The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
JONES Says PATRICK
CAVE THE POISON
TO RICE

New YORK. November line deatn OF
wealthy william Marsh Rice at the Mad
iSon avenue apartments on September
I'd. the attempt of his New York atto--
ucy. Albert T. Patrick. TO cash checks
for large amounts which purported TO be
signed by the millionaire. the rcfussl Of
one hank 10 cash the checks drawn on IL.
and the discovery Of the hank officials
that Mr. Rice WAS lying dead at the time
the checks were being presented; the sub
scquent claim by Patrick that Mr.. Rice
had made him by will the trustee ~ his
estate. which amounts t. anywhere from
SRea0g To sS.'tc@0: the charge Of forE-
cry. both as regards the checks and the
will. placed on Patrick and Mr. Rice's
valet Charles r Jones: the arrest of
Patrick and Jones and their lodgm.nt in
.jliI. have kept New York interested Tor
over "A month in which. by the develop
ments % TODAY. promises n become the
mnst celebrated II the many celebrated
crimes which tine courts of this city have
been called IN g. investigate
THE mrss incident which lsd up 80 to-
days climax was ths fact disclosed yes
tcrsiay that Valet Jones had be,n taken
tu the district attorneys office and the
subsequent r1niur that he had made a
public n.tf time % learn n the report ~
"a confession was true. came the more
startling u.Ws that during the night Jones
had. iu his coll iu the Temhs. attempted
suicide bv cutt his throat with pen
knife given him. he SstyE. hy Attorney
Patrick. aIso confined IN the Tomhs. and
tnr the purpose ~ getting rii % one Wit
ness tp pltrirks ailegcf crime
Iiis crime. sccur.line tp the confession
81 JuueS parts 90 which the district at
toruey-s office gave. out tosiay. was moth
Ing Jess thau r1, murder ~ the miiliuu-
sire by Atfpruev Patrick and She purloin-
fuE ot valuable papers relating io the
estate The taking m NJ Ar Bice. saws
Jones. was dome hy the internal admin
iStratipu 20 some poison. supposedly mer-
sury. and the final application of towel
saturated with some ausesthetic presum-
ably cilFor"f"rm- That portion al the
confession which has t. d1 with the last
moments ~ the old m.u is the following.
given olt hy the authorities as coming
from Jones. the scene taking piace tn the
apartments of the millionaire and he iy-
iuE sick in l'ei-
Rice said- ~ ann nervous. Mr.. Patrick.
, Wish ynu wouldn't trouble me. Please
~ away
Patrick replied Il have some slIts You
might ttSe that viii cure your nervous
ness
Patrick produced a bottle and u-corl-
cl H. Tie contents smeiiesl a. ute like
some VERY strong HuimenL
Then Patr.ck said CD me Get a towel
and q sppnEe. 7 got him both Then
Patrick said- Jones. you have to leave
3 left AS Z was leaving Patrick said.
--I'il remain here until AIR Rice gets 70
sleep" tie closed the door behind me.
II stood in she hail for few minutes
and soon 1 heard Ar Ric. laugh.
thought this was queer. sp pushed open
the dc0r- J saw AIR Rice lying on his
back In the he,i-
The towel that 7 had given Patrick
was wrapped around the sponge in a cone
shape This cone was living directly over
AIr- Riccs cyeS and nose.
Patrick was pressing &c down With his
right hand Patrick did not see ne. and.
uf course AR Rice could mott After See
INK what 4 had seen. Q went and lay on
my btd-
-Nlr. Eice grew very SICK. Patrick said
o. ms- $50 get a doctor Z went fer one.
Hr prpunauced SIr. Bt.c dead
Attorney Patrick denies having fur
nished Jones th. p~ukutf. and Doe also
denies the statements in tlr confession.
Jones. after hts attempt ep suicide. vTss
take o. Beli-vle ha-pitsL hastily SUM
muued physicians arriving su time Co save
him from death thrsuel loss nr hinad AZ
o'civck tonight rh. hosp tal surgeon said
hv was slightly better and fle chances
are fhat iu few days Pee VIII e. returned
rD the Tomt-- The rsraucr-s invss-irs,-
tt0u into tlc death nf AliIlioiair- Rire
which was tu have h,eu had to-day a-d
which hsd previously heeu aH Inurr..d 90
awatt tine report vi thT chemist Wte mad
examined portions uf tG- remains for
traces ut poison. was zslu adjourned b.