The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-26

SuppCLL OIL H-S contention IIldL everyone
who could testify to Mr.. RiCes habit OF
handwriting was mentioned for legacy
by the will OF 1900.
Found Crack Alley to Escape"
Mr.. Osborne faced the defendant, and
raising his clenched hands above his head
declared:
Can anyone doubt the guilt of this
man? That cremation letter, idioticaIly
wOrded as it Yves, must convince any hon
est man of Patrick's guilt.
Remember this is q lawyers crime.
Patrick knew the code. Jones had the OPP
portunity to kill Mr.. Rice. Patrick took
care he should have no motive Jones
was not mentioned in the Will. Patricks
back alley of escape was prepared. The
cremation letter was there and then
Patrick was able to prove that he had
not been at the Madison avenue apart
ments for fifteen days. He did not call
to see his dying friend. He knew Mr..
Rice was going to die. He wrote to
Holt, Sept II, that Mr. Rice had but
little longer to live.
1--WE don't want the testimony of Jones.
We have shown by DR.. Curry that Mr..
Rices condition was normal at noon the
Sunday he died. Officers of the telephone
company have proved communication be-
tween Patrick and Jones. Mrs Thompson
crates her, that she called at the house
and could get no answer to the bell.
Jones was there, locked up with the old
man; the elevator man proved that.
What was he doing there? We know he
had chloroform; that was proved by wit
nesses. Throw out Jones' testimony.
What did Jones do that evening? He
telephoned to Patrick and Patrick rushed
to the deathbed of his dear friend? Not
oh H.,
he took possession OIL all the property
he found there.
''Soon after we find Patrick and Jones
and Meyer and Short in Mr. Rices rooms
together, the conspirators looking over
the ground, gloating over the result of the
conspiracy and getting ready for the
police in case the police come in. Later
you find Patrick in his Office destroying
ev4uence All night busy, there he was al
Meyers house at 8 o'clock next morning.
Then Capt. Baker arrived from Texas and
Patrick, scared out of his lie, handed
everything over to him, checks and wills
and ALL
Sure ChIOrOfOrm Was Used.
Patrick presented the will of 1896. Mr.
Osborne said, because he could use it to
coerce the relatives. If that will was
destroyed, he said, the relatives would
whereas with that still in existence it
would be to their interest to agree to
the probate o. the 1900 will.
Mr. Osborne then spoke Of the medical
experts He said he was willing to rest
his case on the testimony of Dr. Austin
Flint, the leading expert for the defense.
The assistant district attorney explained
that he referred to DR.. Flnts answer
that he could not tell what caused the
congestion of the lung. He considered
that reply as corroborative of the testi-
mony Of DR.. Hamilton Williams, who said
he could find no cause for the congestion
and attributed it to a gaseous irritant,
such as chloroform.
In his concluding remarks Mr.. Osborne
declared that no matter where the jury
took up the discussion of the case they
would find Albert T. Patrick at the bot
tom of every suspicious circumstance.
Now I want to say in justice to
Baker, he said. that Capt. McCIuskey
made the charge of forgery against
Patrick and I, Osborne, made the charge
of murder Tt is absurd to say that Baker
had anything to do with it,
Recorder Gof will charge the jury to-
morrow and some time before night the
jury will begin the consideration of the
testimony they have heard during the
last eight weeks