New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02
RICF's VALET CONFESsE5.
Continued from first mage.

Patrick said that he would come 10 the house as
soon as he could do so without being seen--that
was before put him to bed.
LAWYER BROUGHT TIRE PAPERS.
He told me that If Mr. Patrick did not come
the next morning he would notify the authori-
ties and this was bis last warning. ! telephoned
10 Mr.. Patrick about or $50 o'clock. Mr.. Pat
rick said: 4 viii he at the house about
O'clock" He came about 4 o'clock. and had n
package OF papers ard sat in chair by the
bed. talking to Mr. Rice, and the Old man took
The papers from him Mr.. Patrick said: why
90 you wish the papers: 40 not remeHlnfl
Mr. Rce's answer. The old man then told Mr.
Patrick that he very nervous and dldn
wish he troubled
Mr. Patrick said something do not know
whether 1t MAS lin!ment or What-ana then
asked for bottle and sponge got them
for him. He then asked TO leave the ROOM
and l left the room. Patrick said he would re,
main with Mr. Rice until he went to sleep. aho
would go out by the side door Two minutes
later I heard Ar. Rice laughing went 10 Iie
door and peeped in. ard saw Mr.. Rice lNihs Oh
his back. the towel vas f. 1ad IN = cone SIIal
and Was over his Whole face ana AT IaliISh
WAS holding il over his face with his right hand.
Mr.. Patrick did rot see mo. nor DID MI tlce.
opened the door just enough to see what Wa. Nds
going on. ana just soon as saw the p"sltloH
Of things l went and laid down on my bed ana
when woke up about o'clock had been in
the habit Of taking water to Mr. Rices roam
when ne SIX. When asked MN II ne
NXanted water he did answer linen NEHleu
the light; that Is, ] turned the light up. loon
hold Of MS hand and found it limp and llfeless.
@or 81 ,bo do%,or Thea telephoned MI. Patrick
that Mr. Rice was either very sick or dead ana
Where have You been and how did you ee9
away" He said nothing to the ques.piii H. anu
he said Il VIII 20 ny and get the doctor = %
Mr.. Patrick and the doctor came apout %"
and the doctor pronounced MI Rict, aesa, az az
rick said: Examine him thoroughly ana see
how long he has been dead The doctor salo
he had been dead about twenty minutes he
seemed nervous and excited stop one minute
Dr Curry said he would have 10 noufY an I'M
eie-taker and Patrick asked him if he knew OF
l-cr and
man by the name of Senior or Senior on Maai.
sor-ave. between Fif'Y-eishth ana ~
SIS I went tn get the undertaken AT Patrick
request I failed 10 lind him and telephoneq
Rack Ia Mr.. Patrick thar could not fnd NM L
1eiephcned from drug store a. FlttE-nlhll-S -,
and Madison ave ana asked Patrick what to
DO Mr. Patrick said for me TO come back ana
he said he had arranged with Cha[leS ;l5i7,,
Az Patrick made his arrangements with him.
60 not know what they were
GATHERED Up HIS BELONGINGS
After Mr. Rice was laid out by Mr.. Potter, tie
7ndertaker's assistant. Mr. Patrick men Ga'tI
cred up ali the letters. 1 WAS with hln' hiG
as much 10 DO with this as he did. Ne gathered
1ip al the papers he had. two watches. ana All
the money that Sas in his trunk. and MI, rae
rick selected from the PAPERS We RAD c,I-er ~
such he Uanted, and CARRIED them away VIII
him. He said: 4 want 10 get an the papers
and take the valuable papers away
| asked him where ne had gore, ana why ne
went away and he said it was for my ones ;
good. not for his Patricl'sD. and he could not
-eII me- He returned next morning and orough!
hack the hankbooks and the chechpooks anu
had several checks signed in each hook He
10. Il uant one for S25 600 flled out on s. NJ
sSwenson &, Sons; l want one filed for soo,oU
on S. NJ. Swenson & Sons, and want them da5 se
Sentember % 1900. to be made out to the oIoef
of Albert T Patrick. I want one for S2b,ooo on
the Fifth Avenue Trust Company and WanI
one for S135 600 on the same trust companS- Il
want them payable I" the order OF Albert L
Patrick. '-lA ..,,
those checks before Mr.. Rqe,s death vas known
n the banks His words were legal rlght 10
cash those checks before Mr.. Rice's death death MAS Vas
known to the bankers; mean 'certiheh 'heS
he Jeff the house about $50 OF o'clock. and
1old NE that he would telephone me IN shoTs
time and dictate the messages that / should
send Mr.. Rice's relations and captain haker
and that il tie bank officials inquired of me II
-fhe checks good 10 assure them that they
|
A About 10 o. 1a:an o'ciock Mr. Patrick tele-
VI ,honed ME. and told me- he had had the SVEN
son check presented for certifcation, and that
we had made bust on those checks and ms
spelled my Patricksl name. and If they tele-
phone You tell them its All right ana ihat you
CJonesp had made The mistake. and that II they
would send It up 10 Won You would correct 1T
MISTAKE ON ONE CHECK.
About ten minutes after Mt Wallace teephoned
TIC ana told Die that there was check presented
there drawn 70 The order Of ALERT 7. Patrick,
aud indcrsed Albert T. Patrick 7 asked him
Il The mistake was in my handwriting He said
II Wa. 7 said. If you viii send il up ] VIII
correct it lie waited few minutes. came
hack ~ the phone and said. MIR. T. p. Sven
fbnus told hem Very well" and lie left
the phone, ] suppose-we each rang off-and l
called Mr.. Patrick and told him what Mr.. Wal
lace had said He said, If he calls again you
better tell him All Rice is dead" | telephoned
10 Nj Patrick l. hls Office No @I1 Broadway,
When Mr. Wallace called the second time, he
wanted 70 know i AIr. Rice was coming the
Telephone. | said 80. sir. he died last night
Ii asked me what | said l repeated it, lie
asked me- u hold the wire minute. I did 50.
HfT. Swenson came 80 the phone-I thought 1t
v-ss Mr. Svensons voice-and asked NE if Mr.
TF1re r-aG said he and he var fp3
70 know 70 whom ] had notified told him !
rotifed the doctor and his LAWYER He said.
Who is his laWyer?' | said. "A lbert T Pat
.E,ck % He LEFT TIE phone and so did l.
Nj Patrick teiephoned Inc in a short time and
told me, These people have kicked all out Of the
traces and won't come 70 the telephone for
me" He says. I expect there will be some
wiring done. YOU had better commence to wire
~ once; now note down What say and he die
rated the messages for me. Captain James a.
Baker Houston. Tex" IN substance; Mr. Rice
died last night o'clock. and DOCTORS certificate
old age weak heart. diarrhea left instructions
70 be inferred by the side of his late wife in
milwaukee funeral i"-rnorro" 10 a M .Sp0
Nadison-ave." This was. / think. on typewriter.
! sent one TO William NJ. Rice jr. relation,
a repetition Of the other; l sent this 10 Hyatt.
rex ] sent one TO Frederick l. Bynn No -
North NaIT-si-. Springfield. Mess. This as
above except that ] left out doctors certif-
cate snd place Of burial. This IS about the
substance OF what left out. also sent one 20
Mrs. c. s. Mckee Of No. - Yale-st., Spring
Palmer. Mass I sent one TO H :. LoYett. san
Reno Hotel: I sent one to Charles T. Adams.
AOnfcialr. n }, 10 MIS- MaIle an <AiStNIIt NO.
II Fifth-ave. / think this IS all sent
Go not remember whether Mr. Patrick and
telephoued after this that day think did
Mr Patrick came the house about or p m.
ih.s was Monday. Mr.. and Mrs Carpenter, and
son Robert were there. Dir. Patrick asked them
10 attend the funeral next day.
ORDERED TO KEEP OFT DETECTIVES.
Some time between 4 and O'Clock ! went tc
dinner and came back. Mr. Patrick remained
III O'Clock: h went away, saying he would he
Rack next morning or that night about O'Clock
/ don't remember exactly. and that some de-