The sun., 1900-11-02

himself with nail file An ambulance
was summoned, and he was removed to
Bellevue hospital. where il is said that he
will likely recover.
Those who have followed the case and
have Il close knowledge Of the alleged
attempt to steal an old mans millions
came to the conclusion. after learning Of
Jones attempt to end his life, that in
this, ms in other similar eases, suicide
meant confession"
District Attorney Osborne declared,
moreover, that Jones had sent for him
and lad made Il confession.
The Confession.
Mr.. Osborne dictated the following
statement TO 4 reporter, reading from the
confession made IN .IancS:
al conference nf all the parties in
trrested IN this ease it was agreed that
there was M objection to publishing the
facls which have Developed in the last
- hours. No ones case can bc injured
ly publishing tile truth.
On Tuesday afternoon | received Il
message that Charles T. Homes. i'll the
city prison, desired to see me. went 10
Sc Jones, and he was brought dowl and
seli"l IT 4 table in the prison.
II asked Jones il he desired to see
and 70 talk to me. lie said he did. |
told him the law did not require him to
make any statement to me; that any
statement he made would he used against
hlEl thai | was not his lawyer and that
ne had lawyer; that ! was on the other
side.
lie said he understood that, but he
desired to volunteer of his own accord to
maze TINS statement 10 the district attor-
ney. tll@reupon sent for Captain Baker,
1aLA.S Byme Of Ilornblower 4 Byrne
a,iu Mr. Miller. In their presence Charles
y Jones made his statement to mo.
lie said that every word told by Wal
tef ~ Wethcrhee on the stand in The
hearing before Magistrate Brann was
absolutely true.
lie said thar for some days previous
to MI. RIGGS death Patrick. who had by
ms time become intimate with Mr.. Rice,
mud given MIR. Rice tailcts Of n grnyjsb
color aud that AIr. Rice.to0k these tablets
tt".A fatlick and partook Of them
hE TINS time Patrick and Rice were
NtfF lRilnatH Mr.. Rice ON Saturday
selit .iel"s 70 Patrick's house to demand
'!i5'h halerN from Patrick that he had
~ - W l"rses@ien This was about Sept
-, -, 1.""'. ar Rice had been bothered
WIN constipation, and Mr.. pntiicl,
brought sos!n tablets which he said hr
had been taking llimself.
E""!S Tablets Right Days.
.fslef Mf tice had been taking them
few days Mrs. Van Alstyne recon-
ilfended bananas Jones continued
"'Nr Rice complained 'ti,,a'u, thnt ia h
hhll1s rloGeeu ms stomach. The doctor
said: Very we'll, that innsniuch - ~
had oniy tIiarrlea he would mi thrnn~l, w
all right Mr. Eiee took tbr tal,atS ,S@.',, ~.
eight days before he died. lie tonk fham
every night until the Friday brfora bis
death. He may have taken many s,ora n.7
hut | didn't see him. The last timo I
saw him take them was on Waanas,I,
or Thursday before his death go
'All of Friday night AIr. Rico f,ot.o5
and worried grieving about tho Haoa i,
Galveston and the failure of tha NIan ~
chants and Planters oil mill. He foarad
Patrick had got him into some tran ma
was afraid lie would lose the rest pf h;,
property. He worried and cried lilo =
woman with Mysteries until = Il. m. .ua
then fell asleep and slept uAil { a. m
lie sent me Saturday morning +o
Patrck's house and told me to tell pa
rick that if he did mt roturn the nonors
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