The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-04
JONES AGAIN ON THE STAND
The Discrimination of the Rice
Case COnspiratOr Continued.
Witness Closely Questioned by One
of Patrick's AttOrneys-He Claims
That He Destroyed Letters Written
Before His Attempted Suicide.

MS ATTEMPTED
NEW YORK, April 4.-VaIet Charles
f Jones. who is testifytng against At
torney Albert T Patrick in the pro
ceedings against the latter charging
him with the murder of the aged mill
lionaire, William Marsh Rice, resumed
the stand this morning at 1890 O'Clock
TO submit to DISCRIMINATION on the
confession that he killed Rice at the
instigation of the lawyer defendant
Attorney Moore. who is one Of Pat
rick's counsel, started at once to put
Jones Oh the rack He asked the late
rnilfonal res vaiet-secretary where the
letters were which he said he had writ
ten ia Ire evening some hours before
he tried 20 commit suicide. Jones said
that he had destroyed them as soon as
he returned to the Tombs from the hos
pitaI He said that prisoner in the
Tombs gave the letters to him when
he came back 10 the Tombs-
There we're three or four letters.
Jones said. and he had left them on
had completed two and had started
third nhen ne was / ite- -Ipted and con-
seQuently had not put any Of them in
envelopes. He did not remember to
whom the completed ores were ad-
dressed, but thought that he had been
writing the third one 10 Mr. House.
who was then his counsel.
The interruption ofswhich ne spoke
was a cali to go to the district attor-
l.
Captain McCluslky. Mr.. Osborne, and
Captain Baker. He said that up to that
time he recalled no conversations with
the authorities and Captain Baker at
which there was any representative Of
the lawyers who were counsel for Cap
tain Baker and the proponents for the
1896. the so-caIled Baker Will
No more puzzling psychological phe-
nomenon has appeared on the witness
stand hereab outs than Charles F. Jones.
who says that at Albert T Patrick's
fnstigation, and. in pursuance Of an
elaborate conspiracy, he murdered VIII
liam Marsh Rice. TO whom he had been
valet and secretary for three years He
has been testifying against Patrick for
two days in the murder examination
before Justice Jerome.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
is confident that Jones, in his last con-
fessiOn. has told the truth, but every
now and then Mr.. Osborne looks al the
witness in a perpIexed way. If the va
let's attitude was remarkable when he
was testifying on the direct examina-
ton and when his frightful narration
proceeded smoothly. without emotion,
and with but little questioning, it is
still more remarkable, now. when he
is testifyinig or cross-examInati0n.
Jones shortly after his arrest told a
story to Captain McCIusky which ap-
parentIy excuIpated both Patrick and
himself a month later he told a diff
ferent story to Mr.. Osborne. excuIpat-
ing himself and discriminating Patrick.
Since the murder proceedings began he
has told a story discriminating both
Patrick and himself. These three sto-
rfes have been recorded, the first by
Captain McCIusky's stenographer, the
second by Mr. Osborne himself, and the
third by the stenographers who are
making a record Of the present proceed
ings.
The third story, the one told this
week, was given in outline 10 Mr. Os-
borne in aJnuary. This, Jones says, is
the true story, and the ether TWO. with
anything else he may have told police
men. reporters, representatives of the
district attorney, or Mr. Rice's repre-
sentatives or relatives. IRE in whole or
in part lies Because they were lies.
he tells Attorney Moore. of counsel for
the defence. who is conducting the
cross-examinatfon, he cannot recall