New-York tribune., 1902-02-21
TELLS OF KILLING RICE.
ZONES DESCRIBES THE PUT
TING TO DEATH.
s.vs HE DID IT AT PATRICK'S INSTIGA-
T10N-PLACED CHLOROFORM IN A
CONE OVER THE OLD
MANS FACE

The most dramatic point in the trial Of Albert
patrick vas reached yesterday afternoon
hem Charles F. Jones. the former valet of
gr,s-o Marsh Rice. testified that he killed
-, Rice AZ Patrick's instigation He made a
,-e of 2 towel. he said poured Chloroform into
:. aud placed IT over Mr. Rice's face when the
"a man was asleep. Then he ran out of the
-,,n When he returned. Mr. Rice was dead.
7r7;s testimony came az the end Of the days
.ssion Of the court. after Jones had told, wieh
.o,siderable detail. Of attempts TO Mr.
r,oa,s death with n1ercurial pills Patrick had
.ugpsste6 giving mercury. he said. and he gave
.orns pills to Mr.. Rice after taking some in the
"a mans presence. hut they seemed TO make
,hs patient better. Patrick surprised. and
furnished some pills composed OF mercury and
ann which he said would finish Mr.. Rice. Mr.
pce took some Of them and suffered from
3ssrrhoa That was bout ten days previous TO
=, murder on later days Mr.. Rice took more
-ns conts sining mercury. and he became dellri-
rs He was seriously i'll then. but DR. Curry,
his physician. thought he would recover
Pstrick next produced a mixture Of oNslc
srii anl alum. Jones said. and told Jones to
administer it. saying it would parayze the old
mans heart and kill him
I took a mouthful Of it in Mr.. Rice's pres
encs" Jones testified, and then set the glass
MT. ElCe was QOlle CNetIlul anu bdlhd-
i've He tasted the mixture but said he did
not Ike #. and spit it out ! did not press the
natter. because he was so obstinate that he
never did anything he was pressed TO do"
What time was that?" Assistant District At
-ornev Osborne asked.
YIELDED TO PATRICK.
That was late in the afternoon Of Sunday.
The dav M Rice died. He was far from well,
and fell once when he tried to leave his chair.
picked him up and laid him on his bed, and
he went 70 sleep. I wrote Il telegram and went
out to send IT. I telephoned to Patrick TO meet
ne He met me at the telegraph office and we
walked down the street together. Patrick said
# was time TO give Mr.. Rice the chloroform.
Now that the draft had arrived from Texas
and Captain Baker was coming, We should lose
all We had gained if Mr. Rice not put away
at once. I objected that I had never agreed to
90 anything Of that sort, but Patrick insisted,
and ! yielded"
Tell US what YOU did,"
Z made cone Of a towel saturated with
chloroforn and placed It over my own face
felt the effect. and then put more chloroform
N it, and went into Mr.. Rice's ROOM He was
sill sleeping put the cone over his face and
rsn out of the room. There violent ring /
q The doorben just then. and looked out and
saw some one think it was woman. but 1 /
4
Rice's room. He vas lying just as I left him. |
! took the towel of his face and put it in the |
FIRE II burned Then / opened all the windows |
and te1ephone5 70 Patrick. Patrick told me to |
say. if all was over that Mr.. Rice was very i'll |
and that vas the message gave. Patrick said !
he would come over. but that he did not want |
II get there before DR.. Curry arrived. They |
reached the house together. I met them and |
told them. He is dead
PATRICK's DISTRESS"
GO IN. said Mr.. Osborne.
Patrick exclaimed Oh my God That is the |
worst thing that could have happened 10 me !
He told me beforehand that he intended 20 say F!
that 70 deceive Dr. Curry"
Jones then told Of DR.. Curry's examination Of !
Nr Ric5's body and agreement to give certi1- |
cate Of death. Later he told Of Patrick's visit !
70 the room where M Rice kept his papers. |
The next day he said Patrick telephoned about !
The Swenson check. Tell them II is all right" |
vas The message.
Recorder Cof questioned the witness. and led |
hin 70 tell that he procured the chloroform from
Texas. Jones described how he had made q
cone If towel. He said he placed sponge !
in the small end Of the towel and saturated the /
sponge with the chloroform.
QH0w long did you leave the cone on the face /
Of Mr. Rice? Al don't know 1t was d little /
more than half hour. Patrick told me 10 leave IT
GLOW did YOU place the towel and sponge? A |
pot The wide end OF the cone over Mr.. Rices nose
Q-Dd 1Ir Rice know what you were doing? A !
don't know. ! believe I heard something. II |
soine one laughed ] was prepared for that, he, |
laugh w-en he first inhaled the chloroform.
Jones gave his testimony IN listless. matter |
Of fact manner. Patrick followed the testimony |
BY looking over the record Of the Wallets pre-
vious confession. apparently hunting for dis |
al, of
Jones was on the witness stand all the time of |
yesterdays session Of the court. continuing his /
testimony Of the day before. In the early part /
q the DIV he gave details Of the forging Of the
Rice viii II 1900 in July. two months before the /
Death NJ Mr.. Rice. That VIII, Jones said. |
Witnessed the day after Mr. Rice's death He /
had previously given some genuine signatures /
q Mr- Rice 70 Patrick. Jones's check for sal /
sry for July was one paper with Mr. Rices /
sigma ture Patrick gave back other checks |
Win Mr. Rice's signature forged them and /
Inc witness cashed the checks. Patrick said |
Il would be good thing 10 get those sig |
natures around
RETURNED THE CHECKS SIGNED.
Jones said similar action was taken on checks |
for the salary Of A. B. Cohen. one of Mr.. Rices /
agents in Texas. for July and August Cohen
sas IN the habit Of sending along the checks |
MED IN for Mr.. Rice's signature.
gave Patrick those checks the witness |
sald and ne returned them signed. Then We
eN Mr. Rice to sign similar checks
some time in August, 1900. the witness testi-
aed. Patrick asked him If he did not think Mr.
sNce vas living too long, and said IT would be
good thing 10 put him out Of the way. He !
eald,' Jones added, that if / would tell him
sofne night when Mr.. Rice was asleep he would
come up and do it. if 1 would not"
Patrick said chlOToform would be ready
Hsdns the witness declared. only il was diff
eut 10 get without answering questions by
druggists. 4 told Patrick he could leave that
- me- Jones testified. 4 wrote TO my brother
n Texas 20 send some"
DID Patrick tell you TO write him.
No, he knew nothing about il. ! sent my