Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-10
CROSS EXAMINE
FAMOUS VALET
Rice's Servant Declares in Wit.
ness Box That Lawyer Pat
rick Tried to Beg off.
TELLS ABOUT THE oHLoRoFoRM
Jones Reads Statement Made Last DC.
tober and PronOunces Tram
script Correct.

New York. April 10.-The commit
| ment proceedings in the case of AL
| bert T. Patrick. the lawyer who us ac-
cuSed of having caused the death or
William Marsh Rice, the aged Texas
millionaire, in September last. were
resumed yesterday before Justice Je-
rome, sitting as a magistrate. Charles
T. Jones, who was Rice'S valet. and
who has turned informer, was re-
called for cross-eXaminatiOn by Mr..
Moore Jones said that the steno-
graphic notes taken of the statements
made by him at police headquarters
after his arrest had not been read over
to him. A transcript of the notes was
then handed the witness, and he was
told to read it carefully and see
whether it was a correct report of
what he had then said. In this state
ment, made Oct. 4. Jones said that
Rice died natural death. and also
that the will dated 1900 was genuine.
Reads in Court.
Jones took the transcript, which COW
cred several type-written pages, and
read it carefully. Jones took fully
half an hour to read the document. In
reply to Moore he said the statements
made by him to Captain McCluSky
were correctly recorded in the tran
script. \ copy of Jones statement
to Assistant District Attorney Osborne
in the TOmbs on Oct. 2S, in which he
said that Patrick administered chloro-
form to Rice. was produced and the
witness said it had been read over to
him. and was substantially correct.
Moore then asked Jones several QueS-
tionS as to his movements during the
evening of Sunday. Sept. %. the day
on which Rice died. Jones said he
left Rice'S apartments. went to res
taurant in FOrty-secOnd street and re-
turned again about 6 o'cOlck, after
having taken dinner.
TeIephoned to Patrick.
when you got back about 6 o'clock
what did you do them asked Moore.
Il remained n while upstairs. and
then went and telephoned to Patrick
did You see Mr.. Rice during the
time you remained upstairs?'
Eyes: he was lying in the bed. his
eyes were closed as if asleep. and he
might have been dead at the time"
was the rply.
Then you did not see Mr.. Rice i'm
life after you returned from the res
taurant?'
NO. sir"
Witness telephoned to Patrick that
he was going to telegraph from Fifty
sixth street and Sixth avenue. Wit
ness telephoned again. about 8 o'cOlck.
to Patrick. telling him that Rice was
very i'll. When witness met Patrick
al Seventh avenue he (witneSsl told
him that Mr. Rice was sleeping and
resting easily.
81 told him that 1 expected him to
do what he had promised witness
continued. land he said he could not.
as he had family of children. He
told me that 1 would have to murder
Mr.. Rice. Patrick gave me a bottle
of chlOrOform and told me to fold
towel, cone-shaped. with sponge in
the narrow end saturated with chlOro-
form.
Applied the Sponge.
''I returned to the house and. afr
Rice was still lying in bed. and
placed the towel and saturated sponge
as directed
You did thatT" asked Patrick's
counsel.
Il did that" replied the witness.
The witness was then questioned
closely as to Rice'S condition when |
the towel was put over his face, but |
Jones said he could not say whether |
Rice'S eyes were closed or not, as the |
room was dark After he had placed |
the hall and did not return for half an |
hour. Witness had faint recollection |
of having, while out of the room. |
heard Rice laugh: otherwise there was
no noise in the room.
"After you removed the towel and |
telephoned Patrick the second time, |
what occurred?''
Told Doctor of Demise.
Patrick and DIR. Curry came to the |
apartments, and 1 told DIR. Curry that |
Mr.. Rice was dead
Jones said that DR.. Curry then |
placed his head close to Rice's face |
and pronounced him dead. Patrick |
remained continuously in the house /
after DIR. Curry left. and was there |
until after the embalming process was !
gone through.
Ibid Patrick do anything regarding
the gathering of papers of documents |
during the time he was in the apart
mentS?"
The witness replied that Patrick did
nothing in regard to the papers. to his
GonesO knowledge, until after the
undertaken left.
Later on Jones said that he hand
ed some papers to Patrick on Sunday |
night They included notes. coupons.
deeds and other papers. He had made
a list of them. but could not say where
that list is now. Patrick called at the
Rice apartment the next day. but moth
ing OF importance happened.
Kings birthday Celebrated.
Copenhagen. April 10.-The SD
birthday of King Christian was cele-
hrated everywhere in Denmark. The
king is in good health and received
the congratulations of officials. diplo-
mats and other dignitaries. The streets
of the city were crowded, and in the