The Washington times., 1905-07-06
pATR|CK'S CASE
TO Be APPEALED
Condemned Lawyer Will
Carry It to Supreme Court.
MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE
Ee Is More Than Hopeful That He
Will Escape the Electric
| Chair.
MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE

NEW YORK, July 6.-Albert T. Pat
rick who IS waiting execution for the
murder of William Marsh Rice, multi
millionaire. has instructed his counsel
David B. Hill, to take his case to the
United States Supreme Court. Mr.. Hill
has expressed his willingness 10 carry
oul his clients wishes.
The execution of Patrick is set for the
week commencing August Z. and an ap-
neal to the Supreme Court will act as
a temporary stay Of execution Of SEN
tence Patrick may therefore get an
other lease of life.
Patrick has been personally engaged
III preparing the papers for the appeal.
and has devoted all his time TO the
work He will ask the court TO review
the records of the Patrick trial before
Recorder Goff He also wants the de-
cis;on of the court of appeals submitted
to the Washington court in support OF
his contention that he was not given a
fair and impartial trial.
Mrs Patrick, the faithful wife OF the
| Convicted lawyer, who has been to see
| her husband once every week for the
! years that he has been incarcerated In
+, Sing Sing, has been requested by her
| Il, 5band to hand the papers ne mas pre-
pared to Mr.. Hill.
| PdCllCk N1OSe 1 nan 0Vpc1ul
] Patrick is more than hopeful that he
will escape the death chair. He has
| told his wife that he does not want her
or his lawyers to appeal to the governor
for a communication of his sentence to
one of life Imprisonment. He has de-
clared over and over again that he Is
| innocent of the murder Of Rice, and as
serts that all he wants Is new trial.
at which, ne says, he can establish his
! innocence.
Charles Jacks5n another murderer
confined in Sing Sing. is to die in the
chair week from next Monday JACK
son has been in the condemned cells
! rick have been until lately bitter enc
| mics. Patrick is at present the. mayor
OF the death house" in Sing Sing, aTe
| mis- word Is law In all matters or Ell
ouet-e among the doomed men Jack
| son always clashed with the mayor.
Recently Jackson was converted ane
| became a member Of the Roman Cath
olic Church. Sister Mary Xavier. tht
| Angel of the Death House." had &
good deal to do with having jackson
| withdraw his opposition to Patrick. Nov
that Jackson is about to die he has be
come friendly with Patrick
Remains Mayor"
There was to have been another elec
ton for mayor after the court Of ap
peals had declared against Patrick Blu
the latter insisted that there should b'
delay and begged his fellow-convicts Il
permit him to continue in Office. Jackson
a few days ago made the motion tha
Patrick be continued as mayor of thu
death house until the very last. Moth
ing pleased Patrick more, and since theI
he has been in a happier frame Of mind
There are now eight men in the con
demned cells Emil Totterman. who Wa
| to have died in the chair last Monday
has been given a stay until August ]
It is believed that Governor Higgins. o,
q ccount of Tottermans war record. Will
commute his sentence to life imprison
isient- James Brier is also booked 70
the chair a week from Monday Patricl
is to die, according to the court of ap
peais, on August Z The other member
Of the death house are Raffaele Cas-
cone Jacob Hueter, Frank Furlong an
Edward Pekarz. The latter has bee
there just one week
Patrick wants to be taken TO Washing
, ton when Senator Hill argues his cas-
| before the Supreme Court Warde
Johnson does aot believe that such
request would be granted. althoug
Patrick was permitted TO be present be
fore the court of appeals when his law
yers presented his case last spring