The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

AIR. hice instructed him 10 u,
| So The relations between Mrs Rio
and Miss Campbell at waukesha wen
not very pleasant. II was the same will
Dr. Rutherford. Miss Campbell was YER,
kind and tried to do something for Mrs
Rice, out when she came around Mrs
Rice would motion her away and q Sow
would appear on her face. II was the sam,
with DR.. Rutherford She would not tAk'
bis medicins.
Cross-exsmined-wi, entered Mr.
Rice's employ February ssss.
Colonel Hutohesoa-Wha: did you Dc
before you engaged 10 Mr.. Rice!
witness-Do have TO answer that oues.
,ion?
The court-Yes. sir.
witness-i was a sailor and sailed from
| New Orleans and Galveston
Colonel HutchsSon--Nhaf were you DO
ing at the exact time You were euaploTei
| by Sir. Rice!
| Witness--SothinE.
Colonel Huteheson-How long had YOU
been so engaged?
Witness--In what. doing ncthings
Colonel Hutchcson-fes. sir.
Wltness-Two days.
Colonel Hutcheson-wha: were you do
| ing prior 10 tha;7
Witness-I worked for the Texas Star
! FIGURING mills.
| Colonel HuIcheson--At what salary?
| NlLlt $50 nave 10 dAASNf4 tLat- -
seems to me tina; is very personal aues-
/ ton.
| Colonel Huteheson--You will hear a
number Of very personal questions before
you yet through with this
Witncss-I was paid 1850 per week.
Colonel Hutcheson-What did M. Rice
pay you?
Witness then continued. He was paid
s3j ger month as clerk. He assisted Mr..
Rice Mr. Rice did some oi ai. own cook
ing and witness assisted him az times.
Witress wa. not Mr.. Rice,s cook
Counsel for proTonent dre,w out that Wit
ness was allowed an advance Of s. per
month salary in May. 1896 He had up to
that time teen paid the salary mentioned.
took his meals with Mr.. Rice. al times
eating at other places and a. times at the
Capitol hotel; the latter he-Daid for him
self
Colonel Hutcheson--since Mrs Rice died
you are now boarding at the Capitol hotel
at MIR Rices expense?
Whuess-Nes. sir
Colonel Hu,cheson-since Mrs. Rice.
death you have been advanced to the hotel
table,
wituess-I DO not know that it is any
Advancement.
Witness did not think that on June
that Mrs. Rice could have made herself
understood TO her friends on the trip. She
made signs. she could not talk or make
herself understood. She could not have
made herself understood to Mr.. Albert
Erickson. She could not have recollec,ed
man who kept a gun shop here thirty
years ago. Sho improved at Waukesha un
70 the time Sir Rice left. did not say
Mrs. Rice improved 50 she could be under
stood she came TO herself the evening
before she died, I was on watch. She
seened very bright. She talked so that |
could uudsr stand her She asked where
~ ra-au Z III
We had quite a little conversation She
said she wanted TO 20 out and live on a
lake. She did rot talk OF Houston or any
1ne 10 Houston. That was the only time
she could speak go she could be- understood
from tho time put her in the chair al
Houston until she died.
Colonel Huteheson-Did she saw somc-
thing to you about Mr. Rushmore9
W'ress iafter hssitailonl-To come to
'hiak about t. she did
Colonel HuiCheson--What aid she saw
HON did you come TO think OF It? Did you
not write a letter about it2
MltHe.@-l did not write a letter ahnu.
II thai remember. I DO rot Ike 10 tell
these lutle things.
Colonel Hutcheson-I should be delight
ed i; you viii answer
Witncsz- Well. she said Abe did M, ,btrt
te vas much q a man.
Colonel Hu'cheson-IIow ala Won ba,-e,
% speak 81 i;2
Witness Because brought up the sub
letter was then shown him which he
admitted he wrote and which contained
reference 10 Rpshmore.
'nionei Hutcheson wanted 10 know ~
t3e wincsf' CONG ton with Mr. Rice had
improved since Mrs Rice died. Ue said no
Colonel !ln'cheacn-fJ Did you not eav vo,,
r"ill leave Ar Rice as soon as Mrs. Rice
died
WifncsF-No. sir; said believed r
would lave him az soon As she was bur
tom
colonel Hutch son-Oh then Won want
10 see that he huries her In Houston? DID
you not write to Frank Hall that YOU would
| tp on the stand for the s.dc which would
d you The mort COOL
Niiaeas-No. sir, did not
Colonel iiutohoron- ID you not write 70
| Mss HeSeie Cainnbel on September ~
| le''- ir-ta!nT r7om a letter. | am going
ITO remain with " " r until Mrs Rico
| ls laid away IN GlcuwooA. ;hon shall cor
! fanny leave him as my wages are too
small, mud this world liz very. very wide
| Ny inty TO Mrs Hite &ili he at an end
! .na src NO duty to perform to him"
| Won have the ward him" uuderscored
| ~ r. Colonel Hutchinson HANDED Witness
| the letter.
-N.,1lne's.--Yc'. fir; that is my handwrit-
Ing ! wrote that
clond llu cheSo7 How Is Il that The
oonnee'ini '!nh between you and Mr.. Rice
seems stronger now?
Wilrefs--l do no, know that It Is any
Witness did not remember that Mr.
~ 6 Nhoi tears In Waukcsha. He is not
man 30 cry.
Colonel lIuich"son--T VIII ask you, sir.
!; YOU di not stair. In letter IN Miss
bfssls CTmpheil' II caught him CRYING
ono night
lneys was shown lctte- which be
hehNiled as one he wrote and In which
mar sentence occurred.
'ie Then said dn not remember tina.
Mr Rice crich at any time.
COLONEL Hrtohcson-Theu you wrote
what was M. true
witness i suppose did
" mo attempted 10 read tho entire
ieuer hurrietly, hut Colonel HUI choso1
} LOOK IT from him, Witness remarked
; Ihnre may be things In that letter YOU
10 not want published"