Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-02
TELLS OF CONSPIRACY.

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TELLS OF CONSPIRACY.
millionaire Rice's Valet and secre-I
tary Tells of tho Plot TO End Em-
ployer's Life.
New York, April 2.-Mrs. Anna Fran
els continued her testimony in the pre-
|liminary hearing of the case of Albert
IT. Patrick, charged with having caused
4 the death of William NJ. Rice, of Tex
as. She testified she had never written
any letters for Patrick. She had written
lcne letter concerning the Rice Will mat
tier to j. NJ Coleman, Of Houston, but
not at Patrick's request. Patrick never
!. told her he was Rice's confidential.
slfriend and attorney. At the conclusion
'lcf Mrs. Francis testimony Charles f.
Il Jones. Rice's valet, was called. Witness
said he first met Patrick in November,
8 1899. Patrick represented himself as a
commercial man from Texas and
wanted to see Rice. Rice was in bed at
4 the time Patrick introduced himself as
Mr.. Smith Patrick at that time, Jones
\ said, had a long talk with the witness.
He asked whether Rice had legal rep
{ lresentative in this city and showed him
self inquisitive about the affairs of the
old millionaire. Patrick, witness SAID,
i called a second time. They discussed the
& will of Mr.. Rice Witness said Patrick
. at that time stated there was no doubt
! the Holt side of the case would win
4 t,,v,. a
Patrick said all he needed was letter
tic Capt. Baker.
Patrick then, witness said, had told
him he would see him (witness) all
J, right after Rices death. In December.
! 1899. witness swore, Patrick first APP
proached him about drawing of the will
, Jones was to draw the document on his
typewriter and get Rice to sign 1T when
Z. his mind was not quite clear. Jones had
told Patrick the signing of the will
: might be arranged. but it would be
, more difficult to obtain witnesses. Pat
/, rick proposed they should try to get the
t witnesses of the will VI 1896. Jones az
= forwards approached Weatherbre, a
. clerk in Swenson & Sons Office. to ger
him to act as witness. Weatherbee
i3refused and threatened to take Jones
head off, if he dared suggest any
fraudulent schemes against Rice. Jones
said: Patrick wanted me to be wit
ness to the will. but refused. I was
!, Very anxious to become a beneficiary
under the will tho. Patrick said this
would never do, as there would be o
!. suspicion of undue influence attached
to the will. which therefore would not
be admitted to probate Continuing
), witness said Patrick then said he would
: arrange for witnesses and mentioned
Meyer and Short. Meyer said he would
not sign the will as a witness unless ne
!, was convinced the signature of Rice
was genuine.
He wanted to communicate with Rice
, to get him to compromise the case The
letter, witness said, was one to Captain
J. Baker. purportiIg to come from Rice
u In the letter Rice said Baker had mis-
> represented the case to him, that he
r was tired of New York and wanted to
return TO Texas where all his relatives
llived. Jones said Patrick asked him to
write the letter on the typewriter to give
) to Patrick with the purpose of putting
! 1t in evidence in the Holt case. Patrick
: said he would see to the signing of the
letter Witness said he wrote the let
5 ter on a typewriter and on Rice's letter
heads. II delivered the les1er 10 Pat
/ rick on the third visit" Jones contin-
: ued: Il was to get $3.50 for writing a
letter to him. However. he did not pay
me anything, saying the money would
not be paid until | had gone on the
stand and swore ] wrote the letter a,
: Rice . dictation" Witness said Patrick
{ took the letter and underlined parts OF
slit He gave 1t back to Jones and want
J he rewrote it but did not think he CAV,
Patrick the second copy. Patrick had
; shown witness an affidavit by Rice
! which he said he had obtained from tbs
tax department. In this Rice purported
{ to swear to the residence in Texas. The
litigation in the case of Mrs. Rice turned
on the point Of residence. Jones said
Patrick asked him whether Rice was
going to remember him in his will Wit.
= ness said he answered Rice had spoken
: in Indefinite. terms about remembering
him in his WILL
I'm the viii you saw at Patrick's Of
flee do you remember something about
hequestso" asked Osborne.
II know there were large bequests t.
!. relatives There was large beques
n to Weatherbee. believe he was to sci
: S25. 900; at any rate a much larger sun
e than under the last WILL
a THAT was to make him keep quie
. about the conversation he had witt
: your
: Yes"
This will made in March, 1900. is no
: the one known as the Patrick WILL
t That document was drawn later.
: AT the afternoon session of the Pat
Il rick hearing Jones, the valet and secre
r tary of Millionaire Rice. testified tina
5, Patrick asked him whether he did no
n think Rice was living little too lon.
e for their purposes. II said i though
e So" said Jones, and Patrick suggested
e that we put him out of the way. sus
e |gested DIR. Curry, but Patrick said Cur
5. Try would not do anything of the kind.
n Jones said at Patrick's suggestion n
: procured chloroform and laudanun
e from his brother in Texas. and delivere,
It lit to Patrick. Jones said he gave tn
= poison to Patrick about three weeks be
h fore Rices death. He also testified tha
le Patrick was never introduced to Rice
" Rice never saw Patrick but once, an
lie did not know Patrick when he saw him