New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-01
JONES ENDS TESTIMONY.
a TEXAN SAYS PATRICK TOLD HIM RICE
WANTED TO BE CREMATED.

Charles +. Jones Vas again witness yesterday
before Recorder Gon IN the trial Of Albert /
Patrick. who is charged with the murder Of Will
lam ". Rice. About two minutes before he made
his original statement 70 Mr. House, after his
arrest he said. he had talk with Patrick Then
he told Nr. House that Mr.. Rice was killed with
chloroform- This ended Joness redirect testimony
and he was led away.
The principal witness OF the day John NJ.
Coleman. a lawyer. OF Houston. Tex, who said
he had known Patrick since 1854. He met Patrick
in this city almost every day between August l.
and August Is, 1900 and Patrick talked TO him
about Mr.. Rice the evening OF August q in
Broadway near the Marlborough Hotel The talk
about the outcome OF the litigation over Mr..
Rice's property. The question 70 the probao bic
duration OF Mr.. Rices life also discussed. They
went into the hotel then end sat down. Somebody
spoke Of Mr.. Rice's wealth and said the Houston
people believed him worth several million dollars.
Patrick said he believed $4,000 was nearer the
mark. The witness added:
Patrick said TO me. he supposed the people Of
Houston expected 70 get the Rice Institute when
the old died. ! said suppose 50, and he then
said something about il being cold DAY when
the Texans got any part Of Mr. Rices institute
DO you remember any other conversation with
Patrick where Mr.. Rices name was mentioned"
asked counsel
Yes. We were driving back from Manhattan
Beach. when passed Greenwood. ! said so
that Is the far-famed Greenwood? I wonder if a
man enjoys the next world any better for being
reply for a moment. then he said old man
Rice wants 70 he cfemated. He has been crazy for
cremation since the death and cremation Of
Colonel Ingersoll' o"
When pressed 70 date OF Patrick's words about
cremation. Mr.. Coleman said il was the saturday
after August Is 1890
Mr.. Coleman Identified as in Patricks handwrit-
ing the originals Of kilograms signed A I.
Patrick and sent 70 .. T Holt. in Houston. Tex.
The kilograms were dated September % and y. 1903
and told Mr.. Holt 70 place credence in the alb
surd rumors aaoat about the manner Of Mr.. Rioe's
death
The witness also letter from Patrick TO o
T Holt saving that there must he no delay If Mt.
Holt wanted complete the settlement before the
death Of Mr.. Rice. He remembered the phrase.
The doctor says Mr.. Rices mind is failing The
whole purport Of the letter that If there was
be any settlement II must be done a. once.
William L Jones. brother Of the valet, was then
called. He is captain Of coaster in Galveston
He formerly told Of buying chloroform AT Charles
F. Jones' request nut his testimony was ruled out
on the ground that connection has been shown
between Jones and Patrick The defence made the
the evidence and Jones said he had bought four
bottle Of chloToform. d twO-ounce bottle or
chlCroform and two-ounce bottle of laudanum AT
his brothers. request and had forwarded them 70
him by the American Express Company. two OF
whose messengers testified 70 delivering packages
to Jones that came from Galveston.
Bessie Bower. telephone operator in the Thirty
eigllth-st exchange. told IF connecting MI Rice :
telephone with Patrick's telephone between and
o'clock the night OF Mr.. Rice's death, and IL
Ian J. Melett operator in the same exchange,
gave similar testimony. Court was then adjourned
until Monday morning.