The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04
PATRICK CASE TESTIMONY
MORE WITNESSES FOR THE PROSE-
CUTIoN EXAMINED AT LENGTH.
Admission by Joseph Meyer that His
Mother Was Promised $500 If
He Would Testify.

NEW YORK, March "A. b. Cohen, one
of W. NJ. Rices agents in Texas. who was
on the stand when court adjourned Fri
day, was recalled to-day in the trial OF A
T. Patrick, who is accused of Rice's muir
der. He told of delay in his pay checks Of
July and August, 1900 He corroborated the
story told by Charles F. Jones that there
was such delay. Jones testified that he
held back the checks at Patricks direction
and that he finally sent to Mr. Cohen two
checks handed him (Jones) by Patrick
Cohen identified the checks in question. He
said he filled out the body of the checks
and mailed them to Mr. Rice for signatures
They reached him signed Sept. 10, 1900
John Hoolihan, one of the hallboys at No.
500 Madison avenue, said he was on duty
from a m. until D. the day of Mr..
Rice's death. He saw Jones leave the
house at $40 p. m. after having used the
telephone. Witness did not see Jones re-
turn. This evidence was in Confederation
of Jones's statement that at about 6:l5 he
left the apartment house after telephoning
TO Patrick to meet him at the telegraph
office.
Paul Tiesch, the night elevator man, tes-
titled that when Patrick left Rices apart
ment he carried a valise. HE told me-"
said Tiesch, that l was remembered in Mr.
Rices will, but that / had better not talk
about it, because Jones was not remem-
bered"
Cross-examined by f. ID. Turner, of Chi
cago, for the defense. Tiesch said he could
not be sure of the time when he went on
duty that night. He supposed ii was Z
o'clock, because it was his usual time 10
report.
HAS Captain Baker paid you for the
statement Won made in this aSLad
He promised to pay me for my trouble
replied Tiesch
The witness said he had talked with
Jones in the district attorneys Office Jones
asked him to testify that Jones had intro
duced Patrick as Mr.. Smith, but this the
witness would not do as he had always
known Patrick as Patrick.
Joseph Meyer testified that he was for
merry employed as office boy by Patrick.
He first saw Jones in June 1900. Patrick
told him to put all letters marked wv. NJ
Rice" in his Patrick's) desk He never
saw Rice in Patrlcks office and never went
to Rices house for Patrick. DR. Curry was
at Patrick's office about ten times in the
summer of 1900. The witness rented a safe
deposit box for Patrick shortly before
did Patrick give you any instructions as
to what answer he should give when exam
ined before Justice Jerome?" asked Mr.
Caravan.
He did not"
al do not recall what was said. but I
do think that Mr.. Patrick did say the
oftener / could reply don't remember the
better il would be for all concerned"
Meyer went 10 Europe some time ago and
he was examined before the United States
consul general at Berlin. In that statement
he said that he bought some tablets for
Patrick once, and later. when Patrick was
in the Tombs. Patrick said the tablets con-
tanned mercury and calomel. To-day he
said he had seen Patrick swallow some Of
the tablets.
Were you promised any money for testi-
fying in this case?" asked Mr.. Moore in
cross-examination-
my mother promised $500" replied
Meyer.
Al the afternoon session two witnesses
who were examined relative 10 the sig
nature exhibits pronounced the conceded
signatures TO be genuine and the disputed
ones as forgeries. One OF the witnesses
was John ID. Bartine. formerly Judge Of
the Court Of Common Pleas OF New Jer-
sey Mr.. Bartine testified TO an acquaint-
ance of many years with Mr.. Rice He
drew the will OF 1893 for Mr. Rice. and is
also named as one Of the executors OF the
1896 will and the present petitioner for the
probate OF that will The other witness
was John Truesdell. a note broker OF SYRIA
cuse N Y, who was still on the stand
when court adjourned for the day.