The evening world., 1901-02-27
OLD RICE POISONED:
NET AROUND PATRICK
Prof. Witthaus Officially Reports Finding Poison
Wallet Jones Charges Patrick With
Murder of Old Millionaire.

Albert T. Patrick will be tried for
the crime OF murder in the first dc
gree. He was to-day formally
charged with killing by the admin
tration OF mercury and other poison
the aged millionaire. William Marsh
Rice.
Prof. Rudolph a. Witthaus in.
formed Assistant District-Attorncy
Osborne to-day that he had found suf-
ilcicnt poison In Millionaire RIce's
stomach to have caused the old mans
death.
That settles H." calculated Mr.. Os.
hornc. I've now have sufficient evil
icncc to convict Patrick OF murder n
the hrs, degree"
jones Makes the Charge.
Valet Jones and Prof. wit,haus ap.
ps.red before Justice Jerome and swors
10 their afiidsvits. Justice Jerome then
murder In the first degree. Detective
ssrg,. Carey took tho papers to the
.Tn.,.hx- spd served them on the lawyer.
Pai:.ck grew ashy pale when the de-
festive Gated his mission and could only
.,ur.J.e .naudIb!y that he was no.
guilty.
Only moment before. when a re-
porter had informed him whI, was to
happen. the lawyer sneered and said:
u don't believe "A - wori OF IT..
Bail Motion Withdrawn.
Patrick was brought before Judge Nc.
AIahon. In Part |. OF the Court OF Gene.
raj Sessions. this afternoon when Law
yer Martin formally Withdrew the mo.
ton made yesterday for bail. Mr o.
borrc was present also.
"Will Your Honor permit me to ere.
cute the warrant I hold for Patrick"
MT In this courtroom" returned ,hs
Judge.
In the CORRIDOR" questioned Mr.. Os.
borne.
NO. will remand him TO IN.
Tombs. said Judge McAlahon.
Detective Carey then went over TO the
Tombs and served the warrant Patrick
ONE.
getting Lawyer Patrick from tho Tumos
70 court. The Warden aid he had a
legal commitment for the prisoner aad
ih not want to give him up.
Justice Jerome refused to give Assist
ant Dt.,rlc,-A;iorncy Osborne an order.
Finally Mr.. Osborne .on his point by
explaining to the warden that Pa,rick's
counsel favored this course. and Patrick
WIS taken before Jerome.
In court the counsel for Patrick said
they were no, ready to proceed with
the examination on the murder charge,
and !, Was continued until Thursday.
March ~. Patrick was rcmandcd to the
Tombs.
Mr.. Osborne instructed Prof. witthaus
to turn In his Official report OF his analy.
sis within week.
Prof. Witthaus says Poison.
The following Is the verbal report
made by Prof. Witthaus:
II was present at the autopsy upon
the body Of William u. Rice. mentioned
In the foregoing affidavit and informu-
ton Of Charles +. Jones on Sept. Is, 1900.
II received the visccra there as they
were taken from the body OF the said
william VI. Rice. ! thereafter made a
chemical analysis OF portion OF the
said 7!scera and discovered therein
traces OF mercury In the kidney and In.
tcst!nes.
IL have also read the foregoing am.
davit ard Information Of Charles +.
Jones. In view OF the result Of my
analysis. In tho absence Of intercurren,
causes OF death. It. Is my opinion that Il
said affidavit and Information ara trus
the deceased William II. Rice died OF
N, rrurfai poisoning"
William Marsh Rio. died at his home
In tho berkshire Apartments. No. 500
Madison avenue. last year. He had
been niling some tins. Albert r. Pat.
rick was his lawyer and confidential
adviser. Charles s. Jones was the old
n,Iliivnai.c's valet.
Mr.. Ricr and Jones lived In the apart
to sweep, Jones waited on the old man,
gave him his medicine and lifted him
to and from his bed.
Cheek Caused suspirion.
On the day that Mr. Rice died Lawyer
Patrick went to Swanson & Co.'S bank
s:5,d0p. The firm. suspicious OF tho Gig.
nature. telcphoned to the Berkshire. and
CONTINUED on Second PaEc.l