The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-04

fore the death of Rice certain oil wells ii
| Texas, in which he was interested, ,wert
destroyed by fire. Rice resolved to 'rebuilt
them and bound himself to provide nearl!
! 5000 for the rebuilding. On the streHgtf
OF this the oil well people drew for SIS 900
the draft being payable on Monday, Septem
ber "a.
Jones testified that Patrick wished te
avoid the payment of this money.
IT said,' witness continued, ION Saturday
that the old man would probably drop of.
Patrick said we could not rely on that, but
had to get him. out of the way the next
day"
Jones further testified that some time be-
tween October 26 and October 30 he waa
taken to the District Attorneys Office and
kept until o'clock in the morning, making
his first confession. Assistant District At
torney Osborne produced the statement
made by Jones on that occasion, and 1t was
marked for Identification.
Mr. Moore asked the witness whether
he could swear this was the statement he
had made to Mr. Osborne.
II could not swear positively unless you
recall some of the features"
Ibid You not think when you made a
false statement that 1t would be well to
remember it, SO as to be able to repeat It p
II cannot say what thought" Jones
replied
what did you think when you chloro-
formed old Rice, your benefactor-did you
think that was right?" asked Mr.. Moore.
Il canEot say what thought"
ibid you say that you did not think any
one saw Patrick and Rice together on the
day before the latter's death unless 1t was
Maria Scott. the colored scrub woman?'
81 may have said 50 without using the
name of the woman" witness replied.
''Did you say that Short and Mayors wit
messed the wil!?"
II think made such, statement
did you say that old man Rice had in
structed Patrick to draw new will?''
Stands by Former Statements.
'I have nude such statement" witness
replied.
.Do you mean to say that Patrick called
at your house as often as once week. or
sometimes more oI,en, from November.
1899, to September 2s 1900. without ever
seeing Rice?"
.I don't know how many times Patrick
may have seen Mr.. Rice. / said that to my
knowledge Patrick never saw Rice except
upon two occasions.
when. was that?
Some time during the spring or summer
of 1890"
Questioned by Justice Jerome, witness
said the time when Rice, according to Tues
days testimony saw Patrick In the parior,
was one of these occasions.
Jones then in answer to questions, denied
that other statements made by him In the
confession were true
Lawyer Moore asked Mr.. Osborne for the
stenographic notes of the statement Jones
made to McClusky. Mr.. Osborne replied
that he cid not have the stenog:aphic notes,
but had a typewriter copy of the witnesss
statement to Captain McClusky, which he
said he was willing to let Mr. Moore have.
Promises Made to Jones.
Mr.. Moore tn N passed to the original
complaint. in which Jones swore that Pat
rick administered .'mercurial and other poi
sons to Rice, thus causing his death.
did you not know when you swore to
The complaint" asked Mr.. Moore, what
those other polsons were?'
The question was objected to. but was
allowed. -
Fs.I did not. unless 1t was oxalic acid. 2
witness replied. &
..I3id you not know that you had chlore-
formed old man Rice?' asked Mr.. Moore.
Mr. Osborne objected Z.
'sNvhen did you make your confession. -
AT the House Of Detention. last Janu-