The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-10
PATRlCK'S LAWYER NElILED
LOSES HIS TEMPER OYER QUESTION
 BYMR. OSBORNE.
Charges the Assistant District Attorney With Unprofcssional Conduct Tho Latter Makes Heated RetOrt-The Question Asked Concerned Confess sion by Jones to MT. House A Point for the Prosecution


 New York, April 9.--A feature of the examination of Valet Jones in the day session of the hearing concerning the death of William Marsh Rice, the Texan millionaire, was line of ques- tioning which led to a heated scene at the noon recess between Attorney Moore, who represents Lawyer Patrick, and Assistant District Attorney Os- honre
 Frederick House is one of Patrick's lawyers. Previous to Jones' turning states evidence, MT. House represented the valet also.
 During all the long cross examina- ton of Jones' which ended only an hour before recess, Mr. Moore made it ap- parent that his questions were all di- rected al one point. He sought to show that Jones' story was concocted at the instigation of some ofthe men interested in disproving the second Rice will.
 When at last MT. Moore said: We are through with the witness MT. Os- borne on the rebuttal leaned back in his chair and asked quietly: 'Jones, to whom did you first tell the story of your having chloroformed Mr. Rice? I mean the same story you told here?"
 ITO MT. House" was the reply.
 The question apparently was sur prise
 MT. House flushed and looked hard at the table Patrick tugged at his beard and MT. Moore sprang to his feet.
 We object to that question:" he i've have some rights i'll this court. Anything the witness said to his counsel involves the prisoner. It is a confidence which must, not be revealed"
 But Justice Jerome only said: "Ob- jection overruled."
 Jones then described at length his first interview with MT. House at the Tombs' room. On Patrick's advice he had told the truth, he said. T told MT. House that I mSrdered MT. Rice" said Jones. T told him that I gave him pills, where I got the chloro- form and all about it.
 Did you tell him about the oxalic acid?"
 Yes"
 And what did MT. House say?"
 "He told Patrick that it would not do for him to put all the blame on me; that he was as much in it as I was"
 What did Patrick say to MT. House?" MT. Osborne asked
 Why, he explained that we had put Mir Rice out of the way because the drafts were coming due from Texas said MT. Jones.
 Court then adjourned until o'clock A few minutes later Justice Jerome went out Mir Moore walked up to MT. Osborne.
 MT Osborne" he began in quiet voice, T want to tell you that your con luct in making Jones tell about his con- versation with MT. House was unpro- 'essional. It was not right"
 The district attorneys face was crim son in a minute. T only did it," he said, because of your insinuations that | we concocted Jones' story You have ,ast reflections upon Captain Baker. He Is my friend. I guard his repute- ion as zealously as do my own"
 You have not strengthened your case my" continued Mr. Moore. You have ,nly put MT. House in a hole. I tell you t wasn't fair
 q don't give a d-n for the way you do things" answered MT. Osborne. You attend to your own side of the ,ase. If you had a professional sense if honor you would not interfere with 4I>. nF ,,rL
 Assistant District Attorney Garvan hen stepped between the two men, and fter running fire of accusations and examinations the lawyers separated.