The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-31
PROSECUTION In THE
PATRICK Case ELARBD
Pleased by Trustee RaphaeTS
Testimony.
SUPPORTS THEORY OF FORGERY
Trustee Declared Rice Institute ON
GERS Were Forbidden In Charter to
Receive Money From Rice. ns Per
Alleged Forged VIII.

! NEW YORK. Jan 31--The prosecution
in the trial Of Albert T Patrick. the
lawyer. charged with killing Millionaire
Rice, was highly eIated this morning over
/ the important testimony adduced when
Emmanuel Raphael trustee and secre-
tary Of the Rice Institute. declared that
the charter Of the institution forbids any
trustee from receiving any money from
the Rice estate
In the alleged forged viii Of 1900 the
/ trustees are given 5000 apiece.
Prosecutor Osborne declares that Rice
knew OF the prohibition. but Patrick did
not and that was where tie defendant
! blundered
Raphael further stated that the institu-
ton had received about $500, 900 from
Rice during his lifetime
The will Of 1890 bequeaths the institu-
| tion J0.0O0, with The provision that 1t
/ be returned 10 Patrick if the institution
! has already received that amount or more
| during the deceGent's life. Osborne de
| clares this showed the defendants lack Of
/ knowledge Of Rice's affairs.
A B. Cohn, for years a clerk for the
I murdered man, declared that the 1900
/ will and the Swensen checks were forged
/ lie viii be called 10 the stand again for
| cross eXaminatiOn.
| 1t rs said In court that Patrick is max
+ ing a strong plea with his counsel to go
/ on the stand. but his counsel are as yet
/ unprepared to make any decision in the
matter.
Many '.sIentaI Pictures"
There were mental picture" exhibit
tiOns at the trial al day yesterday. The
one which the audience got was that OF
long string Of relatives leaving the
home Of the late Mr.. Rice. two days after
his death. with bags Of the old million
aires gold on their shoulders. That i'm
preston was given by the testimony Of
| Joseph L. BIinn. He said he reached
/ Rice's house Tuesday. two days after the
old mans death. Patrick asked him II
he wanted 10 know how he was coming
out under the VIII. He said. yes" so
Patrick sat down and began to figure
things out on the edge Of a newspaper
He finally said THAT Blinn would get
S3OeOO and his son 5000. Blinn asked
him how soon he could get it and Pat
rick saids "Oh. that's all right Mr..
BIinn- III fix things so you can take the
money right home with you"
Figures n 40 Legacy.
The prisoner, Patrick, laughed at this
statement and so did every man in the
jury box.
We'll, did you get your $4,000 to take
home with you?" asked the assistant dis
trict attorney
NO" replied the witness. "but / got
! the figures When Patrick left the room
a minute I tore OF the edge Of the news
paper with my S300 eco and an the other
1 Iegacies on it,.
The paper vas put in evidence. There
were several pairs Of figures. The small
/ er figure IN each pair. said the assistant
district attorney, stands for what some
. heir was TO receive under the genuine
Will and the larger figure for what the
: same person was 20 receive under the
( forged viii
Asked About the Body.
Well what happened after the funeral
/ serviceg" asked the prosecuting attorney.
Patrick asked Jones how the body was
Z keeping resumed Blinn, and he said TO
me. The Coroner has got hold Of this,
/ here with you
Q.-Cor0ner's got hold OF WHAT
Ale didn't say what, just cit"
/ Q.-Whay was said next morning.
A.-Patrick said TO Jones. How is me
1 body preserving"
Question often Asked.
Q.-How often did Patrick ask about
/ the body
Avery often. It was his first ques-
/ tion every day
Q--Nhat else can YOU remember
A-Patrick came i'm one time and said
( 10 Jones I've got hold OF the money all
right. how's the body" I could see that
I he was pleased about the money.
Then followed the cross examination OF
I Bliun by Ir. House, which knocked q big
I hole in the case of the prosecution. so far
as the relative value of the TWO Wills 10
/ at least one Of the Rice Kin is concerned
Mr.. House asked.
I Q--Have you made any ARRANGEMENTS
/ by which YOU are 10 receive $4,000 if the
1 viii Of 1896 is prObated2
/ Al don't know how much ] am TO
get.
Would Have Received More.
! Q.-Isnt your representative 10 get
/ $4,000 for you?
! A-Yes-
/ Q.-Than if the viii OF 1896 is probated
/ you will get more than twice as much as
/ you would by the will of 1900, won't you?
| A.-Ies-
Odd you sign an agreement relative
I 10 that2
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