The evening times., 1900-10-05
RICES COUNSEL ARRAIGNED.
Sew York Lawyer Declares His Ar
rest an Outrage


NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Albert T. Patrick,
counsel Of the late William N. Rice, the
multi-millionaire recluse, who vas ar
rested last night on a charge CT forging
Mr. Rice's name to two checks for s55, ,o0C
and $65, 200, respectively, was arraigned
this morning in the police court.
Charles f. Jones, Mr. Rice's secretary
accused of completely with Attorney Pat
rick, was arraigned at the same time. The
two men had spent the night at police
headquarters.
Patrick was seen there early this morn
ing by reporter. He continued to as
sert that his Incarceration was an out
rage and said
Ny attorney will see me early today
Habeas corpus proceedings will be insti-
tuted at once and I will be out OF this
before sundown.'
The arrests are the outcome of the OPP
ening of Millionaire Rfce's strong box in
the vaults of the Safe Deposit Company
OF New York at 140 Broadway. This box
contained securities and mortgages worth
! 81, GOO. Geo.
Frederick B. House. counsel for Pat
rick, called on MIN this morning. Mr.
House said:
Mr.. Patrick will come out of this case
all right Despite the remarkable cCndi-
tion Of affairs everything that he did was
open and above board. He has had moth
ing to conceal from the beginning and he
is as hopeful now as he ever was
Mr.. House did not think he would inau-
gurate habeas corpus proceedings, tut try
and get the prisoner out on bail.
Captain McClusky refused to say wheth-
er there was anything found in Mr. Rice s
safe, when it was forced open yesterday,
10 give additional reasons for making the
arrest.
Capt James A. Baker, of Houston, Tex
as, the former business partner and law
yer for Mr. Rice, has been in consulta-
tion with the police ever since he came
here TO look after the Southern heirs OF
the millionaire. Captain Baker first show
ed Captain McCiusky the alleged forged
checks which had been presented for GER
tification to Swanson G Sons. The captain
remarked the similarity of the signatures
OF Mr. Rice. The checks were then shoHn
to Handwriting Experts KinsIey Carvalho,
and Hagen. who pronounced them forger-
les.
OF the Wills which Mr.. Rice made Cap
tain McCIusky had this TO say: Cap
tain Baker has a copy of the second will
and we are now trying to get the original
of It. The first Will WAS drawn by Cap
tain Baker in 1896. There vas a num-
Der of small amounts willed TO various
persons, but nine-tenths of the estate
went to the William N. Rice Institute for
the advancement of literature, science,
and art, of Houston, Tex. This was
founded by Mr.. Rice for the express pur-
pose OF making it his residu4ry Iegatee.
He gave s750,Go0 during his life and the
trustees now hold a check for s250, goo.
payable at his death.
The second will was drawn by Mr. Pat
rick. All the benefciaries that were nam
ed in the first Will are in the second will
and all receive slightly increased amounts
over the amounts named in the Baker will.
The residue is left outright TO Patrick On
September Z, subsequent TO the execution
OF the second will, Rice issued an assign
ment TO Patrick, transferring ell of his es-
tates and properties in every bank and
trust company in this city, in eonsidera-
ton Of Patrick's assuming 10 pay him S1G,-
I 600 year anu at his death TO erect q
| tombstone TO cost not more than So. Geo
The document assigning these to Patrick
has not yet been seem
AT the hearing this morning both Pat
rick and Jones were remanded until 3
T. clock this afternoon al which time AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne said he
would have formal complaints made oIt.