Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-10
you would not interfere with me in try
ing the case out of court
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
then stepped


between the Two Men.
Amid a running fire of accusations
and recriminations Mr.. Osborne went
back to his Office. Mr.. Moore followed
him as far as the hall.
The case was resumed before Justice
Jerome sitting as magistrate to-day
Chas. F. Jones, who was Rice's valet
and who has turned informer, was re-
called for cross-examination by Mr..
Moore. Mr.. Jones said that the stem
ographic 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 correct report of what
he had then said. In this statement,
made October 4, Jones said that Rice
died natural death and also that the
will dated 1900 was genuine.
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 Mr.. Moore
he said the statements made by him to
Captain McCluskey were correctly re-
corded in the transcript
A Copy of Jones's Statement
to Assistant District Attorney Osborne,
in the Tombs, on October %, in which
he said that Patrick administered
chloroform to Rice, was produced and
the witness said it had been read over
to him and was substantially correct,
Mr.. Moore then asked Jones several
questions as to his movements during
the evening of Sunday, September %,
the day on which Rice died. Jones said
he left Rice's apartments, went to a
restaurant on Forty second street and
returned again about O'Clock, after
having taken dinner
When you got back about o'clock,
what did you do them" asked Mr..
Moore.
Il remained a while up stairs and
then went and telephoned to Pat
rick"
did you see Mr.. Rice during the
time you remained up stairs?"
Eyes, he was lying in the bed, his
eyes were closed as If asleep, and he
might have been dead at the time" was
the reply.
Then you did not see Mr.. Rice in
life after you returned from the restau-
rant?"
mo, SIR
Witness telephoned to Patrick that
he was going to send telegram from
Fifty-sixth street and Sixth avenue.
Witness telephoned again about s
O'Clock to Patrick telling him
That Rice Was Very III.
When witness met Patrick at Seventh
avenue he (witness) told him that Mr..
Rice was sleeping and resting easily.
Il told him that I expected him to do
what he had promised" witness con-
tinued, land he said he could not, as
he had family of children He told
me that | would have to murder Mr..
Rice. Patrick gave me bottle of chic
reform and told me to fold a towel,
cone shape, with sponge in the mar
row end, saturated with chloroform.
Il returned to the house and Mr..
Rice was still lying in bed, and placed
the towel and saturated the sponge
as directed"
you did that" asked Patrick's
counsel.
1 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 occurred?"
"Patrick and DIR. Curry Came
to the apartments and told DR.. Cur
ry that Rice was dead
Jones then said that Dr. Curry placed
his head close to Rice's face and pro-
nounced him dead. Mr.. Patrick re-
manned continuously in the house. af-
ter DR.. Curry had left, and was there
until after the embalming process was
gone through with.
did Patrick do anything regarding
the gathering of papers or 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 I'M
dorfo OF