Evening journal., 1901-04-04
MURDERER SHOWS
LITTLE EMOTION
Jones Concludes Story Of Kill
Ing Of Rice
Patritk'S Lawyers Will Try TO Prove
That He Vas Only a Tool
Of The Valet

who was the valet-secretary to Will
lam Marsh Rice, the aged millionaire,
who, according to Jones' confession,
was murdered by the use of chloroform
in September last, finished his testi-
mony yesterday on direct examination
in the proceedings before Justice Je-
rome charging Albert 7. Patrick with
murder. Yesterday the people heard
the story of the murder repeated under
different condition, but with even
more dramatic surroundings.
According to the story of the valet
secretary, he and Patrick had drawn
up the bogus will and were waiting,
with what patience they could, for old
man Rice to die when a mill burned
down in Texas. Rice's connections
there desired to rebuild it, and ne
spoke of advancing the 100000 or
S125,000 required to replace the burned
property. Patrick told me to use all
my influence" said Jones yesterday.
with Rice not to rebuild the mill, as
this would take out all the ready cash
from the estate" But Rice insisted on
advancing the money, and presently
authorized a draft for $4,000 from one
of his correspondents in Texas. Word
of the draft arrived in New York on
Saturday, and Jones. in accordance
with his compact, told Patrick about it.
1t was only $25.000, but, according to
the valet, Patrick felt that he could
not spare even this much out Of the
millions that he was already counting
as his own.
He then said." testified Jones, that
he would have to do something to get
Rice out of the way before Monday,
when the draft would arrive"
Even more illustrative of the caution
and thoroughness of the alleged plot
conceived and carried out by these men
was another instance related by Jones.
The manager Of Rice's estate in Texas
"a man named Cohen-was in the
habit of sending a check made out in
his name for his salary to Rice month
ly. Rice paid him by signing the
check and mailing it back to him.
When one of these checks came along.
and after Rice had signed it and given
it to Jones to mail. he turned it over
to Patrick in order that the latter
might practice on the signature. The
next check that came from Cohen was
signed with the forgery of Rice's
name, and sent along in order by it's
passage through the banks OF Texas
that they might test the merit oil their
forgery. The experiment was an en-
tire success and gave them great con-
fidence in the greater fOrgeries yet to
come
There was one point yesterday at
which it was confidently expected Jones
would give some sign of emotion. II
H.
break down. This was when he was
asked about the effort he had made al
suicide in the Tombs, but expectation
was again disappointed. He told OF
Patrick's suggesting that he take the
blame of the whole thing, of his refusal
to do so, of Patricks handing him a
knife with which to cut his throat
and of the throat cutting itself with as
little feeling as he showed the day be.
fore, when he told how he chloroform.
ed his helpless millionaire benefactor
He also swore that Patrick agreed tC
commit suicide with him.
But it was on oross-examination tha
| Jones really demonstrated that he wal
emotion proof Robert +. Moore, Pat
i rick's lawyer. and the same man whit
saved DR.. Kennedy from the deatl
chair at the recent trial, went abou
the cross-examination in a spirit o
| thorOughness that would have dis
mayed most men. When he spoke o
the killing Of Rice he called it muir
der, and he kept the electric chair il
the mind of the man on the witnes
stand. who answered everything a
calmly and quietly as If the thing wer
merely a perfunctory rehearsal.
was impossible to shake the testimOn
of the witness.
Perhaps the only point where the at
torneys for Patrick even appeared t
shake the nerve and the confidence G
Jones was where they extorted a state
ment from him that he hoped by tell
5 ing his present story to escape tn
e death penalty for murder. lie said hi
? lawyer. Mr.. Battle, had assured hil
that he could do nothing for him. h
knew Battle had talked to District A
torney Osborne. and he gathered thu
4 if he did tell the whole truth SON
: measure Of consideration would I
q shown him. This and his conscienc
he said induced him to admit his gui
+ of murder
+ Patrick's defense was general d
D NAL. II viii not be revealed in deta
q until the actual murder trial TAX
T. place, which will probably not be III
til October next Jones, according
the defense. was the arch conspirat
= and Patrick was only the innocent to
of the valet. The greatest stress W
be laid upon the fact that Jones is
= self confessed perjurer.
/ Labor Leaders Charge Pcrsccutioi
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