The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-06
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New York. March 5-1he State has
closed it's case in tho famous Patrick trial
and tho defendant has heard now practical.
~ all that the district attorney If tus
county spent fourteen months IN collecting
and over one mouth IN presenting TO a jury.
shortly after o'clock today Recorder Gof
announced that the state had closed its
case with the privilege reserved. however.
~ examining one more witness if II so 10
sired. This remaining witness is an em-
puye Of the American Express company,
who drew up the way bin that was used
Ia sending the alleged cbioroform from
Texas by Valet Jones brother to New York.
The witncss is not an importan' one and
there is some douht that he viii actually he
put upon the stand.
Patrick and his attorneys tonight know
practically all that Is to be said against
the defendant, and they profess they are
moro confident than ever ~ acquiual The
general Impression as prevails tonight Is
that Osborne has failed TO cover the Grim
hal codes understanding Of conspiracy
aud tomorrow tho first move Of the defense
viii ne 10 aak for tho dismissal of the case
on ihr general grounds that III ,dcncc e.
especially that the alleged conspiracy he
tween Jones aud Patrick has not been
proved rhe argument on this ground is
likely to boz lengthy. ana there Is prob
ability chat this Is all that viii Do done
during the day for Mr. House. who was ill
today. mlv not be able 20 mako tho open
ing address Tot the defence. Tho argumont
for dismissal of the case at iris stage will
fall to Mr.. Moore.
An ontlinc Of what Lawyer patricl's At
torucys purpose doing follows though 60 81,
not probable they have made public an
thcir Intentions; The number Of witnesses
they expect To cali Is about thirty Auor-
ucv House will FIRST formally move that
the indictment be dismissed Whcu this
motion Is denied he win proceed Ulth thH
formal opening address for the defense an
claring that Patrick WIS Ricc's friend. not
his murderer II is promised that several
eminent doctors will testify that W. NJ.
Rice died from natural causes; that hc was
dead before Jones pnt the chloroform.
soaked sponge in conc over his face. They
viii declare that Il fatal dose of chloro
form produced the congestion found in
Ricc's lungs Ii would have caused cqLa
tNH-tNllb ION III luf INlIl' llN'I ana hluu't -
nnd throughout the nervous system. IN
Eicc's case the lungs alone were eongested
They will declare that Sudden inhalation
of chloroform such as Jones says he caused
Rice To take must have awakened him, N,
MATTER how souudly he slept.
The defense also promise to produce wit
nesscs who heard Rice say he was tired %
Texas and Texas people aud wanted moth
ing more 80 do with them; that Houston
officials were always raising his taxes
that the people Of Texas would get very
little for the W. ". Rice institute, an,
that he was going TO make a new will fl
accordance with this feeling. The dcfcns,
promises further that It viii produce ,
witness who saw ". NJ Rice Sign IN,
| Swcnson aud tho Flfth Avenue Trust com
prry checks aud send them TO Patrick,
Dr. Walker turry. Who attended RICE
| viii swear tbu, n" died II natural cause
and several moraIc attendants are to So,
| That Doctors pouilu sud Williams. VIII,
/ rade the autopsy did not know that RE
died Of anything hut old age.
Tho trial opened today with a humble
! Of bank trllcrs who sworc that the sus
/ pected checks were forgcrics and So man,
Of these appeared that Recorder Con fnal
/ ~ informed Mr.. Osborne that he did no
want Ia hear any more Of them.
The medical testimony WAS then takei
up again aud DR.. Donln. the coroner
physician who made the autopsy on MI
Rice, proved a strong witness for the prose