The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-02
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knew what 1t was and left it on stand
three feet from him. When L returned
some OF IL was gone-a very small part
just little out of the glass. asked him
4; he had taken it and he said: Yes, some
of 1t; about mouthful of it,
ut was then about o clock in the after
noon. Mr.. Rice sat by the window looking
out on Fifth avenue and remained there
until o'clock Then he went to bed.
heard a slight noise and went In, and Mr..
Rice was sitting by the window. Again /
tried to persuade him to go. to bed. He re-
fused al first. l carried him and put him
into bed l told Mr.. Rice that Patrick said
that he would come TO the house as soon
as he could do so without being seen-that
was before | put him to bed He told me
that If Mr.. Patrick did not come the next
morning he would notify the authorities,
and TO telephone to this effect to Patrick,
and this was his last warning.
II telephoned Mr.. Patrick about or $50
o'clock. Mr.. Patrick said: L will be at the
house about o'clock He came about
sat in chair by the bed. talking to Mr.
Rice, and Mr.. Rice took the papers from
him. MIR. Patrick said: why do you wish
the papers? l do not remember Mr. Rice's
answer. Mr.. Rice told Mr.. Patrick that ne
was very nervous and did not wish to be
troubled. Mr.. Patrick asked me for
bottle and a sponge and got them for him
He then asked me TO leave the room. /
left the room. He said: will remain
with Mr. Rice until he goes to sleep and
will go out the side door Two minutes
later L nedr0 MT. Rice Laughing. After i
left the room 1 went TO the door and
peeped In and saw Mr.. Rice lying his
back and the towel was folded i'm a cone
shape and was over his whole face. and
Mr. Patrick was holding il over his face
with his right hand. Mr.. Patrick did not
see me, nor did Mr.. Rice. | opened the
door just enough 10 see what was going on.
and just as soon as saw the position of
things I went and lay down on my bed
and went To sleep"
THE DEATH OF RICE.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne this
afternoon gave out more detailed state
ment of what Jones said of the happenings
subsequent to Rice's death. He said, quot
ing from Joness statement:
When l walked up about o'clock the
morning following Rice's death, having
been in the habit of carrying water to
him since his sickness, | asked him then il
he wanted water and he did not answer 1
took up his hand, and ii was limp and life
less. L at once saw that he was either
feigning dead. 1 first looked around the
house for Patrick and sent for the doctor
| told friend Patrick that Rice was either
sick or dead. I asked him; Where have
you been. and how did you get away? He
answered.: L will go and get the doctor
and come up The doctor and Patrick
came together about $50 or O'clock The
doctor examined Rice and said that he
was dead. Patrick was then very nervous
and excited. and he asked the doctor how
long he had been dead. He replied: About
twenty minutes.
After the body had been laid out Pat
rick gathered up all the letters. | was with
him and mad as much as he TO do with that
He gathered up two watches and all the
money that was in the trunk. Patrick
selected such as he wanted from the pa
pers. He told me that he wanted all the
valuable papers. The next day he returned
and had with him bank books and check
books. lie had number of blank checks
4 have some checks that / want you to
fill out he said. One on s. NJ Swenson &
Sons for SIS 200. one was filed out for &c.,
COO on s. NJ. SwenSon * Sons, one for Sos
coo on the Fifth-avenue Trust Company
and one for $135o00 the same company
He told me he had the proper right TO cash
these checks before Rice's death became
known. His words We're legal right He
left at $50 or o'clock and said ne would
telephone me to dictate messages to be sent
to relatives and Baker and to tell the
bank IL IL called up that the checks were
good. About II 80 o'clock he called me up
and safa: We've made a bust of it, He
again told me TO tell the bank that the
checks were all right. About ten minutes
later Mr.. Wallace called up and asked
for Rice He asked me II the checks were
in my handwriting. | told him Yes: IL
you Will send IT up / will correct it, That
Is how he explained the spelling of the
name Albert Albert, instead OF correctly.
Then he told me TO have Mr.. Rice come