Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-04
PATRICK QUITS
Sine SING CELL
Wife and Daughter With Him
as He Leaves Prison

"Sio utA Suu 6hloi WIN iHHh
as He Leaves Prison
IS RESTORED TO CITIZENSHIP
Will Devote His Energies to Complete
Vindcation of His Declared limo
cence-Brother- In-Law Posts $780,
600 That 1t Will Be Proven Within
Year-Prisoner Never Abandoned
Fight For Freedom
New York, Nov. 29.-Albert T.
Patrick left Sing Sing prison yester-
Cay free man, with the full rights
CT citizenship restored to him after
being confined for more than ten
years, sometimes within forty-eight
hours of the electric chair. to which
he was sentenced on April Z, 1902,
when found guilty of the murder of
William Marsh Rice.
His wife, whom he married four
days after his conviction, while he
vas still in the Tombs, and who has
aided his long fight for liberty, met
him at the prison gate with the two
daughters born of his first marriage.
Patricks first step will be to at
| tempt to prove his innocence of the
charge of numbering the wealthy and
aged Texan. He has contended he
| was absolutely innocent of the charge,
! and has convinced thousands that he
is right. His brother-in-law John
! T.. Milliken of St. Louis, who has
! spent fully 81 900 900 in Ratrick's de-
i tense, has told Governor Dix he will
place 500, 900 on deposit in New
York bank, to be turned over to some
charity if Patrick does not establish
his innocence within year after his
release from Sing Sing.
Patrick was told by John S. Ken
Ledy, warden of Sing Sing prison,
early yesterday that Governor Dix had
pardoned him and Pasuuale Doti, sem
| fenced to life imprisonment. Pat
rick took the news with no change
! from the cold and austere manner
which has characterized the man since
his arrest.
q expected it," he said. 'It is only
Justice. Now that I am free, [ can
! show absolutely that [ am innocent
OF the charge upon which l was con-
victed. 1t has been long fight, but
| have never feared the outcome. At
ter establishing my innocence, I shall
Immediately seek reinstatement to the
bar
When Patrick left the prison his
wife and two daughters were with
him. They had met in the warden's
office. With a single glance at the
prison Patrick started at once fol
New York, where he had his Thanks
giving day dinner with his family al
the apartment his wife has occupied
here when she was not at the cottage
she had hired at Ossining.
Prison life has dealt gently with
Patrick Since his sentence was com
muted he has been one of the mos
active and valuable prisoners at Sing
Sing.
Patrick, tall and straight, appears
in better shape physically than wher
he went up the river sentenced tt
death. He has gained in flesh and hi
eyes CLEAN as keen as ever.
Patricks stay in this city, it il
said, will be brief. AS soon as pos
sible he intends to go to st. Louis tt
!. meet his brother in, law Mr.. Milliken
.. rick and he believe will help great.
in establishing Patrick's innocence.
. In issuing the pardon to Patrick
!, Governor Dix said:
There has always been an air o
. mystery in this important case
: Quoting from the minority opinion
. the atmosphere which surrounded tn
defendant showed that a fair and i'm
. partial trial was scarcely possible.
. trust Patrick will devote his energie
clared innocence. During the year
have given much consideration to thi
case and l am convinced that the de
PENDANT is entitled to have a full par
dom"
. Altogether Patrick made twenty
seven separate appeals to the court
p in his fight for freedom from the tim
= he was convicted in 1902 until Gov
5 ernor Dix's pardon made him fire
: man with all his rights of citizenshi
e restored. His sentence to death wa
4 committed to life Imprisonment Dec
e 20, 1906, by Governor Higgins.
s To keep Patrick in prison it is est
: mated that the state has spent at leas
. $500 900, while far gretaer sum ha
0 been spent to free him by Milliken
Not alone did Patrick fight for him
t self, but to many another almos