New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02

or ] a m nearer 2. think. Patrick said over
the telephone when called him up ne "ouiH
ar the house in one hours tim tie got
there betw cen ! ADD : O'clock and TOD nm
and showed him t.he kilograms from Captains
Baker and Rice. aud also ahou; the detectives.
and related az Hei ! could THEN questions
and my replies II said. J VIII he up carry
Tomorrow morning. and hsYe You fully posted
on everything No,r. Jones we are in for it
ing did not sleep much because didn't know
what was coming next. Tp 70 this time was
in the dark as Ia the general situation. knew
those checks not right.
He came about o'clock, and told me 80 say
day morning to settIe the Holt claim. H told
not to leave the house-to remain there till
he came back H" said he was going to cal or
the cremation on accoUnt the telegram, but as
matter of fact the detectives had told me the
night before not to cren: ate the body.
Patrick said nothing, am almost positive, at
this time about keeping the facts IF the medi-
cine secret IL remained while ] went for
10 breakfast and after that | returned 10 the
house. L accompanied by the detective.
When I returned l found that many had come
twenty twenty -fve-to the funeral.
After the funeral, Valley told me that the Chief
of Police wanted me at Eeadquarters He ais"
told Mr.. Patrick and told the undertaken
that the body must not he moved under
any consideration without the Coroner removed
representative OF District Attorneys office till
about , 2 M. Mr.. Osborne came and talked to
Mr.. Patrick first and To me afterward. I do not
remember the conversation When ] reached
home the body gone. and returned
dbHut " q CLOCK II was kept tlil thursday morn
ing. and Captain Baker and Rice arrived, and
il was then cremated. That about the end
of il.
JONES PIQUED AT PATRICK.
After Mr. Osborne had made public the
fession of Jones he said TO the newspaper men
who were in his office
The reason which Jones gave for making this
confession the feeling thai since the i'm
1risonincnt Of himself and Patrick he had
learned that Patrick was consulting with people
without saving anything to him Jones felt in
ether words, hat he was being left out Of it
AND that Patrick was only looking out for his
interests.
The first intimation he gave Of his desire to
make a confession 10 captain Baker. Ar-
CnrdinglY he n message Captain Baker
that he wanted to see him Captain Baker came
and saw Jones. but the latter dil not say any
thing because he was afraid some one might
overhear him That was week or more
Hornblcwer. Byrne. Miller & Potter to the effect
that he desired to see me. Accordingly I made
an appointment and mel Mr.. Hornblower. Mr.
Ryrne and Mr.. Miller. Of the firm. and also Cap
tain Baker. Then sent a message 70 the Tomhs
and asked Jones if he wished to see me. His
confession was. therefore. of his OWN viii. That
Tuesday afternoon.
On the following afternoon in order to get
further details from Jones I sent for him
again, and again told him exactly what told
him the night before with regard to the warn
ing, and further stated that I had right to
chose 10 make it; hut told him if he did make
any statement I wanted him 10 tell only the
10 me about questions that I asked him.
This conference in my office here in the
Criminal Courts Building
Mr. Osborne WAS asked what part Of the Rice
estate Jones had expecte ed 10 get. He said Jones
told him Patrick had assured him OF being we'll
cared for. but had promised nothing def
mite. The estate, Mr. Osborne said. was esti-
mated at from 50 900 600 to SIS 100000 The in
formation that Jones desired to confess came 20
the District Attorney Oh FRI NJ
who was present ut the actual confession Mr..
Osborne declined TO give the friends name, but
1t is understood to be Captain Baker.
PATRICK SILENT
Ms. Osborne said word had been sent at the
same time to Patrick telling him the District
Attorney would be glad to hear from him If he
cared to make a statement. Mr. Patrick replied
that he did not care to say anything.
Asked If he thought Mr. Rice had been chloro-
formed. Mr.. Osborne said Jones had spoken of
hearing the old man give hearty laugh and
Mr.. Osborne remarked that it is We'll known that
certain an@sthetcs produce laughter. MI Os-
borne closed with these words:
] Will nos say that l believe Jones and that
viii now cease prosecuting him. but hold him
instead as a witness against Patrick. That
question is greatly worrying just present
This much, however, ! know to be true-that
Patrick has been the master mind in this plot TO
Obtain the cid mans millions.
Or, Walker Curry, the physician who AT
tended Nj. Rice during his last illness and
summoned to his bedside the Sunday night
on which he died said yesterday;
reached the room of Mr.. Rice at $50 p, m,
and found that the old man had apparently
been dead twenty minutes. There were signs
that ether chloroform had been used, did
The dead man show any indication of having died
from unnatural causes. Ether or chiorotorm
scents room for soTae time after being used,
and hangs longer IN the air Of a heavily fur
nisled room than more barren. The room
in which the Old died was not heavily
draped, but would not be clear Of such Vapors
in less than hour
I carefully examined the body, the eyeball the
tongue the throat and the legs. Nowhere had
rigOr mortls set in There visible
tortion of any part.
! will not say that Mr.. Rice could not have
been murdered with chioroform, but believe
that if such had been the case it is very remark
able did not detect the fact.
.TONES'C F'EEOPT At STTT(YDE