The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-20

rick and touching upon vsrioua subjects,
evidcntlv to be kept by Patrick for future
use, Patrick, he states, even went SO far
~ ia have MIN mail empty eaveloSes SO
that they could he saved and their appear.
Ruce Of genuineneSs strengthened These
letters 10 Is expected, viii be produced by
the defense, as they are now In the pos
sessisn % MIR House
This testimony caused more or less Of a
sensation, WHEN was quickly followed by
snether when Jenes produced a memoranda
nm beoE, This book was supposed TO be
enc kebt by Jones showing letters written
by or Ter Rice OF business nature and
blank spaces We're lett IA which Jones as
serts hH Intended to insert the memorsud.
um of the letters sent 10 Patrick
The requests mnde TO tho elevator man
at Rices residence was, Jones said, TO get
him to be q witness, Il necessary, TO swear
that Patrick was Hloc's lawyer, and to
help this idea Patrick always asked for
Rice on the occasions when he called On
Jones.
Again the trial was suspended with Jones
stlll on the stand and the worst OF his or.
deal 10 come.
At the afternoon session Of the court
Jones enid tho letter which purported TO be
an answeS to Patrlck's advertisement was
10 DO used by Patrick In case OF litigation
to show how he made Hice's Acuualhlancc
FNNhcn Patrick 1ist talked to me about
the WILL Jtncs said. lin addition to tho
other arrangements, he said 1t would be
good iden n he had letters giving him in
structlons as to the contents Of the will.
agreed 10 write the letters ihcy were to
lie practically copies Of letters Rice had
Written tc his agents, giving Instructions
hnl asking advice. ! sent the letters ~
plain envelopes because Mr.. Rlces enveE
opcs had his name on them took carbon
copies OF all letters and sent them to Pat
rick, 1t was agreed that alter Mr. Rice S
death those copies should he filed with the
other copies of Mr.. Rice's papers so that
they might appear as part Of his regular
business papers, hut Patrick destroyed
them l asked him WHY and he
said he was afraid to carry them
because II he was arrested with
them in his possession 1t would be
very strong evidence against him Jones
ssld he left a. blank space In the book he
kept OF Rice's correspondence, intending
q ter Mr.. Rice's death to MI in tue space
with records Of the false letters Fle den
tiLed the book and II was admitted as evil
dence 10 prove the blank spaces The idea
Jones said. was to show IN cass Of any in
vest cation thst Mr., Rice and Patrick were
In regular communication, Jones said the
suggestion came from him. Patrick ap-
proved It and thought { might be very
valuable. These letters were not signed
when he sent them to Patrick, but when he
saw them later in PatrickS office they were
signed wv. NJ. Rice.
yellow paper with some peuc,'ed figures on
It, He said it was memorandum that Pat
rick gave him of postmarked envelopes
for which he had no letters. Tho writing
he said was Patrick's There were thir'
teen such entries, all In August, 1902 be-
tween August and August 2s Inclusive
Did Patrick tcll you what had become
OF those lettersT Mr.. Osborne asked,
Patrick gave me drafts for these letters
was to typewrite them J followed h"
what has become Of the original let.
tersf''
''There were no such letters. had mali
cd the envelopes to Patrick with blank