The age-herald., 1900-11-02
TELLS STORY OF CRIME Says That the Old Man Was
 Murdered by Patrick CLEVER WORK OF AUTHORITIES The Untaithiul Valet Out His Throat With a Penknife Given Him by
 the Accused Attorney-De-
 tails of the Confession
CLEVER WORK OF AUTHORITIES

New York, November 1.-The death of William Marsh Rice at the Madison avenue apartments on September 25; the attempt of his New York attorney, Albert T. Patrick, to cash checks for large amounts which purported to be signed by the millionaire; the refusal of one bank to cash the cheeks drawn on it and the discovery of the bank officials that MT. Rice was lying dead at the time the checks were presented; the subsequent claim by Patrick that MT. Rice had made him by will the trustee of his estate, which counts to anywhere from three to eight million; the charge of for gery both as regards the checks and the will placed on Patricks and MT. Rice's valet, Charles F. Jones; the arrest of Pat rick and Jones and their lodgment in jail, have kept New York interested for over month in what by the developments of to- day, promises to become the most cele-' brated of the many celebrated crimes which the courts of this city have been called on to investigate.
 The first incident which led up to today's climax was the fact disclosed yesterday that Valet Jones had been taken to the dis trict attorneys office and the rumor that he had made a confession to the authori- ties Before the public had time to learn If the report of a confession was true came the more startling news that during the night Jones had, In his cell in the Tombs, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with penknife, given him by Att torney Patrick, also confined in the Tombs, and for the purpose of getting rid of one of the witnesses to Patrcks alleged crime.
 His crime, according to the confession of Jones, parts of which the district attorney gave out, was nothing less than the mur- der of the millionaire by Attorney Patrick and the purloining of valuable papers relat- ing to the estate. The taking off of MT. Rice, says Jones, was done by internal admin istration of some poison, supposedly mer- cury, and the final application of a towel saturated with some anesthetic, esum- ably chloroform.
 In addition to the confession obtained from Jones' much information was obtained from the valet in regard to the finances of the old millionaire, and the various doc- uments he signed. This will prove of great value to the Texas heirs in event of civil litigation. Other arrests may be made as a result of Jones' confession, but no step in that direction will be made until the statements of the valet have been verified.
 The report from the hospital at midnight was that Jones was out of danger.
 Part of Jones' Confession
 That portion of the confession which has to do with the last moments of the old man is the following, given out by the au- thorities as coming from Jones, the scene taking place in the apartments of the mil lionaire as he lay sick in bed:
 Rice said, am nervous, MT. Patrick. I wish you would not trouble me. Please go away
 Patrick replied, T have some salts you might take that will cure your nervous. neSS.'
 He produced bottle and uncorked it. The contents smelled to me like some strong liniment.
 ''Then Patrick said to me: Get me towel and a sponge 1 got him both. Then Patrick said:
 Jones, you have to leave.'
 T left. As I was leaving Patrick said: 1ll remain here until MT. Rice goes to sleep
 "He closed the door behind me. I stood in the hall for a few minutes, and soon heard Mr. Rice laugh. I thought this was queer so I pushed open the door. MT. Rice was lying on his back in the bed. The towel that I had given Patrick was wrap ped around the sponge in cone-shape. This one was lying directly over MT. Rice's eyes and nose. Patrick was pressing it down with his right hand. Patrick did not see me, and of course MT. Rice could not. After seeing what I had seen l went in and laid down on my bed.
 MT. Rice grew very sick. Patrick said to me: Go get doctor.' I went for one. He pronounced MT. Rice dead"
 Attorney Patrick denies having furnished Jones the penknife, and he also denies the statement in the confession.
 Jones' after his statement and attempt to suicide, was taken to Bellevue Hospital hastily summoned physicians arriving in time to save him from death through loss of blood. At o'clock tonight, the hospital surgeon said he was slightly better and