The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-26
JONES HAS FINISHED
The Testimony for the Prosecution in
The Patrick Murder Case.
TO BE CROSS.EXAMINED.
Mr.. Moore Will Probably Conduct the
Examination of the Valet.
FOUR DIFFERENT STATEMENTS.
As TO the Death of Mr.. Rice are Admitted
by the States Witness.
TELLS OF His ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Knife Was So Dull that He Could Not
Accomplish His Purpose-lntcr-
views With Osborne.
TELLS OF His ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.

New 1ofk, February 21,--Ihc direct OK
animation Of valet Jones. the principal
witness Of the prosecution IN the trial III
Albert 7. Patrick, was concluded this at
tcnoon and the witness was turned over
10 tho defense for cross.cxamlnation.
When court adjourned Friday Jones was
identifying papers and letters found amcug
Mr.. Rice's effects when the police took
charge Of his apartments and this line Of
examination was continued today. Jones
said he showed all the papers to Patrick
prior 10 the death Of Mr. Rice
Assistant District Attorney Osborne made
an attempt to place in evidence check books
OF Mr.. Rice TO show certain blank stubs in
confederation Of Jones testimony that he
had given Patrick blank checks. The de-
Tense objected and the recorder refused
TO admit the check books.
Jones then began to repent the talks he
had with Patrick prior to the making Of
the 1900 viii He said Patrick had told
him some persons would have to be left
out Of the will especially Jones and Or.
Curry, but that he Patrlckl would provide
for them. Jones then described his ar
rest
Robert n. Moore Of the counsel for tho
defense objected to Jones telling what oc.
CURED between him and Patrick and their
then joint counsel at the time Of Jones
arraignment on the ground that the con-
versotlon betwNn counsel and cIiout was
prlvreged Argument on the obiertion was
stil In progress when recess was nm
nounced
After recess the argument was resumed
md at it's conclusion the recorder rui. .
that the Testimony was moi admissible
The recorder also ruled out all testimony
Jones had given respecting his conversation
with Patrick in the presence of his at.
torney and also with the latter.
Mr.. Osborne then oslled the witness what
he said to Patrick before he talked with
his lawyer about the case,
~ asked Patrlck what L should say to
the lawyer Jones said land Patrick told
me | might tell him a murder had been
committed but not to mention his name
In connection wiz it, ] told BIN ! would
confess the murder unless could tell all
the facts connected with IT,
Did you and Patrick ever talk OF sui
clde?"
we did. l said ] would commit suicide
If ! had any way to do IT, fatrlck salu
lac would do the same; that we should both
uie together, as otherwise the survivor
would nave TO answer alone for the crime
Patrick told me lie had knife and some
oxalc acid in his cell. Next day Patrick
gave me small knife
about 1 o'clock in the morning l took
the knife and tried 10 cut my throat.
found the artery on the right side ana cut
nj il a dozen times. had considerable
t,ouble with thc knife 1t was dull"
Jonos then showed the wound he had IN.
ein+od an himself TO the Jury. Jones told
NJ the many interviews he had with MI.
,,.t,ruo ana Captoin Baker after he had
d,,.i5od to turn states evidence.
,,,,,,, aa,,n,otcd hts examination by Mr.,
"a. ~, and bo witness was turned over
oSoV'"' , "~u C,. cross.oyominatfon
10 '"e -. 60 Mr. Nooro cornsa,
n,,I. tt,o, +old Of his tbrec voors'
io' "''''"' w., MI ctn,o Ma,
emp'o! I'en' -, a.,
Hol' ne Sa'" He n"u Nv. a,l,' na
boarding hous'' i'"''s '"'-, 80 W D'''.
months he haa o'eh OUT "''N'us "iLlosy
every uA| "uu .-','s..-
week. He had had dlhner AT Il restaurant