Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-01

substance tnht WHAT hl. Nttutihft
had testified 20 was true. lie said that
for some days prior 20 RIce's death
Patrick had given Mr. Rice tablets OF
"a graysh color. that Mr. Rice took
those tablets from Patrick and that
Patrick told him 10 take them as he
had taken some himself. that about
this time Patrick and Rice had become
very intimate; that Mr. Rice on Satur-
day sent Jones 20 Patrick's house 10
demand certain papers from Patrick
that he had in his possession
WHAT JONES SAID.
Jones Ia represented to have said;
This was about the 18th OF September
Mr.. Rice had been bothered with COM
stipatlon When Mr. Patrick brought
him some tablets Patrick had said he
had taken some himself. Two days
after this Mrs. NanAlstyne advised him
TO eat bananas. Nv. RICE said the bana-
mas clogged his stomach and ! told the
doctor. The doctor said that Rice, hav-
ing diarrohea. he would pull through.
The tablets were taken every night ur-
IN Friday before Mr.. Rice .'lied He
may have taken more, II he did / know
nothing Of Il. The last time ! saw him
take them was Wednesday OF Thursday
before his death Friday night Rice
fretted. worried and grieved about his
business IN general speaking Of The
| Galveston food and other things. lie
was afraid that Patrick had got him in
10 some clutch bv which he would lose
the most OF his property. He worried
and cried like woman In Mysteries un-
al o'clock that morning and then fell
on into a sleep until o'clock
He slept very little that night and
he sent me to patrick's house Saturday
morning ana told me 10 / did not return
with the papers he would report 10 the
authorities. Patrick was agitated and
said:
WHAT PATRICK SAID.
OF want to know as to Rlce's condi-
tlon, and what steps he viii take, and
want you 20 telephone, and II Rice
takes any steps 20 notify the authorities
! want 10 know it you VIII be sure and
telephone me- | told him that ! would,
When / went back Rice was sleeping.
When / left Patrick S house. ] went for
the doctor and when / returned Rice
was asleep and nothing more was said
about the papers until Sunday morning.
His mind was wandering Sunday morn
ing after he woke up; and he talked
incoherently. About II o'clock he had
improved and he asked about the pa
pers lie asked me why ! did not get
them. / told him that Patrick had
promised 10 call but had not done so.
He told me 10 50 and see him again.
and tell him that he had given him the
last warning He told me to tell II TO
him I'm the presence Of some person
.fs 1 I. nf H.. Ia
pers were In his office, and that he
would get them and bring them TO me.
This was about ! or o'clock. He did
not do SO and went to his house about
3 o'clock. He said he would bring the
papers. told him to bring anything he
had I'm the house and he wanted 10 know
why Rice wanted the papers. He finally
aid 60 10 the house Rice said he was
very nervous and told him 20 please go
away. Patrick said I have some SMELL
ing salts TO quiet your nerves Patrick
asked for towel and spoon ana / got
them for him. He said that I must leave
the room. I left and heard Patrick say
ing he would remain with Rice. / heard
Rice laughing q few minutes later and
saw Rice wing on his back with the
towel over his head In a cone shape and
Patrick holding &c In his right hand.
Patrick ala not see me and Rice did not
see me. As soon as / saw the condition
Of things l laid down and went 10 sleep
SHOWED RICE A PACKAGE,
when Patrick entered the room he
showed Rice package He showed him
something IN O bottle which looked like
salt. which he diluted In water and
gave 10 Rice, telling him It would
strengthen him very much
81 will not take Il unless you take
some first said Rice l tasted II and
Il tasted acid or metallic Ike | would
not take II unless l knew what II was
and / put Il on a shelf. I poured a
little out In a glass. This was about
3 o'clock. He was looking out Of the
window. and | persuaded him TO go 10
bed. He said he would 60, ] carried
him and put him IN bed, When I left
/ told Rice what Patrick had said
about the papers and Of his saying he
would come 10 the house.
Patrick did not call the next morn
ing and Rice told me 20 telephone him
and tell him that this was his last
warning. telephoned 10 Patrick about
6 or G:3O o'clock He came about Z
o'clock and had a package Of papers
with him He went into the room with
Rice. got into a chair and commenced
70 talk with Rice"
RICEs DEATH DESCRIBED.
Mr. osborne says Jones described
Rice's death as follows:
MIR. Rice was very sick. Patrick
said to me. Go get a Doctor ] went
FOR one and he came back with me and
pronounced Rice dead Patrick asked
How long has he been dead? The
doctor answered twenty minutes >
This was about o'clock. Patrick
asked the doctor what was the next
thing 10 do The doctor said 10 get
an undertaken. The doctor recon-
mended an undertaken named Senior at
Madison avenue and Fifty-ninth street
I went there but i did not get Senior
and Patrick said Never mind, | viii
get another. When | got back ]
found an undertaken named Flow
right there Then Patrick took me
aside and said Now. Jones, we've got
10 get all OF the old mans papers.
Understand we must get all OF them
We took all the papers We could ma
and Patrick bundled them all up and
took them away with him Monday
morning Patrick came 10 Mr. Rlces
house. He had a check book In his
hand. He said: This Is Mr.. Rlces
check book Then he showed me two
checks signed by Rice. Now he said,
j want you 10 hll out these amounts
OF these checks And az his request
filed out one for $4,000 and another
FOR $4,000.
EMBALMING OF THE BODY
'As 20 the embalming Of Mr. Rice's
body the letter used was dictated by
Mr.. Rice either IN July or August. but
IL was not signed by him. ! saw this
letter among Ricofg unuprs on several