Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-10
CROSS EXAMINE
FAMOUS VALET
Rice's Servant Declares in Wit.
ness Box That Lawyer Pat
rick Triedto Beg off.
TELLS ABOUT THE OHLORoFoRM
Jones Reads Statement Made Last Oc-
tober and PronOunces Tran
script Correct.

New York. April 10.-The commit
ment proceedings in the case of Al
bert Il. Patrick. the lawyer who is &C
cused of having caused the death OF
William Marsh Rice, the aged Texas
millionaire, in September last. We're
resumed yesterday before Justice Je-
rome. sitting as a magistrate. Charles
T. Jones. who was Rice's valet, and
who has turned informer, was re-
called for cross-eXamination by Mr.
Moore. Jones said that the steno
graphic notes taken of the statements
made by him at police headquarters
after his arrest had not been read over
to him. A transcript of the notes was
then handed the witness, and he was
told to read it carefully and see
whether it was a correct report of
what he had then said. In this state
ment, made Oct. 4. Jones said that
Rice died natural death. and also
that the will dated 1900 was genuine.
Reads in Court
Jones took the transcript. which COW
cred several typewriter pages. and
read it carefully. Jones took fully
half an hour to read the document. In
reply to Moore he said the statements
made by him to Captain McClusky
were correctly recorded in the tran
script. \ copy of Jones' statement
TO Assistant District Attorney Osborne
in the Tombs on Oct. 2S, in which he
said that Patrick administered chlorO-
form to Rice. was produced and the
witness said it had been read over to
him. and was substantially correct.
Moore then asked Jones several ques-
tions as to his movements during the
evening of Sunday. Sept. %. the day
on which Rice died. Jones said he
left Rice's apartments. went to res
taurant in Forty second street and re-
turned again about O'Clock, after
having taken dinner.
TeIephoned to Patrick.
when you got back about 6 o'clock
what did you do them asked Moore
Il remained while upstairs. and
then went and telephoned to Patrick
did you see Mr.. Rice during the
time you remained upstairs?''
Eyes: lie was lying in the bed. his
eyes We're closed rs if asleep. and he
might have been dead at the time
was the rply.
Then you did not see Mr.. Rice in
life after you returned from the res
taurant?'
NO, sir"
he was going to telegraph from Fifty
sixth street and Sixth avenue. Wit
ness telephoned again, about 8 O'cOlck,
to Patrick. telling him that Rice was
very i'll. When witness met Patrick
at Seventh avenue he (witneSs) told
him that Mr.. Rice was sleeping and
resting easily.
~ told him that I expected him TO
do what he had promised" witness
continued, land he said he could not.
as he had a family of children He
told me that l would have TO murder
Mr.. Rice. Patrick gave me a bottle
of chlorOform and told me to fold a
towel, cone-shaped. with sponge in
the narrow end saturated with chloro-
form.
Applied the Sponge.
81 returned to the house and, afr.
Rice was still lying in bed. and
placed the towel and saturated sponge
as directed
''You did that?" asked Patrick's
counsel.
Il did that" replied the witness
The witness was then questioned
closely as to Rice's condition when
the towel was put over his face, but
Jones said he could not say whether
Rice's eyes were closed or not, as the
room was dark. After he had placed
the towel in position he went out into
the hall and did not return for half an
hour. Witness had faint recollection
of having, while out of the room.
heard Rice laugh: otherwise there was
no noise in the room.
'After you removed the towel and
telephoned Patrick the second time,
what occurredY'
Told Doctor of Demise.
Patrick and DIR. Curry came to the
apartments, and l told DIR. Curry that
Mr.. Rice was dead
Jones said that DR.. Curry then
placed his head close to Rice's face
and pronounced him dead. Patrick
remained continuously In the house
after DR. Curry left and was there
until after the embalming process was
gone through.
did Patrick do anything regarding
the gathering of papers of documents
during the time he was in the apart
mentS?'
The witness replied that Patrick did |
nothing in regard to the papers. to his |
Joneso knowledge, until after the
undertaken left
Later on Jones said that he hand |
cd some papers to Patrick on Sunday |
night They included notes. coupons,
deeds and other papers. He had made |
u list of them, but could not say where |
that list is now. Patrick called at the |
Rice apartment the next day but moth |
ing of importance happened.