The Rice belt journal., July 27, 1906, Image 2

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Albet T. Pariek's g Fight t
Prevent : Carryg Out of the
HAS MADE THE LAW A PLAYTHING
Santenced in 19%2 for the MuPrld;r of Mll.osnaire
Wii ia r Marsh Rice, By Ski!1ful Maneuver
ing He Has Thus Far Eva d the
Hands of the Executi ner.
l.':r(.I'. ,":(lit(. 1('d 1 O (i .( he h] m ,s io
thi . t, i, i' vitaht l . Like a thing
i~.: snii'i; a.; alre.tdy crossed the
I: . :'-ii.,,.e, 1ronl life, to ideath. he
:v hially 1 n i- for tilhe end, soi.e
;:: , `i01 i ( o lie: l s pr])laying,
I :r ab'.lnc , i iis aliti waitin;.. fort the
N :r( (al a more tincon
'r ti ab:',i e hen foilil than in
S 1,,l,'.;r ": 11 c , ie n btrillinr flaht
f (L.-:, . .'h rt T Ptot . k against
t.,. l\a--. I:.> C, n t,e k in trr ie
I a t .:l, ,1 1 for the
n ordlr of V,'iliiam Marsh bice, an
(..i nirl. nhl nilli,, ::ire wlo had
1,i n found dead five months pre
Silv under suspicious circum
flunees in his arlartments at No. 500
Iladi on frvnue, Patrick was tried,
fle::nl :uilty and sentenc' to die in
the ,Ioe ric chair in the week of May
5, 1 ,oI2. More than four years have
lpas(;il! since then, and yet Patrick
is still very much alive, and actually
has a longer lease of life ahead of
him now than he had on April 7, 1902,
when the grim death sentence was
p)ronoun(ced for the first time upon
hintm.
),iatgerously near to the dead-line,
Patrick has heen forced time after
tinme. hOt by skillful maneuvering he
has evaded the executioner's hand
anl ()t"ained another respite. As the
case now stalds. Patrick is safe at
least until next October, when the
United States suprenme court will
pass upon the writ of error granted
on June 12 by Justice Day. This
writ was granted at Canton, 0., with
in si: days of the time set for Pat
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rick's execution, and after prepara.
tious for putting the condemned man
to death had already been commenced
at Sing Sing. It was the closest shave
Patrick ever had.
When Millionaire Rice was found
dead in his apartments at No. 500
Madison avenue, on September 23,
1900, there was absolutely no suspi
clon that his lawyer, Patrick, had mur.
dered him. Not until four days later,
when the funeral had been stopped
by order of the coroner and Rice's
body sent to the morgue, did Patrick
learn that he was a suspet. Six
I ,etiv,-. lhgan1 to shadl ov Patrick,
and linally, on Oc)to,,r 1. Patrick
and IRice's valet ('harles F. .Jones,
\ett arrested, noit in a charge of
lmuri'der, Ihiut for for!gry c(innectdl
with Hic'e's will atni a ý._, ,$t! t cheek
which Patrick had tri d to cash after
Rica's dlcath.
Oit the day ftollowiin their arrest,
P'atrick antd ,Jons vtare held in $10,
. ll" ail each o:n the flurti'ry charge.
The hail ;as piurpos ly placed at that
hitlci figlire, in ortder that the two
li t'i i r,f 'i, ligh t I, dpiet' aineti ille
the inve\ iatati ,n of tihe circun
staftc's. :i't' t!ldil:ng the 1 :5t'Jtiioius
denth of Mr. Rice cuall be probe].
Then, while P'atrick and Jones were
endetavoring to ,et somtehltal to batl
thei outll . the police and coroner
worketd hard to solve the mnurer mys
tery. On Oct ober 27 the result of
the analysis of Rice's body was an
nounced, showing that the aged mil
lionaire had been poisoned.
Had Been Poisoned.
Next the police turned, their at
tention to Valet .Jones. They "third
degreed" him for thee days, and then
lie told them what they already sus
pected: Patrick had murdered Rice.
Two days latert- Jones made a still
more detailed confession, shoul!dering
all the guilt en Patrick to save his
own neck. Having done that, Jones
cut his throat in prison, but the po
lice doctors stitched up the gash
and saved him for further confcs
s ions.
Then, suddenly, on February 25,
Patrick made his first move to get
out. The hail, $10.000, necessary to
liberate him, was produced, and Pat
rick had already left his cell and was
almost free. when orders came to re
fuse the bail and put Patrick back
in his cell. Two days later Patrick
was formally charged with the mur
der of Rice and held without bail
pending a hearing.
Events in Patrick's case came swift
ly after this. On April 9 Jones de
clared that Patrick had admitted to
his lawyers in Jones' presence, that
he had killed Rice. On April 12 Pat
rick was remanded on the charge of
murder. Four days later, at a pre
iminar : examination, he was held for
the gran '1 jury, and on April ;5 that
body ret,'rnedi an indictmellnt against
P'atrick, chi rging him with murder
in the firi.t degree. Next day Pat
ri;k ,; formally al'raign'ld before
!ca('irlt r (olf and reut'inI ed for
trial.
On Octltier 1, when llmore Ilhan a
year hard passed since the rl ;ith of
tic(, I';tt ric(k' lav:wyers vw nt into
'o('(lrt Id 1.i1: it llmolti in for their
'li .n t' Ii; tlli oni 1 the gri unal(l tiai
to t:ial to ;i:; had pah ',d without
i:ith tl tlrickt s c.tinrney britging Patrick
triat l Titl. 'll' i the l,, an;n1, luclt(ied.
altr'i.]c,, wa, 1,:1wed on trial for his
ife on the' Bieing, .ltauary 2o.
!'( k tp nlsl tl'lll :' (';tilll' on F h u")Iart I
101(1 5. o0 ,;inl;" to the ill'nss of ,iuror
Jh niti1 I(. ('a ie lull, :t11d it \was not 11
Iil March 2; that the trial endeld
itIh I';itri,k's c('c nviction. In inlw
diatily follvinig the annollnllc(, ent
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of the jury's verdict of "guilty of
murder in the fist degrar " Patrick's
lawyes filed notice of their intention
to appeal from the verdict, and to
move for a new trial.
Sentenced to Die.
Recorder Goff called Patrick to the
bar on April 7, and after denying the
motion for a new trial and another
motion for the arrest of judgment,
he sentenced Patrick to die in the
electric chair in the week beginning
M-ay 5.
A notice of appeal was at once filed
with the court of appeals. This acted
temporarily as a stay of execution,
and the dreaded week of May 5 passed
with Patrick still alive.
A delay of almost three years fol
lowed, during which Patrick success
fully checkmated every move made
to end his life.
Patrick's lawyers had six months
from the date of the notice of appeal
in which to present their case to
the court. The six months expired
on October 7, 1902, but on the day
previous went before the court of ap
peals and asked for an extension to
January 15, withili which to file Pat
ritk's appeal for a new trial.
Two days later the court refused
the application for an extension of
time.
This left the case in suspense. The
court record stopped with the court's
refusal to extend the time limit,
which, by the way, had already ex
pired. The court of appeals, although
it had stopped the execution of Pat
rick, had no jurisdiction to fix a new
date for carrying out the sentence.
Things were at a standstill.
Patrick broke the ice on November
17, 1902, by filing a motion for a new
trial. On November 26 the hearing
of the motion before Recorder Goff
was postponed until Decmeber 5. The
year 1902 closed with Patrick wait
ing in his cell for Recorder Goff to
decide whether he would grant the
motion for a new tial or not.
New Year's day, 1903, found Patrick
anticipating an unfavorable decision
from Recorder Goff by preparing an
appeal from the anticipated decision.
February 9 passed without the record
er's decision being announced, and
the court of appeals granted Patrick
an extension of time under which to
file his appeal if necessary.
On March 2 Recorder Goff denied
the motion for a new trial. Patrick
immediately filed his notice of appeal,
and nothing more could he done to
ward carrying out the death sentence
for another six months at least.
The court of appeals the following
June decided against Patrick, refusing
to grant a new trial and affirming the
judgment of conviction.
Two days later Patrick prepared a
new appeal for presentation to the
court of appeals for a new hearing and
argument. This time it took the court
of appeals just three days to decide
against Patrick's newest move. On
June 14 his application was refused and
the court fixed the week of August 7
for his executlon.
Plctriek's next move wis more suc
(S;1i. TheO court of appealS onl July
. t, just 14 da vs luefore Patrick was to
dic, uanlicid a si ay of exe'ciulion pIuend
a19i new hcaujuu.IL and ret-aiugiuxu1ent OIL
lie "ouutulnds ouf ne wly dislcovered eVi
uletic"e. Thliis was lull owed on i Ot oerI
2 by it mltit o for a re-a rtiu tant of Pat
rick'. original appeal. bout on Ocluuber
27 the ("uuut of appeals uleitletl against
Plrui ni by refusing Iii reu0)111 his i asei
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;41141tc denying the ] \\'i''!i In for it ro-argiI11
Iltt 'llt. cllicll
On Niuvituulr Il10 l;ri ilc ashe~l the
couult of apl~lllIl to ajutl lid th record
(1ýi ti:i totil Iin thle t:iVt. 11.' mo tion iiilwas
11)11)1 N~w rs ttu;utu toI lok "'ravie.
tin July t; .Just it ltipars (a1led, flat
rick to the Itai in t!,.# u~rnlunal branch
of tlie sultrut~uI I lll tuu,14 seintencetd
Ili l Ill die in t he wick! hu*4iinhing .J)unut
try 22 ol Alu > e,.r. *Ilon Pi tr( mknade
at per'sona;l alputal to (itut. li g~ins for a
stay itt eu u.onion. liii a;ujueal Was de
nied. Patrick then maide a public ap
peal for "'a square deal." This was on
December 23. Time was getting short
and Patrick's resources (:eeled ex
hausted.
As a result of Patrick's appeal many
petitions reached Gov. Higgins on De
cenlber 30, asking him to save Patrick's
life. Patrick followed these with an
other appeal to the governor for a stay
of execution, but this, too, the gover
nor refused to grant.
When January 15 came and Patrick's
execution was only distant seven days,
the governor granted Patrick an exten
sion to March 19 in order that he might
present the testimony of the Texan wit
nesses who came to New York city la
ter to tell what Valet Jones had told
them about Patrick's innocence.
Patrick waited until February 18 be
fore filing his motion for a new trial on
the grounds of newly discovered evi
dence. His fight for a new trial began
before Recorder Goff on February 21
and ended disastrously, one of the Tex
an witnesses being arrested and sent to
jail for perjury.
On March 12, one week from the date
of execution, Patrick received another
reprieve, this time to May 21, and on
May 14, with the day of execution one
week away once more, Gov. Higgins
granted a further respite to June 18.
Gov. Higgins dealt Patrick a hard
blow on May 30 by vetoing a legislative
bill pased at Albany which would have
permitted him to obtain easily a new
trial on the grounds of newly discov
ered evidence.
Another very hard blow came on
June 11, when Recorder Goff handed
down a decision denying Patrick's mo
tion for a new trial. Patrick apparent
ly had reached his last ditch. He was
to die within a week.
But on June 12 a writ of error was
granted on his application to the Unit
ed States supreme court. This acted as
a stay of execution and is not returna
ble until the October term of court.
In his prolonged fight Patrick has
had the assistance of many celebrated
attorneys, but almost every move made
has been at his own suggestion or that
of Attorney Bell Thomas, who has been
his most constant adviser.
Public sentiment in New York has
been a great factor in the case. That
Rice was murdered has been proved be
yond all doubt, but many believe the
millionaire's valet, Jones was the as
sassin. Both Patrick and Jones bene
fited in a pecuniary way through the
death of Rice.
During his stay In jail Patrick has
made himself the idol of the prisoners,
acting as their legal adviser in many
cases. His knowledge of the law is
profound, and many a criminal, it is
alleged, has attained his liberty
through clever technicalities devised by
Patrick. The state's attorney's ofice
would be glad to have him liberated or
the death sentence, so long delayed,
carried out.
The case shows as perhaps never be
fore in criminal history bow easily a
man of resources can evade punish
Iment for his misdeeds.
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and shrubbery than it is to spend the
same amount of time holding down a
box in the grocery story, telling the
other loafers how the government
should run the country. It is better to
have a $900 house with a few outside
attractions and a contented family,
than to envy the luck of some other
fellow who has had the ambition to
work and plan to get a respectable
home.
This plan is within the reach of any
man who has the ambition to own a
Ground Floor Plan.
If the frame is put up and inclosed the
inside finishing upstairs may be done
later. I only suggest this as a mean3
to an end. I know that the start is the
hardest thing in building a home.
Once started a home is almost dead
sure to be finished because an Interest
has been awakened, and that is the
main thing.
Some towns are noted for the num
ber of homes owned by the families liv
ing in them, while others are just as
well known from the fact that almost
all the houses are rented. I can dis
tinguish from the two places by simply
driving through some of the streets.
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The rooms are just as well a
as rooms in more exensive b
The bay window adds to the on
appearance while giving to the il
a pleasant. outlook. T!:e librarY
a room for the manl and his
friends with a door opening on the
porch conlunleatiag easily with
garden. When men h;ave such a
to themselves, their ae;:i',aintances
invited to th,, house in-tead of
them in otlher places.
In this; plan a good u'eal of att
is pa:id to the IitT.hln. The most
porl'tant rootm in (very I )use is
kitchen, lut many f:,nm!ies seenm
rasha med of it. Theiy ive a little
corner p lrlitit,,ntli otff v:i1h a IGw
Ing and one lit le utirrow 'vi,.,"...
call this :a kit en. Veý'r' ofti the
tile window is sý pia;it t1 t;:t it is
posjsible to -et any vir :hrough it,
not mltch light (onle3. i:1 t1hat way.
there i, any otltook at all It Is
amost uninteresting direct:ion.
little eight by\ five affa irs, so
used as a makeshift, are ve:y d"ay
winter ancd ihi, in summrter es
when c.otjhilag diinner.
It may not h, ,ie,'-.;:ry to put
kitchen in the front plrt Of the ho
still this wotld i, it bLetter arr
ment thll;ia so elll p;lat!i 'et' with.
builders manlke the front of the h
as elabr;:ne as pic;.:ib,. often doliS
lot of expensive work to have the
lor very fine: but the kitchen is5
only badly pl-n:' ed a lt it M1aY
plated wrns;g ant! fini-lie:l or
ished) in the cea(::p(et aind of
and often with a poe: thir.
All this is wrong. The best Il0
the house should be In the id
The kitchen should be near to the
try and near to the dining-ro
save steps as much as possible,
this does not mean that the sm51
cooking should penetrate lato
other rooms.
Like Mother Made.
"An eastern physician says
berries cause Insanity."
"I guess that's right; I'm ct$Si
a piece of strawberry shoretCl d
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