Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-01
Murderer JONES
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Cut His Jugular Vein With POcketknlle
Makes Confession OF the Killing
of Millionaire Rice.

out going into fun detail he stated In |
eubstance that what Mr Wetherbee |
had testified 70 was true lie said that |
for some days prior TO iice's death |
Patrick had given Mr Rice tablets or |
a rayish color that Mr.. RICE TOOK !
those tablets from Patrick and that |
Patrick told him 10 take them, as ne |
had taken some himself' that about !
this time Patrick and Rice had become
very intimate; that Mr. Rice on Satut-
day sent Jones TO Patricks house TO
demtnd certain papers from PatHcH
that he had IN his possession
WHAT JONES SAID
Jones is represented to have said
This was about the 18th OF September.
MIR. Rice had been bothered with con
stlpauon. When Mr. Patrick brought
him some tablets Patrick had said he
had taken some himself Two days
after this Mrs. Van Alstyne advised nm
10 eat bananas. nv. Rice said the hama
mas clogged his stomach ana told the
doctor The doctor said that Rice. nav
ing dlarrohea. he would pun through
The tablets were taken every night un-
an Friday before Mr.. Rice died. lie
may have taken more II he did ] know
nothing OF Il. The last time ! saw him
take them was Wednesday or Thursday
before his death. Friday night Rice
fretted. worried and grleved about his
business I'm general, speaking Of The
Galveston flood and other things. lie
was afraid that Patrick had got him In
10 some clutch bv which he would lose
the most OF his property. He worried
and cried like a woman In Mysteries un-
IN 2 o'clock that morning ana then fell
Off into a sleep until : o'clock.
"He slept very little that night ana
he sent me to Patrlck's house saturday
morning and told me II did not return
with the papers he would report 70 the
authorities. Patrick was agltated and
said:
WHAT PATRICK SAID.
81 want to know as 90 Rice's condl-
ton. and what steps he viii take. and
/ / want you 70 telephone and u Elce
| takes any steps to notify the authorities
| | want 10 know II YOU viii be sure and
| telephone me. / told him that ] would.
/ When | went back Rice was sleeping.
/ When / left Patrick's house. ! went for
/ the doctor and when | returned Rice
was asleep and nothing more was said
/ about the papers until Sunday morning.
/ His mind was wandering Sunday morn
/ ing after he woke UP; and he talked
| incoherently. About II o'clock he had
/ improved and he asked about the pa
| pers. He asked me why l did not get
/ them. told him that Patrick had
promised TO call but had not done go.
/ He told me 20 90 and see him again
and tell him that he had given him the
last warning. He told me 20 tell II to
him I'm the presence OF some person. /
] Do rf..1f md hn uuI ii Tnp
| pers We're In his office, and that ne
would get them and bring them 70 me.
This was about or o'clock. He did
not do so and ] went 20 his house about
| o'clock. He said he would bring the
papers. told him 10 bring anything he
| had I'm the house and he wanted % know
! why Rice wanted the papers. He fnaIly
I did go 10 the house. Rice said he was
[ very nervous and told him to please go
l away Patrick said, i have some smell
ing salts TO quiet your nerves Patrick
asked for a towel and spoon and ! got
/ them for him. He said that ] must leave
the room left and heard Patrick say
Ing he would remain with Rice. heard
Rice laughing a few minutes later and
saw Rice lying on his back with the
towel over his head IN a cone shape and
Patrick holding it In his right hand
Patrick did not see me and Rice did not
see me. As soon as ! saw the condition
Of things laid down and went to sleep.
SHOWED RICE A PACKAGE.
when Patrick entered the room he
showed Rice a package He showed him
something IN a bottle which looked IKE
salt. which he diluted In water and
gave 70 Rice. telling him II would
strengthen him very much.
~ win not take II unless you take
some first. said Rice. tasted II ana
II tasted acid or metallic Ike I would
moi take il unless | knew what II was
and | put Il on a shelf | poured a
little out In a glass. This was about
8 o'clock. He was looking out Of the
window. and / persuaded him to go 10
bed He said he would 60. ! carried
him and put him in bed, When | left
I told Rice what Patrick had said
about the papers and Of his saying he
would come 20 the house.
patrick did not call the next morn
ing and Rice told me 90 telephone him
and tell him that this was his last
warning | teephoned 10 Patrick about
G or $3.50 o'clock. He came about
o'clock and had A package Of papers
with him. He went into the room win
Rice got into a chair and commenced
10 talk with Rice"
RICEs DEATH DESCRIBED.
Mr. Osborne says Jones described
Rice's death as follows;
MIR. Rice was very sick. Patrick
said to me. Go get a doctor, Wenl
for one and he came back with me and
pronounced Rice dead Patrick asked
How long has he been deadF me
doctor answered twenty minutes.
This was about o'clock fatrlct
) asked The doctor what was the mex
thing 10 do. The doctor said TO gel
| an undertaken. The doctor recon-
mended an undertaken named Senior al
Madison avenue and Fifty-ninth street
/ went there but / did not get Senior
and Patrick said Never mind, l vii
Get another. When | got back
, found an undertaken named FLOW
right there Then Patrick took M
aside and said Now. Jones we've go
, 10 get an Of the old mans papers
Understand, we must get all OF them'
, We took all the papers We could hn'
and Patrick bundled them all up am
took them away with him. Monday
morning Patrick came TO MI Rice.
house. He had q check book IN oil
! hand. He said This Is Mr. Rice
| check book Then he showed me wv,
I checks signed by Rice. Now, ne SAID
4 i want you 20 M out these amount
/ Of these checks And at his reques
/ ] filed out one FOR $4,000 ana anothe
/ FOR $4,000
EMBALMING OF THE BODY.
d "As TO the embalming Of Mr.. Rice
h body the letter used was dictated o.
4 Mr. Rice either In July or August bu
10 Il was not signed by him. saw TN
e occasions Inasmuch as ! went ~
+. town 20 see senior, the undertaken
4 while Patrick made the arrangement
e Tor the undertaken. did net see IN