The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-03


Jones get laudanum from n drug storc n
Coney Island for the purpose Of poisoning
Rice. Witness then went ON 10 say that
9e t,ls..'rcd the poison In Texas.
~ nat did You getF'
"Chloroform and laudanum,"
How was the poison sentf"
by express"
Jones testified that be delivered the pol.
son to Patrick about three weeks before The
death OF Mr. Rice. Jones said Patrick
had never been introduced TO Rec up to
the time OF the lattcr's death.
AS far as | know" Jones said "Rlce
never saw Patrick but once. This was an
evening when Patrick called OH mo Rice,
against his custom. was mp late. He looked
in the par,or aud saw Patrick, who was
scented there. Next morning he asked who
the ha!d.hcadcd man with the red heard
was told Mr.. Rice Il was a friend OF
mine"
Mr. Osborne then referred TO the assign
ments transferring the property Of Rice
10 Patrick. which were executed on Sep
tcmber T. Jones said he went down to
Patrick's office. Together with Meyer they
went to see Short. Then an except Pat
rick went together to the Rice apartments.
Jones was handed deed for Identification.
II was witnessed by Meyers on scptcm.
Der Z.
Did Mr.. Rice sign any general assign
men on that d0yY'
He did not"
The witness snld Mr. Rice prepared all
his meals himself, witness was then
shown the general assignments, transfer
ring all the property of NJ Rice to Pat
rick. Jones testified that Rice ala NOT
sign the assignments. He added that Two
Of the paners were those which AT PATRICK
rca,.est he had drawn on his machine.
Zones, win you state all the conyersa
/ tlons that took place between you an"
/ Patrick In regard to getting Mr.. hicc on'
/ Of the Way asked Mr.. osborne
"Abont the end" witness replied. "Pa
/ trick asked me whether ! had gotten ih'
laudauum from the store at Coney Island
| / said had not, but that hal MADE Toni'
other arrangements to get the poison
patrick then told me to give Rice sapoho "
! II would break him down. | tod fatflcf
could not do that, but ! told him nat
some me~curial pills which Or. Curry gaf'
me. Patrick said ought to give them Il
Rice. / told Patrick could not do so with
ont toklpg them myself in his presence
/ Then do so.' said Patrick. ~ wont az
any harm I took some Of the pills II
Rlce's presence ana then put bottle 4"
Mills on the dresser. Rice took some TN
brought on a severe diarrhoea which weak
cned him but after he got over this attack
rho mercury seemed 10 do him good
1 witness said that by the same metho'
he got Rice to take some mercurial taoicii
which Patrick had given him
Mr. Rice took how many?
Gle would never take medicine unless
FIRST took some In his presence All heul
cine that was sent him J had TO taste
CDR Curry called every day previous .
the death Of Mr.. Rice, did hef'
eyes, aud Mrs. Van Alsiyne called Z"
the Thursday previous to his death. Ric
became worse rapidly. When Mrs. Charlie
CARPENTER OF Duunellon, y, y, called o
Friday Mr. Rice told her that he wlsne
he was dead
Jones then related what took place
the day Of the death OF Mr.. Rice.
II told Patrick at his office, SAID IA
ole told me to let him know II Rice gre
better OF worse. lie would then get frol
his Office bottle Of oXallc acid, he sat
to quicken Rlce's nervousness. Rice s.
better aud about noon nc wanted 20 get u
, He talked cheerfuly about going dow
town and seemed much improved. JON
sail he oould not ge Rice 70 take the oxal
acid. lie then telephoncd 10 Patrick
meet him at luncheon. at restaurant :
+ sixth avenue near Fifteenth street
II met him there jones con'iaae
d -Patrick gave me the bottle Of cholofor'
lie told me TO aaturate towel IN ehior
L form and leave 1t over his face for abo