The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
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apartments and L told DR.. Curry that Mr..
Rice was dead"
Mr.. Jones then said that DR.. Curry placed
his head close 20 Rice's face and pro-
nounced him dead Patrick remained con-
tinuously in the house after DIR. Curry left.
and was there until after the embalmins
process was gone through.
Did Patrick do anything regarding the
gathering or papers or documents during
the time he was In the apartments"
The witness replied that Patrick did moth
ing in regard TO the papers TO his Zones 50
knowledge until after the undertaken left.
Later on Jones said he handed some papers
to Patrick on Sunday night. They included
notes, coupons. deeds and other papers. He
had made a list of them. but could not say
where that list is now Patrick took all
the papers away with him. Patrick called
at the Rice apartment the next day, but
nothing of Importance happened.
when, after that, did you see Patrick
About o'clock on Tuesday morning.
About midnight Monday / received
telegram from Captain Baker telling me 10
take charge of Mr.. Rices remains"
Jones went on to say that the funeral
was postponed until Thursday. and told of
the arrival of four police officers at the
a conversation with Mr.. Osborne in the
House of Detention during which Mr.. Os-
borne had threatened to get a magistrate
and have him recommitted to the Tombs.
Mr.. Moore then announced that the cross
examination of the witness was closed
TOLD THE STORY TO HOUSE.
Mr.. Osborne then asked the witness: ITO
whom did you first tell the story of the
chloroforming of Mr.. Rice. the story which
you have told here?"
Mr.. Moore objected the grounds that
the statemen. was a privileged communi-
cation between the codefendants and their
legal advisers, but after a long argument
the question was allowed.
Jones replied: 81 told il Lawyer Fred p.
House. Mr.. Patrick was present at the
time. / told him that had given mercury
&c Mr. Rice and afterward had administered
chloroform to him. Patrick told me to tel
the truth. but Mr.. House said that il would
not do for Mr. Patrick 10 be made TO APP
pear as closely in IL myself Patrick
said at this meeting that the reason that
Rice had to be put out Of the way was that
the drafts were coming on and they could
not afford to let them be paid" To the
best of witness recollection this meeting
between Mr.. House. Patrick and himself
was the day after Professor Witthaus sad
he had discovered traces of mercury in
Mr.. Rice's stomach. This. witness though.
was on Friday. before the Monday he had
the talk with Mr.. Osborne
Did Mr.. Patrick ever transact business
for Mr. Rice2''
He once went to the commissioner of
jurors for Mr.. Rice but Ii was | who asked
him TO do so. not Mr.. Rice
Recross-examined by Mr.. Moore. the wit
ness said that he had talked with Captain
Baker before he had told Mr. House the
had not told Captain Baker OF the chloro-
forming
Miss Lillian Sherer. an operator employed
by the New York Telephone Company at
the Thirty-eighth-street exchange office,
testified that call had been received be-
tween and clock Sunday, Sept % from
some person using the telephone I'm Rice's
apartments for connection with the tele-
phone used by Lawyer Patrick. This was
the day Rice died. Jones testified that he
called up Patrick on the telephone between
6 and o'clock on the day of Rice's death.
Miss Nellie ]. Mellette, another operator
In the same exchange. identified a slip
which showed that Rice's telephone had
been connected with the instrument used
by Patrick between and o'clock on the
same Sunday evening. Sept. .. There was
another call between 10 and IL.
Joseph Bedell, wagon driver for the
American Express Company. testified to
having delivered a package addressed 10
Jones the valet, at the Berkshire apart
ment house on Aug. g. 1900. The package
came from Galveston, Tex. This testimony
porting the evidence OF Jones. who said
that he had received poisons in package
from his brother in Galveston. Bedell pro-
ouced a receipt for the package signed by
c f. Jones but he could not swear that
the signature was written by Jones George
F. Schmidt another employe or the ex-
press company, gave similar testimony
THE ALLEGED FORGED CHECKS.
John III. Wallace. paying teller I'm the
banking house of Swenson & Co. testified
that on Sept. "a. 1900. David L. Short pre-
scented check for $25. oo0 which he asked To
have certified IL purported TO be drawn
by William Marsh Rice II took the
check" said the witness, ''and afterwards
compared il with other checks drawn by
Mr. Rice l noticed discrepancy between
the name on the face of the check and in
6orsement on the back of H. 1t was in
dcrsed Albert Il. Patrick. but on the face
the letter was omitted I'm the word AL
bert / handed back the check 10 Short.
and said that as IL was for large amount
II would be better TO have a new one made