The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Appeal to Prison Superin-
tendent With Family
Matters Therein Got
Result
WIFES CONDUCT rs
RECITED AT LENGTH
Protests Innocence of MUIR
der of Aged Millionaire
Many Years Ago
Special pIspateh to The Cali,

Especial Dispatch to Tho caIl)
ALBANY. n. T.. Jan. s--Albert r.
Patrick's liberty II probably due to a
remarkable letter which he wrote to
Colonel Joseph r, Scott, superintend-
ent OF prisons. This letter. with all
the other papers in connection with
Patricks appeals for clemency, was
given out for publication today by
Governor sulzer. The letter was an
appeal to the emotions, pure and sim
pie. It is known that Colonel Scott
was one Of the principal men to plead
Patricks cause In the weeks just pre-
vious to Thanksgiving day.
The letter to Colonel Scott from
the prisoner deals largely with the de-
votion and self-sacrifice of his wife
during his long Imprisonment. 1t re-
fers repeatedly to the conspiring of
enemies without indicating who these
enemies are and calls attention to the
misfortunes of his family. particularly
to his daughter. of whom he said:
ITO marry in haste and repent at leis-
ure" was her fate.
Il am writing you OF delicate cir
cumstances, which necessitate speedy
action by the governor in my case.
wrote Patrick to Colonel Scott land
in which / am sure will have hts
sympathy il YOU see fit to speak 10
him about them in the confidential
manner they require. During all the
u years which / have been in prison
my wife has fought valiantly for me.
She visited me in the Tombs--4laily
and as often as the rules permitted
during the aImost five years that I
languished there anasthe penal part OF
the prison for shc ssss4rty six years last
past History shows no record of sac
rifice, loyalty and devotion such as
hers. She has been constantly en-
gagged with my affairs. and her health
is shattered by her sacrifices and the
continual alienation of hope and de-
spair
MANY HOPES BLASTED
Time and again things have come
to light which in the ordinary course
of events would have set any man at
liberty against whom there was not
continuing conspiracy. But as hope
has been dashed to earth time and
again, She has survived the shock
Patrick related the numerous persons
having power, evidence of influence to
sell when we have no money or dis
position to buy and of how his friends
fell away from him after his arrest,
until his brother in law, John L. Mil
likin, came out OF the west and took
charge of his affairs.
"The situation is rendered all the
more exigent," said the writer. eby the
circumstances of my daughter, VINO
married Paul Martin. She had seen
little Of the world, and when, upon her
return from boarding school, after
three years absence, she met him at
watering place near by and away from
their families, she yielded to his pro-
posals and entreaties to an immediate
marriage. To marry in haste and re-
pent at leisure was her fate
The death of his father, the danger
GUS illness of an aged aunt and the
hope that his aged mothers prolonged
and grieved sorrow might soon be
brought to an end and that he might
comfort her in her declining years,
were all recorded by Patrick. He said
his mother had surrendered all her
property In his defense and that her
semiweekly letters always wind up
with the prayer that I may soon OBJ
tain justice and be permitted to clear
my name and do MY part in the world"
SAYS HE WAS RAILR0ADED
Patrick declared that the proof was
ample that he was railroaded and that
no evidence of his guilt had been
shown. He declared that he wished
to be free to establish his innocence
in court and to afford the state an
opportunity to try him for the murder
of Rice. He made the peculiar request
that if the governor should act in
mis- case his action be not such as to
require acceptance by him.
The papers in the case include sew
aral letters WriLIen Dy Mfllikin
to the late E. w. Hofficat. Governor
Hughes former legal adviser. In one
of these he says: Judge Otto Ro-
salsky told Morris Myers three weeks
before the opinion of the court of ap-
peals was handed down, that 1t would
he adverse to Patrick and that Judge
GRAY would read the dissenting opin-
Jon. He told Myers he got this In
formation from the district attorneys
office and that time Judge Gray's son
was assistant district attorney. don't
accuse Judge Gray OF being bought or
being corrupted, but I do believe he
was Influenced by some cause other
than the records OF the case as in
the prevailing opinion he distorted the
testimony and facts. II you believe
this ask Senator Hil1 IL he can point
out to you where 1t was done"