Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-06-14 | Page 1 | Mysterious Plea of Nan Patterson in Murder Case

MYSTERIOUS PLEA X I MURDER CASE 1 1 fTT'-Tr.-fjili' - . Declares She's Not Guilty, but jAsks Leave to Withdraw It on Friday; Enters Court (With Jaunty Air. NEW TORK, June 14. Mrs. Nan Patterson, Pat-terson, the former actresw, against whom in Indictment for murder In the first degree la connection with the death of Bookmaker Caesar Young was returned re-turned (by the grand Jury yesterday, today to-day entered a plea of not guilty before Judge Newbutgir. The plea was made with' leave to withdraw before next Friday Fri-day and in the meantime her counsel will serve notice on the District Attorney Attor-ney that he will move to Inspect the minutes of the grand Jury. Attired in Mourning;. Attired In deep mourning, with heavy (black veil which shs was not compelled to raise, Mrs. Patterson en- tered the courtroom with her father, Mrs. Martha McLaughlin, a friend and her counsel. Just before the clerk called the case. With a Jaunty air she walked up the aisle to the bar, and when asked to plead to the indictment, she turned to Mr. Levy, he,r attorney, who eald: "The defendant pleads not guilty, with leave to withdraw by Friday." . "That Is a practice I do not approve of." the court replied, "but I will give . you until Friday in which to plead." Smiles at Her Friends. This ended the formal arraignment and the prisoner was at once taken back ' to Vie Tombs. As h was led from the courtroom she bowed and smiled to-wal-d her father and friends sitting st 'tj rear of the courtroom.