The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-01
THROUGH WITH JONES
Valet Has Concluded His Testimony ia
The Patrick Murder Case.
BROTHER ON THE STAND
Was Permitted to Tell Of Send ng the
ChIorOfOrm TO New York.
J. NJ. COLEMAN TOLD OF LETTERS
Which Patrick Wrote in Regard to Set
Ting the Contested Will Case.
HOyEY WOULD NOT GIVE EVIDENCE.
His Memory Failed Him When the
Recorder Told Him that He Must
Answer the Questions.
Which Patrick Wrote in Regard to Set
Ting the Contested Will Case.
HOyEY WOULD NOT GIVE EVIDENCE.
lsnsclnl TO The Pnst.l

tSpeClhi 10 Tue IpeN-l
New York February 2S.-In a public
sense. much Of the interest in the Patrick
trial was lost when Jones stepped from
the stand but, on the other hand, from
legal standpoint, the trial is at its height
The strange man who has told such hor-
rlble tale Of murder in which the crime Is
laid at his own door AS well ms at an
others has slipped back into the darkness
from which he WINS produced week ago,
and is now as completely lost to public
view as he had been for the last year.
This is much more true than tt would be II
he had been taken back to the county prls-
on. for there from time to time he would
be seen by some people WHO could tell of
his condition and health.
Today the trial passed beyond him and
what is believed by the prosecutor to he
corroborative evidence will be presented.
The first witness Of the day, after Jones
had answered q few unimportant questions,
was John NJ. Coleman. Patrlck's old class
mate In the University of Texas. The
testimony given by this witness was COM
plicated and 1t carried out several Ideas as
10 Patrick's motive and actions previous to
Mr.. Rce's death
The corroboratvcs were. n anything
rather vague. lie was careful to state
that he was not an Intimate friend OF Pat
rick's but they were rather drawn to-
gether IN New York on account OF their
having been together In Texas.
Marx e. Hovey, a lawyer, proved in one
way a very interesting witness. He sim
ply would not talk at hrst, putting his I'M
willingness TO do so on the grounds of
being an attorney Of Patrick aud therefore
| in confidential position toward him. The
recorder. however believed that HOvey
| should go on and then the witness simply
forgot. Not a single admission could os
! borne get from the man. and finally he
was given up as bad lob.
! The telephone witnesses who appeared TO
| day were another new feature. Tho "hellC
girls" each had brief but uery Gus time
upon the stand, In which they were con
stantly reminded that their testimony was
valueless II not given In Il tone loud enough
to be heard by the jury.
They identified the service slips which
are supposed to show that Patrick and
Jones talked to each other over the tele
phones. Each Of them looked With speciu
fright at Mr.. Moore, whom they seemed
to apprehend with great fear.
day was the brother OF Valet Jones, whosc
going upon the stand has always been
source Of doubt. He corroborated his broth
er's testimony regarding the sending Of
poison The cross-examination OF this Al
well as the other witnesses Of the day wa
Unexpectedly brief. That package wa
delivered that might have been such
one as the previous witness alleges he sen
.Ix.yrz - Al. nti
can Express company, who alleged he mad
such delivery.
At todsy's session Jones Identified sew
eral Of Swenson & Sons check books. II
was not permitted to make n statement b
had made to Attorney House concernin
the choroforming OF Rice
James G. Graham, a clerk in the bank o
America, testified regarding a draft draw
by the Merchants and Planters OF con
pany upon Mr.. Rice, but this evidence wa
ruled out,
John NJ. Coleman lawyer Of Houston
Texas, who was called by the State, sal
he had known Patrick since 1884, Will
they were at college together. Since the
his relations with Patrick had been mos
friendly.
Coleman told OF talk between PatricI
himself aud Judge Ford OF Texas In tbi
city on August %, 1900 about a mont
before Rice's death Patrick said he wa
stll taking testimony ia the Mrs Rio
will case.
1.-THE question as to the probable dur
ton Of Rces life was discussed sal
Coleman, land we talked OF the good car
he took OF himself. After Judge Ford LEI
us Patrick said TO me that he suppose
the people of Houston expected 10 get ii
, institute when the old man died. ! said
, suppose so, and he then said somethir
about 1t being a cold day when the TIE
ans got any part Of Mr.. Rlce's estate"
Mr.. Coleman was excused temporari
while NJ. II. Hovey, also lawyer of Hou
ton. was called to testify as 10 certa
communications from Patrick on or abo
September H. 1900
II decline to give any Information"
said in reply 10 the first question, ION Il
grounds that was at that time attorn'
for Mr.. Patrick"
Recorder Cot said he must reply, and Il
/ witness said he could not recoliect wheth
he had received such communication
Z Later he said Mr., Holt. Patrick and hil
/ self turned them over TO Moore * Cantwe
also attorneys for Patrick. The lette
were dated September IL and 10 or Sc
p TENDER Is and 16
Counsel for the defense objected to Il
witness telling his reeollections Of the co
. tents Of the documents and the argume
j, on this point lasted until recess was U
nounccd
Al the afternoon s,ss7.0p., ~. ,cs.sn'
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