Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27
PATRICK aud Roc Held.

New York. oct. 27.--Magistrate Brann
announced his decision today In the
case OF Albert r. Patrick and Charles
| L. Jones. counsel and private secretary
| respectively for the late William NJ.
Rice. holding them 10 await the action
OF the grand jury. Bail was fixed at
$4,000 each. The two prisoners are
charged with having forged the sigma
ture Of Mr. Rice, who died in his apart
ments In Madison avenue under strange
circumstances, % q check for $4,000
drawn on the banking firm Of Swenson
q Sons The check was made payable
20 Mr. Patrick The check was pre-
sented az the bank for certiflcation and
owing 10 an error In the spelling Of
Patricks name. held up by the banks
employees. Inquiry at the home Of Mr..
Rice by telephone disclosed the fact
that Mr. Rice had died the day before
the check was presented.
Professor Witthaus reported TO Coro-
ner Hart today that In his chemical
analysis OF the stomach OF William
Marsh Rice he found mercury and ar
senic.
In his report 10 the coroner. Professor
Wltthaus gives the result Of the an
alysis OF certain organs Of Mr.. Rice
which he received from the coroner, and
OF embalming fluid received from the
undertaken who embalmed the body Of
Mr.. Rice. The fluid. Professor Witt
haus says. contained besides formal-de-
hyde the following mineral ingredients:
Potassium. sodium. zinc and aluminium.
sulphuric acid, arsenious acid and
chloride. The embalming LIQUID contains
no mercury
Tho rar,,vt continues
1.-THE analysis Of the stomach OF the
intestlnes for vegetable poisons has
given negative results. The analysis
Of the stomach OF the intestines and OF
the kidneys for volatile poison failed TO
show the presence OF any foreign sub
stance other than formal-d de hyde. a
constituent Of the embalming LIQUID
mentioned before The analysis for
mineral poisons referred 10 below has
not vet been carried 20 the point where
zinc would appear, That metal may
or may not be present The stomach
was found 10 contain arsenic In notable
quantities and an unWeighable minute
quantity OF mercury. The presence Of
the arsenic IN this and the rarts mem
toned below would be accounted for II
the embalmlng liquid, sample Of
which | analysed. had been used in
preserving this body The intestines
were found 10 contain both arsenic and |
The quantity OF mercury
present in the sample examined was |
found TO be 000S6 gram in 25O grams OF |
tissue 20 seventoen-one thousandths |
grains per ounce, tof $50 cralnD
THE kidney contained arsenic and |
mercury also, The quantity OF ar |
senic has not been determined The
quantity ~ mercury present In the
sample examined was found 20 be o. O0si
grams IN l61 grams of tissue equivalent
10 .02S grains per ounce
81 would infer from the very small
quantity Of mercury found in the stom-
lch and the relatively large amount
found IN the intestnes and particularly
IN the kidneys that that metal In some
form 81 soluble combination had been
introduced In the BODY during
he life OF the deceased. prob
ibly several hours possibly days.
previous 10 his DEATH
Coroner Hart said he would report
20 the district attorneys
ifllce and that "a time would Doe set for
/ conference at which Prof Wlthaus
would be present lie said that on he
eport Of this conference a date would
BE- set for an inquest
A note was sent 90 Patrick and Jones
n the tombs notifying them Of the
lndings IN Professor Witthaus' report.
ZONES would make no reply. Patrick
ent back word that he did not believe
he statement and that IN HE mind
uch a biding was impossible. He re.
erred the sender Of the note 10 his
ounsel.