The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-05
4 GOOD DAY FOR PATRICK
IMPORTANT POINT IN ACCUSED
Lawyers BEHALF.

Nav Not bc Held Unless Valet Jones
Testimony Is Corroboratcd-Justic
Jerome shows His Opinion Of Witness
Declares Jones is Deserving or Con-
tempt but VIII Protect Him From
Lawer's Insult.
New York, April 4.-There were At
least two incidents during to-day's
cross-examination of Charles F. Jones,
the valet and self confessed murderer
of millionaire William Marsh Rice,
which rose above the ordinary. POSI-
bly, the one which stood out from the
proceedings most prominently was the
announcement made by Justice Jerome.
who presides at the hearing and which
probably shows why Lawyer Patrick,
accused with Jones of the murder Of
the former Texan. has all along taken
the accusations Of Jones against him
self with demeanor almost border
ing on the contempt
Attorney Moore. for the defense, had
asked that when the hearing closed for
the day it be not resumed until Tues
day Justice Jerome in giving his con-
sent said: "It is necessary that Jones
testimony as to this murder should be
corroborated. He being a self-confes-
sed accomplice his testimony alone Is
not enough upon which to hold Pat
rick"
Attorney Moore tersely added to this:
1--WE understand that and we suppose
the district attorney does, too" Mr.
Moore added that he presumed the dis
trict attorney would spend the inter-
vening time in effort to secure some
corroborative testimony. The willing
tunity to the state is taken as strongly
indicative of their confidence In the ul-
innate outcome being favorable to Pat
rick.
The other incident brought out in the
clearest light the indomitable nerve Of
Lawyer Patrick. In the face of the reit-
Grated story of Jones that Patrick had
instigated the murder and the forgeries,
the latter took his place In the court
proceedings with as much nonchalance
as he would If he had been suddenly
called on to act as an Interpreter in a
police court "clothes line" case. At one
point it became necessary that state
ment made by Jones be read. The paper
was given into the hands of one Of the
for the defense for that pur-
pose. This was the statement in which
the valet claimed Patrick killed Rice,
and which he has since denied. The
reader hesltated and stumbled over the
written words. Suddenly Patrick in
terrupting, said: Here, I guess I can
make 1t out; I'll read it,
This was agreed to and in a loud.
clear voice he read: "'P' got a towel
and sponge and saturated the sponge
with colorless liquid he had in a bot
tie. Then he went into the room where |
r. lay in bed. 1 (Jones) was not in
the room, but opened the door and
peeped in. p was standing over r.
with the cone-shaped towel in his hand
and he pressed it down over RS face"
Patrick was still reading, with no /,
show Of emotion, when Justice Jerome
ordered recess for luncheon. The "P''
and "R" in the statement stand for |
Patrick and Rice.
At another point in the proceedings
Justice Jerome gave his estimate of |
Jones with characteristic terseness. At !
-orney Moore had been racking the wit
less with questions all tending to bring
out the Wallets lying propensities. He |
showed by Jones that Jones had lied to
md deceived his own father when the
after called on him in the hospitakaf- !
.er he had attempted suicide; that he
lad told untruths of Attorney Osborne
md that he had lied to his own counsel. |