The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-05

OERAAN NALL WORKS, % Nassau 81, N. Y.
purpose. / said thought so. Patrick
suggested We put him OUT OF the way.
1 suggested DR.. Curry, but Patrick
said DR.. Curry would not do anything
of the kind"
Patrick. the witness went on, suggest
ed that Jones get laudanum from a
drug store at Coney Island for the pur-
pose of poisoning Rice.
The witness then went on to say that
he procured the poison from his broth
er in Texas.
What did you get?"
"Chloroform and laudanum."
How was the poison sent?"
1T was sent by express. A small
package containing the poison came. 1
thing by the American Express"
Did you sign a receipt"
Il did"
Jones testified that he delivered the
poison to Patrick about three weeks
before the death of Mr.. Rice.
Jone then went on 10 testify that
Patrick had never been introduced 10
Rice UP to the time of the latter's
death.
A far as 1 KNOW" Jones said, Rice
never saw Patrick but once. This was
an evening e Patrick called on me.
Rice. against his custom. was up late.
He ook in h parlor and saw
Patrick who was seated there. Next
morning he asked who the bald headed
man with the red beard was. / told
Mr.. Rice it was a friend of mine"
Mr.. Osborne then referred to the as
signments transferring the property of
Mr.. Rice to Patrick which were exc
cuted on September 18th. Jones was
handed a deed for identification He
said it was witnessed by Meyer on Sep
| TENDER 18th.
Did Mr.. Rice sign any general as
signment on that day?"
He did not"
The witness said Mr.. Rice prepared
all his meals himself.
The witness was then shown the gen
eral assignments. transferring all the
| property of Mr.. Rice to Patrick. Jones
testified that Rice did not sign the as
SignmentS.
Jones will you state all the con-
v~ersation that took place between you
and Patrick in regard to getting Rice
out of the way?" said Mr.. Osborne.
About the end of August" witness
replied, Patrick asked me whether 1
had gotten the laudanum from the drug
store at Coney Island. 1 aid l a not,
but that 1 had made other arrange
ments to get the poison.
Patrick then told me to give Rice
Sapolio as that would break him down.
/ told Patrick / could not do that, but
1 told him 1 had some mercur1al pills
which DR.. Curry gave me. Patrick said
1 ought to give them to Rice. l told
Patrick 1 could not do SO without TAX
ing them myself in his presence. hen
do So Patrick said. it won't do you any
harm.
Il took some of the pills in Rice's
presence and then left the bottle of
pills on the dresser. Rice took some.
This brought on a severe diarrhoea,
which weakened him. but after he got
over this attack the mercury seemed to
do him good"
The witness also said that by the
same method he got Rice to take sone
mercurial tablets which Patrick had
given him.
Would Rice take anything you
took?'
Yes. and he would never take med
icine unless I first took some in his
sent him 1 had to taste where he saw
it."
Jones then related what took place
on the day of the death of Mr.. Rice.
Il saw Patrick at his home" said
he. He told to let him know if Rice
grew better. He would then get from
his office a bottle of oXalic acid. he
said to quicken Rice'S nerves.
Rice got better and about noon he
wanted to get UP. He talked cheerful
" about going down town and seemed
much improved. Jones said he could
not get Rice to AXE oxalic ACID
then telephoned to Patrick to meet him
at luncheon. at a restaurant on Sixth
avenue. near Fiftieth street.
II met him there" Jones continued
Patrick CAV me the bottle of chic
reform. He told me TO saturate a tow,
in chloroform and leave it over his face
for about thirty minutes He said Rice
would probably laugh. but that / should
not be scared as hat would only show
hat the poison was beginning to WORK
and that it would soon be over.
II did as Patrick told me. 1 return
ed home, took a napkin and saturated
it with chloroform. l put 1t on my
own face first then out it over the
face of Mr.. Rice and left the room.
walked I'D and down in the hall SeveraI
times. The bell rang several times.
did not open the door. Finally after
half an hour 1 went into Mr.. Rice's
ROOM. 1 raised the window. took the
napkin and towel away from his face
placed them both in the where
burnt them.
II sent a hall boy for DIR. Curry, tell.
ing him thai Mr.. Rice was very bad
of. / went to the to tel
Patrick that Rice was pretty near gone
Then DIR, Curry came, Patrick was Will
him. 1 told them that Rice was dead
Dead oh, my God. doctor. that is tn.
worst thing that could have happened
to me- a Patrick"
Jones said Patrick on the day fol.
lowing, took charge of the apartments
On that day. Jones testified. at the re
quest of Patrick. he made out the checl
for SOS. 900 and S135, 000, respectively, or
Swenson & Sons and the Fifth Avenue
Trust Company. Jones said Patricl
also took charge of about $3.50 in bills
and eight or nine dollars in silver +
a drawer in the millionaire's writins
desk. Jones said Patrick also tool
away two gold watches and all tn
private papers of Mr.. Rice.
Here Zones was excused and an ad
journment was taken until tomorrow
Before adjournment. the medicine ches
was produced in the 1t proved
to be a common wooden box, which
contained sixty-six bottles. some o
them, empty. Justice Jerome orderet
it taken to the district attorneys of
fee"