The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-08
JONES SIMPLY A TOOL
LAWYER PATRICK, FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE HIS ARREST.
BREAKS SILENCE
VICTIM OF THE CONSPIRACY
DECLARES THAT JONES NEVER
KILLED RICss AND GIVES HIS
REASONS FOR 1T
CRIT1CIsE ATTORNEY OSBORNE
Attributes His Arrest on Murder
Charge to Desire to Pre-
vent His Securing
BaiI

NEW YORK, April 7-Lawyer Albert
T. Patrick, who was charged with the
murder of Millionaire William Marsh
Rice. made statement tonight concern
ing the case. He had been asked to say
something concerning a story printed in
morning paper to the effect that Valet
Jones had spent several hours, accom-
panied by a policeman attached to the
district attorneys office, in touring the
Tenderloln district According to this
story, concert hall gardens and theaters
had been visited by the prisoner and his
attendant, and 0ozens of drinks taken
On this point Lawyer Patrick said:
Il had known that this sort of thing
had been going on for several weeks.
could not have sworn that such was the
case, but 1 had learned from various
sources that Jones was plentifullv sun
Piled with money, was taken out buggy
riding and was otherwise treated with
kindness and consideration
Patr1ck then went on to speak Of tho
Rice murder case. This Is the first time
he has made any statement Since his ar
rest. He said:
PATRICKS FIRST STATEMENT.
Jones never killed w. NJ Rice. Had
he done SO he never would have testf-
ned to 1t, especially as the district at
torney had promised him no immunity.
nor would his counsel, even though pro-
vided by Capt, Baker, have permitted
him to do so. His confidence is due to
the fact that w. NJ. Rice, at the age
OF eighty-four, died of heart failure, as
did his brother, F. A. Rice, yesterday. at
the age of seventy, and there will never
be any proof otherwise The only crime
which &c
spring against the 1900 will and that Of
perjury in the present proceedings. His
fairy story is the result of a cola bora-
ton with Capt. James A. Baker Jones'
lawyer, Mr.. Battle, who is hired bv
Baker; Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne and Prof. Witthaus. the profession
al expert, whose report Osborne for the
last SIX months, has been expecting IN A
feW days, and who swore that Rice died
OF mereur1af poisoning, if he did not
die of something else
1.-The object Of Jones' story is to have
me held in prison, pending the VIII Iitiga-
ton. I have already been in prison six
months on the forgers charges without
even being indicted, arc do not believe
there is any serious intention to try me
on criminal charge before a jury NV
arrest on murder charge, and the des-
perate attempt to hold. me, Is due en-
tirely to my ability and attempt to give
bail upon any less serious charge. The
stock in trade of the opposition to the
1850 will Is their already demonstrates
ability to control the district attorneys
office, that is to say the portion presided
over by Osborne, over which there seems
to be no administrative supervision.
EXPLOITS THE TACTICS.
so far as the tactics employed against
me have been the giving out by MIR
osborne continually Of statements known
by him to be false, to influence the people
TO preJudge me guilty so as to Justify
false Imprisonment and to prevent
fair trial, the wrongful Imprisonment of
myself and the bounding by detectives
Of those who appear to favor me, the
| abuse of the process of the courts bv
Wrongfully subpoa ening in the name of
the courts persons to frequently appear
! before him, and submit to examination
IN his office. Thus was secured the testf-
mony of professional handwriting ex-
perts that checks. viii of 1900, and other.
papers are forgerieS and the procuring of
| false testimony is all in the same line
Jones SWOre on the witness stand and
| Osborne admitted it in open court that
Jones had informed Osborne. about Jan
uary, that Jones had killed Mr. Rice
| with chloroform, and that subsequently
in collaboration with {Wfthaus. on Feb.
q. the present complaint charging me
with killing Rice with murcurial poison
! was made at the instance Of Osborne
| in an attempt to deprive me of all
knowledge of the nature of the accusa-
| tion against me until he had used as wit
| nesses those he supposed to be for me.
| subsequently I was informed that
Jones has been for several weeks past
| permitted to roam the streets. So far
! as / am concerned, I have no objection
provided Jones be kept within the jur1s,
! diction of the court
JONES TAKING HIS LIFE.
cit would take but little corroboration
| to convict Jones upon his own confess
sion, but it would take great deal to
i convict me upon jones' accusation. II
I am held or indicted for murder, Jones
will certainly be also, ard would surely
! be acquitted but in his effcrt TO have
| himself corrobofated he might be con-
| victed, innocent though he is, and he
would be surely electfocuted for no hand
could save him
| Jones is stalking his life upon the
ability of the handwriting experts to
| discredit Rice's signature, which Jones
saw him write, and which he shows by
his numerous statements and testimony
that he knows Rice signed.
Zones may rest assured that those
for whom he has outlawed himself from
mankind will abandon him when they
| can no longer use him.
"As to my own position I can only say
! I will be vindicateds and will be able to
! discharge all duties devolving on, and
maintain the rights belonging to me, all
| of which is in the hands of my able and
| conservative attorneys.
'iOf personal vengeance I have not
considered, but if I am convinced that
Mr.. Rice was really murdered 1 shall
do all in my power to convict all those
connected with it,, as well as to prove the
motives, as well as the forgery OF
the will of 1885, and that Jones did the
deed, believing that he could prevent
| the consummation of Mr. Rice's plans
through me-"
District Attorney .Philbin was asked
today what he knew of Jones tour of
the tenderloin. He nEplisd that he knew
nothing except what he had read.
Have you at any time given permis-
| sion for him to absent himself from the
house of detention, except when he was
| in attendance at court?
81 have not herep1ied.