Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
PATRICK GUILTY.
Jury Find That He Conspired with
Jones to Murder Millionaire Rice.

New York, March 26-Aibert T. Patrick.
lawyer. was convicted this evening, of the
murder of the elderly millionaire recluse.
William Rice, en- September 23, 1900.
Tie penalty, under the statute, Is ueath
in the electric chair.
A scant three hours Of deliberation, at
the close IF trial, prolonged for nine
weeks and replete with sensational inter
est. sufficed to enable the jury to reach
thei, verdict. The issue of the trial es
tablishes the charge that Patrick con
spircd with Rises valet Charles f. Jones
tc obtain pos session of the Texans estatr,
estimated at N,000000 and that Jones killed
his employer by the administration of
ohloroform at the dreot insugation CT
Patrick.
At the close of Recorder COTS charge
which consumed the morning session Of
the court. the jury retired. This was at
20 p. m. At 5:J5 they notified the officer
in charge that they were ready to return
to court. rather more ths n an hour Of the
intervening tiine having been devoted to
lunrlle l.. III anticipation of a painful
Gene Of excitement in the event of a YER
dict of guilty TIE unusual steo YVES taken
OF ordering all women to leave the court
rt Dr. Among them were the prisoners
two sisters and Mrs. Francis, With whom
he boarded
With grave faces the jury filed into their
Places. Sorpe minutes CT painful tension
clap>ed while messengers were sCurrying
about in iuest Of the counsel who had
departed 10 )kng foc no verdict for many
hours
calm and suave ever ard with conf
Gcrcc apparently quite uushakc0 tn" prs
Cner wa escor;ed into the court room. Hc
alked in rapidly ard took his stand fac
ing tic jury with head erect and hands
loosely casped behind lis back.
At the word guilty" pronounced ly
Foreman Mdchell in a tone lcw but is.
tinct enough to be heard tlrOue hout the
court. not :he sligntost change passed
across fatrick's impe rturbable face and
he remained standing in an almost listloss
attitude while the customary roll of the
jury was being taken. Ills aged father.
Captain Patrick. sitting almost 1T his side
nd Strainng TO catch tie word of the
foreman, tr 'mhled for an instant as its mn
FORT rca he'd him and then recovered him
self bravaly and sat calmly awaiting The
further pro ,ecdings
a smile OF triumph lit up the face of
Assistant District Attorney Osborne, who
Fastened from the court Immediately after
Recorder Con- had fixed or Il week from
Monday as the day on which to proncun g
sentence
The verdict was known almost i'm
medately in the corridor. where the wom-
on relatives and friends of the prisoner
were awaiting and a scene of iistr"ssin
excitement ensued. Screaming hystorically
the prisoners eldest sister ran about tn.
corridor. begging piteously 70 he dllowec
to sec her brother. Mrs. Francis faintec
and on recovering broke from the att nd
ants and rushed into the court room iron
which Patrick had just been remov' d
Here she again fell in a swoon. Both WON
en- were removed to an nnte-room ant
were sent home in carriage.
Captain Patrick bore the shock of th'
verdict bravely and after taking leave o.
mis- son as he was led back to the tombs
would Only say:
1T ie hard; We'll have to try again.
None of the jurors could be induced t
reveal how the verdict had been reache d
| an agreement having been made to tel
nothing
motion for a new trial will be mad
when the prisoner is arraigned for sen
tencc.