The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-12
lesssSSs,Did Mr.. Patrick syer DO any loyal
work for Mr.. Rise2 asked Mr.. Os-

gs5S6tss.Did Mr.. Patrick ever do any loyal
work for Mr.. Rioe2s asked % Mr. Os-
borne. q 4.
Ho did not
"Did Mr.. Rico Sign my will on Juno
80, during tho limo Meyer and Short
wero in tho apartment? !
%aI!e did net. mas there s!!.. the ttitnc
and I did not see him ign any will.
Had ho signed ono ! wcull, have known
Jones then testified thai somewhat
later, at the request Of Patrick, no wrote
on his typewritor tho aasgnments
transferring Rioe's property to Patriok,S
Patrick asked lno, witnoss osntinu.
|iod,. "whather did think old Rice was
living q little too long for our purposes.
5aaid thought 80. Patrick suYgest-,
cd we put him out Of tho way. sug-s
gested Dr.. Curry, but Patrick said
pr, Curry would not do anything ef the
kind" R L j v ,sS$.-- sS5.-
Patrick" witness wont on, Fsug-,
gested that Jones got laudaum from q
drug storo at Oonoy Island for thoI ur-
pose Of poisoning Roe" I.
# Witness then wont on to say thai he
procured posion from his brothtr in
Texas. h
# What did you ges2'
"Obloroform and laudaum." n
How was tho poison sont2
alt was sent by express. A small
package containing tho poison oamo
think, by tho American Express,
Did you sign receip,?"
S 81 did,"
Jones testified that he delivered tho
poison to Patrick about threo weeks
before tho death Of Mr.. Rico
Jones thon went on to testify that
Patrick had never beon introduced to
Kice up to the timo Of the latter's
death
AS far as I know" Jones said,
a1Rioe neyor saw Patrick but onco. This
vas an evening when Patrick callod on
mo. Rico, against his custom, was up
lale. He looked in the parlor and fnw
Patrick, who was there. Next morning
he asked who the bald headed mau
with tho rcd beard was Itold Mr..
'SR.oe it WAS a friend of mino
ISL Mr.. G ,borne then referred to the ae-
eigDments transferring tho property Of
Mr.. Roo to Patrick. whioh we're exc
outed on Sci tembcr 7th.
j ones was handed decd for indenti-
5foation, He said it was witnessed by
Meyer on September z. y IA ss
49, & sfiD .. 1 d Dir. isioo sign any general as
alignment on that day2"
So He did not"
s The witness said MIR. Roc prepared
all his meals himself, Witness wes
then shown tie general assignments
3transferring all property Of Mr.. Rico
St0s Patrick. Jones testified that Rice
did not sign the assignments.
y ores, will you state all tho conver-
cation that took placo betweon you and
Patrick in regard to getting Rico out Of
tho way?" said MIR. Osborne. 81
a.About the end Of August" witness
replied, "Pa'riok asked mo whether
bad gotten the laudapum from the drug
sstora ct Coney lslaud. Isaid had not
but that had made SOME other arrange.
Sment to get tho poison. Patrick thon
told me to giyo Rico sapolio as that
would brcak him down. Told Patrick
y h Il cou d not do that, but told him L
||had eome merourisl pill which Dr.. Curry
gave mo Patrick So, d I ought to give
|tliom5to Rice. i told Patrick l could
|got tsao 80 without taking them myself
lin Il lhlislrresence. Then do so,' Patrick
||IIsaid F'it won't do you any harm. I
took ,eome Of he pills ia llico' presence
Sad 4 thsSssa tho bottle Of pills on the
81 q Rok some. This brought
s3 oea, which v Weakened
got oyer this attack
S| ||ggs I, Ato do him goodn
4, atriok gavo him,
's5sg :, |" !. 90 = thing you
!lsS e}ould never tako mod
}N';ftsffna l': INT donstlst took eomo in his