Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-05
MORE SENSATIONAL.
Jones Strengthens Ills Testimony
With More Details.
REPEATS HIS STORY.
An Atiempt 20 Weaken Ills Evidence
Proves Trnltless -Pairlck's De.
fense viii BE a General
Denial Of the Evidence.

Now York. April i-Charles + Jones,
who was yulet-secrctary 10 William NJ.
Rice. the aged millionaire. who. accord.
ing 10 Jones confession Tuesday, was
murdered by the use Of chloroform in
September last. finished his testimony
yesterday on direct examination IN the
proceedings before Justice Jerome,
charging Albert T. Patrick with mur.
der When court adjourned on Tues.
day peoplo went out Of the little room
In which Justice Jerome was conduct
ing the examination Of Lawyer Patrick
filled with wonder a. the extraordinary
story of the man who confessed that he
had placed over the face of his benefac.
tor as ho slept a folded napkin. saturated
with chloroform, thereby causing the
death Of the millionaire Wednesday
they heard the same story repeated un-
der different condition. bat with more
/ dramatic surroundings
The story % the murder and oonspir.
acy which Jones outlined on Tuesday
he yesterday filled in with a wealth Of
detail with wonderful GOODNESS aud
nerve.
According 20 the story ~ the valet,
he and Patrick bad drawn up the bogus
viii aud were waiting with what pa
thence they could i,r old man Rice to
die when o. mill burned down in Texas
Rice, connections thcredesired 10 re-
build it and be spoke Of advancing the
$4,000 or sl25,OO0 required 10 replace
the burned property
Patrick told me 70 use all my in
fiuonce. said Jones, "with Rice not tc
rebuild the mill as that would take all
the ready cash from the estate
But Rice insisted on advancing IN,
money and presently authorized a daf
for $4,000 from one Of his corrcspon
dent. iu Texas Word Of the draft ar
rived in New York on Saturday an,
Jones. iu accordance with his compact
told Patrick about it II wa, only S25.
0O0, but according 10 the valet Patricl
fclt that he could not spare even thii
much out of the millions that De wa
already counting 90. hi. own.
"llc then said. testified Jones. "tha
ne would have 20 DO something 90 go
Rice ont Of the way before Monda,
when the draft would arrive"
Even more illustrative Of the cautiol
aud th0roughues- of tho alleged pl1
| conceived aud carried out by the mel
was another instance related boy Jone.
The manager Of Rice's estate In Texas
mnn named Cohcn-wus in the hahi
Of sending a check made out IN In hi
name for his salary 20 Rice monthly
Rice paid him hy signing the check an
mailing it back 20 him When one q
these checks came along and after Ric
had signed it and given Il 90 Jones Z
mail, Jones turned IL over 10 Patrick i
order that the latter might practice o
tho signature The next check tha
came from Cohen was signed with th
forgery Of Rice's name and sent alon
in order by its passage through th
banks Of Texas they might test III
merit Of their forgery The experimei
was an entire success and gave thel
great confidence In the greater iorgen,
yet 10 come.
There was one point 40 which it WI
confidently expected Jones would gi,
some sign Of emotion II was even al
ticipatcd that he would break dowl
This was when he was asked about tl
effort he had made at suicide in Il
Tombs, but expectation was again III
appointed lie told Of Patrick, suggc
tion that he take the whole blame
the whole thing ~ his refusal 20 do s
of patricks handing him % knife vii
2 which to cut his throat and Of q
throat cutting itself with %, little fc,
ing as ne showed the day before wh,
hc told how he chlorofomed his hel
less millionaire boncfactor
But It was on cross examination thl
Jones really demonstrated that he WI
emouon.proof Robert = Moore PA
rick's lawyer aud the same man wl
saved Dr Kennedy from the death cha
az the rcccnt trial. went about the cro
examination In "a spirit of thnroughnc
that would have dismayod most me
Gradually hc iclt along the outlines
Jones' story until he had satisfied hin
self that there was nothing tn be- gain,
by patient siege, q d then he uttcmI
ell 10 storm Jones position. When
spoke of the killing Of Rice he called
murder aud he kept the electric chair
the mind ot the man on the with,
stand, who answered everything
calmly and quietly us II the thing "
merely pcridnctory rehearsal. II "
impossible TO shake the testimony
the witness lie had a memory like