, 1900-11-08
FOLLOWING CLUES
IN THE RICE CASE

New York, Nov. 3.-Asslstant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne says it is his
opinion that more than one mar had
been concerned in n general conspiracy
to get possession of I;ice's property.
He was asked if there would be any
further arrests in the case, and said not
Mt this time, stating 1t would be first
necessary to get evidence.
81 shall take no steps until l have
co~rrOboratcd Jones confession" he
continued. II shall be busy for five or
six weeks in completing all the details
of the case"
Mr.. Osborne believes he knows
where Patrick purchased the drugs
said by Jones to have been admins
tered. After he consulted with Cap
tain McCluskey, detectives were SEN
TO follow up this seeming clue, which il
Is believed was furnished by Jones in
the crOss-eXamination of Wednesday,
which was supplemental to the confess.
sion. From the fact that Dr. Curry,
Rice's physician, noticed no OdOr in the
death chamber upon his arrival there
the night of Ricc's death. 1t is surmised
that neither ether nor chloroform was
used by Patrick, as the odor of both of
these drugs is very pungcnt and re-
mains for II long time after admins
tratiOn. There are other anncSthetics
which are by no means so distinct.
There are many other clues con
tained in the crOss-cNaminatiOn of
Jones, which he detectives are follow
ing up with n view to corrOborating
his confession. The chief aim of Cap
tain McCluskcy is to find where the
things the valet AYERS were used We're
purchased and what they We're.
DIR. Bull, the surgeon, performed an
operation on IiiCc's face about six
months before he died. As an antisep-
tic wash he prescribed bichIoride of
mercury. Mr.. Osborne said this has a
bearing on the case, rs Jones has con
.essed that Patrick gave Rice grayish
tablets. The tablets prescribed by DIR.
Bull We're of grayish color. MIR. Os-
borne further said that Professor Witt
haus knew nothing of this in making
his analysis.
The hearing of the application by the
proponents of the Baker" will of the
late Mr.. Rice that the later will. which
is alleged to he in the possession of AL
bert II. Patrick. be placed on file i'll the
office of the surrogate, was to-day ad-
journed until November 10Th.
David l." Short, who executed the
will of Mr.. Rice, the one in which the
millionaire bcqueathed the bulk of his
fortune to Alfred II. Patrick, to-day
said:
Il went to Mr., Ricc's apartments at
the request of Mr.. Patrick. Patrick
sent II messenger boy to my office. l
went over to Patrick'S office. Patrick
said to me:
"'Hou are wanted up town to exc
cute some papers,
Morris Myers went with me. He
went AS a notary. | AS commissioner of
deeds. When we reached the apart
ments Jones let us in and escorted us
to Mr.. liice's room. Mr.. Rice was sit
ting ut his desk, and from n sort of
bin compartment that was over 1t
lie drew out his papers. He said to us
both. This is my will. gentlemen. |
have sent for you to witness my sigma
ture.'
He asked Meyer to read one partic-
ular paragraph or phrase in the will. |
do not remember what the subject mat.
ter of the clause was. | did not pay
any attention to II. Mr.. Rice seemed
to have much confidence in Myers. He
consulted him about his affairs fire.
quently. | did not know the contents
of the will, which was not read aloud.
| frequently executed papers for Mr..
Rice. | executed the assignments to
Patrick"
Mr.. Short further said that he never
talked to Myers or Patrick about the
Will or assignments. He had known MIR.
Rice for about Il year before his death.
MIR. Rice had not said anything to him
about another will.