The age-herald., 1902-02-21

Rome. February 2O.-The Pope today en- tered on the twenty-fifth year of his pon- tifcate. Although the main celebration of the jubilee is postponed until March 8, when the combined festivals of the jubilee and coronation will be observed, today was marked by the singing of te deum in St. Peters and othed observances. The pontiff was the recipient of congratula- tions from all sides
 The singing of the te deum in St. Peters was the most impressive service In years.
 
 to take the pills about one in two days. They did him good Patrick was surprised when I told him. He gave me some pills of mercury and said that they would not hurt me but would settle Rice. l took one and it made me sick. MT. Rice took one also in my presence. He told me he had taken a second one They brought on a severe diarrhoea.'
 "On the Wednesday or Thursday before his death," the witness went on, The took another mercurial pill. The next day he was very sick, and on Saturday he was delirious. Dr. Curry visited him and gave him some medicine. Mrs. Carpenter, a friend. called that day. MT. Rice cried and talked deliriousy. l got Mrs. Carpenter out of the room. MT. Rice asked for the doctor and I told him Dr. Curry had just left He would not believe me and insist ed that some one go for Dr. Curry.
 Draft for $25,ooo Arrived.
 "I read about oxalic acid in the en- cyclopeda and took the book with me when I called upon Patrick. He took me to his room where he took two square bottles from his pocket and told me to be care full in the mixture as it would corrode his throat, but in the proportion it would be tasteless and would paralyze his heart. l took 1t to MT. Rices room and made the mixture l took mouthful of it In MT. Rce's presence but did not like 1t. | That was late in the afternoon of Sun day, the day MT. Rice died. He was far 1 from well and fell once when he tried to | leave his chair. I picked him up and laid him on his bed and he went to sleep. 'I wrote a telegram and went out tc send it. I telephoned Patrick and he met | me at the telegraph office. Patrick sai6 1t was time to give Mr. Rice the choro form. Now that the draft had arrived l from Texas and c. P. Baker was coming we should lose all we had gained if MT | Rice was not put away at once. l ob | jected that I would never agree to any | thing of that sort, but Patrick insisted | and I yielded.
 Made Cone of a Towel.
 made a cone of towel saturated with | chloroform and placed it over my owr 1 face. I felt the effect and then put more l chloroform on it and went into MT. Rice e's | room. He was still sleeping. l put the | cone over his face and ran out Of the room. There was a violent ring at the | door bell just then and I looked out and 1 saw some one. I think it was woman l but I was too excited to be sure. I went back to MT. Rice's room. He was lying | Just as I had left him. I took the towe | off his face and put In in the fire Ii | burned. Then I opened all the windows and telephoned to Patrick. Patrick had | told me to say If all was over that MT Rice was very i'll and that was the mes sage gave. Patrick said he would come over but that he did not want to gel | there before Dr. Curry arrived. They reached the house together I met then ana told them he Is dead. Patrick ex | claimed, Oh my God that is the wors thhg that could have happened to me. | lie toio me beforehand that he intended | .o say tnat 10 deceive Dr. Curry Tn, | doctor said he would need an undertake and Patrick said yes and death certif cates.' 1 "Dr. Curry made out the certificate anf | the undertaken was sent for. Patricl visited the room where MT. Rice's naner. were kept and took away with him al the papers he could find. Patrick talkef to me in Dr. Curry's presence and gay, no hint of anything wrong
 Court was adjourned at this point un til tomorrow