Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-28
CONVICTION
Prisoner Retains Self Possession De-
spite the Verdict Of Guilty.
VALET JONES Is JUBILANT,
Declares That the Lawyer melted
Him to Murder and Says He II
Pleased with the Result
of the Trial.

New York, March 2S.-Albert T. Pat
rick, who has been convicted Of the
murder Of William Marsh Rice, is in
the same cell in the Tombs that he has
occupied during his trial. The fact
that he has been found guilty and must
20 to the electric chair unless he can
get new trial has made no visible
change in Patrick's bearing. He shows
not the least sign Of collapse, but rather
retains the extraordinary self possas-
sion and cheerfulness which he has dis
played throughout the trial.
The murderer was visited by Mr..
Turner, his cousin, and Captain Pat
rick in the counsel room in the Tombs
during the day. Patrick wore red
jersey and was smiling and flushed
with health. He said he had slept well.
His father seemed to have suffered
more than he. To reporter Patrick
said:
mo one in the courtroom was more
surprised than l, as lawyer, at the re-
suit Of my trial. l could not see how
the Jury could have reached such
conclusion on the evidence submitted
to it. The recorder and Mr.. Os-
borne, had they known the effect of
their addresses upon the jury, would
have chosen their words more care
fully.
His Idea Of the Evidence.
ION the test Of the handwriting ex-
perts no one could say that the sigma
lures on the four checks showed more
difference in detail than would have
been shown by any four signatures of
any other man written under different
circumstances. None of the experts
could swear that l wrote the alleged
forgery. The evidence excluded by the
recorder concerning the intentions OF
Mr.. Rice as to the second will and as to
his ideas on cremation was most vital
to the case Of the defense.
"Mr. Sheffel's and Mr.. Adams testi-
mony was most necessary to my case
and will certainly be allowed at the
new trial. How can the declarations
and determinations Of dead man be
otherwise arrived at except through
the testimony Of third person? This
is done every day in the surrogate's
court.
LAS l look back upon my life I can
see nothing either in morals or In judg-
lnent wherein have erred. That be-
lief Is the happiest thing in my life.
know there will be new trial. l am
perfectly satisfied with the conduct Of
the case by my attorneys, and l feel
that they did everything which could
be done for me to bring out the truth
in this matter"
Valet Jones Talks.
Valet Charles F. Jones, who was the
chief witness against Patrick, Is tubi-
liant over the result Of the trial. He
slept we'll during the night and ap-
peared very much refreshed in the
morning.
II have heard the news" said Jones,
"and am happy over the result. Pat
rick deserves all he got. He prompted
me to do the murder and then tried to
make me the scapegoat.
II don't see how a jury could have
brought in any different verdict. The
story l told on the witness stand was
true in every particular, and it was
corroborated by others.
"What action will be taken against
me I don't know. Mr.. Osborne hasn't
told me what he will do. l am glad
the trial is over and am pleased that
justice has been done, so far as Pat
rick is concerned"
| Jones May Go Free.
| From what District Attorney Jer-
ONE said during the day 1t was infer
red that Valet Jones would be permit
ted to 20 free for having turned states
evidence.
The district attorney said he hadn't
fully decided what to do with Jones
and would not decide until he had talk
ed with Assistant District Attorney
Osborne. Jones was never indicted,
Mr.. Jerome said, and what he should
do with Jones would depend largely
upon the recommendation Of Mr.. o.
borne.
"Jones," said the district attorney,
"is entitled to clemency for the part he
has played in the trial. and the certain
| ~ of the conviction that Patrick was
guilty could not have existed In the
minds of the Jurors without his testi-
mony. 1t not infrequently happens
that guilty men are turned loose, and
they are entitled to immunity when
they do perform public service"
District Attorney Jerome was graft
1ed at the verdict Of the jury and
| praised highly his assistants. Messrs.
Osborne and Garvan. for the manner
IN which they had handled the case.
To Mr.. Garvan especially he paid
high tribute. Mr.. Garvan, he said, had
not only been in court constantly dur
ing the trial. but night after night had
worked until 2 and o'clock in the
morning preparing for the next day.
Mr.. Jerome said that he would insist
that both assistants take vacation Of
. month in which to recupsrats.