The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-14

the Tombs and in the confusion Colt
was for few minutes forgotten.
What was said to be his dead body
was found In his CELL Yet tradi-
ton has always prevailed that the
fire was a part of conspiracy by
means of which Colt could escape
and substituted body he placed in
his cell.
The Molineaux Case.
The more recent case of Roland
Molneaux Is still well remembered.
With the exception OF Stokes, Mol
neaux was the only man of high fam
lily connection of considerable wealth
ana good bushes character who has
for many years been tried in this city
for murder in the first degree. The
date of the alleged crime was De-
cember rs, 1898. The charge was
the murder of Mrs. Katherine J.
Adams by sending her cyanide of
mercury under the guise of a head
ache cure 1t was alleged that the
poison was intended for another and
that Mrs. Adams was given the fatal
dose by mistake. Love and a desire
for revenge were, declared to be the
| Ia to nj
sentenced to death in the electric
chair A new trial was granted three
years after the date Of the alleged
murder an the young man was ac-
quilted The general impression was
that Molineaux had been the victim
Of a great mistake or a diabolcal
conspiracy. 81
man" Patterson.
The next famous case that enter
tanned the New York public and gave
the yellow journals an opportunity
to display their largest type was that
of MAN" Patterson, the Florodora
girl, who three times faced the court
on the charge of numbering her
sweetheart, Caesar" Young, a book
maker. while riding IN hanson cab.
The youth and beauty Of the girl and
the story of her love affair with
Young, married man, gave Interest
to the case. After passing an entire
summer In the Tombs, the girl was
brought to trial in November. 1904.
After the trial had progressed for ten
days one of the jurors was taken Ill
and this resulted in a postponement.
Two years ago Miss Patterson was
brought into court for her second
trial. II continued TO December 20,
when the jury, after long delibera-
ton. disagreed. 1t was said TO stand
G to G. On April II, 1905, the third
trial began before Recorder Con.
With the disagreement of the jury
at this trial the famous case ended.
the district attorney concluding that
the chances OF securing conviction
were not sufficient to warrant the ex-
Ipense of another trial.
Albert II. Patrick.
The case of Albert T. Patrick, a
lawyer of previous good standing,
and a man of apparently refined
tastes and comfortable means, who
was convicted of the murder of Will
liam Marsh Rice, an aged and eccen-
trio millionaire. has . received so
much publicity that It's every detail
is well known to the public. Patrick
was arrested October I, 1900, but 1t
was a year and halr Derore he was
tried and convicted. For nearly five
years he has been an occupant of the
death house at Sing Sing and the end
Is not yet. The wealth of the victim
the previous good sanding of the
accused and the doubt cast upon the
confession of the valet, Jones. the
alleged accomplice of Patrick, all
combined to attract attention to this
case. Since the trial public interest
In the case has been increased by the
heroic and successful light that Pat
4 rick has waged to escape the death
Ilchair.
Il Other Noted Gases.
' These trials have attracted more