The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-29
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New York, January 2s-Oue Of the most
important days that is likely TO take place
In the whole trial of Albert n. Patrick oc'
cured today when both Or, Hamilton VII.
llams and Captain James A. Baker. Jr,
we're put upon the stand At least from
public standpoint. it awakened the greatest
amount Of interest, for the latter Of these
two witnesses is the subject Of much curios.
ity In New York. Captain Baker made an
excellent witness today. lie was calm and
explicit in his answers and had such an
Intimate knowledge of the matter he was
tcstfying about that what he said was
very effective.
The criticism that has been evoked NY
tho course Assistant District Attorney Vs
borne pursued In presenting the testimony
last week evidently caused him to change
hts declared plans and suspend the proving
NJ n conspiracy between Jones and Patrick
| and establish the death Of w. NJ. Rice be
| fore he proceeded further Accordingly To-
| day Or williams was called He was cor
oner's physician at the time the Inquest
upon Riccs body was made. His tesu'
mopy was relative to the actual death OF
! Mr.. Rice and he was not regarded as an
expert.
Tho defense made as much ns possible OF
the nppnrent contradiction of ono OF MS
statements regarding the condition Of the
brain ~ n person poisoned 10y nhallnr
chlo-oform, ma stated by Prof Witthouss
who Will also bc called by the people. Inc
most important incident ~ Or, Williams
Testimony was in its showing tho Hue o
defense that viii he presented Attorney
House and Moore evidently expect TO dIF
putc. in the FIRST place, the alleged fac
that Rice was murdered; they hone TO dc
feat the Prosecutions case by preventing
the establishing Of the fact that Rice wa
murdered NJ all. MIR osborne, however
relies on others than tho witnesses he ha'
so far presented 10 show that death WA
produccd hy unnatural causes. pr. WI
linms showed that w. NJ. Rice was don'
and that was all that was expected Of MN
CAPTAIN Baker gave In detail his whol'
connection with Mr. Rice. extending over
? forty years, and with Patrick, amounting
10 fourteen months. Captain Bukcr swor'
1 that Patrick at one time s9id ne had me
] the deceased through an advertisement ant
at another by introduction OF clergyman
.. The contention Of the prosecution Is tina
T. patrick never mot Rice at all.
e A large part Of today's session was take
~ nm in the examination Of Captain Jane
d Baker Of Houston, Texas lie told q
d conoiny 10 New YORK and being surprise
e that Mr.. Rice hPd Engaged Patrick as bi
LAWYER. He also .slatcd what occurred a
" his meeting with Patrick after Rice
g death,
d Early in the session today Dr. Hamilto
g Williams. whose cross-cxaminatlou WI
continued from yesterday, reiterated h
y opinion that the condition Of Mr.. Rice
r. lungs was due 10 the inhalation Of gas
70 Gus Irritant
CAPTAIN Bakers examination will be +
'e sumed tomorrow.
A. The cross-examinntion Of Dr. william
ig coroner's physician, who was present
10 the autopsy on the body Of william
n Rice. was resumed today. In reply to que
y lions by Mr. Moore Of counsel for ia
W rick. DR. Williams said It was possible IN
re- the disease Of the Kidneys might SO aggr
vste the lungs that death would ensue
ne an hour.
r. The kidneys might be diseased aithou
70 Of normal size and color. neglected CO
he might cause pneumonia accompanied
congestion and watery condition Of I
~ lungs.
e. care those the conditions you found
r. the lung taken from Mr.. Rlce's bodyT a'
on ed Mr. Moore.
w ITO n degree. yes"
re On redirect examination the witness 81
there we're certain conditions IN the ID
70 OF the left lung that could not have
ll- suited from neglected cold.
on The witness reiterated his belief Il
the conditions found were due to the
VI halatIon OF a gaseous irritant.
he Captain James A. Baker OF Houst
Texas. testified that the Arm Of VIII
Ter he WIS a member had looked after RiC
he affalrs for about forty years. The with
res represented Mr.. Rice while Patrick v
as