The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-02

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SIS ono One was flied out for So 900 on
G. M. swenson & Sons, one for S25.0o on
the Fifth. Avenue Trust Company. and
tss lns s sa6 en tb sse n5a ~ ass
known--his words were: Legal right
Patrick Perfurbed.
''Hs left at $50 or o'clock. and said
he would telephone me 70 dictate mes
the checks we're good. About ii 20 oi'ciock
ne sass Gus. ne =, and s sss ,o we have
tell the bank that the checks were all
right About ten minutes later Mr. Wal
Re asked me 1ps TIE sSseks a., were re- IN Hlss y
Il Up. | VIII correct IL That is how he
explained the spelling q the name Albert
me TO have Mr.. Rice come 70 the phone
said; Very well,' and rang of. Then
! called up Patrick and told him. He
tina: Mr.. Rice was dead.
swenson came to the telephone and
asker about Rice, told him that he
about II. told him he had died at
o'clock the night before Patrick then
called me up again and said: These
people have kicked over the traces He
then dictated to me the message TO be
sent to the relatives The one 10 Capt
Baker read: Mr.. Rice died last night
al : o'clock. Doctors certificate reads
erai tomorrow. 10 o'clock Messages
OF similar character were sent to a
number OF others. sent word to Mrs.
Aistyne at p Fourth avenue. think
these are all the messages / sent.
Detectives Appear.
Mr.. Patrick came 10 the house be-
tween and O'Clock on Monday Mr.
ana MIS-. Carpenter and their son. Rob-
ert. were there. Mr.. Patrick asked them
70 attend the funeral the following day.
He went to dinner between and S
O'Clock y. m. and returned the following
day. The next day, about or . o'clock.
ho notices rt four men hanging around the
said they were lawyers. ! teiephoned
MI, Patrick about these men and he
told me not % let them In One came
IN and said ne was from a law office
ana wanted to seq me. He questioned
me about Mr. Rice's death and the
checks. don't remember exactly my
were not true Mr.. patrick telephoned
after they left. about ! O'Clock Mr.
Medium called and showed me teie-
gram from Can't, Baker. and asked II
he could assist In any way The taIe-
gram said: Look out for property and
valuables.' That was the substance OF
Mr.. Patrick called about or
o'clock. When he called | told him that
the four men had been there and had
been questioning me about Mr.. Rices
sffalrs ,,,. He s then went away, away and sad
tclephoned later and asked me again
about the telegram from Capt, Baker
and also about the detectives when he
and I viii post YOU. Now. Jones'. we
are In for II. Look out for the worst
he said,
Jones Could Not sleep.
Il did not sleep much. or could not
fAnf utts stra
right. Patrick. before he left. told me
10 say that the checks In question were
to settle the Holt claim. He told me
The detectives questioned and huns
around continually. and Patrick again
said not 10 mention anything about
medicines when the detectives city re-
They told me | was wanted at police
headquarters. and that I would meet q
representative OF the district attorneys
body would be made until the coroner
was notified. When I went 10 police
headquarters met Mt. Osborne. from
heard that Capt. baker would be In the
City and I was 20 tell Capt. Baker what
1 knew"
Mr. Osborne questioned Jones after he
had concluded the statement. and asked
many questions. all Of which lonea an
swered
Mr.. osborne was asked n he thought
there would be any more arrests IN the
case and " any Of the noteries that had
been interested IN the case would be ar
rested He said he was not prepared 10
answer the question.
jones uanerved.
Mr.. Miller, OF the firm Of Hornhiower 4
Byrne. was al the prison ward tn Belle
Nue hospital with Jones for an hour.
jones. he said. was unneryed and broken.
He lay on hts cot and sohhed and cried
like a child. MIR Miller said that Jones
told him that Patrick told him Go XIII
himself as he had better opportunity
10 do so than he tPatricki. as there was
another man In tho cell with Patrick.
Miller said that Jones further quoted Pat
rick as saying;
WHAT can do7 have two children
and what with become 81 them in case
am tried and this 10 found outT
Mr. Osborne was asked what part %
the Rise estate Jones had cspeeted 90
get. lie said Jones told him Patrick had
assured him u being well cared for. but
had promised nothtng more definite, Tbs
estate. MIR. Osborne said. Is estimated at
from three 20 eixht millions Tho fnfefa
nation that jones desired 90 make a
statement came 10 tne district attorney
Mr. Osborne said. through . friend ~
Jones' who was present st me tifng The
statement was made, Mr.. Osborne de-
csinsd 10 give the friends narao.
Patrick would Not Talk.
Mr. oseorns said word had been sent
at the sans tlme g rsirics, tsiifng him
thu district attorney wguid be Niaa 90
hear sraFA hsm u he cared Ga make .
statement Mr. Patrick replied that be
asa nor care 20 say anyth,ne about TIE
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