The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-05
At. PATRICK ARRFSII
he Valet Of MllIiopslr. sle. !, I.
Cusisdy.
CHARGES Of FORGERY MADE AGAINST.
Lawyer Patrick Mad.
Relative to His Rec.,., ss'sse
from the Late Millio.., .sss'

NetSvtige hurea.
nouneed tonight that his men "a ~
lawyer Albert Patrick and 4. s''''
Jones, in connection with the e.s, /, 4, 4
nam RICE, the Texas millionaire e "
suddenly in this city week A. e. T.. "a
Inc strong box of the dead &.
opened tonight. In the vaults !, n 4. n
deposit company of New York, xb.,. !!
pox was located, were present !, ~, ~ y
oap'alh James A. Baker Of Tsx,s n J
one OF the executors OF the Ads. !,
aead millionaire; James W. Gsr,,a !, \
legal representative; N. + M.,..
nish official of a Texas railway i Z.
the late Mr.. Rice was interested &. :
bert 7. Patrick. the lawyer who sr,.,
the case. Mr.. Medium was ths.. !,
capacity of a friend OF Canta. -.
George II. Vose, secretary Of the u. I
post company, was present a.
sentative oil the latter. No will Va. ,sn,|
but there We're securities estlmr.a !. n
worth about $1,000. 1000. The prone,r N
remain in the custody of the SAFE A..
company until such time as tbs sor,s,
snail feel authorized to deliver th.r \
some one entitled to receive them. M
Mi. Gerard said tonight. may have !. N
decided in court. On the question OfR]
gaticn, Mr.. Gerard declined to SPEAK
The exact charge against Patrick N
Jones is that they forged a sisnatur, \
checks and assignments drawn BY The N
millionaire.
The day following the death Of Mr.. hi
Mr.. Patrick took to the banking hou, \
S. M. Swenson & Sons check dn,l
in his favor and signed by Mr., Rice n
$4,000; another for $4,000 and II
checks on the Fifth Avenue Trust 81
pany for S25, 600 and s1S5,OOo respsctIy,,]
All these checks we're submitted n
arately to handwriting experts--wlA1
A. Kingsley. David NJ. Carvaho and d
Hagen of Troy. N. Y. They all exan.a
the checks separately. They agresi 1
conclusion that the signatures vi
forged.
The experts found that an assIgnr.d
purporting to have been signed BY n.
Rice was forgery. On the finding
the experts the arrests we're made. Jaa
was arrested in his room. Patrick Vi
arrested at the office Of the New Ys'
Safe Deposit company, where the uii
containing Mr.. Rlce's securities vi
opened.
1t appears that Mr.. Rice made two w
The first was executed in September x
and was sent to Mr. Rice's attcruu
Houston, Captain James A. Baker Y
Patrick produced a copy Of second q
drawn by him on June 30, 1900. Ii "
second will. it is alleged, he (PiHiN
received about nins-tenths OF the mlei
aires estate. The second will ccniiia
al the benehciaries mentioned 10 Y
first and gave TO them more money y
they had been bequeathed in the firsi ~
The William NJ. Rice institution for y
advancement of literature, science y
art at Houston, which was to get nal
-tenths of thu property BY tsA
: will. WAS cut out largely 10 the ~
will.
The prosecutors claim that saose'.'
; to the signing OF the second viii VI =,
, assigned and transferred to Nj, Ha'
} absolutely all his estate and ne' nus
agreed to pay him an annuity q =.
: and to erect monument cosiias =
, over his remains.
"After arrived here on Thufsca' y.
= Ing" said Captain Baker tonlsas &
, vestigated as fully as could all 'p'
3 in connection with the case, Ai'e' 4
ing my investigation ] received :.
tation from Captain McclusAs'
!. mon him and he told me that ~ y
checks presented to swenson : ~ '.,xss
l suspected BY that firm OF pelps ~
soorred the checks from NJ r1
: and turned them over to Captain I. !, !
T.. rov Tbey we're then submitted . y N !
nerts who have reported their 's''''
5 character" ~, hr cgsl
Mccluskey in the presence " ..I,aBi
n go, - make a statement for pas's'
: 80 - h,s own defense. He said I.
~ tro y sections ! had with NJ s@ ,,s
t tna res,,t Of a previous a'as,. ".
Z which l had with him, -, ,s !, "A
i o oH, rbs account of the Fifth Av ss.,s.
n Oomnany and the account At !. !. s' II q
: sons we're prepared in my 0in .'.. 4,
! cent cent to him by trusted mesh ne Il y
9 s ssoes' took them there i : ~
that Mr.. Rice would not ~, y Il, "
IN, ,ns' sp pot it being contrary = , n
to sign papers Of thai ANY
h consideration. harvested v
Two days later was l sas sent
III pics to have the witnesses ia + ID y
:, 5 mis- mis- house. He ackaovlsas,Ia. y. =
d witnessed the asslsnmsn
" brought back to me !. shIss =
3 III indeed these checks ..',.,,, ptr
,, n brought 20 me the sa'us nj ~
e 1sals are torgeries ! can q ssI,s1
n Tt that they are 50. The ' slS', When sl
8 s 80 NJ. 9 Rises death BY oy ls.n
il trsely and Willingly tuf ,nassrsstls,a,. I
5. Captain Ever Eve made "a any r, 81
lie other than that 10 re- y same dn K, Il 4
be NO bottom. on tno .srtidsd }! X y!
ne inc ~ tsacls we're 'sered Us 4