The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-08
PATRICK SENTENCED.
Recorder Golf Named May 5 as the
Dale of His EIectrOcutiOn.
AN APPEAL WAS TAKEN
When the Judge Oyerruled The Mo.
ton for a New Trial.
WILL ACT AS STAY OF EXECUTION.
lie Was Taken TO Sing Sing, Accom-
panied by His Wife
he WAS PLACED IN THE DEATH HOUSE
His Beard Was Shaved on, but He viii
Not Be Required to Wear
Prison Uniform.
v ILL ACT AS STAY OF EXECUTION.
lie Was Taken to Sing Sing, Accom-,
panied by His Wife
he WAS PLACED IN THE DEATH HOUSE

New York, April T.--Alhert T. Patrick.
who was convicted ON March 20 Of tine mur.
der Of william NJ Rice. was sentenced
today by Recorder Con to he rnt to death
In the electric chair at Sing Sing purison on
May o. Rice died in th!s city on Septem
her %, 1000. An appeal 60 ne made TO the
court Of appeals by Pauucks counsel will
act as stay Of execution pending deci,
sion Of the higher court The recorder IN
pronoupcing sentence made no comment on
the jury s verdict.
To the customary question ss 10 whether
the defendant had anything 20 say why
judgment should not be pronounced. MIR
House Patrick'S chief counsel said he dc
sired to make motion for q new trial be-
cause the verdict was contrary ~ law. he
cause il was clearly against the evidence,
because II was against the weight or
evidence; because the court erred in
denyiug the Defendants motion TO
advise the Jury to acquit; because
the court Admitted Illegal and im
proper evidence sFainst the defeudan-
ants objection because tho court excluded
legal evidence offered by tho defendant;
because tine court mlsdigected the jury IN
matters Of law; because the court refusod
To direct the prosecution to elert upon what
count Of tho indictment f. would submit
the question Of the guilt or Innocence or
the defendant and because ii did not sp
pear from the record Of the verdict Of what
crime the defendant had been found guilty
The recorder denied the motion for new
trial Mr.. House took on exception and
moved for an arrest Of judgment This
WIS denied Nnd sentence waa then pro
bounced by Recorder Con
patrick was taken to sing sing on train
wllch left hcre ST I o5 o. m, MS wife,
who was Mrs. Addte NJ. Francis. Was a poa.
seucer On thc ssGc train.
Sing Sing was reached al o:2O p m At
the prison PoHces beard was shayed on
and he was placed In n coli in the death
house Re viii rot be required to wear
the prison Uniform.
II VIII require many months work 70
make up this ",ase" for tho court Of nn.
reals to pass upon More than 1000 type
written pages Of testimony were taken hy
the stcnogrphors az the trial and thi. Wiz
he condensed as far as possible by agree
ment between She prisoners counsel tnt
prosecuting attorney and the recorder. D.
/ is doubtful II tlle case VIII I've In shape II
he sent 20 the highest comt In the state
before the end Of the summer There d
slim chance that the court Of appeals WI
| he ahle to take up the Patrick case lusld,
of year az least
! when their opinion is handed down anal
/ ~, Patrick VIII be brought TO this cit,
again. II the conviction is sustained. IN
prisoner must he brought here for re
/ sentence aud I'm case the Judgment Is re
yerscd md new trial granted Patuc
also viii have release. at least tempom
rly. from the Sing Sing death chamber.
His wife viii spend much Of her tim
from now on near her husband sine hs
obtained lodgings In Ossiniug and will d
vide her time between that village and he
home in this city.
The last session OF the legislature passe
a law requiring that cases Of murder mus
he passed on by the court Of appeals witt
IN six months As this bin did not pas
until after PaTick's conviction st is que,
ton whether Il is applicable in his case.