West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-27
VERDICT GUILTY"
That Is What the Jury Finds
in the Patrick
Case.
Great Stress Laid on the Contradic-
tory Statements Of Jones-Jury Out
a Scant Three Hours-Motion VIII
Be Made for a New Trial.

New York, March 27.-Albert {.
Patrick, lawyer, was this evening con-
victed OF murder on September %
1900, OF the aged millionaire recluse
William Marsh Rice. The penalty IN
der the statute is death in the cleo
trio chair.
A scant three hours Of deliberation
at the close of a trial prolonged fof
nine weeks and replete with sensa-
tional interest, suficed TO enable the
jury to reach their verdict The Is
sue of the trial establishes the charge
that Patrick conspired with Mr.. Rice's
valet Charles F. Jones, to obtain
possession Of the aged Texans estate,
estimated at 81 900 600, and that Jones
killed his employer by the admins
tra1ion Of cnloroform at the direct
instigation of Patrick
Calm as ever and with confidence
seemingly mistaken the prisoner was
escorted into the court room. He
walked rapidly and took his stand fac
ing the jury with head erect and
hands closely clasped behind his back
Capt Patrick, after taking leave
OF his son, as he was led back TO the
Tombs, would only say:
1T is hard, we'll have TO try again.
None of the jurors could be induced
10 reveal how the verdict had been
reached. an agreement having hesn
made TO tell nothing
Recorder Charged the jury.
New York. March Eff the evil
6ence.'' the recorder summed up.
points TO one and only one end, II
you canno1 reconcile il 10 the de-
PENDANTS innocence. circumstantial
though il may be. you are bound by
your oath 10 find a verdict upon il as
if il were direct evidence"
Touching upon the evidence given
By the handwriting experts the re
corden said the fact that II is recog-
nizei by the Law was sufficient 10
demand for II just and due consider
alton He reminded the jury that the
| doctors who made the autopsy on Mr.
Rice's body and the analysis Of the
| inteStineS haa testified 10 what thes-
actually saw OF found. while TIE
medical exp. rts called on both sides
only gave opinions on the facts de
scribed 10 them. Recorder GOd
charged the jury TO disregard the
fact that Patrick was under indicE-
ment for forgery. When the r.
corier finished his charge ha took NJ
A requests 70 charge presented =
him by the defense He said he had
cove-si NAM Of them in his charge.
and that ne would charge Is Of tie
IL SUBMIT ID Most Of them referred
10 the credioility Of witnesses who hai
been contradicted, or Who ware IN
terested witnesses
Great stress was laid upon the COZ
Trajectory statements OF Jones The
recor3E charged Is requested By the
defense that even Il the Jury believes
there was @ conspiracy they were
still bound 70 receive Jones story o.
murder with great pTecaution- He
also charged that Il the jury found
the viii OF 1900 genuine. they mus
End that the prosecution had failed
% show any motive for the crime
and that Short and Never. who test
fed that the viii was genuine, mus
not be discre6ited because they are
frlaris and business associates o.
Patrick When fe Was through witt
the requests he turned 70 the jury
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