The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-04
HE STICKS 70 HIS TAE'
SELF-CONFEsSED MURDERER OF
NTIl.I0NAIRE RICE STIl4L ON
THE STAND
rs UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION
Jones, Unsuccessful Attempt at Sui
eide at Pntriclx's Instissisfon
Was Also Discussed in Yes
terday's Proceedings.

NEW YORK, April 3. - Charles f.
Jones. who was the valet-secretary 10
William Marsh Rice, the aged million
aire, who, according to Jones COMES
sion yesterday, was murdered by the use
of chloroform in September last, finished
his testimony today on direct examina-
ton in the proceedings before Justice
Jerome, charging Albert T. Patrick with
murder.
When court adjourned on Tuesday peo-
pie went out of the little room in winch
Justice Jerome was conducting the eX-
animation of Lawyer Patrick filled with
wonder at the extraordinary story OF the
man who had confessed that he had
placed over the face of his benefactor,
as he slept, folded napkin saturated
with chloroform, thereby causing his
death.
Today they heard the same story re-
peated under different questioning, but
full of dramatic interest.
The feeling of murder and plotting
which Jones outlined on Tuesday, he to-
day filled in with wealth of detail, with
a GOODNESS of nerve and self-possession
that was wonderful.
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 the old man to
die, when mill burned down in Texas.
Rice's connections there desired to re-
build it, and he spoke Of advancing the
$4,000 or $125,00O required to replace the
burned property.
Patrick told me to use all my inf1u-
ence," said Jones today, 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 draft
for SIS 900 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 Pat
rick about it. 1t was only $4,000, but ac-
cording to the valet, Patrick felt that he
could not spare even this much of the
millions that he was already counting
as his own.
WANTED HIM DEAD.
''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 plot conceived
and carried out by the men was another
instance related by Jones. The manager
of Rice.s estate in Texas, q man named
Cohen, was in the habit of sending a
check made out in his name for his sal
airy to Rice monthly. Rice paid him by
to him. When one Of these checks came
along and after Rice had signed it and
given it to Jones to mail, Jones turned it
over to Patrick in order that the latter
might practice on the signature. The
last check which came from Cohen was
signed with the forgery of Rice's name
and sent along, in order that by its pas
sage through the banks Of Texas they
might test the merits of their forgery.
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them great confidence.
There was one point today where 1T
was confidently expected Jones would
give some sign of emotion. It was even
limited that he might break down. This
was when he was asked about the effort
he made at suicide, but expectations were
again disappointed. He told of Patrick 8
suggestion that he take the blame for
the whole thing, of his refusal to do so,
of Patrick's handing him a knife with
which to cut his throat, and of the
throat cutting itself, with as little feel
ing as he showed the day before, when
he told how he chloroformed his helpless
millionaire benefactor
NO SIGN OF EMOTION.
But it was on cross examination that
emotion proof Robert E. Moore, Pat
rick's lawyer, and the same man who
saved DR.. Kennedy from the death chair,
at the recent trial, went about the cross
examination in spirit of tnoroughneSS
that would have dismayed most men.
Gradually he felt along the outline Of
Jones story, until he had satisfied him
self that there was nothing to be gain
ed by a patient siege, and then he at
tempted to storm Jones position. When
he spoke of the killing of Rice, he called
it murder, and he held the electric chair
in the mind of the man in the witness
chair, who answered everything as calm
ly and quietly as if it was some perfume
tory rehearsal. 1t was impossible to
shake the testimony of the witness. He
had good memory and his replies were
brief and to the point The questioning
of the attorney of Patrick only seemed
to shake the nerve of Jones, when he
asked him If he was only telling his story
to escape the death chair for murder. He
said that the attorney, Mr. Battle, had
assured him Of nothing; he knew that
Mr.. Battle had talked to Mr. Osborne
and he understood If he told the whole
truth, some measure Of consideration
would be assured him.
Patrick's defense will be a general
denial. 1t will not be revealed in detail
until the actual murder trial takes place
which will probably not be until October
next
Jones, according to the defense. was the
arch conspirator and Patrick was only
the innocent tool of the valet The great
est stress will be laid by the defense up
er perjurer and that the confessions
should obtain no credence.