The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-29
WIFE WHO WED HIM ON DAY HE WAS SENTENCED TO DIE
 GREETs HIM AT DOOR.
WILL CONTINUE CAMPAIGN
To Clear His Name of the Charge for Which He Was Scntenced-Wilt Re5t and Get His Bearings After
 t2 Years In Prison.

New York, Nov. 2s.--AlbeTt T Pat rick, thrice on verge of death in the electric chair and life prisoner .n Sing Sing. for the murder Of Wu. Marsh Rec, ate his Thanksgiving din- her at home in New York tonight. a free man. Pardoned yesterday by Gov. Dix, he was released from the prison lat 4:25 o'clock this afternoon and less than two hours later was in the wei coming arms of his wife at their home on Claremont, avenue.
 T expect always to continue my fight for yindication and 10 clear my name," he announced just before leav ing the sombre walls of the prison behind him. T have been l2 years in prison and I realize from my long incarceration that l must have lost my perspective of what has been go- ing on outside. Judgment dictates that regain my perspective before decide upon my future plans, but you may say that shall never cease my efforts to clear my name have been successful 1 do not feel venomous toward any one. My philosophy teaches me different All can say at present is that am going to my wife,
 who is sick and falling. When can decide calmly and reasonably as to what my future plans will be, l will make a statement"
 Plans do release rsatriel at v F'sssil o'clock this morning went asfray. Ills | pardon was to have been brought Go lthe prison by special messingeT hut by mistake the envelope containing his release was mailed and 1t did not reach the postoffice at Ossining until late today Meantime Patrick. who had been informed of his pardon by his wife late yesterday spent the day at his usual occupation as line clerk in charge of the cnnical records of the hospital.
 Through the underground tele- phone" of the prison word quickly reached the prisoner that he was lo go free, and when the lawyer sat down to the prison Thanksgiving d,ts ner. there were many to give him | handshake of congratulation.
 Patrick's wife waited for iIi11i ii:t New York. At the prison door, With an automobile. waited man who has been working for the prisoners re- lease for one year. He was Thomas Maher of Peekskill N Y. former cell mate of Patrick, forger, pardon | a year ago. During his incarceration he and Patrick became close friends.
 The pardon was delivered to the lawyer shortly after o'clock and at 4:25 o'clock clothed in the blue civil ian suit presented to all released prisoners and a fur coat loaned to him by Malher, Patrick stood without the prison door again his own mas ter He took with him $60.57, repre- senting his earnings as a prisoner, and carried as baggage only a smal! package containing few personal effects
 Cheers from crowd Of several hundred persons greeted the pardon ed lawyer when the automobiie dfcW up in front of his home in New York. But the greeting passed unnoticed by Patrick On the threshold stood his wife. Her one word of welcome vas Al"
 Ten years ago on the even of the day when Patrick was sentenced 70 die, the pair were married in the Tombs. The woman. as she uttered the single exclamation, stretched ont her arms and her husband was see in her embrace. Then the door clos ed behind them and Patrick was at home again.