The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-01
Cuts His Throat With Penknife
In the TOmbs.
IS HELD FOR FORGERY
Of His Employers Name to
Checks For Big Sums.
Made a Confession Before At
tempting to Commit Suicide.
Places Blame on His Aceomplice
Albert T. Patrick.

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New York. Nov. L-Charles F. Jones.
Secretary and valet to the late Million
aire VIM Marsh Rice, made a desperate
effort early this morning to commit sui
eide IN his cell in the Tombs- He hack
ed the right side OF his throat with
small penknife making a deep wound
and slightly opening the 5ugular-
He was discovered by one Of the keep
ers about o'clock He had been bleed
ing then for half an hour or more and
was extremely weak and would probably
have died had he gone 10 minutes longer
without medical care As IL was tne
ambulance surgeon had 20 administer
stimulanrs repeatedly before ne dared
TO put the man in the ambulance Tor
removal to the hospital.
At the hospital Jones was placed IN
the prison ward and policeman and
two keepers were assigned TO guard hITn-
Along towards o'clock he had rega1ned
his strength somewhat but nobody was
allowed 10 see him Warden aagan OF
the IOmbS declined 10 give out any OF
the details Of the attempt 70 suicide
Jones was committed TO the Ionbs
with Albert T Patrick on September y,
on the charge Of forging Mr. Rice's
name to several checks When District
Attorney Gardiner reached his office TO-
day he was informed that Jones had at
tempted 10 commit suicide Asked TO
make a statement. he replied.
! have absolutely no knowledge Of
the matter and consequently can say
nothing
Col Gardiner was asked whether it
was true that Jones had made q confes-
sion 10 detectives and Assistant District
Attorney Osborne yesterday but he re-
fused 10 talk on the subject, saying he
had nothing to give out Last night
Frederick =. House, who is counsel for
both Jones and Albert IT. Patrick, said
he did not believe Jones had made
confession
WANTED HIM TO CONFESS.
1Ir House said.
w hen I visited Jones at the Tombs
IN the afternoon he told me Assistant
District Attorney Osborn. Capt Baker
and representatives. Of the firm Of Horn
blower, Byrne. Miller & Potter visited
him at o'clock Tuesday night and
stayed with him until 8 a. m Wednes-
day morning. think such preceding an
unusual one asked Jones what was
the nature Of their business and ne said
that they wanted him TO confess What
did you tell them I asked Jones. and
he replied Why, I told them I could
not make confession. as had nothing
TO confess -
Detective Capt McCluskey refused to
say anything about the alleged confes-
sion made BY Jones last evening When
asked II IL were true that Jones had
been taken by the police from the Tombs
and to the criminal court building where
a confession was exJOrted from him he
replied in the negative
The Evening World says that during
the questioning Of Jones last night part
OF the talk was SO loud that 1t was
audible TO the reporters in the corridor.
According TO the Evening World AS
s1stant Attorney District Osborn the
moment Jones was brought before him
demanded to know If the prisoner had
thought over his proposition.
- have, Jones was heard to respond.
You give me guarantee in writing
that shall be granted immunity and I
Trfl- do.
open my mouth"
Captain NcCluskey said: Il would
never consent TO enter into such an
agreement with this fellow We have
nim where we want him No Mr.. Os-
born, leave him alone
JONES TERRORIZED
Mr. Osborn did not leave Jones alone
instead ne went vigorously to work on
Look here, Jones" Mr.. Osborn
shouted. you are foolish. VVhv donst
you take advantage of what we are
offering you2 You can save five or ten
yes. hftsen-years of time if yo1 tall1
TO me"
1t was some minutes before Jones was
heard to speak again Then he was ap-
parently IN state Of terror
Well We know that you had some
sort OF an influence over Old man Rice
shouted McCluskey.
Yes. I did" replied Jones t ac-
knowledge that I did"
Jones voice was heard again. Il sound
ed as though ne was debating q state
menC
II was more than two hours later
when the door leading to Mr. Osboru,s
othce was opened The keeper was sum
moned- we are through with Jones. y
saia osborn you may take him back
to the TOFnbs''
The Evening World concludes with
the statement that when Captain Nc
Cluskey was asked If Jones had con
IeSSed ne replied Z have nothing 10
say. but you may observe that am all
smiles"
Night Keeper Curran said Jones got
Jns hnlIs with which he cut his throat
1rom Albert T. Patrick Patrick denied.
however, and said he knew nothing
about the attempted suicide
Mr. House Jones attorney was very
free in his denunciatiou of the course
OF the assistant district attorney in sub
1ecting Jones 10 a ''sWeat-bc,xfs ss,~ar,i-
nation IN the presence OF Colonel PaJleT-
an interested party to the prosecution
and while Jones own counsel was - n,
sent He said If Jones died his fieafh
WOuId make the assistant district At
tornsy a murderer
FACTS COME OUT
Assistant District Attorney Osborn
said later in the day that after con-
ference ne had decided to make public
all the facts IN the case
Tuesday afternoon" he said. 7 re-
ceived q message that Charles F Jones
in the city prison desired to see me
went to see Jones. and he was brought
down TO the Warden's Office, and asked
he did I told him that the law did
not require him to make q statement,
and explained that anything he might