The sun., 1901-04-05
|BAlTING VALET JONES.
Cross Examination of the Self Con-
fessed Murderer.
STATEMENT BY THE JUSTICE
jerome Declares That There Must BE
Confederation of the Wallets
Statements to Hold Pat
rick For Murder.

New York, April 4.-yalet Charles #.
Jones continued the details of his story
of the alleged conspiracy with Lawyer
Albert I. Patrick to secure by forgery
and murder the estate Of Millionaire
William Marsh Rice.
The cross examination had not pro-
ceeded very far before Captain Baker,
one of the witnesses to the 1896 will of
Rice and who is associated with coun-
sci for Rice's heirs. was served with
subpoena by counsel for Patrick. Cap
tain Baker looked worried at this uneX-
! pected move and changed his seat to
one beside Lawyer George Gordon Bat
/ tie of counsel for Jones.
Before the days proceedings began
it was arranged between the repre-
sentatives of the prosecution and de-
fense to adjourn until next Tuesday
morning.
what is the use of going on with
the examination anyway! asked. LAW
yer Moore, Patrick's counsel. why
not adjourn until Tuesday,"
I'VE will show the use," answered
Deputy Assistant District Attorney
Garvin. "We don't want an adjourn
ment unless the defense will waive
further examination"
.Well," said Justice Jerome, "as yet
nothing has been shown to prove that
Patrick is really guilty of murder, eX-
cept the uncorroborated testimony of
an acknowledged accomplice. There
must be confederation Of Jones' state
ments in order to hold Patrick OH a
murder charge, and | will not accept n
waiver at the present time from either
side.''
After the cross examination was re.
sumed Mr.. Moore turned to the period
when Jones was first taken to the
House of Detention. Jones said he did
not remember having written any let
ters then or that he had ever asked fol
paper and pencils
Visited by Baker.
Ibid not Captain Baker visit you in
the House of Detention"
Yes: three tixes."
Speaking of Mr.. Battles visit, the
witness explained that his first conver
Sation had to do only with his retaining
him as a lawyer.
Il don't want that" shouted Mr.
Moore.
"Oh. ask him anything you want to,
chimed in Mr.. Battle from the othe
side of the table. Il have no objection
, to YOU knowing the amount Of my fe'
or anything else
Yes said Justice Jerome impress
lively, "a man could not have told sucl
a story as this witness has without ;
motive. The only motive possibl
would be that the parties to this litign
ton had held out to him some hope o
remuneration. All legal privilege
should be waived as far as possible"
Mr.. Moore then went at great lengt
into the subject of Bakers converse
tions with Jones, the object of this lin
of questioning being apparently t
! prove that outside influence wa
brought upon Jones to induce him t
confess.
/: Jones said one of his visitors Mt til
House of Detention was his father
who had come from Texas to see hin
The reference to his father caused til
: witness to vince for the first true. ii
:, turned scarlet and for Il moment locke
G as though he would burst into tears.
e Questioned about his talk with hi
e father, Jones got angry, but when asl
: ed Didn't you intend to lie to yor
t father about all this?" he replied meel
Q ly. Yes sir; think l did so intend"
d 'Umph." said Patrick in low voic
Justice Jerome objected to the MAJ
ner in which Lawyer Moore put que
tions to Jones. 'This man is an info
/ tunate and wicked man, but it is III
y necessary to call him liar-to insu
a him." he said. The reproof angert
U Lawyer Moore and alarmed Patrick.
% Finally, owing to the intolerable a
y mosphere and the fear that the witne
Il would collapse, Justice Jerome ordert
II II recess.