Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-05
JUDGE SIZES Up JONES.
Self-Confessed Murderer and
Deserves Contempt.
SAYS PATRICK CAN'T BE HELD.
Unless the Prosecution Produces Cor.
roborative Evidence-Patrick Shows
Nerve by Reading Some Of the Ev!
dence Himself In Open Court.


New York, April 5.-There were at
least two incidents during the cross
examination Of Charles F. Jones. the
valet secretary of Millionaire William
Marsh Rice, which rose above the
/ ordinary. One was a remark made
by Justice Jerome, who presides at
the hearing, and which probably
shows why Lawyer Patrick, accused
with Jones of the murder of the for
mer Texan has all along taken the
accusations of Jones against himself
with demeanor almost bordering on
contempt.
| Attorney Moore, for the defense,
| had asked that when the hearing
| closed for the day it be not resumed
until Tuesday. Justice Jerome seem
ed willing and then added
at is necessary that Jones testi.
mony as to this murder should be cor
| roborated. He being self-confessed
| accomplice, his testimony alone is
not enough upon which to hold Pat
rick.
I'VE understand that and we sup
pose the district attorney does, too .
| Last night those who were watch
| ing the case closely were wondering
| what corroborative testimony the
| state will introduce to sustain the
statements of Jones'
The other incident brought out in
the clearest light was the indomita-
| BILE nerve of Lawyer Patrick. In the
| face of the reiterated story of Jones
| that Patrick had instigated the forg-
| cries and the actual murder the latter
took his place in the court proceed
| ings with the utmost nonchalance.
At one point it became necessary
| that a statement made by Jones be
| read, and it was given into the hands
| OF one of the counsel for the defense
| for that purpose. This was the state
| ment in which the valet claimed Pat
| rick killed Rice and which he had
since denied. The reader hesitated
| and stumbled over the written words.
Suddenly Patrick spoke up, exelaim-
ing, Here, | guess | can make it out;
| I'll read it."
This was agreed to, and in loud.
clear voice he read:
p got towel and sponge and
saturated the sponge with a colorless
liquid he had in a bottle Then he
went into the room where r.. lay in
bed. | (Jones) was not in the room.
but opened the doc and peeped in.
p was standirg 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 'Ps' and RS in the statement
stand for Patrick and Rice
At another point in the proceed
ings Justice Jerome gave his estimate
of Jones with characteristic terseness.
Attorney Moore had been racking the
witness with questions. all tending to
bring out the Wallets lying propensi-
ties He showed that Jones had lei
to and deceived his own father when
the latter called on him in the hos
pital after he had attempted suicide:.
that he had told untruths to Assist.
ant District Attorney Osborne. and
that he mad lied to his own counsel.
Here Justice Jerome struck in with
the remark:
This witness is a weak, wicked
and unfortunate man. He is a self
confessed murderer and deserves CON
tempt but | won't allow you to insult
him"
There was very little new matter
brought out at the hearing. The
whole of the cross-examination of
Mr. Moore, who is Patrick's personal
counsel, was confined to showing up
Jones as a man who could not be be-
heyed When court adjourned it was
until next Tuesday.