The age-herald., 1902-02-22
More Details of the Plot to
 Murder Millionaire
PATRICK DIRECTED PLANS
He Kept Away From MT, Rice's Apart. nents for Ten Days Prior to the Murder--Wanted the Body
 cremated.

New York. February M-when tho trial oe A. T. Patrick accused of the murder of William H. Rice, was resumed today, Charles F. Jones, who was Rice's personal attendant and clerk. continued his testimony. He Identified copies ot telegrams he sent to Texas announcing Rices death.
 Under questioning by the Prosecuting Attorney the witness related the incl dents of the preparation of Patrick oi assignments of Rice's property to Pat rick, as these events had been stated previously by the witness. Jones said Rice never signed the assignments; that when Patrick took the papers from Riee's apartment they were unsigned, but when the witness next saw them they hort the name of w. M. Rice.
 Rice, Jones said. had seen Patrick for the first time in the spring of 1900 and again in the summer of the same year, but there was no conversation between the two men on either occasion. The night before Rice died the witness gave him two powders that had been put up by a druggist in Houston, Tex; the witn<ss did not know of what they wer, composed.
 Rice Was Very Uneasy.
 Rice was very uneasy that night, and to oblige him to keep in bed and covered the witness opened the window. Early in the week before Rices death, the witness said there was received a draft from Henry Oliver of Houston for $25. 600 towards repairing the damage caused by the burning of the Merohants' and Plant CTS oil Companys plant, This was the draft concerning which Mir. Oliver testi- fled earlier in the trial
 MT. Osborne put in evidence a large hurdle of papers and telegrams. Jones identified the different papers. one by one, and said he had shown all, or car boE copies of them, to Patrick prior to the death of MT. Rice. One letter, dated September 19 1900, in Mr. Rice's hand- writing to Henry Oliver, agreed to ad- vance 5000 for the construction of the oil plant. Jones said the letter was held back by him at Patr.ck's direction.
 Patrick said if the letter was sent" the witness continued, MT. Oliver would draw for the money, and his draft would take all the cash to MT. Rices credit in the New York bank"
 Jones said he told Patrick Mir Rice seemed anxious to rebuild the works, and that he had telegraphed authority to the secretary of the oil company to draw upon him for $25,OOO To this Patrick re- piled; We must get Rice out of the way. Whatever you do, Jones, Rice must not be here Monday"
 Patrick Kept Away. Jones explained that Patrick kept away from the Rice apartments for ten days prior to Mir Rice's death. "He said, [" Jones explained. that as the bulk of MT Rice's property was left to him, 1t would not do for him to be on the premises if there were any inquiry into the murder the death I mean" Jones told of the plans for cremation. The much -talked-of cremation letter Jones said, he wrote from a draft prepared by Patrick.
 Patrick told me-" the witness said that he wanted MT. Rice's body crema- ted to hide all traces of drugs. Then he said he would have the ashes buried in Milwaukee beside his wife, so as to sat isfy the relatives"
 T told Patrick" Jones said, mot to present the checks of Swenson. I told him they would be sure to call up on the phone and make an investigation. He said he would not use them, but after that he changed his mind and said he would use them anyway. I had prepared the Fifth Avenue Trust Company for the checks on them by asking for a statement on September IS. and telling the secretary MT. Rice intended drawing some large checks in a few days"
 Court adjourned until Monday.