The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-23
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IA. PATRICK.
One Condefrlned Man Prevents
h the cution 81 Another byS
Debating an Appeal.
.BRUsCH the On Il BEFRlENDED
Murderer IF Policeman Enright
Alive q o-day Because Convict
ed Lawyer Acted for Him.

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NEW YoRR, August %. -Micha1el
Brusch, under sentence Of death for hay
ing killed Policeman Henry J. Enright
who detected him In the act Of robblng3
a store on March goth, Is alive to-day,
through the agencyssof Albert T. Patrick,
also condemned to die, and who is await
Ing a decision OF. his case, now being de-
termined Blythe Court OF Appeals, When u en-
sentenced to die In the. week beginning
July 18th, Brusch made statement IN
court that be would not sit In the electric
chair in the week set for his executlon. Ia
the case their.belief being that the m, man q,
Was was clearly Established. Brusch Went to
generally understood Tint he would be
5 5aas Nswbarser a rh Ss co o barglar
some une xpccte incident would appear,
S1nE the death house at Sing Sing Brusch
lost his morose disposition. He looked &in
curiosity at the DOZEN men whom the laM
With many Of them. One man had re-
between ,te the plicemsn ans murderer anu
those who were awaiting their turn TO
leave thf s TRI ,fGEeysFia
Brusch had heard Of sPatrick's trial. he Le
knew Patrick was a lawyer a md the most
consplouo us figure In. the gloomy corr !,
fHss lawyer s9dof hin With
everything in common between them, PAT
rick spent several :, hours, q day listening
Then Patrick reasoned with Brusch,&,,oei q
him he, stould make q figh i. for his lfe:
Tbs the bprinspa
manipulation OF cases relating to Isl iin-
, e saraaes
death ef W SGmEnaes 81
hsa ii aR
prepare his case with a view to ,gettlng,,a
new trial ordered byEtheg Court q Appeals,
hsd
thought Rp over every detail Of Brussels
case From the ma n he got ca Oh partis i7'
It was several days before Patrick 70 9. OK <
BrusG Sro vas ysoly ais
made him conspi cuous at his trial u 1 I,
during the first days he spent, at y J, S !,
were considera bly, extended.
4 s HE WRITES THE APPEAL.
During the third week IN June l1l .Brnse a1
Il at Patrick g &dlCtatlOn WrOle2 ilo lice "
i appeal. i was a laborlous underta klng,
i for Brusch ha i'd only the rud linn ntsS Of edu,
4 scation. Patrick was pa tient - e concnetl
Il the man carefully until the notice was
i prepared. aBrusch read II to Patrick any
Il Patrick made such corrections as occurreau Il
to him. On the GLOWING day he 1.s a again !,
burns
last week inaJune Brusch had his notice 9 I {,
4 prepared. ltfwas sent BY mai to the dis.
4 Forwarded a to the clerk of the court sS III
4 which Brusch had been convicte ed c fs
i establishment was eXpresse ID IN. the OF,
j ficn OF the district attorney over the lega
j 5pfraseolo gy. & Mr.. Jerome himself began
i to consider the case and &specula to- as tc
i its author. Brusch never could have com or
i posed so brilliant legal docum ent., ms
link ubIuis long. 'PatrIckG came from then
Il almost sunanimo usly.5 Under, the law az!
4 person can write an appea and aun mae
Il the law there was nothing for the $co COZ :
Il to do but consider this appeal and gran ~
i a. STAY of execution. Ss y
n Warden j ohnson, t Sing Sin q. knew
Il what was going on. He eWA hat ~ Pat
!, rcik was debating the appeal but ne " q a
Il somewhat surprised to gel. a. copyso "
4 notice from the court stayinE the Aexecu
4 ton, July 18th came. and ,F Brusch !. ga q
Z smiling n his CELL Hi motto Of zappea
y Will come up for a rgument a T lea 81
II tits now a question 3Wheth ers, Bru ls
Il viii have counsel assigned " to II Mn, WI 9
u whether Patrick will act as his a torney
Can a man VIII has lost the righ rs g, 81
izcnship appear for o GRIN " !!