Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-05
OPEN CONTEMPT
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osborne on Oct. 2s?' asked Al Mr 'o moo Mr..
Eyes. ] had. -. HAooic.
Then" said Mr.. Moore. ION ,b,, o,o,
Ing you were quite determined to deceive
he should he told a ie?'' II W. w..i'',s una ,
! that OCCASION. witness replieT seS' vi
| When you made your first statement
to NJ ,a Osborne !ra did he rot tell You tina
lions he said that had made = Gc ctni!u1 !.
statement and that ii could M, "S ba l'nr
| roborated. " WI
Mr.. Moore bf r' out the letters whic.,
cut his throat and which were left in HI,
cell when he was taken to Hel,cvno ~ MS
! Witness SAID they were returned TO hin,
| there by Il man he did moi Know IL,
could not describe the man. '''" ''e
Captain Baker. one of the witnesses f,
| the 1896 VIII was served with a sub
poenae, today. by counsel for Patrick
| At the afternoon session Jones said he
| saw Capt Baker at the house Of ,letcn-
ton after his first statement to Mr., Bat
what did you say when Cant Hak.~
| said Rice had not signed the will and
| checks
Il insisted the signatures were gen
| so the last statement YOU made IN
| Can't. Baker was to the effect thar tha
| signatures to the will and checks were
all right?
!
After your confession that YOU COM
mittcd the murder. have you talked to
Mr.. Osborne?
| Several times, yes"
| ..Why did Mr.. Osborne tell Won that Won
| must tell different story. in order to be
| corrobOratt 1t?
Mr.. Osborne said he would have moth
| inc to 10 with me unless told the truth.
He sad the truth WAS always consistent
| and could always be corroborated. Mr..
Osborne gave me no reason why he dis
| believed my first statement"
| ''Yoa have not been addicted to telling
| the truth very long, have you?"
We'll, since January LIST" witness re-
piled.
Did you ever tell the truth bcfore?"
"SOmctlmcS.
when you made this statcmcn; to Ag-
sistant District Attorney Carvan." said
Mr. Moore, picking up a typewriter doc
umcnt. mad you communicated To Mr..
osborne that the death of MIR. Rice was
due to chioroformt
The statemen; is alleged % have been
made about the end of February. Mr..
Osborne tried To break in and say some
thing.
II object" said Mr.. Moore. This is too
serious a matter 10 allow MIR. Osborne to
prompt the witness.
Justice Jerome sustained Mr.. Moore and
admonishcd Mr.. Osborne to keep quiet.
II did not say" witness said, that the
death was due 20 chloroform, because |
was not satisfied that it was Eut | told
|
WAS it not the understanding ut the
time that Mr.. Rice had died from mercu-
rial puisoninE?'
Il do not know what Mr.. Osborne
thought | told him that Mr.. Rice had
been murdered. that chlproform had been
used and | told him that Mr.. Rice had
taken merCIrial tablets. | left it to tie
district attorney 10 decide what caused
death"
When did IN rick make the PROPOSE
ton to You 30 write the bogus letter
which Patrick wanted to place in cV.-
dcpCc2
ION the second or third visit"
Patrick did not on his first visit even
use his right name. He called himself
Smith. did he not?'
Yes. I"
ION the proposition OF this stranger YOU
were willing to commit felony?
Il knew forgery was Il crime. witness
replied hut i did not know the writing;
of the letter would involve forgery.
.But YOU were willing to soil Your old
employer and bcncfactor TO this stranger
for $2,0?
II was to Mr.. Patrick, yes
The valet then corrected Mr.. Moore Il
the extent Of telling him that the stlpu
lated price was S259.
Jones was croSs-eXamined a length on
the so-cnlled Patrick will.
What was the contents of the VIII you
saw before RiCe'S death!
II do not know.
can YOU swear that Short and McH er
did not witness this Will of June % III
Rice's presence?
II cannot" replied the witness
Adjourned until Tuesday next.