The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-05
THE TRIAL OF PATRICK
Charles F. Jones Continued His Testimony
for the Prosecution.

ndAiic sdlu ne WAS NltltHG 10 DCCoMc my
attorney aud would do his best for me.
MIR, Battle the witness continued.
asked me whore | hid the knife with
which | cut myself and whore / got 1t. |
told him."
When did Captain Baker call agang"
ITO the best Of my recollection he re-
turned the same evening, accompanied by
Mr.. Battle"
Mr.. Moore tried to draw from the wit.
ness an admission that Captain Baker ON
his first visit TO Jones in the hospital
had suggested that the latter employ sep.
aratc counsel.
81 do not think be did" witness an
swered.
Mr., Moore objected to the qualification
with which almost all the answers Of the
witness were prCfaced
Give me responsible answer. Did you
ask Captain Baker In substance to get you
another lawyer" asked Mr.. Moore.
II asked him to send me some member
of the Weeks & Battle firm, yes
Witness said MIR Battle called on him
at the hospital three times ON his see.
ond visit witness said. Mr.. Battle was
accompanied by his twitness) father, who
lived near Houston, Texas. Witness said
he did not do any writing at the time
out had a conversation with his father
about family Affairs
II felt badly" said Jones, land my
father was very much distressed. | re-
ferred my father to Mr.. Battle for any.
thing regarding the Rice case
Did you expect him to toll your father
all In regard TO the murder Of your bcne.
factor that you had told hmJ''
Jones said TINT thought TINT WAS
the understanding.
had you told Mr. Battle the same
story of the murder as you told Mr.. os-
borne on November 2sf"
YES, / had"
''1hen." said Mr.. Moore, ION that even
ing you were quite determined to deceive
your father; YOU were willing that he
should be told Her
Witness did not reply.
Mr. Moore insisted that direct answer
be givN and Justice Jerome finally put
the question to the witness himself.
Were you willing TO deceive your faith
err"
II was. on that occasion" witness re.
piled.
when You made your first statement TO
Mr. Osborne did he not tell YOU that YOU
lled?'
ITO the best OF my recollection he said
that ! had made Editions statement
and that II could not he corroboratcd."
"Dld not Mr. Osborne say you would
both be punished If you did not tell the
truthT'
~ think not
Mr. Moore next brought out the letters
which were written by Jones before he
lcf' In his cell when he was taken to
Bellevue.
Witness said they were returned TO him
there by a man he did not know. lie
could not describe thu man.
Jones said It was true that IN the state
ment of his own case made to his counsel
he had told falschood in stating that
Patrick had killed Rice,
You deceived even your own iawycrf"
asked Mr. Moora.
At this point Justice Jerome interfcred.
"This witness is weak, wicked and
unfortunate man. He Is n self-confcssed
urdcrer and deserves contempt, but
won't allow you 10 insult him" "a
Lawyer Moore said: Here Is n solemn
statement about coldblooded murder. NV
client Is directly concerned and am not
asking too much IN demanding that ii shall
60 on the record that II Is a faischood 4"
Justice Jerome then allowed the question
and Jones said be had deceived his attor.
ney.
A statement made by Jones 10 his pres.
cnt counsel, Mr.. Battle, was read
Melvin Dalberg If Patrick's counsel he.
gun the reading Of the paper. but had some
difficulty in dcclpherng II and Patrick took
mp the reading and finished It, This is
tho first time that Patrlck's voice has been
heard In court. In the statement Jones
alleged that Patrick killed Rice.
At the afternoon session Jones was
asked: What did you say when Captain
Baker said Rice had not signed the will
and checksr'
II insisted the signatures were genuine. :"
80 the last statement made 10 Baker
was that the signatures 10 the will and
checks were all rlghtr'
Yes"
Witness admitted that in the statement
/ he made to Mr.. Osborne In the Tombs ne
| charged Patrick with numbering Mr. Rice
/ He did not know II Patrick was convicted
! of that murder he would not under the
/ law be a beneficiary under the viii
what motive had you In making such a
statementf"
II suppose my hrst object was to shield
myself"
| when did you make the statement that
yon could get the old man 10 sign any
papers when ne was 'dopeyr"
About the first OF the year"
.-what did you say you gave him 10 make
| him 'dopeyT"
II said / gaze him sapolo 70 weaken
him said that to Captain Baker"
when you made this statement 10 As
slstant District Attorney Garyln," said
Mr.. Moore. "had you communicated TO Mr..
Osborne that the death Of Mr. Rice was
due TO chloroformf"
II did not say" witness replied. that
death was due to ehloroform. because was
not satis6ed that II was But told him
that chloroform had been used"
.was It not the understanding nj the
time that Mr.. Rice had died from mercurial
polsoningi'
81 did not know what Mr. Osborne
thought | told him that Mr.. Rice had
been murdered: that chloroform had been
used and told him that Mr.. Rlce mad