Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-29
Convict Lawyer, Thrice or the
Verge Of Death in Electric
Chair, Is Free Man Once
Again.
DECLARES HE BEARS
MALICE TOWARD NONE
Balance Of Life He Says win
Be Spent in Bringing About
VindicatIon and to Clear His
Name.


tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire,
New York, Noy. 2S.-Albert I
Patrick, thrice on the verge of death
in the electric chair and life prison
er in Sing Sing for the murder VI
William Marsh Rice, multi-million
aire, ate his Thanksgiving dinner At
home in New York tonight free
man. Pard0ned yesterday by Cover
nor John A. Dix, he was released
from the prison at 4:25 o'clock this
afternoon and less than two hours
later was in the arms of his wlfe at
the Patrick home on Clermont ave-
nue..
Il expect always to continue my
fight for yindication and to clear my
name" the pardoned lawyer announc-
ed Just before he left the prison.
have been twelve years in prison
eighteen months in the Tombs in New
York and more than ten years here
and | realize from my long near
ceration that | must have lost ms
perspective of what has been gong
on outside. Judgment dictates that
regain my perspective before ! decide
upon my future plans, but you may
say that shall never cease my et-
forts to clear my name until have
been successful.
II do not feel yenomous toward
anyone NY policy teaches me differ-
entity. All can say at present is am
going to my wife who is sick and
filling Wben-,I decide calmly and
reasona bly, as to what my future plans
cfa
plans to release Patrick at $50
o'clock this morning went astray.
His pardon was to have been brought
to the prison by special messenger
but by mistake, the envelope contain
ing his release, was mailed and 1t ana
not reach the Ossining postofficc un-
til late this afternoon.
Meantime Patrick, who also had
been informed of his pardon by his
wife late Yesterday, spent the day at
his usual occupation, as the clerk
in charge of the clinical RECORDS u
the hospital. The underground teie
phone" of the prison quickly advised
the prisoners that he was to go Tree
and when his lawyer sat down 70 tne
Thanksgiving dinner there were many
to give him a handshake OF consrat-
ulation. Patricks wife waited for MN
in New York At the prison door with
an automobile in readiness. waited
man who has been working faith-
fully for the prisoners release 1of
year. He was Thomas Mahr, of Peeks-
XIII. n. Y, former cell mate of Pat
rick, a farmer, pardoned year ago
During his incarceration he an"
Patrick became close friends. Ihe
pardon was delivered to the lawyer
shortly after 3 o'clock and at 40
o'clock, clothed in the blue civilian
suit presented to all released prison.
crs and a fur coat loaned to him by
Mahr, Patrick stood without the pri-
son door again his own master. lie
took with him $G0.6I, representing
his earnings as a prisoner and car
ried as his baggage only a few per
sonal affects. Cheers from crowd
Of several hundred persons greeted
the pardoned lawyer when the AUTO
mobile drew up in front of his nome
in New York, but the greeting passed
unnoticed by Patrick. on the thres-
hold stood his wife. Her one word oI
welcome was AL"
Ten years ago on the eve of the
dav when Patrick was sentenced 10
die, the pair were married IN the
Tombs, The woman as she uttered the
single exclamation, stretched out her
arms and her husband was soon III
her embrace The door closed behind
them and Patrick was home again