The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

stand was more cool. calm and collect
ed than this remarkable prisoner. Pat
ricks hand was iirm and steady He
displayed neither anger. fear nor re-
sentiment when Jones reached the de-
scfiptlon Of the murder OF the sleeping
man Patrick merely stroked his beard
and leaued back in his chair apparent
iy slightly bored by the recital OF the
details.
Court closed with Jones sun on Tho
stand Patricks msdisine chest wa
seized today at his late lodgings and j
now in the keeping Of the district at-
torney
Jones looked straight into the eyes Of
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
and told his story without break
without tremor IN his voice He de-
eoribed his approach TO Rices bed with
the chloroform saturated napkin in his
hand OF placing ft over the face Of the
sleeping man. of the flight from the
room. of the weary walt Of thirty min
utes iu accordance with patiick's all
legged Instructions At the expiration
of the half am hour he returned and
found Rice dead He then threw open
the windows t0 free the room from Ga
0dor of chloroform tclephoncd Co Pat-
rick that Rice was dead sent for q
physician and then. after expressing
his grief at the loss of go good and
kind an employer he said he went TO
bed and fen into o sound sleep.
"Dr Curry called every day for about
ton days previous TO the deeth of Mr
"Ycs and Mrs vonAisyne called on
Thursday previous 20 DIS deatn. ltlce PEE
came worse rapidly. When Mrs Charles
Carpenter Of Dunellcn New York. called
on Friday ar Rice told her that he
wished he was dead
Jones then related what took place ON
the day of the death of MIR Rice
~ saw Patrick at his house said he
Gle told me 20 let him know If Rice
got better. He would then get from his
office bottle Of oXullc acid. he said 70
quicken Rice's nerve"
Rice got better and about noon he
wanted 10 get up. lie talked cheerfully
about going down town, and seemed
much improved jones' said he could not
get Rice 70 take the Oxalic acid, lie then
telephoned to Patrick TO meet him az
luncheon, AT n restaurant on Sixth ave
enue near Fiftioth street
II met him there Jones continued.
Patrick gave me the bottle of Chlorn-
form. He told me to saturata towel I'm
ChlorOform and leave IL over his face for
ty minutes. He said Rice would probably
laugh. but that / should not be scared
as that would only show that the p0i-
son was beginning 10 work and that it
would soon be over
III did as Patrick told me / returned
home. took q napkin and saturated Il
with chloroiorm pat it on my own face
first and then put it over the face OF
Rice and LETT the room J walked up and
down in the hall several times The bell
rang several times. / did not Opon the
door. Finally in about half an hour
Went into Rices room, j raised the win
dow took the napkin and towel away
from his face and placed them both In tho
range, where I burned thcm.
II sent a small boy for DR. Curry. tell
ing him that Mr. Rice was very bad
went 70 the telephone 20 tell Patrick that
Hicve was pretty near gone. When Dr.
curry came Patrick came with him
told them Rice was dead
'Oh God, doctor thar IS the worst
thing that could have happened to me. '
said Patrick.
Jones testified az length about the post
mOrtem incidents He said Patrick on
the day following took charge of the
apartments. on that day Jones testified
az the request Of Patrick he made out
the checks for $4,000 and $4,000 respec-
/ lively on Swenson e Sons and the Firth
Avenue Trust company. Jones and Pat
rick also took charge OF about $3.50 In
bili and eight or nine dollars In silver
from drawer IN the millionaire's writing
desk. Jones said Patrick also took away
two gold watches and an the private
papers Of Mr. Rice
Adjourned uutfi tOruorrow