Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-27
That Is What the Jury Finds
in the Patrick
Case.
DEATH IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.
Great Stress Laid on the contradic.
tory Statements of Jones-Jury Out
Scant Three Hours-Motion viii
Be Made for a New Trial.

Now York, March 27.-Albert T.
fatrtck. lawyer was this evening con
yictcd Of murder on September %.
1900. of the aged millionaire recluse,
William Marsh Rice. The penalty un-
der the statute is death in the cleo
trio chair.
A scant three hours of deliberation
at the close of trial prolonged for
nine weeks and replete with sensa-
tional interest, sufficed to enable the
jury to reach their verdict. The is
sue Of the trial establishes the charge
that Patrick conspired with MIR. Riee's
ya1et Charles F. Jones. to obtain
possession of the aged Texans estate.
estimated at 81 900, 900, and that Jones
killed his employer by the admins
tration of enloroform at the direct
instigation of Patrick.
Calm as ever and with confidence
seemingly mistaken the prisoner was
escorted into the court room. He
walked rapidly and took his stand fac
ing the jury with head erect and
hands closely clasped behind his back
Capt. Patrick, after taking leave
of his son, as he was led back to the
Tombs, would only say:
1t is hard, we'll have to try again. :"
None Of the jurors could be induced
reached, an agreement having been
made to tell nothing.
Recorder Charged the Jury.
New York, March Eff the evil
denee,' the recorder summed up,
points to. one and only one end, if
you cannot reconcile it to the de-
though it may be, you are bound by
your oath to find a verdict upon it as
II it were direct evidence"
Touching upon the evidence given
by the handWr ting experts the re-
corder said the fact that it is recog-
ni1ad by the law was sufficient to
demand for it just and due consider
alton He reminded the jury that the
doctors who made the autopsy on Mr..
Rices body and tie analysis of the
intestines had testified To what they
actually saw OF found. while the
medical experts called on both sides
only gave opinions on the facts de-
scribcd to them. Recorder Golf
charged the jury to disregard the
fact that Patrick was under indict-
ment for forgery. When the re-
corder finished his charge he took up
A requests to charge presented to
him by the defense. He said he had
covered many of them in his charge,
and that he would charge Is of the
"A submitted. Most of them referred
to the credibility Of witnesses who had
been contradicted. or who were in
terested witnesses.
Great stress was laid upon the con
Trajectory statements of Jones. The
recorder charged as requested by the
defense that even if the jury believed
there was a conspiracy they were
still bound to receive Jones' story of
murder with great precaution. He
also charged that if the jury found
the will of 1900 genuine, they must
find that the prosecution had failed
to show any motive for the crime,
and that Short and Meyer, who testi-
fled that the will was genuine, must
not be discredited because they are
friends and business associates of
Patrick. When lie was through with
the requests he turned to the jury
and again explained the legal mean
ings of reasonable doubt"
''Y2u are the men responsible" he
said in conclusion. you are the judges
of the facts You are to reach a
judgment dictated TO your conscience,
no matter what result | trust as
to the crucial moment you will re-
member the responsibilities with
which you are charged. If you be.
lieve the defendant is guilty say so
If you halieve that guilt has not
been proved say so regardless of what
others may think"
The case was then given to the
jury. The jurors went to luncheon
before considering their verdict. and
it was 4 o'clock when they returned
to the court house.
At 6:12 last night the jury returned
a verdict of guilty.
The Patrick trial has been on since
January 20, and during that time 102
witnesses have been called Sc by the
prosecution and Is by the defense.
There have been 23S exhibits and l..
200 600 word of testimony have been
taken. Thus far the case has cost the