The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-15
RICE KNEW PATRICK
THEY WERE SEEN TOGETHER BY
sEvERAL PERSONS.
Charles G. Adams, Called for the De-
Tense, Says Signature to the
1900 Will II Not
Genuine.

New York, March 1A-CharIes c. Acams.
lawyer of this city, was called as
witress today in the trial in which Al
bert. T. Patrick IL accused of the MUIR
der of w. NJ. Rice. He was questioned
by F. d. Turner Of Chicago. one Of the
special counsel engaged for Patrick.
Adams said Rice was engaged In busi-
ness with his father. and that he. the
witness, and Rice was on friendly terms
for thirty years. He had a conversation
with Rice sometime in 1900. in which Rice
gave his views on cremation. and ne
wrote a letter to Patrick's counsel, at the
close Of the prosecution case, telling OF
the conversation. He identified the let
ter. He also identified letter he recetv-
ed from Mr.. Rice on October is, 1897. In
structing him to prepare a codicil alter
ing the will executed in 1896. The provis-
Ions OF the changes desired were not told
by the witness. Adams was not allowed
to tell what Rice had said about crema-
ton.
In answer to a question by Assistant
District Attorney Osborne. Adams said
the signatures to the 1900 will were not in
the handwriting Of Rice.
Maria Scott. a negro servant, who had
charge of Rice's apartment, was the next
witness She said she knew Patrick by
sight, and said she opened the door OF
Rce's room for Patrick two or three
times. She saw Rice write several checks
on the Saturday before he died. She
burned Rices bed linen in the kitchen
stove after he had died and she found the
stove clean.
Chales F. Jones had testified that he
burned the chloroform- towel
with which Rice was killed, in this stove
In her cross-examination, Mrs. Scott
said Patrick told her when Rices body
was taken away for the autopsy that she
was suspected of poisoning him. but she
said 1t was Jones who warned her not
to talk about the matter.
Mrs. Isabella Carpenter of Dunnellen,
n. j., who said she was a lifelong friend
OF Rice and his wife. was the next wit
ness. She said she once saw Patrick In
Rice's room. Rice handed Patrick pa
per and told the witness he was very
busy; then Patrick and Rice went into
another room. where they talked for half
an hour. She saw Rice the day before
he died. He was weak and i'll and cried
when she put her arms about him.
He seemed ashamed and distressed al
his Weakness said Mrs. Carpenter.
The witness said Rice had spoken to her
OF Captain Bakers conduct of the liti-
CATION over Mrs. Rice's will She was no,
allowed to tell what he said to her.
Mr.. osborne, on cross examination
showed Mrs. Carpenter a long statement
written by her dead husband. The wit.
ness said she could not read it because
her eyes were too poor, but she said the
signature was her husbands. She said
she had declined to make statemen,
| about the case until she had found the
right person to make 1t to and she did not
think the district attorney the right per-
son. She made statement to Mr.. Tur-
| ner of Patrick's counsel, about two
months ago. The witnes denied that she
had ever told her son that she never saw
Patrick with Rice. Mr.. Osborne called
Robert p. Carpenter, son OF the previous
witness, who Identified the statement ant
| his fathers signature.
T. Christian Schepfin of Dunelson, N. ] .
testified to an acquaintance of twenty.
five years with Rice. Rice spoke to hin
| of Patrick In 1900 He was not per.
\ naittefsto tell what Rice said.
Court was here adjourned until Mon.
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