The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-05
A PATRICK JUROR ILL.
No Session Of the Court and Osborne
Is Disappointed.
PROSECUTOR SAYS he Is PLEASED
Presents a Statement OF What He Start
ed Out to Prove and He Thinks
He Has Done II.
SAYS he is PLEASED
Special to The Post)

New York, February 4.The illness Of
one Of the jurors caused an interruption
in the Patrick trial today that IN spite
OF the assurance of Mr.. Osborne. was not
pleasant for the prosecution,
The case had been worked into climax
on Monday aud Jones was prepared to go
on the stand.
The strongest testimony presented so far
It was admitted by all concerned, was that
given on the hrst day OF THIS week when
medical aud chemical experts as well as
other witnesses were allowed to testify,
and when the will Of 1896 was read 20 the
Jury MIR Osborne considered that he had
sufficiently prepared the minds of the jury
to admit OF Jones being heard ana his
story in the main believed.
His ideas are largely upset by the noli
day which. to tell the truth, the jury rather
enjoyed aud which viii allow them 70
cool of
said the assistant district attorney after
the adjournment was taken today; j think
that 80 far as we have gone have proved
! everything that In my opening address to
the Jury l wished to prove. said
would prove criminal conspiracy without
! Jones. and | said ! would prove homicide
without Jones. ] have proved that Ny
| Rice came to his death from some cause
outside himself. that is by kiliing-homl'
eide. have proved that Immediately after
pls death Patrick. with the consent OF
| Jones. took possession OF Dir. Rces prop
erty. Now 1t is a principle Of criminal law
! mat II crime has been committed against
]
d operty is found Immediately after In the
possession Of another. who can not explain
now he came into possession OF IT, that ID
| pretty good evidence that the man IN
possession Of the property committed the
| crimes
Vow / have proved that Mr. Rice came
his dealh through a crime and tAa'
| atrick was ia possession Of his property
Immediately after Rices death. Further
lore. have shown, on the evidence OF
scout nfteen reputable people, that the
4pers by means OF which Patrick obtained
Ussesslon Of the property were forge'ies
II have shown, on the testimony Of one
Of the newspaper men, that Patrick ad
! mltted that he told Jones what to say aOou
the swenson checks
Every one was talking today about thi
expenses OF the trlai IN Tue event %
possible mistrlai and the chance Of havini
TO begin all over again. the case viii 81
one Of the most expensive to prepare tina
haa ever been tried In this country.
Ihe actual court proceedings involved al
immense outlay. and 100000 is rough!!
named as the cost incurred with the tria
ending with the finding Of the present jury
This, OF course, merely represents the pee
ple's expenses. The amount the defend
ant viii lay out. II the Rice money does no
eventually come to him. will be at leas
equally as great. The item Of bhngH
the witnesses from Texas and CORES
pondent Of the paper who was away In IN
/ south Is no small item In tho cost
after all this trial should fail another lur
has TO he called. the added cost woal
be good fraction Of the expenses tho
are already incurred
While Juror Campbell is somewha
! better tonight his physician announces
that he would not be able to resume h
place on the Jury for at least a week