Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-01
Charles F. Jones Cuts His Throat in
the Tombs.
MADE 4 CONFESSION YESTERDAY
He Was Formerly Valet to Late
B 80 81
Millionaire Rice.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY


Jones, secretary and valet to the late Mil
lionaire William Marsh Rice, made & des-
perate effort, early this morning, to conf
NIT suicide in his cell in the Tombs. lie
hacked the right side of his throat with a
small penknife, making deep wound and
slightly opening the jugular.
He was discovered by one of the keepers
about 4 O'Clock. He had been bleeding
then for half an hour or more and was
extremely weak. He would have died had
he gone fifteen minutes longer without med
icai care.
AS it was, the ambulance surgeon had to
administer stmulants repeatedly before he
dared to put the man in the ambulance for
removal to the hospital
At the hospital Jones was placed in the
prison ward, and policeman and two
keepers were assigned to guard him. Along
toward O'Clock he had regained his
strehgth somewhat, but nobody was al
lowed to see him.
Warden Hagan of the Tombs declined to
give out any of the details of the attempt
to commit suicide
Jones was committed to the Tombs with
Albert T. Patrick on September % on the
charge of forging Mr.. Klce's name to 5ev-
eral checks.
District Attorney Gardiner informed.
When District Attorney Gardii.er reached
MS Office today he was informed by report
ers that Jones had attempted to commit
suicide, and was asked to make a state
ment. He said: Il have absolutely no
knoWledge of the matter and consequently
can say nothing"
Col. Gardiner was asked whether it was
true that Jones had made confession dur
ing. the time the detectives and Assistant
District Attorney Osborne were giving
him the third degree, H.ester5s,, but be ra7
fused to talk on This sEhiecf sayn~ he lae had
nothing to give ONT
Last night at the conclusion of ZONES,
third degree rnss-eys,,i,ation Ered.r-
lex B. House who ia cnl,nsal fnr totb Tonas
and Albert n Patricl. s.id he ala NOT he.
lieve Jones had mad a conf.ssinn Nj
House said.
when / visited Iopos a. +ba -ro,,,h, -
the afternoon he tom me maj AssisI.nt
District Attorney Oshnrna cant RaIar md
REPRESENTATIVES, of me firn, Of IlHrTI,I',,,ar
Byrne Miller &, Pnttrr Iiisited iin, t - .
o'clock Tuesday night and eta,-a5 ,,-irb ii,
until z o'clnck Vredoae9,y ,,,,ry,i, t,,ili
such a pr0cnedjng an II1r1I,oI tr' -
ed Jnras what Iygs tIo o.t,5ra -,
visit ami ba said IN - - - 'tt,'
faSe .V-bat did ,-n,Iy III 49,. q, ~
Jones. and he renli,d. WI ic1I 80,
could NOT make = canreesinn az ~ ba IN,
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Denounced by Mr.. House.
Today Mr. House said he did not believe
that Homes mad ,iasa j., ,.o,,f,..io, 81. =.
- : I'm e79'o''' it 10
an outage ne sal"' Tor the prosecution
to take man who is accused OF 4 grave
crime and who has counsel out OF the
'T,Dnbs at dead ,f in. rfs,1,- o,,j 70 -,,r
round HIM with creatures who are his
enemies. l doubt whether the prosecution
tiaS ms r'snt 10 40 SO; 1 VIII see II inc
I-a,ts 70 act 81, :, ,,ro-,oty -, - !.
is a shame" sTa' 10
Detective Captain McCiusllv refused to
say any th!hs sp1ut me alISged confession
r. II "a 49,, a. nc; NJ d. ASu
The police from the tTomhs ar;7T 10 he Grim.
inal court building where q confession was
extorted from him he replied in the mega
tive.
That would be impossible" ne said.
THE man is out of the hands of the police
and in the jurisdiction of the district at
torney. He could no. be taken away from
the Tombs by the police
The Evening World says that during the
questioning of Jones last night part of the
talk was SO loud that it was audible TO the
reporters in the corridor According to the
Evening World Assistant District Attorney
Osborne. the moment Jones was brought
before him. demanded to know if the pris-
oner had thought over his proposition.
Il have" Jones was heard 10 respond.
"You give me a guarantee in writing that
| shall be granted immunity and [ Will
talk. Unless YOU do that will not open
my mouth"
cant McCfusky said: az would never
consent to enter into such an agreement
with This fellow. We have him where we
want him No MIR Osborne leave him
alone"
what Mr. o"nofhe sai".
Mr. Osborne did not leave Jones alone.
Instead. he went vigorously to work on the
.o,a+
LOOK hefe' Jones' MI osborne sh"ut-
ed, you are foolish. Why don't you take
advantage of what we offer you? You
o.r COW, f,.. or ton even fifteen vears Of
time if YOU talk to me-"
1t was some minutes before Jones was
heard to speak again. Then he was APP
parently in state OF Terror
90 w -; a., W ~ - ,Id ,,,,n pit bo,,t
ed McC,II,skv
yes, | did" replied Jones. 81 acknowl-
edge that 1 did"
Then there was Silence. flnaly Jones
t voice was neal aio,. asr, st.tsn,ant DIS
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