The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-26
OSBORNE ON PATRICK
ALLEGED SLAYER OF RICE SCORED
BY COUNSEL.
WILD TALK OF ANARCHY.
RECORDER GoFF WILL CHARGE
JURY TODAY.

Assistant District Attorney Osborne
Makes Rather Wild HaranEue In
Summing Up His Case-DecIared
That Lawyer Moore Was Insulting
in His Attack on Capt. Baker and
That Crime and Anarchy FInunted
Itself i'm the Court ROOm-Patrtck'a
Guilt Proven without Testimony
of Jones, He Asserts.
New York, March 25.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne summed up
for the prosecution to-day In the trial
of Albert T. Patrick, accused Of the
murder of William M. Rice. Mr.. Os-
borne referred to what he called an
attack on Capt. Baker by Mr.. Moore
yesterday
Il was never so much insulted," Mr..
Osborne said, "and no jury was ever
treated with SO much contempt as Mr.
Moore showed when he attacked the
character of Capt. Baker. There is
nothing in the testimony. not scin-
tilha OF evidence against Baker,
Mr.. Moore objected and Recorder
Goff told MIR. Osborne to conhne him
self to his case.
Your Honor should have stopped
Mr.. Moore yesterday" Mr.. Osborne
protested. He did not keep to the
records; there was no word against
Baker there"
Go on with your case" ruled the
recorder.
Mr.. Moore said to you, gentlemen
Mr.. Osborne continued, turning to the
jury, that you must disregard the
testimony of Jones. Wen, / agree with
him. Disregard Jones. Out OF the
door goes Jones. The case against
Patrick is proved without the testi-
mony of Jones. l will show the guilt
of Patrick from the witnesses for the
defense and out of the speeches of Mr.
Moore and Mr.. House"
Mr.. Osborne said that crime and
criminals must be stamped out.
Anarchy i'm Court Room.
Crime is rampant" he said "A
condition of anarchy is growing. There
was more anarchy in this court room
during this trial than ever saw bel
fore in my life. The very foundations
of society were attacked by the be-
havior of counsel and conduct of the
case"
Mr.. Osborne asked the jury to con-
slider IL it was reasonable to believe
that man like Rice. who, beginning
at 81 week, had amassed a fortune
of $1,000 600, would choose Meyer and
Short as witnesses TO hts WILL
do you think if could find a good
millionaire, struck on me-that is Pat
rick's own expression-who wanted to
leave me a million or more, that
would get witnesses out of
my own office? Not much.
The witnesses should be men
of unimpeachabe integrity. Where did
Mr.. Rice go for witnesses for his first
will? Where any sane man would co.
to his bankers"
Mr.. Osborne faced toward the de-
PENDANT and raising his clenched
hands above his head, said:
Can anyone doubt the guilt of this
man? That cremation letter, idiotically
worded as it was, must convince any
honest man of Patrick's guilt.
Lawyers Crime.
Remember, this is a lawyers crime
Patrick knew the code, Jones had the
opportunity to kill Mr.. Rice. Patrick
took care he should have no motive
Jones was not mentioned in the VIII.
Patrick's back alley of escape was pre-
pared. The cremation letter was there,
and then Patrick was able to prove
that he had not been at the Madison
avenue apartments for fifteen days. He
did not call to see his dying friend He
knew Mr.. Rice was going to die. He
wrote to Holt on Sept Is, that Mr..
Rice had but little longer to live. "a
I'VE don't want the testimony of
Jones. We have shown by DR.. Curry
that Mr.. Rice was normal on the Sun
day that he died. Communications
over the telephone have been proven.
Mrs. Thompson tells you, and the ele-
vator man corroborates 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 ele-
vator man proved that. What was he
doing there? We know that he had
chloroform; that was proved by witt
nesses. Throw out Jones' statement
What did Jones do that evening? He
telephoned to Patrick, and Patrick
rushed to the deathbed of his dear
friend? Not muchl He waited for a
witness. and then he took possession
of all the property he found there.
Soon after we find Patrick and Jones
and Meyer and Short in Mr.. Rice's
room together. The conspirators look
ing over the ground, gloating over the
result of the conspiracy and getting
ready for the police in case the police
came in. Later you find Patrick in his
Office destroying evidence. All night
busy tnere; ne was at meyers mouse
at o'clock next morning. Then Capt.
Baker arrived from Texas, and Pat
rick. scared out of his life, handed
everything over to him, checks and
wills and ALL"
Jury viii Get Case To-day.
In his concluding remarks Mr..
Osborne said that no matter where the
jury took up the discussion of the case,
they would find Albert T. Patrick at
the bottom of every suspicious circum-
stance.
Recorder Golf will charge the jury
tomorrow and some time before night
the jury will begin the consideration
and discussion of the testimony they
have heard during the last eight
weeks.