The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-03

became worse rapidly. When Mrs
Charles Carpenter, of Dunellen, N. Y,
called on Friday Mr.. Rice told her that
he wished he was dead"
Jones then related what took place on
the day of the death of Mr. Rice
II saw Patrick at his house. said he
HE told me to let him know if R CO
grew better. He would then get from
his office bottle of oxalic acid he said
to quicken Rice's nerve"
Rice got better and about noon he
wanted to get up. He talked cheerfully
about going down town and seemed much
improved. Jones said he could not get
Rice to take the oxalic acid. He thon
telephoned to Patrick to meet him at
luncheon at a restaurant on Sixth ave-
nue., near Fiftieth street
II met him there Jones continued
Patrick gave. me the bottle of chloro-
form. He told me to saturate a towel
in chloroform and leave it over his face
for about thirty minutes. He said Rice
would probably laugh, but that I should
not be scared, as that would only show
that the poison was beginning to work
and that it would soon be over.
II did as Patrick told me. I returned
home, took a napkin and saturated it
with chloroform. I put it on my own
face first and then put it over the face
of Mr.. Rice and left the room. 1 walked
up and down in the hall several times.
1.-The bell rang several times. 1 did not
open the door. Finally, after about half an
hour 1 went into Mr.. Rice's room 1
raised the window, took the napkin and
towel away from his face and placed
them both in the range where 1 burned
them.
81 sent a hall boy for DR.. Curry, telling
him that Mr.. Rice was very bad. went
to the telephone to tell Patrick that Rice
came Patrick was with him. 1 told
them Rice was dead.
Dead. oh, my Cod doctor, that is tha
worst thing that could have happened
to me- said Patrick"
Jones testified at length about the post
mortem incidents. He said Patrick on
the day following took charge of the
apartments
On that day, Jones testified, at the re-
quest of Patrick, he made out the checks
for $4,000 and $135, 100, respectively, on
Swenson & Sons, and the Fifth Avenue
Trust company. Jones said Patrick also
took charge of about $3.50 in bills and IS
or 50 in silver from drawer in the mil
lionaires writing desk. Jones said Pat
rick also took away two gold watches
and all the private papers of Mr.. Rice.
The testimony that folded related to
the notifications sent to the relatives,
the funeral and the stepping in Of the
authorities.
Here Jones was excused and an adj
journment was taken until tomorrow.
Before adjournment the medicine chest,
which caused so much trouble at the
forenoon session, was produced in court.
1t proved to be common wooden box.
which contained siXty-six bottles, some
Of them empty. Justice Jerome ordered
1t taken to the district attorneys office.
Surrogate Thomas made an order to-
day directing the temporary administra-
tor of the estate of the i1te William
Marsh Rice, who was appointed by the
Texan courts to take charge of the prop
erty left by the deceased millionaire in
that state to produce all his books and
accounts for examination here pending
the contest over the two wills alleged
to have been executed by Mr.. Rice. The
application was made by Lawyer William
B. Hornblower, counsel for the execu-
tors of the will executed in 1896 and
which is opposed by Albert T. Patrick,
now in the Tombs on charges Of murder
and forgery. The executors of this will
oppose the probate of a will executed
shortly before Mr.. Rice's death and
which is alleged to have been forged by
Patrick. who is made residuary legatee.