The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-02

men had been there and had been question
ing me about Mr.. Rices affairs. He then
went away and said he would be back in an
hours time.
" He tclephoned later and asked me again
about the telegram from Captain Baker,
and also about the detectives When he
came back he said not to say anything.
ai!d Il Will post you. Now Jones. we are
in Tor IT. Look for the worst" he said
/ l did not sleep much could not. knew
well that those checks We're not right.
e." Patrick. before he left, told me to say
That the checks in question were TO settle
the Holt claim. He told me he was going
to call off the cremation.
The detectives questioned and hung
around continually. and Patrick again said
rot 10 mention anything about medicines.
When the detectives returned ! went to
breakfast with them. They told me | was
wanted AT police headquarters. and that
wo"ld meet representative of the District
Attorneys office. and that no disposition of
the body would be made until the Coroner
notified.
When ] went 10 police headquarters ]
met Mr.. Osborne from the District .Attor-
ney's office. then heard that Captain
Baker would he in the city. and 1 was to
tell Captain Baker what / knew
y questioned Jones after he had con-
cluded the statement" said Mr.. Oshurne.
and asked many questions, all Of which
truthfuly."
MIR. Osborne was asked If he thought there
would be any more arrests IN the case. and
II any OF the Eo;artes that had been inter-
ested in the case would be arrested. He
said he was not prepared to answer the
question
PATRICK SUGGESTED
SUICIDE TO JONES.
MIR. Miller of the firm of Hornblower &
Byrnc was th, prison ward IA {,,Ii,,-r,,
Hospital with Jones for an hour.
Jones, lie said. was unuerved and broken.
He lay on his cot and sohbcG and cried Ike
child. Mr.. Miller said Jones told him that
Patrick told him 10 kill himself as he had
Il better opportunity to do so than he pat
rex, AS there was another man in the cell
with Patrick. Miller said that Jones further
quoted Patrick as saying:
|. What can ] do? | have two children
and what will become OF them in case am
tried and this is found out?"
Mr. Osborne was asked what part of the
kice estate Jones had expected 10 get lie
SAID Jones told him Patrick has assured
nm OF being well cared for, but had prom
ised nothing more definite. The estate Mr.
osborne said, IS estimated at from three 10
eight millions
The Information that Jones desired TO
make statement came to the District At
torney, Mr.. Osborne said, through a friend
Of Jones who was present at the time the
statement was made. Mr. Osborne declined
to give the friends name
MI Osborne said word had been sent at
the same time to Patrick telling him the
District Attorney would be glad to hear from
nm II he cared to make a statement MIR.
Patrick replied that he did not care to
say anything about any crime, but would
IKE 10 see Captain Baker about the estate.
Ihe District Attorney said the State did
not care to discuss the estate, but rather
Rice's death
Asked If he thought Mr.. Rice had been
chioroiormed. Mr.. Osborne said Jones had
spoken of hearing the old man laugh, and
he said 1t was well known that certain
anaeSthettc produces laughter
Mr.. Osborne was also asked that, IL in the
event OF Jontss DEATH his confession could
be used against Patrick?
or course not" he replied.
Some one suggested that Jones's antemor-
TEN statement could be secured and used
An antcmortem statement" said Mr. os-
oorne. made by third party is no use. 1t
must be made by a party about to die. No
person knows better than Patrick that In
the event of Jones's death the confession
could not be used. He is LAWYER. He
knows that dead men tell no tales
Before leaving his Office, Mr.. Osborne
said that he had given out all of tho con-
fession he intended to give out at the pres
tnf time ~ i''