The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-04
WANTED ALL OF
RICE'S MILLIONS
Valet Jones Gives Further
Details of the Murder.
TELLS OF HIS EFFORT
TO KILL HIMSELF
RemOrse Seized Him After He
Had Slain BenefactOr.

New York. April 3.-Charles F. Jones.
who was the yalet-secretary to William
Marsh Rice, the aged millionaire, who,
according to Jones confession yester-
day. was murdered by the use Of chic
reform in September last, finished his
testimony today on direct examination
in the proceedings before Justice Je-
rome. charging Albert T. Patrick with
murder. The story of the murder and
conspiracy which Jones outlined on
Tuesday he today filed in with a
wealth of detail, and with a GOODNESS
and nerve which, under the circum-
stages, was almost overwhelming.
According to the story of the valet
secretary, he and Patrick had drawn
UP the bogus viii and were waiting
with what patience they could for old
man Rice to die, when mill burned
down in Texas. Rice's connection there
desired to rebuild it. and he spoke of
advancing 100000 or $125000 required
to replace the burned property.
Patrick told me to use all my in
fluence with Rice" said Jones today.
mot to rebuild the mill, as this would
take out all the ready. cash from the es-
tate"
But Rice insisted on advancing the
money. and presently authorized a
draft for SIS, 900 from one of his CORE
spondents in Texas. Word of thesdraft
arrived on New York on Saturday, and
Jones. in accordance with his compact,
told Patrick about it. 1t was only $25,-
0O0 but according to the valet, Patrick
felt that he could not spare even this
much out of the millions that he was
already counting as his own.
He, then said, testified Jones, that
he would have to do something to get
Rice out of the way before Monday
when the draft would arrive"
Wanted All the Wealth.
Even more iIlustrative>of the caution
and thoroughness of the alleged plot
conceived and carried out by these
men was another instance related by
Jones. The manager of Rice's estate
in Texas-a man named COhen-WaS 1T
the Nhabit of sending 10 Rice monthly
a check made out in his name for his
salary. Rice paid him by signing the
check and mailing it back TO him
When one of these checks came along
and after Rice had signed it and given
il to Jones TO mail. he turned it over tC
Patrick in order that the latter might
practice on the signature The next
check that came from Cohen was
signed with the forgery of Rice's name
and sent along, in order by its passag g
through the banks of Texas, that they
might test the merit Oh their forgery
The experiment was an entire success;
and gave them great confidence in the
greater forgeries yet to come.
There was one point today al which
it was confidently expected JOIe:
would give some sign of emotion. L
was even anticipated that he NIGH
break down. This was when he wa:
asked about the effort he had made a
suicide in the Tombs.. but expectation
was again disappointed
1t was on cross examination tina
Jones really demonstrated that he wa.
emotion proof. Robert Moore wen
about the cross examination in a spiri
of thoroughness that Would have dis
mayed most men. Gradually he fell
along the outline of Jones story unit
he had satisfied himself that there wa.
nothing to be gained by a patient siege
and then he attempted to storm Jones
position. When he spoke of the. killing
OF Rice he called it murder and he KEEP
the electric chair in the mind of thu
man on the witnkss stand, who an
swered everything as calmly and quiet
" as if the thing was merely a per
functory rehearsal. 1t WAS impossible
to shake the testimony of the Witness
He had a memory like an almanac anC