New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-16
PATRICK TAKING NOTES.
Busy Aiding in His OIon Defence
HIS Babies Play Near Courtroom
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A1banv March 15-The busiest man N the
Court of Appeals room this afternoon was Al
bert T. Patrick Yesterday. while his counsel
argued his appeal from the Judgment CONVICT
ing him of numbering Rice. he sat with his rela-
tives and. although he listened intently and
took an occasional note, found leisure 10 ho4o
his little daughters on his lap and address an
occasional word to his mother and sister To-
day. with thick pad of paper on his lap and
fountain pen in his hand he wrote and wrote,
tearing off one sheet after another with a reg
ularity that punctuated the remarks or the
attorneys
When court adjourned at o'clock his pen was
dry only few pieces Of paper remained on MS
pad but by his side rested thick pile or sheets
covered with writing. These contained the
points Of the prosecution, with such answers as
occurred to the prisoner at the moment Some
OF them he handed over to his counsel at the
close of the argument The rest he took with
him TO his cell to study over in the night and
send TO Mr.. Hill tomorrow with such comments
as NAV aid his attorney in rebuttal. which Will
begin late in the afternoon
Only once did Patrick rest from his task Of
writing for any length OF time. This was In
Assistant District Attorney Gans's graphic de-
scription of the manner in which Jones gave
Rice the fatal dose of chloroform. AS Mr.. Cans.
with many gestures pictured the scene to the
face and at the close, after the prosecuting at
torney had told how Jones left the paper cone
over the old mans nostrils and skunk away to
meet his confederate. Patrick wrote steadily for
several minutes. Evidently this part OF the
argument furnished him considerable satisfac-
ton
The crowd that besieged the courtroom door
was even larger than yesterday. and for that
reason more disappointed. Those who gained
admission missed the two little Patrick girls,
who chung to their father all yesterday after
noon. In the first part of the session. while
Ex-senator Hill closed his argument with
striking peroration the girls remained in the
room but when Mr.. Cans began his scathing
denunciation their aunt, Mrs. MiIltdn. led them
away. and although they did not leave the
building they did not return until court ad-
journed The State Capitol. where the
courtrooms are furnished boundless oppor-
tunities for amusement, and as soon as their
aunt left them the two little girls. whose ages
are six and nine looked around for something
to do. They found it at the State-st entrance.
which is guarded by a rotary door. Evidently
this kind of a, door to them, for they
spent half hour whirling il around and dodg-
ing in an out. The Capitol orderlies, who
would have laid heavy hands on any ordinary
child who dared such a performance. recognized
the children and did not interfere.
Were playing merry go-round, said Lucille,
the six-year-old, who yesterday went to sleep
in her fathers arms during the argument.
After they tired of the rotary doors they
played tag about the corridors, and in other ways
conducted themselves like any healthy children
unmindful of the fact that the guides taking
parties through the building were pointing them
out the children Of Patrick. the famous muir
derer.'
The Patrick party received an addition early
this morning in the person of his wife. whom, as
Mrs. Adds Francis, he married year ago hav-
ing the ceremony performed through the bars of
his Tombs cell.
York late Tuesday night. She expected 70 be
allowed to spend the night with her husband
and was disappointed 10 learn on her arrival
that he had been forced TO sleep in the local
jail Mrs. Patrick. her mother-in-law. and
Mrs. John F. Millikin, Patrick's sister, with the
two children, left their hotel early this morn
ing and came to the Office of the Superintendent
of Prisons in the Capitol. There, after long
party took luncheon and remained together until
court convened at o'clock in the afternoon.
Superintendent Collins placed at their disposal
his private office, which recently fitted up
with carved oak and tapestry, and is the most
luxurious in the building. When Patrick first
saw IL he remarked:
This looks a little different from the place
have been living In
Patrick expected to be allowed to spend Tues
day night at the Ten Eyck Hotel but at the last
moment Chief Judge Cullen refused 10 allow
him that privilege, and he was taken to the
county jail on the outskirts of the city. When
ushered into his little by s CELL furnished only
with iron cot, he said: We'll, this is worse
than Sing Sing" He was taken back there this
evening AT the conclusion OF the afternoon in
court.
The case will occupy all tomorrow afternoon
before the Court Of Appeals. and II may last
longer.