Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-10
COUNSEL QUARREL.
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Hcn. he told me that | would have to
murder Mr.. Rice"
Patrick gave me a bottle of ch,oro-
ofm. continued the witness. and
told me to fold a towel conc s,,,n.a
VITA 4 sponge in the narrow end sat
i''eo win chloroform. l returned to
the mouse and Mr.. Rice was still lvin-
yea ana placed the towel and sat
ufateu sponge as directed"
After witness removed the towel anI
'eephoned Patrick a second time. Pat
rick and DR.. Curry came to the apart
ments and Jones told Dr. Curry that
Mr.. Rice was dead.
John IL. Wallace. paying teller in he
banking house of Swenson & Co. testi
ned that. Sept. "a, 1900. David l.. Short
| presented check for so, goo whicn he
asked to have certified. 1t purportc
TO be drawn by VIM. Marsh Rice. The
witness repeated the evidence which
has been repeated several times. as to
the occurrences ut the bank after The
presentation of the check. Mr. Wal
lace testified that in his opinion the
signature on the check was not in Mr..
Rice's handwriting.
On cross-eNamination by Mr.. Moore.
Teller Wallace said that when he
stamped the word ''acceptcd' on Tho
$4,000 check presented by Short. he
had his own opinion as to the genuine
ness OF the signature and still held
that opinion. He would not swear that
the Rice signature was not genuine.
but he said il was not good im:ta-
ton and pointed ont some diScrcpan-
les between the upward and down
ward strokes in the letters of the name
Among the checks which Mr. Moore
handed the witness was one for So.
Wo. made payable to Albert +. Patrick
and presented ON the same day as the
$4,000 check was presented by Short
for certi!ioation.
All tie time he was comparing the
signatures, Teller Wallace held the
,0G0 check in one hand. In reply tn
Lawyer Moorc's question if there was
any difference in the signature of these
checks the witness said there was Mr.
Moore then handed the $4,000
check to Justice jerome. and
said this was one of the
Rice died. Wallace then said he had
| Illitt IL llliSlaht ana NlSf!tl 10 d!tl'Eti
his answer.
At tonight's session of the Patrick
case. John II. Wallace. paying teller OF
the Swcnson Bank, resumed his testi-
mony.
The Patrick Will of June 80. 1900. the
general assignments of the Rice prop
ei-ty to Patrick. the letter in which Mr
Rice is alleged TO have given orders for
the cremation of his own body and a
certificate check for S25 600 which Pat
rick gave to Potts the day after Mr.
Rice's death. were handed to the wit
ness and in each instance he declared
that the signatures of Nv. NJ. Rice
attached thereto We're forgcrieS. ON
cross examination he said that he was
positive as to his view on the question
of the signatures. including the VIII.
Walter O. Wetherbee. n clerk in the
Swenson Bank, was the next witness
Wetherbee was one of the witnesses
to the will of 1896. According to testi-
mony given at this hearing by Valet
Jones, Patrick urged the latter to try
and get Wetherbee to also witness 4
will which he contemplated forging be-
fore he drew the so-called Patrick
refused to be a party to the contem-
plated fraud but was nevertheless
made beneficiary to the Patrick will
as an inducement for himself to keer
secret the fact that he had been ap-
preached on the will matter
Witness after testifying that he was
familiar with the handwriting of the
late Mr.. Rice. branded the Patrick will
the S25 900 check. the general assign
ments and the cremation letter as for
gerieS.
Did you ever tell Mr.. Rice about
Jones propositions?' asked Mr.
Moore.
81 did not" witness replied.
why did you not tell this old man
Rice that conspiracy to get his
wealth was being set on foot against
him by his servant?' was the next
question of Moore.
Mr.. Osborne objected and after some
discussion the question was withdrawn
Court adjourned until tomorrow
morning when it is expected ex-Cap-
tain James a. Baker of Houston
Texas, will take the stand.