The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-12
1Kl,ILLED HIS FRIEND
And Employer With Chloroforlni
While Ho slept.
a VERY sTRANo q E CASE
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Without tho slightest quayer ia Shis
VOL Mndula.ed vo.oo and ,dispi aying;no
outward sign Of regret or remorbe,
Nharles Jones, secretary and d3fyaletsto
the late VIM. Massh Rioo, confessed
Wednesday in Now Yoi K court lundor
oath that ho had ended tho life Of his
employer and benefaolcr with 5chloros
form. Tho confession was the climax
OF q remarkable rooitsl in which was
laid bare the details Of an alleged isiu,b-
tic conspiracy which had for its obiiot
tho seizure Of throo million dollars Eini
cash and negotiable securities andathe
conversion Of <threo millions in roalty
to the alleged chief oonepirator l'hSse
was dramatic foroo in tho direotnJas
and miDute attention to detail with
which Jones approohed the trsgedylzz, s,
tho moment when no cove rcd tlSo 5fspo
Of tho shopping man with tho sa,uratsd
napkin and then waited for himto do
Tho self confessed murderer told tho
story Of tho alleged plot from its if-
otption. The capital orime he commit
ted and all the minor offensea that pa
cedtd it were, ho deolsr, d i; at 5theaiH
etigaiion and direction OF Albert Sly.s6
Patrick. 1t was Patrick, he eaEd WHO
oonoeiyed d tho IDEA of forging will and
forging transfers and convoyar ces S3S tt
was Pabi,k who induced two nc rson sIS5 III
to witt oss tho forged signatures. 4 Ii
was Patrick who determioed that Roc
should die and it WAS PatiickS who
sought TO have him killed slowly and
then. becoming impatient, desorlnipoai
upon quick pction. And, according tb
Jones, rcmal ksblo as it may SCI M Z ri cS
never knew Patrick during his 5lifs
time, and never saw him but once 5ss
According to this remarkahla aon
fessiop, Patrick told Jones thot tho old
nan was lasting too long, That ho must
bo put out of tho way at ont q, ahas
Jones should do tho work and tbaG
thtro would really bo no harm j d it bes
csuse Rice had poisoned his own wife
years ago and deserved plniahmonis
Jones described his return to Nj,
Rico's apartments and tho discovery aof
tho millionaire sleeping peaceful iysSSs. 1,
bod; ho told Of his atealthy search Il oi
a nal kin and tho fashioni; ofsit into
a cone-shape as directed, Ae said, By
Patrick. He detailed tho story Of tho
pinniug Of a small spongo at the point
of tho cone. Then lo told Of saturAts,
ing the napkin and sponge with ohlos
roform and holding itoyer his own nosS
trils 10 tost its effect. Jopos looked
straight into the oyes Of Assistant Dis
tliot Attorney Osborne and continued
his story without break, without; d
trem or in his voice. Ho describes his
approach to tho bed ith,tba saturated
napkin in his hand; Of the flight from
the room; tf the weary wait Of 81 srsllin..
utts in acoordal 90 with Patrick b 4 Al /
legged in struotiont; at the expiration IS
tho half hour hd returned Sjan4 four "a Il "
Rice dead. He then thre |lss|
windows to free tho room j
Of ohlorofoIm telephoI $sg
that Roc WAS dead efl
cian and then, aftf,S Sl |
grief at the loss Old |S8S
al omployer ho Rai
and fell into a sound
Patrick, accIsed byNss
boing the aroh-criminIy 81 ess4
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