The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-29
TO MARRY PATRICK
If lie Gets Out Of The Death House al
Sing Sing With His Life.
MRS. FRANCIS DEVOTED
To the Condemned Murderer and Has
Announced Her BetrOthaL
SHE BELIEVES HIN INNOCENT.
viii Take Up Her Residence Near the
Walls of the Prison
| SING SING ISN'T SUCH A BAD PLACE
Is What MolineuN Told Patrick and He
Repeated the Assurance to
His Sisters.
SING SING ISN'T SUCH A BAD PLACE
Is What Molineux Told Patrick and He
Repeated the Assurance to
His Sisters.
Csrcclnl to The rostJ

New York. March ~ Sing Sing isn't
such had place, said Roland y MolineuN
I'm the Tombs IN Albert 7. Patrick when
the latter convicted of the murder Of Nil
nonairc William Marsh Rice. spoke Of the
weary months he expects to spend there
awaiting the result OF an appeal for new
trial.
Molincux repeated his reassurng remark
about sing Sing to Miss Emma Patrick
when she called on her brother accom-
panied by her father Captain Henry rat
rick. and Mrs Addie NJ. Francis. Patrick's
devoted friend, whose engagement to marry
him has Just been made public
Mrs. Francis This afternoon declared her
intention Of going to ossining upon the
same train that will carry Patrick to the
| death house In Sing slug prison.
| II shall 90 with him, she said. 81
| shall so upon the train that is taking him
there I shall SIT upon the same seat with
him and try to cheer him NJ II the
officers win not let me sit IN the same scat
shall sit In the seat behind him. I shall
be Of cheer and encouragement to him
until the prison doors close behind him and
have to leave. ! shall never leave Ossln-
ing while he is there. shall take up
my residence there until can be the hrst
TO welcome him when he is freed
The devotion Of Mrs. Francis TO Patrick
was one Of the most marked features OF
his long trial Today she said that sh'
believed Patrick would have been acquitted
had she been allowed 10 20 on the stand.
Patrick read with interest the story %
his engagement, and said Gentlemen
can only confirm this story. cant dis
cuss the details, for you see my position
is peculiar one. II would hardly he 81
b net Of chiyalry for man iu my position
{ 10 ask a woman TO cast her lot with mine
I But the fact remains that VIC are engage
10 be married. hut when the ceremony vii
take place not Sar
: IL rs understood that when Mrs Franc'
= closes her house perpetrators to leaving ia
OssiniuE the members OF Patrick famN
A viii rcturn to Texas, to be with his age
mother.
Mrs. Francis is IS years old; she is .
tractive, with dark hair. brown eyes ar
10 slender figure,
Patrick has known Mrs. Francis, II
said. since 1892. and after his wife di
took up his residence at the Francis hon,
which is kept as a boarding house. II
to sisters are now with Mrs Francis.
IL An evening paper prints letter Sc
e. by Patrick from the Tombs to his sst
NJ betrothed father aud child on the event
'- of his conviction. 1t Is as follow
is "wednesday, 3-25.-To my loved ON
Well, the unexpected has happened,
ys ! am not cast down, az | am firm in
ng belief that on account of the errors co
niitted new trial will he granted or
case reversed, so be of good cheer q
take it cody.
tn "Mx sends words Of comfort to y
Re- Now. don't lose your nerve, but keep ca
mt snd even, as we need an our courage, q
70 ] assure you mine is strong and firm. NJ
of come down tomorrow, all of you, and
sy will make merry, as Of old. will b
VI my old cell until Monday week"
go The abbrcyiation MY refers to NJ
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