New-York tribune., 1900-10-19
JONES NOT EASY TO TRAP
WETHERBEE TELLS OF HIS PLAN TO
DECOY HIM IN RICE CASE-EVI-
DENCE OF FORGERY.

The further hearing in the case of Albert T. Pat
rick and Charles +. Jones. the counsel and valet
for the late William Marsh Rice who are accused
of forging a check for $4,000 drawn on the bank
ing house of swenson 6 Sons continued yes
terday in Centre-st. court before Magistrate
Brann. Walter G. Wetherbee was ss-examined
by Mr.. House for the defence at the point where
he left off at the last session. The witness was
asked to how the appointment for the meeting
between Wetherbee and Jones was made. He said
that the appointment made by telephone. This
meeting January 3, last, when Jones un-
folded his scheme get a will disposing of
the property of the dead millionaire.
What did you visit Rice for on January l, 1902"
asked Mr.. House.
ITO get loan of $1,000 to take up debt on
property held by me in Texas" the witness replied.
Did you get the money!
mo, SIR
after Jones called on you In your house jan
uary g. and asked you to get up a bogus will for
Mr.. Rice. you testified yesterday, did you see
him again?"
Yes, sir in February"
"Where?'
In the office of Swenson & Sons
WAS your meeting in the office in the hau7'
"Our meeting was In the hall
Asked about calling on Mr.. NIiddlewood, of the
firm Of Bowers & Sands, he said that he called In
March, when the affidavit made by him (Weth-
erbee). Continuing. he said:
II prepared it myself and swore to It on March
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Court Building. I prepared 1t on March A.
why did you do thts?''
'T apprehensive lest Jones might relate our
conversation about the will and so wanted to be
Patrick and Jones both smiled as the witness
gave this reply.
Wetherbee was asked why he wanted Jones to
come to his house again, and he said so that Jones
could repeat his previous conversatton in the hear
ing of witnesses He asked who Were the
Cd TO hy Mp osborne The o6jection Was o1e?rGied
and the witness said they We're TO be Magistrate
Bristow, Mrs Bristow, Charles b. Kidder, Mrs
Kidder and Miss Miller the notary public, Jones
would not come.
borne If Jones had ever asked about Rice's wealth.
and he said that he had and had told him he was
probably worth 100000
the prosecution called. He testified TO the
character of the check forgeries
BY whom are you now employed 10 testify in
this case?" asked Mr.. House.
And YOU are not in the employ of the District
Attorneys office in this court?'
NO, | not
Mr.. KinsIey, in reply to Mr.. House. testified that
pany, tho revocation OF Captain Bakers right 10
enter Rices vault. assignment OF property and
these alleged sigma lures the witness testihed are
part "tracings" and part free hand forgery
David n. CarvalhO next declared that the sigma
lures to the disputed checks-the S250tO and the
for $G5. 5.00-are fCrReries. The pen with which
the forgery done, MIR. Carvalho said, a
gold fine pointed pen. He was positive II not a
Mt Carvalho said in reply to Mr. Grossman OF
work of unskilled forger. In reply TO another
question ne said he mad examined the checks
pronounced them forEeTies. In other respects he
corroborated the testimony given by the preceding
Adjournment was taken until this morning at
1880 o'clock,