New-York tribune., 1901-04-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SAYS PATRICK KNEW IT
JONES DECLARES HE TOLD LAST MIR.
DER STORY To MIR. HOUSE.
DEFENCE FIGHTS HARD TO HAVE THIS TEsr1.
MoNY EXCLUDED. But IT is ADMIT
TED-vALET INSISTS HE
KILLED RICE.

MONf But 1T Is ADMIT
TED-vALET INSISTS HE
KILLED RICE.
The admission by Justice Jerome yesterday at
the Patrick hearing of testimony by Charles F.
Jones that he had first told the story about the
giving of choroform to William NJ Rice TO Mr.
House. of the lawyers for Patrick, and to
Patrick himself in the Tombs, was looked upon
by the defence a severe blow Mr.. Moore
tried hard to prevent the admission of this
testimony. which was given on the redirect ex-
animation of Jones. After the morning session
Mr.. Moore criticised Mr.. Osborne severely for
introducing the testimony. He said that he
could not put Mr.. House the stand TO refute
It. Mr.. Osborne said that Mr.. Moore could put
Mr.. House the stand If he wanted 70. He
said that Mr.. House was an honorable man. and
that if he would go on the stand and deny
Jones's statement he would undoubtedly be be-
leved.
Jones to whom did you first tell the story
about giving Rice chlorOform you told here?
asked Mr.. Osborne
ITO Mr.. House." Jones began in reply, but he
at once interrupted by Mr.. Moore. who OBJ
jected vigorously. on the ground that anything
told to Mr. House by Jones in Patrick's presence
could not be divuged. Justice Jerome allowed
the question, and Mr.. Osborne resumed his ex-
animation.
,r oTwhsre TN did you tell this to Mr. House' Am
Q.-who were present? AIR. Patrick: Mr..
t r sH6 aug mys M bB pf[Tk % css ,od f f House asked
why the murder was committed, and Fatrlek
drafts for the rebuilding Of the burned oil mill
came due on the Monday
Mr.. Moore began his cross-examinatiou OF
Jones by questioning him to the correctness
Of the report of his statement made at Police
Headquarters. After reading the report care
T,,rt,- ,Fb h oil
ton it correct. He also testified that the
report of the statement made by him TO Mr.
Osborne while he was in the TOmbs was correct
Both statements placed in evidence.
Mr.. Moore then questioned Jones about what
had occurred on the day of Rice's death.
.Q-Coming down to the last night of Mr.; Rices
o.-After you returned from the restaurant; did
PatriGk Iz found , him, him lying on The bed n ,s.
have been dead for all I know
Q.-Then for ali YOU know you might never have
be So
Witness then said he telephoned Patrick and
later went out to meet him. The meeting was
arranged over the telephone.
oLstss what conversation ;9 took place on Your
was sleeping quietly and told Patrick ne must do
what he said he would Mr.. Patrick said he could
t%o % % Children ne Tha P ne an he propery now WAS ann IN R
name, which would prove a motive He said must
9.-P0 what. A-MuIder Mr. Rice
Q.-And what did you then do2 Al returned tn
Do You mean to tell me YOU could go UP there
with the instrument of death in your hand and
place it over the face of that old man. and sti1
1t is .ly impression they we're
QQ|AboTt what time was @ Il when You did this
Q.-From the time YOU placed the sponge and
towel saturated with chloroform did you Mr.
o.-where were You? AIT no stated place,
was in the front office and IN the dining room and
Q-During that time can YOU not recollsct any
thing occurring in the death room Al cannot.
Jones said he made an inventory Of the papers
taken away by Mr. Patrick after the death oc
Mr. Rice. Among the papers. he testified.
the will of 1896.
At the end of Joness examination Miss Lillian
Sheerer ana Miss Nellie J. Melet. operators for
the New-Tork Telephone Company. testified that
they had made connections between Rice's
apartments and Patrick's telephone number be-
tween the hours of and p. m. 5 and ..
m. and 10 and II p. m on September Is
Joseph l. Paden- a driver for the American
Express Company, testified that on August 3 ha
delivered a box from Galveston. Tex to c. r.
Jones' at No. 500 Madison-ave He said the
box weighed about two pounds. but he could not
describe it. George F. Schmidt, another express
wagon driver, corroborated Paden's evidence.
John H. Wallace, paying teller of the banking
firm of Swenson & Sons. testified 20 the
genuineness of the signatures of various papers
purporting to have been signed by Rice. He
characterized as forgeries the $4,000 check the
signature TO the will of June so. 1900 the sigma
ture of Rice To the general assignments OF all
of the property Of Rice 10 Patrick the letter IN
which Rice Is alleged to have given orders for
the cremation of his body. and the certified
check for $4,000 given by Patrick 10 Potts the
day after Rices death and despOsited by Potts
in the Chatham National Bank in trust for
Patrick.
Walter q. wetherbee a clerk in the oa7ra or
s NJ Swenson & Sons. and of the witnesses
10 the will of 1896. who. according TO Jones'
was asked to become party the contem-
plated fraud related what had occurred between
him and Jones. He branded the Patrick viii.
the $4,000 check, the general assignments and
the cremation letter as forgeries.
The first witness to-day will he Captain
James a. Baker. jr, of Houston. Tex