The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-21
END OF THE TRIAL.
Arguments Will Probably Begin Next
Monday in Patrick Case.
1T WILL GO TO THE JURY
PObably by Wednesday Evening, After
Osborne Closes.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS ON.
ChlorOfOrm Expert Says Jones Story
Was Probable One.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS ON.
INSTANTANEOUS DEATH WOULD Result
From the Placing OF Chloroforn Owe,
an Aged Mans Faee--Jones Was
Again on the Stand.
Special to Tho rost,

New York, March 20. Tho assistant dis.
trict attorney. who very eagerly put his
witnesses IN rchutal on the and In OF
dor to gain time So thai there would lie
no danger OF him having to make his clos
Ing address Ia tho iVry before neat week,
tried hard to finish the hearing Of wit.
ncsses today in order taat MI Meorc @ould
he forced 10 sum M tomorrow with only
tho night TO prepare his address in i.nd
leave him two day, Saturday and sunday,
to not only consider the evidence hut
Moorcs address rs we'll
when the recorder refused to prolong the
session today beyond the usnai closing
time MIR. Osborne wavcrcd h"twcen rest
tuI his rcbutta and hearing those wit
pcss2s he stnl bad Evidently he regarded
those sim to come as Important, for IN
the cud he determined to give up the de-
cided advantage resting today would moan
TO- the prosecution aud use tomorrow in
herring those witnesses,
AS II stands now tho specchmaking will
begin Monday. whom Mr. Moore viii make
his last effort to free his client, which viii
probably occupy the whole Of The dag.
Tuesday win dud Osborne making what
will be presumably the cnort Of bis life.
!
hc will have in his career
It is expected that Mr., Osborne will eays
The service Of the county when tae Pat
rick trial is completed aud his career MS G
private lawyer will be based upon his sus
ccss in tho district attorneys Office.
The closing for the people may last int
Wednesday. but even II this occurs the
charge Of the recorder will be finished the
E,Is AZ
latest the fate ~ Albert T. Patrick should
he In The hands Of his peers.
Patrick had long conference With his
sister and father today. an event so usual
| Ms 10 excite the court room into wondering,
| as IT waited for the recorder to appear,
whether the action Of the defendants at
| torneys was not coming In for criticism.
The attendance was lnrger than for some
days past MS tho wrangliuE Of the lawyers
Inns increased tho public interest in the
ease immensely.
Perhaps the most important event OF the
dsv was one which occurred incidentally.
Juror Abbot asked the frat important aues-
ton that has emanafed from the Jury box
during the whole trial when Or, Hare was
about to leave the stand The question anil
answer were very unfortunate for Patrlck
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upon tho stand and he left Il with positive
assertion upon his lips that Rice would
have died without a struggle II Jones had
nut the chloroform over his face as be testi.
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,hloroforn, and ne coects mon thr human
svstem than anv other doctor who has
,cs,leod
rhe admission =, Mr. oshornc's hvpotheti.
cal question vas ,nIv allowable nv reasou
ar DIR. Hare. testimony. which was not