The evening world., 1901-12-12
QUICK TRIAL
FOR PATRICK
Justice Beach Gives Phi|bin
Until Dec. 26 to Take
Action.
REF USES FURTHER DELAY
Says II Would Seem that Accused
Lawyer Had Not Had Consti-
.lltiona| Rights.

HaEdcuned to Tomhskeeper Fcntpn
Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, charged with
the murder OF aged William Marsh Rice
and the forging OF Will leaving nearly
Ne@.ooo TO Patrick. was brought before
Justice Beach In the Supreme cour, to.
day In the spectacular proceedings O.
hts counsel to procure hIs release.
Patrick. though he has been In the
Tombs since Oct I. 1907. appeared in
cours sleek and imml culn,e. wearing a
biack coat OF soft material. faced with
heavy sIlk. and carrying new style
DERBY hat.
He was represented by his attorneys.
Cant~eil and Moore. and by r, d. Tur-
ne.. a Chicago lawyer. sen, on By
Western friends to look after his in
teres,s
Mr.. Moore in demanding a writ Of
habzas corpus said thai on Or, I lsn
Patrick was arrested and thrown into
the Tonbs He was indicted s.v"a
times for forgery in the second degree
Ball was aacd al an eNorbitani ngnTc,
tu, In April bouisman was found
when the District Attorney earned
that We were about 20 give bail for
Patrick said Mr. Moore, he i;nmc.
dIately. on April IS. secured an inIlr,.
ment Charging Patrick with numbering
Mr. Rice
In reply 20 the con.c nticn OF ratricks
ia.yc- Justice Beach said: II Will hold
this matter open until Dec. u and then
thc public prosecutor n,ust do
someshinE definite. and 10 h~ doe.
act do something more definite
toward granting to this defendant
that trial ia which he l. entitled I
viii do something for hts relief.
There IL "A duty which rests upon the
p:olic prosecutor which binds him. and
:ic history OF the case Is bordering
defendant.
II viii adjoura ,his matter until Dec.
.S on the stipulation OF the Dls'rict-At-
,orrey that he will then move this cas-"
As.istan; D!s:r!c,-Ai,orney Garvaa IN
opaosiay the application for a writ OF
naaca.s corpus said that Patrick. who
hadstaken charge OF hiccs body. -caily
rrar tnew Rice nt all
III. nfst delays were to awal. the re-
port OF the chemists on the analysis OF
Rice's stomach. and on thn, report OF
ao!sons n tire old mans body IN" indic,.
meat for murder was found
MI Garvan said the peculiarly Of the
alleged conspiracy be,~cen Patrick and
Spuer tug tatst. 10 tDsSe n VIII Tor fitc.
and then TO poison him % death. r..
aEired the searchinx Of records all over
Tesas and louisiana. The delays had
\ h"~n necessary sad In good faith
III the cause Of Justice will p.rmI, L
ibis ca.c will be called TO trial the mrs,
Monday In January" said Mr. Garvan.
~ this Doint Justice Reach interrupt.
sa!d:
"Tha, = no, enough This defendan,
Is entitled 10 knns something more
at'inite than that. He Is entitled 20 \
rcn.onably speedy tcill.
This man has been denied speedy
rial. ana somethirg Will Ae done to
protect Kim In his iaaiienable rights as
Guaranteed to him by the Constitution
desire thls IN De distinctly unde-,
ss0od that "a. prosecuting attorney
nnst move this case for ;rlal by the 18th
?,'n ~ 1o'h OF this month. n he does
no: this Court. without fear or favor
wiz t.ke steps TO give this man Justice
1T j. IN" duty os the District. .Aitor.
nsv 10 try a defendant charged with an
unhni'hbl" er!'rC 'u""'i'v"