The age-herald., 1902-03-27
Punishment Under the Verdict Is Death in the EIeC-
 tic Chair,
SCANT THREE HOURS ALL
 TIME REQUIRED BY JURY
Prisoner Receives Announcement or Doom With Placid Countenance, While His Father Says we
 Must Try Again."

New York, March zo.-AlpeTl l. I eh'iiCh lawyer, was this evening convicted of the murder on September 2S, 1900, of the aged millionaire-recluse William M. Rice
 The penalty under the statute is death in the electric chair.
 scant three hours of deliberation at the close of a trial prolonged for nine weeks and replete with sensational in- terest, suffced to enable the jury to reach their verdict. The issue of the trial es- tablishes the charge that Patrick con- spired with MT. Rices valet, Charles F. Jones, to obtain possession of the aged Texans estate, estimated at $7,00OOoO and that Jones killed his employer by the ad- ministration of chloroform at the direct instigation of Patrick.
 At the close of Recorder Gof's charge. which occupied the morning session of the Ct Tt, the jury retired This was at 1:5O D. m. At 5:55 they notified the officer in charge that they were ready to re- turn to court, rather more than an hour of the intervening time having been de- voted to luncheon.
 In anticipation of a scene of excite ment in the event of a verdict of guilty, the unusual step was taken of ordering all women to leave the court room. Among them were the prisoners two sis ters and Mrs. Francis, with whom he boarded.
 Painful Tension.
 With grave faces the members of the jury filed into their places and some minutes of painful tension elapsed while messengers were endeavoring to find the counsel, who had departed, not expect ing a verdict for many hours.
 Calm as ever and with confidence seem ingly unshaken, the prisoner was escort ed into the court room. He walked rap idly and took his stand facing the jury with head erect and hands loosely clasp ed behind his back
 At the word guilty" pronounced by Foreman Machell in low but distinct enough tone to be heard by the court, not the slightest change passed over Patrtck's face and he remained standing in an almost hstless attitude while the customary poll of the jury was being taken. Ills ageo father Captain Pat rick. sitting near him, and straining to catch the statement of the foreman, start ed for an instant as its import reached him. and then sat calmly awaiting the further proceedings.
 A smile of trump let up the face of As- sistant District Attorney Osborne, who hastened from the court immediately af- ter Recorder Golf had, at the request of the prisoners counsel fixed on a week from Monday as the day on which to pro- nounce sentence. The verdict was known almost immediately in the corridor, where the women relatives and friends of the prisoner were waiting, and a scene of ex- citement ensued
 Women Scream HystericalIy.
 Screaming hystertcally, the prisoners eldest sister ran about the corridor beg gine to be allowed to see her brother.
 Mrs Francis tainted and on recovering broke from the attendants and rushed in- to the court room, from which Patrick had just been removed. There she again swooned
 Both women were removed. to an ante room and were sent home in a carriage. Captain Patrick, after taking leave of his son, who was then led back to the Tombs, would only say:
 'It is hard; we'll have to try again." None of the jurors would be induced to reveal how the verdict had been reach ed, an agreement having been made to tell nothing
 A motion will be made for new trial when the prisoner is arraigned for sen- tence.
 Attorney House. of counsel foS the de- fense said tonight:
 eve can do nothing until a week from next Monday. We will then make the usual motion for a new trial, which of course will be denied, and then we will give notice of an appeal. Notice of the enneaI will act as a stay of execution of sentence But Patrick will have to go up to the death house at Sing Sing and there he will have to stay until we get decis- ion from the court of appeals. I don't
 kl,nk t1f.N her at the very earliest. l do not care to specify on what grounds we will base our motion for new trial
 Judges Charge.
 Tn delivering his charge to the jury Re- corder Golf said:
 .aThere are three main propositions in +b,s case, and until they fail to satisfy nroof the whole fabric of the prosecution fails.
 1ones on September 23 1900, with the in- tent to kill place towel containing a .o,,ee saturated with chloroform over .ho fare of William M. Rice; second, did William M Rice die from the effect of cblorofom and from no other cause; third, did the defendant, with the intent to nrocure the death of William M. Rice, , oornaei and induce Charles Jones to place tbe chloroform over his face. le of won find" he continued, "that Pat rick did counsel Jones and that Jones d,d Kill MT. Rice, the guilt of the defend ont ia not lessened because Patrick was not present Neither shall you deem it lessened if you find that Jones was easily induced to do this murder.
 The fact that Jones is self confessed ,n,,rderer." the court said, "does not make him an incompetent witness. But the evidence of such an accom- plice should he received with great caution. The law says 1t shall not be accepted until 1t is corroborated. This does not mean that if must have an eye witness to the crime. If means that either direct or circum- stantial evidence pertaining to the same end shali convince you of the truth of the testimony.
 Consider Jones' Manner.
 You must take into consideration Jones'