The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-11-02
SENSATIONAL CRIME COMMIT
ED BY EMPLOYEES.
DRuGcfD IN HIS ROOM
One of the Nurderers Attempts
Suicide Confession OF the
Old Mans Valet.

New York, Nov. 1---Gharles H.
Jones. secretary and vailed 10 The late
William Marsh Rice who died under
suspicious circumstances, attempted
to commit suicide in the JoDbs early
today by cutting his throat lie was
taken 10 the hospital Assistant Dis.
triet Attorney Osborne this afternoon
gave out "a detailed statement of wilaf
Jones aaid o5 tho happenings subse-
aneDf 10 Riee's death, He said, quot
ing from Jeues' statemeutt
when 1 walked NJ about y O'Clock
oD tbe morning Of l2iee's death, hay
ing been iD the habit Of carrying
water ~ him since bis sickness,
asked him If he wanted some Water
and be did not answer, ! took mp his
band auG II was limp and lifeless !
~ once saw that he was either feigH-
ing or dead, ! first looked around the
house for Patrick and sent for the
doctor, told Patrick that Rice was
either sick or dead, ! asked him;
Where have you been, and how did
you get away
ne answered, \ will 80 and get y
doctor and come up,
1.-THE doctor and Patrick came to-
getber about $40 or y O'CLOCK, The
doctor examined Rice and said that be
was dead, Patrick was then very
NERVOUS and excited ana he asked the
doctor how long he had beea dead,
lie replied About twenty minutes, ;
"After the body bad been Laid opt
Patrick gathered pp all Of his letters,
! was with him and bad as much as
he 70 do with thai, lie gathered up
two watches ap1 all ~ lhe money
Thai was iu the trupk, Patrick said
thai be wanted all valuable papers,
Next day he came and took with him
bank books and check books, lie bad
with him u number NJ blank checks
~ have some checks that | want
yOn 10 III ont, said be, One on y,
N, Swepsop AZ Sons for $25, ,Oo0i one
was filed ont for $4,000 on >, d.
swepson a Sons, one for $4,000 op
the Fifth Avenue Trust company and
one for Sl8b, 900 on the same com
papy, lie told me he had the proper
right 10 cash these checks before
Rice's death became Known, his words
were Legal right
HHe left ut $3.50 or y o'cl0ck and
said he c0nld telephone me fo dictate
q message ~ be sent 70 relatives and
fo Baker and 10 tell the bank, N n
called up flat the checks were good,
rAboHt / 400 O'Clock be called me
NJ and said, 'we'ye made q bust of
w. lie again told me 70 tell the bank
that the cheeks were all right
That part ef the confession which
has ~ d0 with tho last moments 0f oM
man Rice N the following given ont
by the authorities ~ coming from
Homes, fhe scene taking place IN the
appartpepfs of The millionaire, and be
lying sick In bed, Iiiee saiai
" nm very perYoHf, Nv, PafFlck, !
Wish yoH wopld not trouble mo
PLEASE NJ AWAY
Patrick replie1i " nave some
salts here, M, Riee, that viii cure
Your nervousness, y
IIe produced u bottle and Hnforked
w. Vhe contents smelled ~ me likf
some yery stroHg llnanfnlt Then
Falrlek sald m me
nGrt me n towel pnd sponge, y y
gof him both Then falFiek sald !
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An | WAS leayipg, Patrick said I
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slppp,' and he closed fhe door behind
me,
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