New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-06
THE PROSECUTION RESTS
SEVEN WEEKS USED IN PRESENTING
TESTIMONY AGAINST PATRICK.
THE VALET. BUT HIS SENIOR CoUN-
Sell WOULD NOT LET HIM

Sell WOULD NOT LET HIM.
The trial of Albert T Patrick. charged with
the murder of William Marsh Rice in septem-
Der 1900 had been in progress seven weeks yes
terday afternoon when Assistant District Attor-
ney Osborne announced that the prosecution
had closed it's case. The defence Of Patrick will
begin to-day. and it is expected 20 last three or
four weeks Nearly seventy witnesses for the
prosecution had been heard BY Recorder Golf
and the jury in the when the session Of
court opened yesterday morning and Frederick
Worth, bank teller. was put on the stans %
testify about the disputed and conceded sigma
lures of Mr.. Rice. He was succeeded by other
bank tellers until the Recorder declared that
TO more such expert testimony should be al
lowed to the prosecution. Mr.. Moore. for the
defence did not cross-examiae the bank tellers
10 any extent, but in the case Of Clarence Foote.
who described "a line OF tremOr'' In the con-
coded signatures of Mr.. Rice, Mr. Moore got
him TO admit that somewhat similar tremor
appeared in some of the disputed writings
Whsn vS you s sss that {rsSr = conceded
dition of the writer? Ayes. do
When hen. you see ,, the same emor IN the dis
of committing crime? Al do
DR.. E J. Donlin. who made an autopsy on the
body of Mr. Rice, said that the arteriaI system
had been permeated with an enbalmlns huid
but the lungs were not affected by IL
DR.. Witthaus was then called to testify as to
mercury found in Mr.. Rice's body by chemical
analyses The mercury obtained was exhibited
TO the jury on glass slides. To the defence the
witness said that the mercury found in the
intestineS a minute quantity.
Jones the former valet of Mr.. Rice, who was
the chief witness for the prosecution, was
brought into the courtroom, and there was
rumOF that he would be placed the stand
again. Patrick turned to one Of his counsel.
Mr.. Turner. and said:
I'm going to ask him some questions myself"
Mr. Turner shook his head. but Patrick whis-
pered energetiCally, and Mr.. Turner consulted
Mr. Moore. Mr.. Turner had evidently fallen
in with Patrick's view. and he argued that his
suggestion should be adopted Mr., Moore
shrugged his shoulders and finally yielded to his
associate sufficiently TO agree TO leave the de-
cison with Mr.. House. The senior counsel for
the defence. however, refused even TO discuss
! of minutes he examining. he said in tones
loud enough to reach the reporters desk behind
him:
Tell him not to make fool of himself
Jones was not called to the stand.
The afternoon session was brief William H.
Long secretary of the American Express Com
pany, described entries in the cOInpany's books
showing that two express packages had been
sent TO Jones from Galveston, Tex. This was 70
form used in killing Mr.. Rice had been sent 10
him from Galveston.
w. o. Wetherbee OF Swenson's bank, was
croSs-examned, He testified on Tuesday about
visit made to him IN Brooklyn by Jones early
in 1900 and about a conversation with Jones in
relation TO a will which Jones said Mr.. Rice
about to make.
The Recorder declined to let Mr.. Osborne ask
the witness any further questions, and the AS
sistant District Attorney declared the ease for
the people closed. Mr.. Osborne reserved the
right to cali a Texas expresSman, and a cousin
of Joseph Mayer. Patrick's former Ofice boy.
later. The Recorder invited the defence to be-
gin its opening. Mr.. Moore said that task
had been assigned by counsel to Mr.. House. and
that Mr.. House not we'll, he asked an
adjournment until this morning. The Recorder
adjourned court until 1880 a m. to-day.