New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-09
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The complaint went on to say that "deponent
= .,sarreed that one David c. Short preserved
=. annexed check for certihcaton. the deceased
,,-fruar1 NJ Rice having his account at said
- and said Wallace refused To certify the
- check and states that defendant Charles
: 1ones with whose voice said Wallace states
= fs familiar telephoned TO said Wallace and
...+e5 that the annexed check was all right.
- 6eponent Is further informed by Walter o.
Tz-e+berhee that defendant Patrick in said
-r-s+psrnee's presence stated to Mr.. Swenson,
- banker that he wanted the annexed check
,.rtfAed before the death Of William N. Rice
-,.s known. and defendant Jones Acknowledges
s.1iz,ertng the check 70 defendant Patrick.
,--ovladeinC receiving il and attempting 10
,-+.ar II Deponent further states that John H.
T-susce and Walter 0. wetherbee, who are en-
,-sred in said bank. pronounce the check
forgeT.
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY.
Neither Assistant District Attorney Osborne
-o- Frederick p. House counsel for the de
fsrdants was ready to go with the case.
,r5 an adjournment until next Friday ap-
,1ie6 for Friday. was not convenient TO the
Magistrate whereupon M. Osborne suggested
that Monday should be chosen. Magistrate
Brann was unwilling 10 allow the case TO go
over so long and suggested Thursday. but Mr..
Osborne pleaded that 1t would be impossible
FOR him TO give his attention to the case so
soon because Of pressure Of other work. He
urged that If sufficient time were granted 10
him to study the evidence it would expedite
the hearing.
yes" interposed Mr.. House. that means
that after the first hour his mind Will be so
clear that he viii ask Your Honor to dismiss
the case"
Eventually ii was decided 70 remand the de-
PENDANTS until 10 O'Clock next Monday morn
ing Mr. House asked for information as to
the specific charges which would be brought
against his clients, and Informed by Mr..
Osborne that they would be proceeded against
anon the $4,000 check and that the charge
Of forging the $4,000 check would be used in
confederation. BAH was continued in the sum
of $4,000 each
Mr. Osborne said later in the day that it was
his intention TO charge Jones with forging the
$4,000 check and Patrick with uttering it
He said he would place no obstacles in the
way Of either defendant being liberated upon
hail and that # the bonds could be obtained
il was not the purpose Of either the District
Attorney or the police 10 rearrest the two men
on other charges.
Although both Patrick and Jones presented
e little Of the somewhat uncouth appearance
which confinement in a cell produces, they were
light spirited and seemingly unconcerned, and
chatted and smiled with their counsel and
friends. When Jones was asked if he had ever
taken lessons in hypnotism he laughed and
said: I never took a lesson in my life. There
is not the slightest truth in the report that was
ever a pupil at the hypnosis school in Fifth
ave. Il had been why does not the man who
runs the school come down 10 the jail and
identify me ] understand that he was asked by
some reporters 10 come here to-day TO identify
me. but I am told that he has not been here"
Patrick would not make a statement Of any
kind he said he had been told by Mr.. House TO
say nothing to reporters and he intended to
follow that advice
Mr. House made no effort to obtain bail for his
clients. I may as well tell you frankly" ne
said. that there has been some trouble in OBJ
tanning bail. I could have obtained bail for
Patrick TWO hours after his arrest but with re-
gard 10 Jones il was little different PROPOSE
ton. Ten thousand dollars is a large sum. You
cannot get il by going out into Park Row and
Whistling for f. I want TO get bail for both al
the same time, and I want TO be able TO offer
men Of such financial standing that their bonds
viii not be questioned for moment. / expected
find bail for Jones to-day. but even If had
would not offer il until I have been informed as
70 the exact nature OF the complaint and have
E definite understanding with the District At
torney that the two men VIII not be rearrested
on other charges"
SECOND WILL" NOT GIVEN UP.
The second viii" is still in the possession of
Patrick, who has failed TO fulfil his promise 10
Captain McClusky that he would surrender the
document 10 the authorities BY this viii, as
has been stated in The Tribune. Patrick be-
came the residuary legatee OF the Rice estate
and was 10 get all Of the property with the ex-
cepuon Of about 100000 which was to be di-
vided among the relatives of Mr.. Rice and the
Rice Institute at Houston, Tex
When John r. Potts. who is one Of Patrick's
attorneys was asked yesterday if Patrick
would object TO making known the contents Of
this Will. he said;
imagine he would very strongly object
sn his attorney in civil matters, and l should
certainly advise him not 10 give copy OF the
VIII 10 ANYBODY. II he had asked my advice
ne would certainly not have given copy OF ii
10 Captain Baker As a matter Of fact. these
criminal proceedings are side issue to the
civil proceedings. The people from Texas eX-
pecI get away with Mr.. Rice's fortune. but
AT. Rice intended that most Of il should go
= AeW-Hork and l wish 10 say that New
York IS going 10 get that money. When l say
nat the criminal proceedings are simply SIDE
issue 10 the civil proceedings I mean that II is
well known that these people who are trying
70 get away with this money think that by put
ing Patrick away in State prison they Will
hot have 10 go TO the great expense Of the civil
Proceedings
This therefore IS their first move in very
Vel planned game. AS to the last viii and
testament Of Mr.. Rice, have seen it stated in
Tie newspapers that the subscribing witnesses
say they Mr. Rice sign the viii May II
l0t be possibly true that the testimony of two
AFlng eye Witnesses may be OF more value than
ne speculation Of experts should the experts
Aeude in their charges that Of forgery Of the
second WIZ So far as that will is con
eerned, besides the statements Of the subscrib
ing Witnesses what are they going to say 10 the
.1ng list Of correspondence, extending over
ilhg period Of time. each letter bearing the can
.tAeq stamp and the postmark where It was
posted, each letter written and signed by Mr..