The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
HID 70 TRE GRAND Jury
LAWYER PATRICK AND VALET
JONES CHARGED WITH FORG-
ING RICE,S SIGNATURE
BAIL IS FIXED AT $4,000
Chemical Analysis DiscI0ses the
Presence of Arsenic and Mer-
curry in the Intestines of
Late millionaire.


NEW YORK, Oct 27-Magistrate
Brann announced his decision today in
the case of Albert T. Patrick and
Charles F. Jones, counsel and private
secretary, respectively, for the late Will
liam M. Rice, holding them to await
the action of the grand jury Bail was
fixed at $4,000 each. The two prisoners
are charged with having forged the sig
nature Of Mr.. Rice, who died in his apart
ments in Madison avenue under strange
circumstances, to check for $25, GOO
drawn on the banking firm Of Swenscn
& Sons. The check was made payable
to Mr.. Patrick. The check was pre-
sented at the bank for 4certitication AMI,
owing to an error in the spelling of Pat
rick's name held up by the banks en-
ployes. Inquiry at the home of Mr..
Rice by telephone disclosed the fact that
Mr.. Rice had died the day before the
check was presented.
In his report to the coroner, Prof Wit
thaus gives the result of the analysis Of
certain organs of Mr.. Rice, which ne re-
ceived from the coroner, and of embalm-
ing fluid received from the undertaken
who embalmed the body of Mr. Rice.
The fluid Prof. W.tthaus says, contained,
besides formaldebyde, the following mill
eral ingredients: Potassium, sodium.
zinc and aluminium, sulphuric acid, ar
senious acide and cholorid. The en-
balming liquid contains no mercury.
The report continues: ''The analysis
of the stomach, of the intestines and OF
the kidneys for volatile poison failed 10
show the presence of any foreign sub
stance other than formaldehyde, a COW
stituent of the embalming liquid men
toned before. The analysis for mineral
poisons referred to below has not yet
been carried to the point where zinc
would appear That metal may or may
not be present. The stomach was found
to contain arsenic in notable quantities,
an unweighable minute quantity of mer-
curry. The presence of the arsenic in
this and the parts mentioned below would
be accounted for if the embalming liquid,
a sample of which [ analyzed, had been
used in preserving this body.
ANLYSIS DISCLOSES POISON
The intestines were found to contain
both arsenic and mercury. The quanti-
ty present in the sample examined was
found to be 0.G0S6 gram in $50 grams CT
tissue, equivalent to seventeenth one
thousandths grains per ounce (of $50
grains).
1.-The kidneys contained arsenic and
mercury also. The quantity of arsenic
has not been determined. The quantity
of mercury present in the sample exam
ined was found to be 0.00S1 gram in 1G7
grams of tissue, equivalent to .023 grains
of mercury
II would infer that the very small
quantity of mercury found in the stom-
ach and the relatively large amount
found in the intestines, and particularly
in the kidneys, that that metal in some
form of soluble combination had been in
troduced into the body during the life of
the deceased probably several hours.
possibly days, previous to his death.
Coroner Hart said he would report inn
mediately to the district attorneys Of
fee and that time would be sent for a
conference at which Prof. Witthaus
would be present. He said that on the
report of this conference a date will be
set for an inquest. note was sent
to Patrick and Jones in the Tombs, no.
tifying them of the report. Jones would
make no reply. Patrick sent back word
that he did not believe the statement
and, that in his mind, such finding
was impossible.