The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-02
JONES' CONF ESSION
HE CHARGES MILLIONAIRE RICE's
nIAru no PATRICK.
VRLET ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
cur uIs TuuOAT BtT WAS DIS
COVERED JUST - TIME.

ricL'~ Administering nruu~ 10
uic,--Fiucd out Checks 80 Pat
ricL', Hcaucst - Patrick MAKES
Positive Denial.
Now York Noy 1.-The deash 80 'ho
wealthy william Marsb laac ai his Alail-
SON at,rue apartments on Sept 2 ,he
attempt of Ha New York attorney. Az
/ bore u ratrlek. to cash checks Cor large
amounts Which purp.rtei to De- signed b.
che mlHouoire tho reue,l 81 ouc bank q,
ooaa tby cbsel,s drawn ou lt aud the dis
.1,ory n the IluH oai..als that Mr Rice
Uas sins dead it the tmo tho checks
/ were presented. the subs .lusnt cianm by
/ Patrick chat sir IIee had ma.c llm by
\ wu tle trustee ~ hs estate. waieh
amounts e. anywhere from 2aeo00o to
lsroaWo. the charge of forgery both ,s
I r,rords thr checks aui tae Viii r'ara-i
Asuust Patrick lud SIR Hl.e.a valet
/ charlie o. Jones. tBe arrc.t tof I'.trislts.d
Jones aud ta.'r l.demout in iau have
k,p, Ncw Yora lu,,rD. 80 f1r over
month iu what hy ttr Developments ~
I to-day prum.e,s to become ihs most cei-
oorat'l 90 a., mauy celebrated crimes
/ Uhle1 the courts of ,aa ciiy have he,n
/ called on to invosus1te.
THE art ino.Jeut wn.eb led up 10 to-
/ d1Ns climax Wns tae 8st dlseioeeI ye.-
terdav thai Valet Jou,. bad ne.a .aaeu
/ 20 the district Attorney office ana tho
.uhsoqu,u, ramor that he hal mlde
/ confession 90 tho aItaoriu.s Before tho
I public h1d timo to leam &C. thc report Of
/ q confession waa true. clme t1e more
startling news that duduF tas might Jones
4 hai 90 Hls scn ln the Tomhs attempted
suicide hy cutting ha throat witn q peo-
knife given him. he saya. hy Attorney
/ Ia'riek u.so confined lu the Tomla uui
/ for tae purpose ~ getting r1 ~ one
/ witness to f1irickh aIltFrd Ctlme.
10 u sn thHrrs ot uardrr.
/ ilis crime. according % the comics. ion
of Joue. parts az which .he distrei ,i-
toruey- office etvc oui to-day. was moth.
/ inE Jess than the murder o tht millionaire
/ hy Attorney I1freh h.d tae uutIoinHne
/ ny valunhle paptH relating 10 tH. estate.
/ Ilr iaHiu- OF of NiI Net. .lgH Jones'.
wts don, ht the internal administration
/ of some poison. supposedly mercury ana
/ tho hual application oi d toseI saturated
/ With some Hrara hclc, pr, suma hIy eh ono
( form
/ Attorney Patrick deala having furnish
/ 'd Jones the re1knife and alt1 Irnies mo
] s,Htemelta u tle confession.
Jones. after hIs suicidal attempt was
I taken 60 Bslrruo 40 ptHl. bsstil sumo
I Woned physician. lavuE been Iu-t 81
time to save him from death through loss
I cf hlaod "a O'Clock Tonight ths Haapl-
I nl surgeons slu ho was slightly better.
I .
/ he wiu araIn D., placed in ihe T1mhs
/ The coroner lutr tirui.ou iuio the
/ d.it of Millionaire Ncr. wll.h was 10
/ have h.su ae.d To-day aud whi % had pre-
] t.oasN been adjourned Co. await the rc-
/ iort o. the chemist who hA1 examined
I portions of tac remains for traces ~
I pp. ou was again auloufncl because of
/ thr new deFe.opmeu iu tle case.
Fred H Houee. attorney Tor Patrick
and Joucs. hos made "a statement cone
! ccruing the alleged comics lon - Jones
/ iiD snys ha does not believe Jou.s ever
coufeetod and bases DIE belief on what
I boz says Jouss told him On Wednesday
Jones slys ho waa asked 10 sign several
statements but refused.
Jones Enort at Suicide.
Charlie = Jones. secretary ana
valet to abe inie millionaire. VIII
/ liam Marsh Rico. shade a desperate ef-
/ flrt elr.y this morning 90 c1mml. suicide
I I'm his uall iu the Tomus ile hacked tho
/ right fiIa of his throat with u small
i'ukUifc. m4klua deep wound and
HlstUy opening ne jusui8r
He waa discovered hy one of the keep
ers about 6 O'Clock fIc had been bleed
I INK then FOR au hour cr more and was
/ extremely weak ilc would have died had
/ ho gone nftesn minutes longer without
I medical care. AZ % wis. The lmbulunce
surgeon hul 60 admiFlsfcr stimulnnts re-
I pea edly before hc dared 10 put the man
| 900 ihe ambulance Tor removal to The hos
ptai
/ AZ tho hospital Jones was placed In tho
/ prison ward and policeman and two
Keepers were Unsigned to guard him.
Along towards O'Clock Doe had regaincd
his strength somewhll. but nobody was
allowed 20 ssc him
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
this afternoon gave our the facts concern
ins an Interview had with Jones in which
the ynl~f made q confession
Tuesday afternoon" said Mr. Osborne
~ received "a message lhat Charles r.
Jones ln the city prison. desired 70 see
mo. went % see Jones and Dee was
brought down 90 the warden's office and
/ asked him n he wanted 10 seo me BE
said be- d,1 / told him that the law dd
not require him 90 make statement and
explained that anything be- might stare
meht Doe used against him ana that was
not his lawyer ! told him that De- hal
% lawyer ard that he h1d better consult
with him ~ b. thought % necessary. He
said he voluntarily desired 20 make a
statement
Patrick Gave aicr Tablets.
~ thor,upon sent for Capt McClusky.
James Hyrne. Of Iorublower. Byrne. MIL
icr a Potter Mr Miller of the same firm.
ana ln their presence. Charles r. Jones
made his statement 90 M Without GO
irs into full detail. be- stated in substance
that what Wethrrtee testified was true
ii. said that for some days prior 90 Rices
death Patrick had given Mr. Rice tables
Of q Rraylsh coiufs that Nr Rice took
these tablets from Patrick and that Pat
rick told him 60 take them. az he had
taken some himself that about this time
Patrick nnd Rice had become very init
mate. that Air Rice ON Saturday rent
Jonea 90 Patrick's house to demand Ger
tain papers from Patrick that he, Patrick,
hai in his possession. Continuing. Jones
said.
This was about Sept. r. 1850. Sir. Rice
had been bothered with constipation.
when SIR Patrick brought him some tab
lets. Patrick had said he had taken some
aimself Two DAYS after this Mrs. Van
Alstyno advised him 20 cat bananas. Air
Rice said the bananas c'0uaod hts Fforn-