Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-10
COUNSEL QUARREL.
Heated Scene Between Law
yers in the Patrick Trial.
States Questioning Leads lone; to
Emtarras Patrick's Counsel.
cs ONE and Moore Then Tongue Lash Each
Other Till Separated.

when led TO q heated scene nj the moan
recess between Attorney Moore. who
represents Lawyer Patrick and Assist;
| ant District Attorney Osborne.
Frederick House is one Of Patricss
| lawyers. Previous to Jones turning
states evidence. Mr.. House represent
ca the valet also.
During all the long crozs-cxam,,a-
| ton Of Jones, which ended ONLY an
hour before lccess, MIR. Moore made il
apparent that his questions were all
directed at one point. He sought to
show that Jones story was concoctel
| at the investigation of some of the
men interested in disprovng The second
Rice will.
When at st Mr.. Moore said: we
are through with tho witness" Mr.
OSBORNE on the rcbuttal leaned back in
his chair and asked quietly:
Jones, to whom did you first tell toe
story Of your having chloroformcd Nr.
Rice? l mean the same story you toll
here"
ITO Mr.. House. was the reply.
The question apparently was n sur
prise. Mr.. House flushed and looked
hard at the table. Patrick tuggeh at
feet.
we object 10 that question" he
shouted. We have some rights in This
court. Anything the witness said to his
counsel involves the prisoner. It is Il
professional confidence which must not
be revealed"
But Justice Jerome only said: oh
lection overruled," and Jones then de
scribed at length his first interview
with Mr.. House in the t'"nbs counsel
room. ON Patrick's advice he had told
the truth, he said
Il told Mr.. House THAT ! murdered
Mr. Rice" said Jones. Il told him that
gave him mercury pills, where | got
tn" chloroform and all about it."
did you tell him about the oXalic
acid?
Yes"
And what did Mr.. House say"
He told Patrick that i; would not
do for him to put all TIE blame On me;
that he was as much in it rs | was"
What did Patrick say TO Mr..
House," Mr.. Osborne asked.
why, he explained THAI we had pat
Mr.. Rice out OF the way because The
III nus Ntit CDIiliNS titt mum A'Ast',
said Jones.
Court then adjourned until o'clock.
4 few minutes later Justice jerome
went out Mr.. Moore walked up to Mr..
Osborne.
Mr. Osborne" he began. in quiet
voice. Il want to tell you that your
conduct in making Jones tell about his
conversation with Mr.. House was I'M
professional. 1t was not right
The district attorneys face was
crimson in q minute.
Il only did it, he caid. because Of
your insinuatiOns that we concocted
Jones story. You have cast reflections
upon Capt. Baker. He is my friend. |
guard his reputation as zealously as
do my own
You have not strengthened Your
case any" continued Mr. Moore. 'Eon
have only put Mr.. House in hole
tell you it was not fair.
II don't give a d-n for the way
YOU do things" answered Mr.. Osborne.
You attend to your own side of the
case If you had a professional sense
Of honor YOU would not interfere with
me in trying the case out of court.
Assistant District Attorney GarVan
then stepped between the two men ana
after a running fire of accusations ana
re criminal ions the lawyers separated
Charles F. Jones, who was Ii"eS
valet and who has turned infolfner
was recalled for crOss-eXamination ny
Lawyer Moore.
Jones said that the stenoSraphic
notes taken of the statements maze
by him at police headquarters to CAPT.
McC!usky after his arrest had not been
read over to him.
II will be remembered that when
ZONES made his statement to Capt. Nc
(,lus,,ey. he said that Rice died a nat
,,ral death. He also said that the will
dated 1900 was genuine.
J,nes took the transcript which COW
cred several type written pages and
read it carefully In reply to Mr.. Moore |
he said the statements made by him to
can't McCIusky We're correctly re-
corded.
A copy of Jones' statement to As |
sistant District Attorney Osborne in |
he Tombs. Oct Is. in which Jones said !
hat Patrick administered chloroform, |
produced and the witness said it was |
subSta ntiaily correct.
Mr.. Moore then asked Jones sev"ra! |
,ucstions as to his movements during |
he evening of Sunday. Sept. %. the
Law on which Rice died. Jones said he
eft Ri,e's apartments. went to res
. urart on AZ etTeet and returned lgain |
bort 6 o'clock.
MI. Rice was lying in the bed. his
,ves closed as if asleep. and he might |
,,yc been dead at that time" said |
he witness.
"rhen YOU did not see Mr.. Pice in !
ira after you returned from the res
aurant?
mo. sir"
Io,ca said he telephoned Patrick
bont G o'clock that Rice was very III.
what did you tell Patrick when you
ne. him on eth avenue?'
"J told him that / expected him to do
What he had promised and he said he
,ould not as he had family of chill
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