New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02

not talk I asked him there was anything
that I could do for him. He smiled and
said. Thank you, Mr.. House: think there is
nothing you can do untt get out of here
In regard TO Mr. O. rne's statement that
Jones said that Patri gave him the knife
and said that Of tbs | ought to commit sui
eide and asked him to think Of his, Patrick's
children, Mr.. House sail: Patrick has vigor-
ously denied this to me. Patrick and Jones saw
each other yesterday in my presence, ana noun
ing of that kind was said and Patrick gave
J mes no knife.
TALKS OF a SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
The fact that counsel was not notified that
the interview was to be had but concealed, dem
onstrates that It sought by the authorities
and not by he defendant Jones, and the reason
why the counsel were not informed and request
ed to he present. should they so desire. was
that they might he left work the famous
third degree. ] now in consultation with
eminent counsel 10 the advisa bility of pre-
santinE this whole transaction TO the Governor
with the FlaU of having an extraordinary SEES
sion or IN" Grand Jury convene under the
perVisi"n of the Attorney General of the State
Of determining whether the rights of an accused
party are to he overridden and trampIed upon
by the authorities In this way. The fact must
rot be lost : - II that a great many millions
Of dollars are at stake in this contest
There are number of eminent members of
the bar of the county of New-York y Mr. House
thorough and searching investigation on the
part of an extra ordinary Grand Jury would
make 1t impossible for this kind of conduct on
the part of the prosecuting authorities to be
repeated. II has from time to time been re-
ported that police officials would put an accused
party through the third degree but 1t was
never before suspected that the prosecuting at
torneys office of this county would be concerned
in a transaction Of this kind
I'm the MoneuX case the prosecuting authori-
ties became highly indignant at the fact that the
attorneys for the defendant sought to place
themselves in communication with certain wit
nesses which the people desired to call. but in
this case they seem to think that it is fair and
proper treatment to drag a prisoner out of his
cell at night and keep him in until >
a. m. and. surrounded by private counsel and
people vino are concerned in the criminal
vel as tie civil proceedings against the in
tercsts ot the defendants. seeking by some
method or means to extort from him an alleged
confession
MIR. GARDINER LAUGHS
District Attorney Gardiner laughed heartily
when he heard wha. Mr. House had said
Why, it is as plain the nose your face"
he continued, that Jones cut his throat because
Patrick told him 70. Jones told me last night
and tho night before that Patrick had called
him aside and told him he had better kill him
self According TO Jones. Patrick said 10 him
learning that Jones had confessed
Il had pill in your pie. Here's a knife: take
IT and use it. You haven't got much to lose
body to care for. You can die easier than / can.
Here, take this knife and 1t"
AIR Osborne was asked whether, in case OF
Jones's death, his confession could be used
against Patrick.
cor course not" he replied.
Would you say" asked that Patrick
wanted Jones kill himself because that would
cancel the confession and likely result in Pat
rick's Iberation?'
Well" said Mr. Osborne every one can
draw his conclusions. Jones, | tell you,
who IS a weak. timid individual, has absolutely
rothinE 10 fear. I repeat Jones has nothing TO
fear. No one will ever know the exact words
that passed between Jones and me last night I
sincerely hope Jones Will recover
Here the Assistant District Attorney called In
william W. Miller. who was also present at the
time Jones confessed Mr. Miller had Just rei
seen Jones. Continuing, he said:
JONES IN DESPAIR
Il was there about 12:40-I2.So to 1I5
oclocl, this afternoon, in Bellevue Hospital
and I found Jones quite comfortable. The
matter seemed TO be preying on his mind. He
sobbed and cried and wrung his hands, and
said My God, Ny God To think what have
done to my best friend and only friend had,
Mr.. Rice, Only think that was In that other
room and knew that he was being killed and
didn't raise my hand TO help himi'
and ne said that between himself and
Patrick. Patrick had so much more to live for.
he had two children. What would become or
these children? Then he told Captain Baker
about Patrick having given him this knife
Captain Baker said that Patrick gave Jones
the knife. or instrument. or whatever 1t was.
AMI told him virtually To make away with him
self with 1t.
Then the keeper whatever his name is. who
has charge Of Jones up there at Bellevue HosIl-
tai stated that Jones had told him that Patrlck
caro him that thing and told him that he could
Ike better use OF II than himself, because ne
iI'.trlck) had another man in the same cell with
him. ,, ,,,
over in a corner and talked to him and cried ana
toil him about his children and what would
become Of them in anything In this case
hcup proved found out. and pointed out how
1o,,rb more he GPatriclD had 10 lose than Jones,