The age-herald., 1902-02-20
Valet Jones on Witness Stand Tells of Plan Formed
 by Patrick
BOGUS CORRESPONDENCE
 ID BEAR OUT SCHEME
Attorney Won the Wallet By Flattery and By Offering to Let Him
 Share In the
 SpoiIs.

New York February 19,-Charles F. Jones was the star witness in the Patrick trial again today. The fact that he was the closest person to Millionaire Rice in the latter days of his life, and that he at one time confessed that it was he who killed the millionaire by administering chloroform at. as he said, the instga- ton of Patrick, drew all eyes in the crowded courtroom to him.
 There was a mass of evidence concern ing Patricks alleged drawing of Jones into conspiracy to make forged will by which Patricl- was to be the principal benificiary: of s fears of discovery; of Patrick's assurance that the tracks of the two would be well covered; of the doctoring of MT. Rice's letter book and many other details.
 During 1t all Attorney Patrick listened to the witness story with what seemed the smallest concern. Late in the after noon Jones touched on what the state seemed to take as very important evi- dence. It was when Jones was shown the will of 1e00-the so-called Patrick will. He had previously testified that Morris Meyer and David L. Short had been introduced into the Rice house to make out certain papers, Short acting as notary for MT. Rice.
 Did Not Sign Will.
 Jones now swore that Patrick told him Meyer had typewritten this will, and that when he (Jones) first saw 1t, the will was unsigned. Then he swore that the only business Patrick ever did for Rice was 1 to pass on the correctness of some docu- ment of Rice's and this was at Jones request He swore that to his knowledge Rice had never signed the 1900 will, and was certain he did not sign it June 30, 1900 He had seen this will in Patricks' office two weeks before MT. Rice died, and 1t was unsigned them. MT. Rice died Sep tember B. 19OO On the point of Patrick's 1 alleged preparation to remove any ob- stacles to the probate of the will, Jones said that Patrick explained that the legacies under the will were designed to remove the possibilities of such opera tion, and that Patrick had gone over each paragraph of 1t with the witness. Won Him By FIattery.
 Jones was asked to tell what was the contents of the affidavit shown him by Patrick. He said 1t was paper swearing off Rices personal taxes In New York on the ground that he was resident of Texas. Patrick was asked what Jones received and on learning that it was $50 a month, replied that he Jones) was worth twice that much. Then, said the witness, Patrick showed him a form of a
 lxnI, to read law and could help make smart man of him. The witness said he did not believe this. The form of the will sub mitted by Patrick, said Jones, purported to leave all the property of William Rice to Albert T. Patrick.
 'I asked Patrick what he was going to do with it." said Jones. "T1e told me if l would typewrte 1t he would see about the signing of the witness. l said I would help him. wrote 1t for him. The defendant took 1t away. He said 1t would not do and he would have 1t rewritten at his office.
 Original Will Destroyed.
 Patrick asked If MT. Rice had made any other will and told him yes. l said I had seen 1t and knew where it was kept l got 1t for him, the will of 1896. He said he did not think 1t right for MT. Rice to leave so little of his property for his relatives and so much to charity. l agreed with him. Patrick told me we ought to get the same witnesses to the new will that had signed the will of 1S96-Palmer and Wetherbee of Swan sons Bank. He said all the heirs under the 1896 will would get more under the new will I told Patrick he was taking too much for himself and that he would never get such a will probated Patrick said nonsense. all the relatives get more than in the 1896 will
 Replying to questions by MT. Osborne, the witness said the will of 1900 was sub mitted to him in a dozen different forms before it finally took its present propor- lions, He and Patrick talked over differ ent items in it. and sometimes they would change them
 MT. Patrick said he would give me anything I wanted" the witness said. ito help the thing through. l objected to being witness to the will and to having to swear to the signature, but l agreed to help get the will probated. 1t was de- cided that I should not be a beneficiary because tlIa heirs might make claim of undue influence. One of the forms of the will we discussed made me the heir in- stead of Patrick.
 Jones Becomes Mercenary.
 q told Patrick,'R Jones said, T would not help unless I had a paper showing what I was to receive. Patrick told me not to be fooled; that no man would give me such a paper it would be like man signing his own death warrant
 When Patrick first talked to me about the will, in addition to the old arrange ments. he said it would be a good idea if he had letters giving him instructions as to the contents of the will. l agreed to write the letters. They were to be practically copies of letters Rice had written to his agents, giving instructions and asking advice. l sent the letters in plain envelopes because Mir Rices envo- lopes had his name on them. took car bon copies of all letters and sent them to Patrick. It was agreed that after death these copies should be filed with the other copies of Mir. Rices papers SO that they might. arise as a part of his regular businessepapers, but Patrick de-