Show japs not satisfied as to prayers plea of neutrality paris may denials it appears that the japanese officials are carefully observing the presence of almiral rodest squadron off the indo chana coat and are seeking information from the french authorities concerning the nature end duration of their stay the member the legation have addressed several inquiries to the foreign office asking particularly whether the ships were inside french batera the reply given was that all the of the russian squadron have left french waters these inquiries appear to indicate the purpose of the japanese to submit further depre sent aUona or lay grounds for subsequent action EMBEZZLER CAUGHT denver way 3 at the request of the authorities of springfield III local detectives have arrested H P raynard or as ha has been known in denver H A davenport raynard la accused of having embezzled over from the branch of the and packing company located at the prisoner Is said to have admitted hi identity and states be will return to with I 1 out requisition papers haynard was employed aa cashier and bookkeeper for the and company at springfield for over four years since hl arrival in this city he has worked ap a hotel clerk aej as an employed in various coffee and epics houses QUARREL OVER A SPOON kew york may 3 it has been officially fici ally determined by the board of united states general appraisers that miss mary II 11 goodwan of beaton can not recover the sum of 45 cents exacted as duty by the collector of customs at ban go r maine on a souvenir spoon 0 american manufacture returned from new groundland round land miss goodwan had testified that she bought the spoon in boston and sent it to a relative at st johns it did not match como other articles and was returned for exchange the bangor collector held it up and mulched mulcted alss goodwan Goodw ln 45 cents and that lady at once appealed to the general board intimating that she needed the money more than did the government it is possible cha will carry the case to the federal circuit court the litigation has already cost the government several hundred dollars jurs first ballot is nine to three in her favor recorder doffs goffs instructions opposed the suicide or murder argument BULLETINS the patterson jury went to lunch at it was not known at that time whether a verdict had been agreed upon the patterson jury returned to the jury room at p m from luncheon up to 4 p m recorder goal had not returned to court and nan patterson remained in the tomba showing apparently that up to that time the jury had not agreed upon a verdict at 4 miss patterson said she had been much encouraged by the recorders charge and that she regarded tho delay as favorable to her she was suro sho would be acquitted new york may 3 nan patterson left her cell in the tombs for the court of general sessions today to witness the last scenes of her trial on a charge of killing caesar young As assistant district attorney rand had finished his argument as prosecutor yesterday and the defense had already spoken its final word only the charge of recorder goal to the jury remained before the casa went to the jury for a verdict warden feynn of the tombs prison said today that she was a wonderfully composed girl the wardens comment was made after miss patterson had risen early and eaten breakfast with her sister mrs J morgan smith she seemed in a cheerful frame of mind and was ready to go to the court room some yme before sha was called for court was opened at 1030 and tea minutes later recorder goff began hla charge to the jury remarkable scenes were witnessed around the criminal court building today early in tha day crowds began to gather and hours before the time tor opening of the court the corridors were filled with men and women attempting to break through the cordon of guards around the court room doors on the first rush even in the streets around the buildings scores of persons stood waiting on the tombs prison side the street spanned by the bridge of sighs was jammed with people waiting to catch one fleeting glance of the prisoner as she passed the little barred half open window which overlooks the street As the hour for the opening of court appeared the appearance pe arance of uniformed guards in the building was quadrupled every stairway was guarded and officers stood outside the elevator landing time fitter time the corridors were cleared and the crowds streamed out to the street only to return to make other attempts most of them fruitless to gain admittance into the court room practically every scat in the body of the court room had been spoken for tar in advance and it seemed as it every favored one used the privilege accorded as there was hardly an inch of room to spare when the prisoner camo in and took her place beblie her counsel in beginning his charge to the jury recorder goff said this case hiis nothing extraordinary in it so far as the testimony goes the two persons most spoken of during the entire proceedings the deceased a man by the name of young a race track man had this defendant to alvo with him as bis mistress the mans death because of the personality of this man young had nothing in it to excite lour passions or your prejudices he was a mere gambler a race track man therefore you should be able to consider the facts calmly without prejudice and passion there Is no artificial atmosphere for you to be excited or distracted by you must decide the case without any thought of atmosphere calmly and with a tree mind continuing recorder goff said of course gentlemen you must not think that because of the humble position of this woman you should not give her the same consideration a if she occupied a more exalted position in society whatever her position she Is entitled to tho same legal rights as the most prominent and most con if there be a reasonable doubt in this case on the evidence this doubt must be thrown into the balance tor the defendant A danger lies in the remarks of counsel take your mind off tho direct issue you must avoid this danger the recorder described the two degress of murder and manslaughter in tho first and beconi degrees which ho eald he apprehended by the request to charge was thought by counsel to be applicable in the case and proceeded 1 I understand that there Is no claim on the part of the defense that it the defendant committed tah homicide it was either or excusable I 1 also understand that the defense claims that ahe crime was murder in the first degree or nothing but you are not bound to accept the arguments of counsel as to the nature of this crime you are the judges of the fact it there was murder afeld in what degree the crucial question Is did tho man kill himself or did abi defendant fire the fatal shot it the accused falls to take advantage of her privilege to make a defense andey advice of her counsel her failure to do to must in no way ba held against her the recorder directed that questions and answers of witnesses which were stricken out upon objection by counsel must be disregarded much has been said relating to the motive which actuated this defendant he continued tho prosecution claims that she shot the man because he had cat her off as his mistress but it Is not necessary to prove the motive to convict 0 murder if it Is shown that a motive existed then it tends to support the case but the motive must be proved not imagined before giving the case to the jury Ile corder goff ruled on the request to charge interposed in miss pattersons Patter sons behalf he refused to submit one of the requests saying it would be a direction to the jury to acquit the defendant he told the jury however that they might disregard the testimony of julia smith it they thought it right to do so he also refused to charge requests concerning pawnbroker stern and tho failure of the defense to call john morgan smith he said that claims on cither side were not to be considered as evidence after going over the requests one by one recorder gott told the jury it was not necessary that should be direct and positive evidence as to everything ery thing and it was sufficient that tho facts be proved it you believe that it was a physical impossibility so far as the nature of the wound Is concerned tor young to have shot himself then that Is a tact he said but you roust remember that one inference can not bo proven by another inference it you believe the defendant fired the shot without deliberation or ln tent to kill but in a moment of passion then you may find her guilty ot on of the other degrees of manslaughter in reaching your conclusion ou must not be swayed by sympathy or other influences the case went to the jury at when the jury left the court room it did not go to lunch but went directly to the jury room to begin deliberations following the retiring ot the jury the prisoner was taken back to her cell in the tombs the girl met her father at the tomb and embraced him she did not appear exceedingly nervous and looked as it she was relieved after the many days of nervous strain As timo went by and the word was passed that the jury had gone out to consider the evidence the crowd around the criminal court building increased rapidly A battalion of mounted police was called out and succeeded in making a passage way through center street tor surface cars and other vehicles but at elm street it was difficult there the traffic was practically at a standstill the street being filled from curb to curb with persons who haa been unsuccessful in alining admittance to the court building down franella Frank lla street towards broadway a crowd stretched for blocks all were struggling to reach a point from which the window on the bridge of sighs would be visible so that they might see nan patterson it was estimated that in franklin street alone there were persona gathered close to the court building when warden jalynn of the tombs went to miss pattersons Patter sons cell to tell her that the jury nad gone to luncheon he told her that the first ballot taken by them bad been no to three in her favor of his case to the federal court on the claim that he has been denied and la being denied equal protection of tha law as guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of tha united states by the working of the state courts of kentucky in his case the protection of the fourteenths amendment prohibiting any stated from depriving any person of life liberty or property without due process of law haa been violated i |