Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-04

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a false statement that it would be we'll
to remember it, so as to be able to re-
peat it?"
Il cannot say what l thought" re-
piled Jones.
What did you think when you
chloroformed old Rice, your benefac-
tor? Did you think that was right"
asked Mr.. Moore.
Il cannot say what I thought"
did you say that you did not think
on the day before the latter's death
unless it vas Maria Scott, a colored
scrub woman?"
Il may have said so without using
the name of the woman" witness re-
piled.
Did you say that Short and Myers
witnessed the will?"
Il think | made such a statement"
Did you say that old man Rice had
instructed Patrick to draw a new
wilI?"
Il have made such a statement" wit
ness replied.
do you mean to say that Patrick
called at your house as often as once a
November, 1899, to September, %,
1900, without ever seeing him."
81 don't know how many times
Patrick msy have seen Mr.. Rice. l said
that to my knowledge Patrick never
saw Rice except upon two occasions"
When was that?"
Some time during the spring or the
summer of 1881
Jones then in answer to questions de-
MED that the statements made by him
in the confession were true.
Lawyer Moore asked Mr.. Osborne for
the s~tenographic notes of the statements
Jones made to McCluskey. Mr.. Osborne
replied that he did not have the notes, but
had a typewriter copy of the witness
statement to Captain McCluskey, which
he said he was willing to let Mr.. Moore
have.
Mr.. Moore then passed to the original
complaint in which Jones swore that Pat
rick administered "mercuriaI n other
p~oisons'' to Rice, thus causing death.
Did you not know when you swore to
the complaint" asked Mr.. Moore, what
those other poisons were?'
The question was objected to but was
allowed.
Il did not unless it was oxalic acid, .
witness said.
Did you not know you had chloroform-
ed old man Rice?' asked Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. Osborne objected.
When did you make your confession?''
"At the House of Detention last Janu-
airy. Mr.. Osborne and MIR. Battle were
present."
What promise was made you to get
you to make this confession?"
"A good many promises have been made
to me, but lone of a definite nature
. you mean to tell me that you will
lingly made this confession knowing that
it will bring YOU to the electric chair?'
q did not exactly think it would bring
me to the chair" witness faltered.
DO you not know, that murder-the
crime to which you have confessed-if it
could be established, is punishable by
electrocution in the State of New York?''
Il do. yes"
Witness finally said that he made this
confession because he would not perjure
himself, and because Mr.. Battle, his at
torney, had told him if he told anything.
he must tell the whole truth and nothing
but the truth.
Mr.. Battle told me- witness said, that
If I told the truth I would receive less
punishment"
Did not Mr.. Battle tell you that he
had received assurances TO that effect
from Mr.. Osborne?"
He did not
Did not Mr.. Battle tell you that he had
seen Mr.. Osborne and that his promise
was a result of the talk with him?"
He said Mr.. Osborne said I had told
so many stories and hone of them could
be corroborated. Mr.. Battle told me
must tell the truth if my story was to
be corroborated."
You wanted your story that you chioro-
formed poor old Rice corroborated?' ask
ed Mr.. Moore.
Il suppose 1t would rave to be corrob-
GRATED to be believed witness replied.
You wanted TO be c~orroborated to get
hung?" broke in Mr.. Moore.
Were you not promised that II you
made his statement your punishment
would be less severethat in fact you
would escape deathF'
Il was told that nothing could be done
for me unless I told the TRUTH the wit
ness replied.
Adjournment was taken until to-mor-
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