The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-03
TESTIMONY II DETAIL.
The Sensational Fcnture of Valet
JOnes's Confession.

NEW YORK. April Mrs. Francis. with
whom Patrick boarded at the time Rice
died. preceded Valet Jones on the witness
stand this morning. She was called TO
identify two kilograms from j. NJ. Coleman,
Houston. Tex. addressed TO Patrick. and to
tell OF some 'grayish white pills which the
prisoner was taking for malaria. She was
asked If she had destroyed Patricks medi-
cine chest and replied in the negative. add
ing that she would deliver any of Patricks
property 10 the district attorney any time
that IL was wanted. Assistant District At
torney Osborne jumped at the offer and
said he would send a detective for tie med
icine chest. MIR. House. the attorney for
the defense. objected to action being taken
Immediately, adding that IL the district at
tOrney's representatives became Obstreper-
Gus he would go 70 the Francis residence
nlmseii; take possession OF the mediclhe
box and leave nothing for Mr.. Osborne.
zone moment" said Justice Jerome; Il
control this situation myself. / think any
one who seized these articles n held them
from the authorities could be committed to
the TomDS.' Mr.. House expressed a will
ingness TO go to the Tombs if necessary in
discharging his duty to one Of his clients.
1t was finally arranged. however. that both
sides should have representatives pres mt
when the medicine chest was first removed
from tire Francis residence. Afterwards it
WAS turned over TO the district attorney for
safe keeping.
THE FORGED WILL.
Valet Jones's testimony at the morning
session of court led up TO the alleged forg-
ing OF the so-calIed Patrick will" On
March % Jones was taken 10 the Presby-
terrain Hospital for treatment. Patrick,
DIR. Curry and Morris Meyer (the lat
ter IS one of the Witnesses TO
the alleged bogus wiID called on
Jones several times while he was sick in
the hospital. He was able To go back
TO Rice's apartment on April %. On May
Jones took them TO Patrick's office. where
he met Short, who, at Patrick's request,
had become "a commissioner of deeds for
the State of Texas. Short went TO Rice's
house and executed the papers.
WAS the will you saw in Patrick's
office dated before II was shown tC
Meyer. asked Mr.. osborne.
NO. IL was made i'm March, but was
not dated until June 80. Mr.. Patrick told
me he destroyed il on the Monday night
following the death of Mr.. Rice. When
taken as witnesses. Patrick told me il
would be we'll to have them use the same
bottle of Mr.. Rice's ink 10 Patrick's office
i have not seen that ink bottle since.
Continuing. Jones said Meyer and Short
were at Rice's fiat June 30 to witness GER
tain papers for Rice.
did Mr.. Patrick ever do any legal
work for Mr.. Rice?' asked Mr.. Osborne
"He did not"
Did Mr.. Rice sign any will on June 81
during the time Meyer and Short were
in the apartment"
He did not. l was there all the time
and did not see him sign any will. Hac
he signed one / would have known OF H..
Jones then testified that somewhat later
at the request OF Patrick, he wrote or
his the assignments transfer
ring Rice's property 10 Patrick.
Patrick asked me- witness continued
whether did not think old Rice was
living a little too long for our purposes
j said / thought so. Patrick suggested
we put hin out of the way. / suggested
DIR. Curry. but Patrick said Dr. CurrN
would not 90 anything of the kind"
POISON SENT FROM TEXAS.
Patrick. witness went on, suggested tina
Jones get laudanum from a drug store al