The sun., 1901-04-09
VALET JONES OUT AGAIN:
THIS TINE TO SEE OSBORNE ABOrT
TO-DAf'S TESTINONf.
Patricks Lawyers Try to Get the win Casc
Put on Untn the Murder Case l. Finished
Say They Don't Want to show Their
Hand Lest Jones Modify His Confessions.

Detective Brinley took Charles +. Jones,
valet to the late millionaire William Marsh
Rice. out Of the House of Detention again
last night. but the destination was the Grim
inal Courts Building this time. not the Ten
derloin. They met Assistant District At
torncy Osborne and had long conference.
Jones Is to be pu' on the stand again to-day
when the hearing before Justice Jerome
in the case Of LAWYER Albert p Patrick,
accused 81 the murder Of Rice, is TO be con-
tinued II il expected that the hearing will
be finished this week hs soon as Jones :
cross-cxaminatiou is over Mr. Osborne will
call to the stand the telephone girls by whom
he expects 20 Corrohorate JoncS's statement
that he telephoncd twice to Patrick on sun
day. Sept % The case against Patrick is
not 10 be submitted 10 the Grand Jury until
the hearing before Justice jerome Is con-
Cluded
When tho contests Of the two wills bearing
the signature Of william Marsh RICE came
on before Surrogate Fitzgerald yesterday
for trial they were adjourned because Of
the pending criminal proceedings against
Patrick and the witnesses Of the last al
legged will Next Monday application for a
further adj ournment will h" made. with u
chance that the VIII contests may 90 over
until the termination of the criminal pro-
ment was the death last week of Frederick
A. Rice brother of tho teNtator, who had
been appointed administrator OF the estate
by the courts of Texas.
Lawyer William {. Cnntwcn attorney for
Patrick, who is residuary lcgatee OF the will
Of June 80 last. moved the adjournment
SAYING
nesses to the will Of 1900 who are under arrest
charged with forgery, and IN justice 10 Albert
I Patrick. charged with murder. every
opportunity should bc given 10 them tn eS-
tAhliSh their innocence before being com.
PEELED to enter upon the trial in this civil
case which Involves practically the same
issues For this reason ! Hsk for post
ponement until the final determination of tho
criminal proceedings
DO understand said William b. Horn
blower. appearing for tn" proponents Of tho
will of isN8. that Won ask he court 10 sus-
pend its functions unit! after youT client may
have been indicted by the Grand Jury, ar
raigned before petit Jury and perhaps CON
vlctcd, all ol which may not take place within
Beng assured thar Tn" wish Of Mr.. Cantwell
were concluded. Mr. Horuhower suid that
he would consent 10 an adjournment uh'u
the conclusion Of tho present preliminary
examination before Justice Jerome ana no
further
Hornblower said ,hnt Patrick had not fled
N" viii of 1901 until he was forced 70 do SO
t'antwrll retorteu that after Patrick had been
kept IN the Iomhs ior iiN" months without q
h"dliug. the District Attorney had not moved
until Pttrios forced him 10
Delaney Nicol and JuhonT Davies. repre-
Mr. Nicoll said he WAS against tho Patrick
will, as his clients desired To set both wills
asld" He wanted Hatuck N have a far
chance to prove hiI innocence without the
complication Of H." civil proceedings going
on At the same tim" lie thought the case
should 20 over 90 june"
John VI Bowers. representing the Rice
Institute Of Houston, I"N a large beneficiary
under he VIII uf 1900, asked for an immediate
trial saving that Patrick could establish his
innocence in the civil proceedings.
T. nj y.I al Ii. fE Nf n
will Of 1898 ur" try ing 20 show q up'lv" for
murder IN The alleged rorserics Of the will and
other documents If We arc compelled to C0
to trial in this civil case. II will Dc Necessary
for u- to produC" certain letters and CORE
~pOndenco that We douot think We should give
10 tho District Attorney for any reason what
sooy"r. and hv So doing allow the man who
says he was PatrlokS Icyomplic" to make his
testimony a. our letters
Surrogate Fitzgerald said that, at anv rate
the case should not 90 on during tho pending
examination before Justice Jerome Next
Monday he will decide II thero shall I've a
further post pOnCmcnt