Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-13
PATRICK PERSISTS
 AFTER 4 PARDON
Famous Lawyer Does Not Like
 It Because Sentence Was {. Commuted by Governor.

NEW YORK, Sept I2-Lawyer Al
 bert T Patrick. undergoing life sen
 tenee for the murder of William 1 Marsh Rice, the Texas multi-million-
 aire, broke his long silence in his ! cell in Sing' Sing for the first time 1 since his arrest seven years ago and ! granted an interview to a reporter. ! Since he was taken cut of the death l house last December, when Governor ] Higgins commuted his sentence of l death to one of life Imprisonment the | convicted attorney has been employed | in the door and sash department Al l first he was handling lumber Now 1 ne keeps books in the same place l and has fitted up a corner for law l library
 What will be your next mover" : the reporter asked Patrick
 i Before l answer that question, :" i said Patrick. 'I must make clear my
 position here in Sing Sing. When I came to Sing Sing I was under sen
 tence of death. was kept in con 1 finement in the condemned cells and 1 while thus confined I made applica- l tion to the governor for an absolute l pardon. There never was d case ! proved against me, and no case could ! thus be proved, because I am inno- l cent of the crime.
 Now, my application to Governor | Higgins was for absolute pardon. I stated positively that l did not seek communication: that 1 wonld accept l only a pardon, because I was entitled to it as a matter of right This ap- pliCatiOn Governor Higgins ignored, and I was taken out of the condemned cells because my sentence had been l cOmmuted
 T hold that I am confined in state prison in an illegal way. because tn,
 governor granted me something fOI
 which no application had been made
 Under the constitution of the United
 States no man can be confined in an illegal way in any penal or other in sritutiOn. Therefore I will apply fOT writ of habeas corpus in United | States court, and I believe I will bt l discharged
 While 1 feel certain that such an | application would terminate success
 
 rick. "I would prefer to have the dis charge and restoration of freedom cme abut in different way I would | prefer that the application now on file in Albany be acted upon and that I be granted the absolute pardon for which l applied"
 How do you hope that can be ac- complished?' he was asked.
 Governor Hughes can do all that" responded Patrick He is first class lawyer, and besides, an honest and upright man All I want the gov ernor to do is to book into my case. read the papers on file in his office, and I have no fear as to the final outcome. Thus, you see, We have two ways in which the freedom seek can be gained. And that l will gain it I have no doubt"
 Have you any idea where Jones, Rice's valet, is?" was the next ques- tiOn.
 Not the slightest" replied Patrick, but I am convinced that the district attorney could tell. Besides, I think yu know, that Captain Baker, of Houston, Texas, has Jones' address. put dlEdlu llldi lJCN uOU car to let him be found We have it from at least 40 sources that Jones stated to persons that had absolutely nOth- ! ing to do with bringing about the :, death of Mir Rice. Jones is a liar
 The trouble with my case is that I was prosecuted by a direct attorney , who acted in an unfair way; that tht , judge on the bench was prejudiced against me, and that, all in all. could never have had fair trial. The medical evidence which we have pre- pared clearly shows that MT s.A2:e could never have died in @ way testi- fled fled G n , ed @ i47 l=z that into consideration there is nnth- 2 ing left of the entire case so far as | the prosecution is concerned"
 Patrick was told that District At t. torney Jerome intended to place on | trial Short and Meyers, who aIe un- | der indictment for alleged connection z with the Rice will, which has been declared forgery ii
 MT. Jerome intends to call you as $ a witness in that case" said the re- porter =
 T have no fear" said Patrick. q ? am ready at ali times to go before T any court and give testimony cor { corning anything I may know about. I
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