The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-09
JONES HAS NEW ACCUSER.
SAYS HR PLANNED WIN HIN TO
DRAW UP A VIII
Exsminatioa Of RIcs's Secretary and OF Law
yer PntricI Again Postponeh-somo Talk
OF an Andayit Accusing Jones Of Plot
ting to secure His Employers Estate.

ting to secure HIS Employers fstate'
The examination Of Abort I. Patrick and
Charles +. Jones on the charge Of forgery In the
second degree was adjourned again yesterday
Y Magistrate Brann IN the Centre street police
court. this time until Monday morning at /
o'clock. The prisoners were remanded 20 tho
Tombs in default OF tlO, 900 bail each. When
the case was called yesterday Assistant District
Attorney Osborne said TINT by agreement with
Frederick b. House. counsel for the accused. he
would like to have the examination adj urned
until Saturday. The Magistrate would not
agree 10 this. IA Saturday is a half holiday. and
he wished to get through with IL in one day.
Monday was finally liked upon. and the formal
complaint was hen drawn M,
The complainant is Detective Sergeant
Arthur Carey, and lie charges. on infoma-
sion and bo.ief. that Patrios and Jones, acting
In concert. forged the $4,000 check purport-
ing 20 have been drawn by William NJ Rice
In Patriok's favor on the banking house OF
S. NJ. Swenson A sons. The complaint states
that John ". Wallace, the cashier for Swenson
A Sons. and Waiter o. Wetherhee, one Of their
clerks, pronounce the check n forgery. Wether-
be1, according 20 information obtained yeSter-
day, will be an important witness for the people
1t WA stated by the police that he has made
AFFIDAVIT that Jones proposed TO him that they
draw up a document purporting to be the last
will Of Mr.. Rice, under which they should each
receive a liberal share Of the estate. This
alleged will. according to the information.
Jones was to prevail upon Mr.. Rice To sign.
When asked to verify this story MIR. Osborne
said
Il have seen no such an1davit. but ! was
informed by James W Gerard. counsel for
SYcuson & SOas, that some such affidavit
was IN existence and ] think Capt McClusky
Just ne Mr. Osborne said this Mr. 0orard
% Hcees'e9 to SMiTm. but S1p'MSh T' OSBORNE f1H1GiHf promp pqy
suggested that il would be better Tor Capt
Nstia;ky . ssiy' c.s the ''PT! Mr eer%5d
an aS IA 9e T iS s]Si. 1d%t' n %1i sha an i IMPORTANT SSt
eniT,nS ave ebont He ,n |" VIZ should bss Teissrret
{ Nm II he ,,s sad a. tnq Eoa he s4dP Gs, the o ~, SHty
had been referred to him, McCiusky made this
statsnent: nun
ue nsve cconggdsnro tbat uaRR2onTt i a. time i'm Ibnt
JTones and LAWYER Patrick became ACQUAINTED
g gotms mto o Inc nrYopegtv OF the 99sed miiionaire,
IThbits man Who's obp9mee NAV soon be- disciossS'
told Us that Jones wanted hiP to 60 TITO q
in IPice' - viii. Jones. in conversation With the
man, I. reported TO have profe.srd that be
aur'us nau Z $50 oaohed n y,
man ~ I W rfib lanes o0ns ,11F R,S .evepsI p nopve Spp tinn.
more. but suddenly the negotiations were
Wetherbee was seen T6en he lsft the District
httnrnGy onhfe oo w. st ,n ~ nm Y mas De g
r%efeTence 70 the ardaylt referred 70 j, viii
anitavIt ! S1hn.I dt Y me Subject new
preson who PROCESSES to have heard II is as FOL
lows; ne asserts mar some urhe tasi January
Jones sem a letter 10 MN IN Whlch M~euherbee
WIS hNhFu 70 lhlHt lHlc anu
place az when Jones couId meet
mn 60 dscH Ws,b an .m 1p0IIsd 70 ,b. matter s,,eT
telling Jones 70 come to the bank. To this
Jones replied that the banking house Iouldn,t
WetSer6ee hnsiiy named by letter another
place OF meeting when ne tWo men met.
provide Jones with a typewritten, will purport-
ing, to have been eyeclted by Mllnam NJ RICE
ana Gqr OSms @ oNd I Sn SbI IG Terms t5ns. w wnl999 S Son ,ss
chief beneilcLarE' Zones specited that ior
dong tnis Wo * Metnerppe enes shon'd receive
would ger Mr., RiGc 70 sign the will; w
Rice t fhSrt'a ihe latter tn%' w .e 1du do ouS wba y I .1 0pes
,oIG b tiIn' liz / %added" that il 4 would be- n yane
sqry 20 have a typewritten will, TO avoid com.
pnGatiohS rt~4Itihg ION any ahaiysis o.
Mether9ee ln1lRnantIg refused 10 consider
H ~ ~ H,uboor ron Wv Nv b.t bod enueu
70 one Of his emnloyees, who suggested that,
WWee"iSSerbee reduce It to writing and MAKE maxi
aInidSvit, to, it., This he, did, sttsc6ed to the
papers the, letters he Ind received from Jones
and aled all ne doGqnepts awey ..
not long after that VII, Swsn,oo related
Jones 70 their SouPsel; Bowers Sands
TO The Gaze and he was .r 1sks e to adyiSe as to
Thether the mat'er shEuid De reported 70 MI
s S''e si n on" i Jones had the. i]nnaeeEnooe" ny he I su I'd
be had over mr., tioe ana inc ne tetter had
ihb ao 10 JSIn Ssntiismnn night - made d Ttee' heIihsyc