The sun., 1901-04-04
VALET jones' STORY.
Continuation of Murder Confession
by Rice's Servant.
PATRICK PROMISED TO DIE.
Witness Declares That at the Time
He Tried to Commit Suicide the
Accused Lawyer Was Also
to XIII Himself.

which the Rice hearing is being held
was crowded when Justice Jerome
opened the proceedings, the center Of
interest being Charles II. Jones, who
has confessed that he murdered VIII
liam M. Rice, the millionaire employer,
at the instigatlon of Lawyer Albert 4.
Patrick.
Jones continued his story in detail.
Patrick, somewhat Ill at ease listened
carefully to all that the man who says
that he was a cats paw to Patrick to
pull the chestnuts out of the fire had
to tell. He seemed relieved when Jones
concluded and was turned over to Law
yers House, Moore and Cantwell for
cross examination.
David l.. Short and Morris Meyers,
who are codefendants with Patrick in
forgery proceedings in connection with
the Patrick will, were present, and
they frequently heard their names re-
peated in Jones' story, which was told
in the same emotienless. clear headed
manner which has characterized the
valet throughout the proceedings.
Jones described how he tried to
commit suicide in the Tombs with
knife given to him by Patrick. He said
the latter had said he also would kill
himself.
The valet declared he had tried sui
eide since and described in court how
he gashed his throat in his cell.
Jones added that a draft for S135,000
came on Saturday, payable by the
millionaire on Monday, and Patrick
told him that Rice must be got rid
Of, before that draft was paid.
The witness declared that he had
forged Rices name to a check some
time before his death to see whether
he and Patrick could fool the banks"
1--WE put tive such checks through"
said Jones. .'and they both went. Both
were forgeries."
The Confession of Murder.
Jones had already told much of the
story. He said he killed old Mr.. Rice
with chloroform at Patrick's instga
tion after Intellectual efforts to cause
his death by slow poisons. Jones re-
for months to kill the old man and gain
possession OF his property. Patrick, he
said, was the moving spirit In the con-
spiracy. Meyer and Short had simply
been his tools.
The self confessed murderer related
how he gave TO the failing invalid OK
alic acid, soda, sapolio. mercury and
other things in an endeavor to break
down his health. Patrick, not satisfied
| with the rapidity with which the old
man was dying, insisted that he should
be made away with at once.
81 did as he told me-" Jones said.
"Mr. Rice was sleeping. placed the
chloroform saturated towel over his
| face. He laughed from it's effects.
Then ran out of the room" When he
returned, his benefactor was dead.
In telling his story Jones betrayed no
emotion and no sorrow. If he felt re-
morse for his acts, he did not betray Il
by word or look. He spoke in a well
modulated voice, and his words when
he told of putting the chloroform soak
ed sponge, covered by towel cone, on
the face of the sleeping man and then
leaving the room while the drug did
its work were not different from when
he was telling OF his first meeting with
Patrick, whom he thought wanted ia
see Rice on a matter of business.
In all of his story Jones put Patrick
to the fore. 1t was Patrick, he said
who conceived the crime. it was Pat.
rick who planned it, who arranged the
details and who was TO be the chici
beneficiary from the murder. 1t was
Patrick, he declared, who prepared the
bogus will, secured two witnesses to
it, furnished drugs that were to kill
the old man slowly and finally grow.
ing impatient at the tenacity with
which Rice clung to life, suggested the
use of chloroform as the way to bring
the end quickly.