The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11

unusually long time time tonight he
talked 10 his counsel and others who press.
cd about him long after the recorder had
left the bench. Something important is
70 take place In the subsequent procedure
* the trial. All the witnesses who havs
or who are TO appear Tor the prosecution
were called together today and the case
gone over 10y Mr.. Osborne with them That
something unexpected is to be brought
forth IN the next few DAYS Is generally
expected what II 8. no one can now say.
but II Is apparent thar tho prosecutor has
not reached the end Of his resources
When court was adjourned last Tuesday
DR.. Il, B. Loomis pathological expert.
was on the stand and his cross examination
was continued today on direct testimony
he said the condition of Rlce's lungs was
due. 10 his opinion. to tho inhalation Of
chioroform or some like lrrl,aut
The cross-examination brought out a NUN.
her Of technical points concerning the sf,
tects Of chloroform On the blood
! On redirect examination the witness said
no kncv Of no natural cause Of death that
could have caused the sy mptoms shown by
tho autopsy on Fices body
/ While the witness was not prepared 70
say that Rice did rot die Of disease, nc as.
! serted that the examination he made dis.
I closed no disease.
/ Max Huuke VINO made the ould used in
emhalmins Rices body. TESTIFIED that the
duid did not contain mercury
John Il, Potts. lawyer testided that
nc had known Patrick since 1870 They
bccame Intimate in 1900 In September.
1ooo. the witness boarded In tho same
house with Patrick ana they had Offices In
the same suite. The witness usyer saw
Rice in PstrIcs's office In fact, he never
saw Rice At eli. Potts said he knew Nor.
rls Never and David l. Short. whose names
were signed to the 1900 Rice will IS wit.
nesses and that Charles F. Jones the
valet secretary, was introduced 20 him hy
Patrlck in the spring Of 1900 on septem.
her Il, 1900. Patrick said THAT rich client
81 mine has made viii. naming me as
residuarv legh;ee,"
on the sane day ne showed Potts an
assignment of Rices property = rspel
showing the settlement - The contest Of
Mrs Rice's VIII and other papers. smon.
them several checks ga blank signed Wit.
Rices name snd payable 70 Patrick Pott
Identified the 1900 wfll as a paper PatricI
showed 70 him to prove the statement thu
MS FlCh fiiFHt ~AdA uAaAF nun A'NtNAsiA
lecstce % al bis estate.
"wha, lid YOU say 70 Patrick"
II said Albert my hoy, you're a lu-R'
dog. and shook hands with him Thoi
thought came TO me and ! said: ! don
think q viii Ike that IS good Tor anything
, Don't ron remember the Tilden welt whel
the estate was left 20 the trustccT He ~
, Piled: That's all right, John Tho estate
Is practically mine.
, Tho witness said Patrick showed him
general assignment aud he again conEra'
Mated him.
4 Then Patrick showed the blank checf.
r lie said. You see. could use them u
wanted to- ana said So you could. ha
, would not II were you would ne
I even IN them in. II any one showed sue
r trust in me ! would he trne 70 the trust
ue ssid the money would be used as NJ
j. Rice INTENDED IT to he used.
"pid Patrick say to yon that ne pra'
D ticaliy owned the estate nowF' asked NJ