The age-herald., 1900-11-03
THE RICE CASE
District Attorney Thinks That Others
 Are Implicated

New York, November 2.-Charles F. Jones, the personal attendant of the late William M. Rice, who attempted to com init suicide yesterday, was visited in the hospital today by Dr. Christian, who has him in charge Dr. Christian said that Jones was very much improved.
 The hearing of the application by the proponents of the Baker will of the late MT Rice, that later will, which is al- legged to be in the possession of Albert T. Patrick was placed on file in the office of the surrogate. was today adjourned until November 20.
 Assistant District Attorney Osborne said today that 1t was his opinion that more than one man had been concerned in a gen. eral conspiracy to get possession of Rice's S property.
 He was asked if there would be any fur there arrests in the case, and said not at this time, stating 1t would be first neces- sary to get the evidence.
 "I shall take no steps until I have fully corroborated the confession" he continu- ed. "I know that Patrick was informed of Jones' confession or at least a part of it, before it was made public. He has made no statement.
 ''I expect to see Professor Witthaus soon and learn If the lungs of the dead man were preserved. I am informed that the lungs showed indications that would sug- gest smothering, and l wish to ascertain fully about it.
 T shall be busy for five or six weeks in completing all the details of the case and in verifying Jones' confession"
 Assistant District Attorney Osborne, In further statement given out this after moon, says that Dr. Bull, the surgeon, performed an operation on Dr. Rice's face about six months before he died. In us- ing an anti-septic he included bichlorde of mercury. The tablets prescribed by Dr. Bull were of grayinsh color. MT. Osborne further said that Prof. Witthaus knew nothing of this in making his analysis. pr. w. T. Bull who performed the op- eration on Rioe's face, said later: "I was called in by Rices physician Dr. J. Milton Abbott, of 19 Filth avenue, to perform a slight operation on Rice's face. The opera tion was not serious and did not even re- quire ether"
 Miss R. J. Evans, Dr. Bulls head of flee nurse, who had charge of the opera tion, said: 'I did use bi-chloride of mer- cury, but l took away every tablet not used. l diluted the tablets and bathed MT Rices face with the solution. These tablets were bluish in color"
 pr. Bull continued, saying: There are white tablets of this sort, but never use them. l myself am not very well &C., quainted with the effects the tablets would have when taken internally. I know they would cause extreme congestion of the bowels and inflammation. 1 don't know whether they would kill a man unless talk en in large quantities. The tablets are sold at drug stores like headache drops and other articles without red tape, and n hn NUnx fhnxv IN As face wash they are perfectly harm leSs."
 Frederick B. House, counsel for Jones 6 Patrick, accompanied by former Assistant District Attorney Battle, went to Bellevue Hospital this afternoon and talked with Jones for half an hour
 When leaving MT. House said that he called simply to visit Jones, seeing that he was in such trouble. He called Jones c poor man in hard luck"
 Efforts were being made this afternoon to determine the exact amount of poison