The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-22
EVIDENCE IS ALL in
Arguments in The Patrick Case Are
10 Begin Monday.
Mr.. MOORE AP0L0GIZED
To Recorder Golf and the Latter
Granted the Delay.
STRONG SPEECHES ARE EXPECTED.
Both Osborne and Moore Will Do All In
Their Power.
THERE WILL BE A LARGE ATTENDANCE
To Listen to What the Lawyers Have
to Say-Cook and Waitress Were
on as Final Witnesses.
/
THERE WILL BE A LARGE ATTENDANCE
lsnocinl to The Post y

Now York. March 21.-Jhcre was some
thing resembling love feast I'm the Pat
rIc; trial today and the last OF the evil
dcncc that was heard IN the famous case
was given in the midst OF deccntly decorous
surroundings.
II looked very much rs II some decided
things were said to Mr. Ntuorc by those who
nave patrlcks interest ut heart the most
hnpcrtsnt Of which was ihst to let the Gaze
90 ia the Jury with his late attitude
towards the Judge uppermoSt ia their mIhus
would not be wise from any standpoint
A. any rate, Mr.. Moore aFolosi2eu TOT
his onensc and his apology was very sra'
ciously accepted by the recorder
The dey rs whole, Was an uplnterest'
ing one and the proceedings were not mar
rird as they have been hitherto by the
anxiety Of the recorder to do as much az
possible in the hricfest time
The defendant wrote upon little pieces Of
paucr before him most OF tine lime az VI
the day. as it undoubtedly did bored HIM
The testimony that could be brought out
could hardly affcct the ease even to small
degree and II was merely 10 carry the case
over to next week that the cross eNaminN-
lions were made at all
After Mir. Moore's little speech il became
apparent that the court WAS ready to grant
hi. request TO allow him until Monday to
prepare his summing M
The recorder has not q good reputation
ina the way Of permitting lawyers TO OK.
tend the time OF a trial upon any nreteNt
and the defense evidently feared that the
/ closing would have to begin TONY.
/ The anal addresses to the jury are likely
/ to attract the biggest attendance that ha,
. been seen at the trial and there is no doub
/ thar II Mr. Moore ana Air. Osborne arc csc
uahle Of making strong speeches they vii
, do so ou this occasion
Monday the addresses OF the defendant
counsel will he made Tuesday win he Civ
cu to the prosecution and Recorder COT
will sum up on Wednesday.
Dr. John y. McCallistcr. who was pres
emit at the autopsy on Ricc's body, tcsthe
that ne saw no indications Of dropsy d
Roc's leg.
Miss Costello. who was employed as coo
u pauicks boarding house IN Scptcmbcf
1900 said supper was served on the du
Rice died at Is o'clock, the usual hour Uni
contradicted several witnesses for the de
Tense who testified that il was near
o'clock when supper was served that day
Lucy Calvin, who was a waitress in III
house, followed and testified that she ran
the supper bell on the day in question h
| tween $50 and 6 y. m. This closed II
taking Of evidence in the case.
{ Mr.. Moore of Patrck's counsel the
moved that tho district attorney he COT
. PEELED to say on which of the ton coun
< of the Indictment against Patrick he ask,
q conviction The recorder denied this m
ton and also denied a formal motion TO
rect the acQuttal Of the defendant on Il
ground that the evidence did not Justify
q conviction and should not he given to Il
jury.