Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-26
ANARCHY IN The COURTROOM
Severe Charge is Made BY Prosecutor in the
Patrick Case.
OEN0UNCtS CONDUCT DURING TRIAL
District Attorney Declares Anarchy
is GrowinK and says "a shocked
society by Its MRnipuIa-
lions In Court.
OESoUScEs CONDUCT DURING TRlA

NEW YORK. March 25.-Asslstant Dis
triet Attorney Osborne summed up for the
prosecution today in the trial OF Albert 7.
Patrick. accused OF the murder OF william
VI. Rice. Mr.. Osborne referred 10 what he
called an attack on Captain Baker BY Mr..
Moore yesterday. Il was never 30 much
insulted." Mr.. Osborne said. and no Jury
was ever treated with so much contempt
az Mr.. Moore showed when he attacked
the character Of Captain Baker. There Is
nothing in the testimony, not a ~scintilla Of
evidence against Baker"
Mr.. Moore objected and Recorder COT
told Mr.. Osborne TO conhne himself TO his
case.
Your honor should have stopped Mr..
Moore yesterday Mr.. Osborne protested.
He ala not keep to the records; there was
no word against Baker there"
Go on with your case" ruled the re-
eorder.
Nj Moore said to you. gentlemen" Mr..
Osborne continued, turning to the jury,
that you must disregard the testimony Of
Jones. Well, / agree with him. Disre-
gard Jones. ont Of the door goes Jones.
The case against Patrick is proved without
the testimony Of Jones. I will show the
guilt OF Patrick from the witnesses for the
defense and out Of the speeches Of Mr..
Moore and Mr.. House"
Anarchy in Court Room.
Mr.. Osborne declared that crime and
criminals must be stamped out. "Crime is
rampant" he said. "A condition OF an
archy is growing. There was more an
archy in this court room during this trial
than ! ever saw before in my life. The
very foundations Of society were attacked
kv ~ H.La4z- $500 - LI
duct OF the case"
Mr.. Osborne faced toward the defendant
and, raising his clenched hands above his
head, declared:
Can anyone doubt the guilt Of this man ?
That cremation letter, idiotically worded
as 1t was, must convince any honest man
Of Patrlck's guilt.
Remember this is a lawyers crime.
Patrick knew the code. Jones had the OPP
portunity to kill Rice. Patrick took the
care he should have no motive. Jones was
not mentioned in the will. Patrick's back
alley Of escape was prepared. The cTema-
ton letter was there. and then Patrick was
able to prove he had not been at the
Madison avenue apartments for fifteen days.
He did not call to see his dying friend.
He knew Rice was going to die. He wrote
TO Holt on September II that Mr.. Rice had
but little longer to live.
Don't Want Jones' Testimony.
1--WE don't want the testimony Of Jones.
We ave shown by DR.. Curry that Mr..
Rice's condition was normal at noon the
Sunday he died"
In his concluding remarks Mr.. Osborne
declared that no matter where the jury took
up the discussion of the case 1t would find
Albert 7. Patrick at the bottom OF every
suspicious circumstance.
Now want TO say in Justice to Baker,"
he said, that Captain McCluskey made the
charge OF forgery against Patrick and !,
Osborne, made the charge OF murder. 1t
is absurd to say that Baker had anything
to do with it."
Recorder Goff will charge the jury to-
morrow and some time before night the jury
will begin the consideration of the testi-
mony heard during the last eight weeks.