The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-27
JURY DECLARES THAT
PATRICK IS GUILTY.
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messengers were endeavorins to find the
| counsel. who had departed. not expecting g
verdict for many hours.
Calm as ever. and with confidence seem
fnEly mistaken. the prisoner was escortet
into the courtroom. He walked rapidly and
took his stand facing the jury. with head
erect and hands loosely clasped behind his
back.
PRISONER NOT MOVED
BY JURY'S VERDICT.
At the word guilty pronounced by Fore
man Machell. in a tone low. but distinct
enough to be heard throughout the court,
not the slightest change passed over Pat
rick's face. and he rer aimed standing In
an almost listless attitude while the custom
airy poll Of the Jury was being taken.
His father. Captain Patrick. sitting neal
him. and straining to catch the statement
of the foreman. started for an instan, as Its
import reached him. and then sat calmly
awaiting the further proceedings.
a smile Of triumph lit up the face Of As.
sistant District Attorney Osborne. who has
tened from the court Immediately after Re-
oners counsel. fixed a week from Monday
as the day on which TO pronounce sentence.
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
ARE HIGHLY EXCITED.
The verdict was known almost immediate
" in the corridor. where the women reia-
tives and friends Of the prisoner were wait
ing and n scene of excitement ensued
Screaming Historically. the prisoners eld-
est sister ran about the corridor, begging
to be allowed to see her brother
Mrs. Francis tainted. and. on recovering.
broke from the attendants and rushed into
the courtroom. from which Patrick had just
been removed. There she again swooned
Eoth women were removed to an ante
room and were sent home In a carriage.
Captain Patrick. after taking leave of his
son. who was led back to the Tombs. would
only say:
TT ia hard: we'll have to try again."
None Of the jurors could be induced to
reveal how the verdict had been arrived
IT, an agreement having been made to
tell nothing.
A motion will be made for a new trial
when the prisoner is arraiened for SEN
tence.
POINTS IN CASE
RECOTNTED To JURY.
The Recorder instructed the jurors to
disregard all evidence stricken from the
record even though such evidence might
have made an impression upon them He
explained the degrees OF homicide. and said
pre;neditation must be shown to justify a
verdict OF murder in the first degree.
There are three main propositions in this
case" the Recorder said, land II they fall
o.
the prosecution falls. The propositions are.
first, did Charles F. Jones. on September ..
1900 with the intent to kill, place a towel
cone with a sponge saturated with chioro-
form over the face of William NJ Rice?
Second, DID William NJ. Rice die from the
effects of chloro form and from no other
cause? Third. did the defendant, with the
intent to procure the death OF William NJ.
Rice counsel and induce Jones to place the
chIoroform over his face?
IF you find" he continued, that Pat
rick did counsel Jones and that Jones did
kill Mr. Rice. the guilt of the defendant
Is not lessened. because Patrick was not
present. Neither shall you deem 1t les
sened if you find that Jones was easily in
cuced to do the mureder."
The Recorder said. further. that IL the
Jury believed that mercury or other poison
had been given to Mr.. Rice for the pur-
pose of Fastening his death. they might
take into consideration his weakened pow
er of resisting chloroform.
WILL OF 1000 VITAL
FEATURE IN TRIAL.
Touching upon the evidence given by the
handwriting experts, the Recorder said the
fact that it Is recognized by the law was
sufficient to demand for II just and due
consideration. He reminded the jury that
the doctors who made the autopsy on MT.
Rice's body and the analysis of the intes-
tines had testified to what they actually
saw or found, while the medical experts
called by both sides only gave opinions on
the facts described to them. Recorder Con-
charged the jury to disregard the fact that
Patrick was under indictment for forgery.
The Recorder charged. as requested by the
defense. that. even II the jury believed there
was a conspiracy. they were still bound to
receive Jones's story of the murder with
great precaution. He also charged that. IL
the Jury found the will OF 1890 genuine. they
must find that the prosecution had failed
to show any motive for the crime, and that
Short and Meyer. who testified that the
will was genuine. must not be discredited
because they are friends and business as
oociates of Patrick.
John 7. Milliken. brotherin-law Of Pat.