The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-19
TOOL OF ACCUSED LAWYER
Offered $250 by the Latter to
 Commit Perjury.
John F. Tyrell, Handwriting Ex- pert of Milwaukee, Says the Disputed Signatures Were
 -. Made by Tracing.

New York, Feb 1S.-After several days of examination and cross-examination of experts, new interest in the trial of AL bert T. Patrick, accused of the murder of William Marsh Rice, was aroused late in the afternoon. when Charles F. Jones, Mir. Rice's valet, who has been charged with being the tool of Lawyer Patrfck ip composing the death of the millionaire. was put upon the stand by the State.
 When Jones walked into the court room he seemed weak and rather Ill at ease. As he began his testimony. how ever, he became more self-possessed. Jones said he was employed by Rice Tn Houston, Tex, and came with him to New York in May 1897. He did his cler- ical work and wrote his checks. Patrick he said, called at Rice's apartment Tn October, 1Ss9 to see Rice, and said his name was Smith. Rice was in bed and the defendant said he would call again. This he did about a week later.
 ..It was about 8 o'clock in the evening, said Jones. "I saw him in the parlor. MT. Rice was in the back room. He spoke of Texas news. Either at that visit or one. he paid a week later Patrick talked about the trial of the claim against MT. Rice under the will of Mrs. Rice. He seemed much interested and asked 1T the case had been settled. He said the evi- dence was very strong in favor or MT Holt.
 "On his second visit. think he told me he was Mir. Holt's lawyer. He told me inc terms of a settlement had been ar ranged, and said if I would write it out on the typewriter he would get it signed He gave me a sheet of paper with the writing in pencil that he wanted copied
 Did MT Rice see Patrick?' asked MT Osborne for the State.
 ..IIe opened the door while Patrick wal talking to me. do not think he recog . rssesl hfns. Patrick. sai67 he ths.FGht T would be good thing to have some olt friend write a letter to Mir. Rice suggest ing a compromise. He spoke of Colone. whittIesey, but told him Judge Hill was the only man who had any influence with MT Rice Patrick said he was sure he could effect a compromise if he could get an interview with MT. Rice. But told him MT. Rice would not see him if he wanted to talk about the suit"
 Led by Mir. Osborne Jones described the letter Patrick wanted him to write. The letter was to state that MT. Rice had lost confidence in his Texas lawyer, but that he loved Texas and wanted to return there and wanted the litigation settled In reply to Mir. Osborne's question, Jones said:
 Patrick was to give me $25O for it. but he would not give the money unless would go on the witness stand and swear that Rice signed it. I refused to give him the letter.
 Patrick told me MT. Holt had given him $500 and had promised him s10.00t when a settlement of the litigation was affected.
 why did you not agree to earn that t25o?"
 'I was afraid to swear falsely"
 Jones will be on the stand again to- morrow.
 The only other witnesses of the day was John F. Tyrell. handwriting ex- pert of Milwaukee. Wis. who was or the stand. He said the disputed sigma lures were made by tracing. His cross examination by MT. Moore was long and uninteresting and principally related te the shadings in the admitted and dis. puted writing.