Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-07
RICE PLOT CONFESSION
The MiIIionare's Valet Accuses Law.
yer Pal. OK Of Murder.
JONES THEN CUTS HIS THROAT
Sensational Developments in the Famous
Rice Case In New York City-Thr Com
fession Charges That Patrick Caused
the MiIlionaire's Death by the Use OF
an Ancsthctic-Hc Denies the story.


Nov. York City (SpcciaD .-Dcvclop-
ments of IL sensational character have
followed each other in the now famous
Rice case. Charles +. Jones. who WAS
the private secretary and valet of
William Marsh Rice. the aged milliou-
airc. who died recently under Suspi-
cious circumstances. attempted To
commit suicide in his cell in the
Tombs by stabbing himself with Il pen
knife
The attempt was made Just about
twenty-four hours after Jones had
made Il full confession To Assistant
District Attorney Osborne in which
he practically accused .Alhcr, +. Pat
rick. who was the New York attorney
70, the old millionaire, OF numbering
Mr.. Rice by the administration q.
drugs, ard finally of some aucSthc;iC.
Jones also said that Patrick gave him
the knife and urged him 10 commit
suicide. Mr.. Osborne declared that
.IoncS'S confession was voluntary. Mr..
House. attorney for Patrick and Jones,
has charged Osborne and Captain Me
Clusky with employing the lhrd de
gree.
It is stated that Il personal friend of
Jones induccd him to make his con
fession. At least il was this friend,
whose name is withheld, who went to
Assistant: District Attorney Osborne
auG invited him 30 interview the priS-
oncr N the Tombs. Mr.. Osborne ac-
cepted the invitation. JonCsS confess
sion was heard the presence ot wit
nesscs and tallcr down by st,uo-
graphcr.
Jones reserved nothing in his con.
fesSion. He told of thn dazzling temp
tation of SI.OOO,0OO. the opportUnc ar
rival of the very man who hal The
knowledge and the TcrVc Ia ,!o the
part that was beyond Jones of the ad-
ministration of tablets, thr constit-
ueDts of whicn he did not Know. he
final hastcning of the end o. the dying
man with the ancsthctic. tile over
hauling of Ricc's paper and the nsr of
the dead mans check book
.Iones's description of the last mo-
| mcnts of Mir. Rice. which is Il part of
his confess, follows:
Mr.. Patrick asked me fer towel
and sponge. and | go' them for him.
He then asked me 10 .caVc the room.
| left the room. He said: i VIII re
main with Mr.. Rice until H. goes 10
| sleep. and Will go ont the siGC door.
Two minutes later | heard Mr.
Rice laughing after left the room. I
went To the door and p"cped in, and
saw Mr.. Rice lying on his back. and
the towel was folded in = cone shape
and was over his whole face. ana Mr..
Patrick was holding il over his face
with his right hand. Mr.. Patrick did
not see me. nor did Mr.. Rice.
opened thc door just enough 20 see
what was going on and just aS soon
as | saw the position OF things | went
am laid down on my bed and wen, TO
sleep.
when | woke NJ. about = O'Clock. |
turned the light MP. ! took hold of
his hand and found il limp ana life
less. first looked for Mr.. Patrick.
and then sen! for The doctor When
the doctor came he pronounced Mr..
| Rice dead"
Lying on Il COZ in Bellevue Hospital
Jones was heard 10 cXclaim: only
think that | was in hat otncr room
| and knew that Mr.. Rice was being
killed and didn't :'aisc my haud 10 hclp
| him"
Patrick denied Joncs's story FROM
beginning to end
POWERS AGREE ON CHINA