The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-22

! Baker urging the Immediate rebuilding ui
this mill was also read and put in evidence
Several stockholders in The mill also wrote
TO Rice and these were read The i'm
portance Of these letters was that they an.
purently corroborate the Testimony showing:
that Patrick had reason 10 wish Tor Rice's
death before this large amount was paid
out. When the drafts actually were pre-.
scented from Texas. Jones said he told the
bank messengers that MIR, Rice wsp
very ~ and they must be held over tin
This was on Saturday, tbe day previous
10 Rtccs death The witn6ss tncn said
that he saw Patrick ard told him this
The defendant stated that It would not do
20 have Rice alive when this draft was
presented again.
! 1t was just at this point that Osborne
asked the witness IL he was Ill. Jones
said he had bad headache. hut in spite OF
this attempt to cause an adjournment, the
court insisted that the trial continue.
MIR. Osborne put In evidence a large
bundle Of papers and kilograms. Jones
identified the different papers, one by one,
and said he had shown all, or carbon copies
Of them. TO Patrick prior TO the death OF
Mr.. Rice. One letter. dated September 10,
| 1900. in Mr. Rice's handwriting, TO Henry
oliver. agreed to advance $4,000 FOR the
reconstruction OF the oil plant. Jones said
the letter was held back by him at Pat
rick's direction
Patrick said II the letter was sent" the
witness continued. Mr.. Oliver would draw
for the money and his draft would take all
the cash to Mir. Rlce's credit in the New
York bank
Jones said he told Patrick Mr. Rice
seemed anxious TO rebuild the works and
that he had telegraphed authority 70 the
secretary Of the oil company 10 draw upon
him for $4,000 To this Patrick replied
1--WE must get Rice ont Of tho wsv. what
ever Won do, Jones. Rice must not he here
Monday"
Jones explained that Patrick kept away
from the Rice apartments for ten days pkNn
to MIR. Riccs death,
He said" Jones explained, that a. the
bulk Of Mr.. Rices property was left to b..i
1t would not do for him to he on the prem.
ises If there were any inquiry into the muir
dcr-the death, | mean"
The question of the disposition Of Rice's
body was brought up and Jones AZ.
drmed that Patrick argued that cremation
was the only safe course and was prepared
Embalmlnc was discussed between the two,
hut the witness said Patrick did not regard
II as = safe thing to do and had directed
Jones To write The letter supposed u como
from Rice. saying he objected to embalm.
Ing and that cremation was preferred.
After Rico was dead. Jones stated Patrick
came to him aud asked for some hank
checks in order that he CPatrick) might
get some ready cash before Rice's death
was known.
Il told Patrick" Jones continued. mot
to present the checks on Swensous,
told him they would he sure 10 call up on
the phone and make an Investigation He
said he would not use them. hut after that
he changed his mind and said he would use
them anyway. I had prepared the Fifth
Avenue Trust company for the checks on
them ny asking for a statement on Sep
TENDER 10, and telling the secretary Mr.
Rice intended drawing some large checks
In a few days"
The witness here described the aistruc.
tions that caused him 70 iii out checks that
were refused payment by sweuson's later
on the same day, the one after Rlce's
death. Jones testified he drew ten or
twelve checks In Patrick's favor. These
the valet affirmed were dated September
%. Jones thought this was a bad date, but
Patrick was considering the New York
state inheritance tax and that the chtnks
being made ON this early day took the
money practically ont Of the bank and pre-
vented tax upon it. Patrick and the
witness. according to the latter, carefully
went over the newspaper comments on the
case previous TO their arrest and the de-
fendant evidently became afraid Of Meyer
who had at one time called upon Patrick
at O'Clock in the morning
Here again an adjournment was asked
for and this time granted Jones has much
more to tell, bnt he has gone through Per.
haps the worst.