Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-01


When Mr.. Patrick brought him some tab
lets Patrick had said he had taken some
himself. Two days after this Mrs. Van
Alstyne advised him to eat bananas. Mr..
Rice said the bananas clogged his stomach.
and told the doctor. The doctor said that
Rice. having diarrhoea, he would pull
through. The tablets were taken every
night until Friday before Mr.. Rice died He
know of it. The last time l saw him take
them was Wednesday or Thursday before
his death.
Rice Became Fretful.
Friday night Rice fretted. worried and
grieved about his business in general, speak
ing of the Galveston flood and other things.
He was afraid that Patrick had got him
into some clutch by which he would lose
the most of his property. He worried and
cried like woman in Mysteries until
O'Clock that morning and then fell off into
sleep until o'clock.
He slept very little that night and he
sent me to Patricks house Saturday morn
ing and told me if l did not return with
the papers he would report to the authori-
ties. Patrick was agitated and said, 1
want to know Rice's condition and what
steps he will take and l want you to
telephone me, and If Rice takes any steps
to notify the authorities | want to know if
You will be sure and telephone me- L told
him that | would. When L went back Rice
was sleeping.
when | left Patrick's house I went for
the doctor. and when I returned Rice was
asleep, and nothing more was said about
the papers until Sunday morning, His
mind was wandering Sunday morning after
he woke up, and he talked incoherently-
About IL or Il o'clock he had improved,
and he asked about the papers. He asked
me why l did not get them. | told him
that Patrick had promised to call, but had
not done so. He told me to go and see
him again and tell him that he had given
him the last warning. He told me to tell
1t to him in the presence of some person.
l went to see Patrick, and he said the pa
pers We're in his office, and that he would
get them and bring them to me.
This was about l or = O'Clock. He did
not do so. and L went to his house about 3
pers. I told him to bring everything he
had in, and he wanted 10 know why Rice
wanted the papers. He finally did go to the
house.
The Smelling Salts.
Rice said he was very nervous and told
him to please, go away Patrick said, 1
have some smelling salts to quiet your
nerves Patrick asked for a towel and
sponge, and l got them for him. He SAID
that l must leave the room. l left, and
heard Patrick saying he would remain with
Rice. l heard Rice laughing few min
uteS 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 coud:-
ton of things l laid down and went 10
sleep:
when Patrick entered the room he
showed Rice a package He showed him
something in bottle which looked ike salt,
which he diluted in water and gave to
Rice, telling him it would strengthen him
very much.
II will not take it unless you take some
first said Rice. l asted it and 1t tasted
acid metallic like. | would not take II
unless knew what it was, and l put it on
the sheif: poured little out IN glass
from which he had taken some. This was
about o'clock. He was looking out of the
window. and l persuaded him 10 go to bed.
He said he would go. I carried him and
what Patrick had said about the papers and
OF his saying he would come to the house.
Patrick did not call the next morning
and Rice told me to telephone him and
tell him that this was his last warning.
~ telephoncd 10 Patrick about or $40
O'Clock. He came about o'clock and had
a package of papers with him. He Went
into the room with Rice, got into a chair
MIR. Ricc's Death.
Mr.. Osborne says Jones described Rice's
death as follows:
Mr.. Rice was very sick. Patrick said
to me Go get a DOCTOR l went for one
and he came back with me and pronounced
Rice dead. Patrick asked. How long has
~ minutes
This was about O'Clock Patrick asked
the doctor what was the next thing 10 DO.
The doctor said to get an undertaken. The
doctor recommended an undertaken named
Senior. Madison avenue and 53th street. I
went there. but could not get Senior. and
Patrick said: Never mind, III get an
other
when I got back I found an under
taller named PiowIight there. Then Patrick
took me aside and said: Now, Jones. we've
got to get all OF the old mans papers. IN
derstand must get all of Them We
took all the papers We could find, and
Patrick bupded them all up and took
them away with him. Monday morning
Patrick came to Mr.. Rices house. He
had a check book in his hand.
"IIe said: This is Mr.. Rices check book.
Then he showed me two checks signed w.
NJ. Rice. Now" he said, Il want you to
fill out the amounts of these checks and
al his request l filed out one for $21,o0o
and another for $4,000.
LAS to the embalming of Mr.. Rice's body,
the letter used was dictated by Mr. Rice
either in July or August, but it was not
signed by him. | saw this letter among
Rce's papers on several occasions.
"Inasmuch as / went up town TO see
Senior. the undertaken, while Patrick made
the arrangements for the undertaken ana
not see the letter that Patrick gave to the
undertaken. l have seen il several times
since. however, and can state positively
that it was the letter, unsigned, among MI.
Rice'S papers,.
The most of Mr. Osborne's information
from Jones was in the form of a written
letter on prison paper, both sides OF which
We're written on.
Jones does not state what became of the
bottle supposed to have contained poison,
but detective attached to the district at
torney's office yesterday went to Rice's
apartment, and there procured several bot
ties They were all taken to the office at
police headquarters.
A letter was sent to Patrick in the Tombs
embodying the substantial facts contained
in Jones statement Patrick sent back
word that he did not believe Jones had
made any such statement and that If he
had he had simply told mass of lies.
Patrick stated he was innocent, and that
he hoped to be so proven in the course Of
time.
DECISION IN PATENT CASES.