Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-01

New York. Nov 1.-Charles F. Jones, secretary and valet to the late Hliilon aire William Marsh Rice, made d ues- perate effort this morning to commit suicide in his cell in the IOmbs. lie hacked the right side of his throat Wltn a small penknife, making a ueep wound and slightly opening the Jusu- lar. He was discovered by one or the keeDars about f o'clock. He had been .ble ling then for half an hour or hlofe ana was eXteremely weak.
 \ call was sent to the Bellevue hos pitalI for an ambulance and Dr O'Rell- ly reached the TombS at 4:4o q. m. He found Jones lying ill his cell III a pool of blood. The man would have died had he been fifteen minutes longer without medical care. As it was pr O'Reilly had to administer stimulants repeatedly before his removal to Belle vue hospital.
 About o'clock Jones had gained his strength somewhat but nobody was allowed to see him.
 Warden Hagan of the TombS de- clined to give out any of the details of the attempt at suicide.
 Jones was committed to the Tombs with Lawyer Albert T. Patrick on Sep tember 9 on the charge of forging Mir Rice'S name to several checks.
 District Attorney Gardiner reached his office at 10 o'clock. He was ln- formed by the reporters that Jones had attempted to commit suicide early this morning. but denied Knowledge of the affair and would not discuss it.
 Colonel Gardiner was asked whether it was true that Jones had made confession during the time the detec- tives and his assistant. Mr Osborne. were giving him tine third degree" yesterday. bu, hr refused to talk on this subject saying he had nothing to give ont.
 Last night. at the conclusion of Jones's third q gree" cross-examina- ton. Frederick II. House. who is cOun- se1 for b3i!l .JJne; and Albert T. Pat rick. said h. did not believe Jones had hade. q conft ss:Un. Mir House said:
 When I visited Jones at the Tombs in the afternoon he told me that As sistant District Attorney Osborne. Captain Baker and representatives of the firm of Hornblower. Ryrne. Miller x Potter visited him at s o'clock on Tuesday night and stayed with him until q. m. Wednesday morning. I think such q proceeding an unusual one. I asked Jones what was the n:i- ture of their business and he said that they wanted him to confess. What did you tell them?' I asked Jones. and he replied: Why. I told them I could not make confession, as I had nothing to confess
 In regard to the examination of { Jones in the district attorneys office yesterday. MT House said:
 Tt is an outrage for the prosecu- tion to take man who is accused of q grave crime and who has counsel pf h1 nd To h i'm, with creatures who are his enemies. l doubt whether the prosecution has the right to do so. 1 will see if the people of this great city want their servants to act so to promote private ends. It is a shame" ..-
 Detective Captain McClusky refused to say anything about the alleged con- fesson made by Jones last evening" When asked if it were true that Jones had been taken by the police from the Tombs and to the criminal court building. where q confession was ex- torted from him, he(replied in the mega tive. ,- "'NAat.Would be Impossible" he said. .'The man fS<sout of the hands of the police. and in he%iurisdiction of the district attorney. He~eould not be taken away from the. To1ahs by the police" N--,...
 The Evening World says that during the administration of the third de- gree'' to Jones last night, part of the talk was so loud that it was audible 10 the reporters in the corridors. Ac- cording to that paper, Assistant Dis trict Attorney Osborne, the moment that Jones was brought before him last night. demanded to know if the prisoner had thought over his proposi- tion.
 'I have" Jones was heard to re- spond. '.You give me a guarantee in writing that I shall be granted i'm munity and VIII talk. Unless you dc that I will not open my mouth."
 Captain McClhsky said: 'I would never consent to enter into such Nan 7 agreement with this fellow. We have him where we want him. No, MT Os- borne. leave him alone"
 MT Osborne did not leave Jones alone. Instead he went vigorously to work on the valet Look here Jones'" MT Osborne shouted so that one could hear it in the corridor. you are foolish. Why don't you take ad vantage of what we are offering you: You can save five, or ten. yes. fifteen years of time if you talk to me-
 Thers was silence after that. It was not until after, some minutes that Jones was heard to speak again. Then he talked quite earnestly and was ap- parently in state of terror.
 "Well. we know you had some sort of an influence over old man Rice, shouted AIcClusky.
 ssYes. I did.' replied Jones. 'I ac Knowledge that.I did"
 Then there was silence. Finally Jones's voice was heard again. I, sounded as though he was dictatine statement
 It was more than two hours later when the door leading to MT Osborne's office opened. The keeper was sunI moned- tsWe are through with .Jones:v said. Ar Osborne, you may take him back to the Tomba.'
 Tl1e Evening World concludes witt the statement that when Captain Nc Clusky was asked if Jones had con s, fessad, he replied: have nothing tt ! aay but you may observe that an