodging ln the muscles of tho back. A probo was Inserted In-serted In the skeleton to show tho courso taken by the bullet and both the skeleton and a bullet which tho witness Identified as the ono taken from Young's body wero marked as exhibits. Court adjourned until un-til tomorrow. |