El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-01
Jones. the Valet of the Late
Millionaire Rice, Cuts
His Throat.
HEWASDESPERATE
After Having Confessed In the
Sweat Box That There Was
Plot To Get Rice's
Money.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1-ChaTles F
Jones. valet OF the late millionaire
He was found in his cell with his
throat cut from ear to ear. He did
it with "a pen knife.
Jones was hurried to Bellevue hos
pital. The doctors say the wound is
not fatal.
The attempt ut suicide by Jones fol
lowing 50 closely after his alleged con
fession o. Il plot To get possession OF
Rice's millions had caused = sensa-
ton.
Jones vas put in the sweat box Tues
day and Wednesday night by the police
and officials that there was = plot 10
get the money but refused TO talk re-
sarding the manner of Rices death.
Jones wanted the officials TO promise
hill immunity and this was refused.
Realizing his desperate position Jones
sought his own life.
Guards have been placed near his
= ii in Bellevue hospital and he Is con
sfantly watched.
Jones was arrested a few weeks ago
with Albert +. Patrick. Rice's attor-
ney. ON charge Of orgery. 'f-hese
men. the day after Rice's death had
tried To cash two checks. one for SEQ
coo ana one tor 5000 drawn on SVEN
son and Sons. the mi!lionaire's bank
ers.
Tie checks were signed with the
name Of William NJ. Rice. but the
bankers We're made suspicious by some
in the signature and in
vestigated before handing over the
cash.
They found Rice had died rather
suddenly the previous evening. and re
ported the case to the police. Fhe ar
rest OF Parick and Jones followed.
Rice made number OF Wills the last
one in favor of Patrick
Rice WAS an eccentric millionaire
whc lived tn niggardly life OF q re
oIusc.
poA~' hAS SOit ana
had great influence over him
NEW YORK. Nov. I.-At noon today
statement regarding the confession OF
Valet Jones. to this effect: Jones says
that Albert L. Patrick the la wyer.
gave Mir. Rice some tablets OF a greyish
color which the millionaire took daily
for more than Il week previous to his
death. That the night OF the murder
Patrick came. saw Rice. chloroformed
him. and the murder followed. Jones
then helped Patrick and was cogni-
zant OF the forged will. and when he
ney's office To the Tombs Jones was
by Lawyer Patrick
Il told Patrick that | had confessed
Jones said later, Patrick
drew from his pocket pen knife and
gave il to me. The bes, thing you Can
do Is To take this and cut your throat. '
ne said. SO ! went to al. &C.. ,...u
tried to kill myself"
Jones lies at Beileview hospital weak
from loss of blood almost to the point
OF collapse. The gash in his throat is
Ions hut it is not deep. and the doctors
say he will be in shape TO go back 10
mas cell within a week
Attorney Fred House visited the
wcIid-be suicide at noon. Coming out
of the sick room ne said: Il can i'm
agine why he did it unless ne was
badgored and bulIied into IT by the po-
rhis is AN outrage. The district at
torhey goes To my client in the dead of
night. They rouse him and drag him
before their inquisitorial body. God
Knows what the ydid there. Then they
said he confessed.
Calico racked by every torture said
the earth was stationary. but when ne
came out he reiterated that the earth
did move.
They have forced ny client to at
tempt suicide II he dies Colonel Gar
diner is guilty Of murder"