The age-herald., 1902-03-15
PATRICK WAS WITH
 R|CE FREQUENTLY Witness Swear They Saw Them
 in House Together RICE HANDED HIM A PAPER Negro Servant Says She Let Patrick In Rice's Apartments Several
 Times-Jones Told Her Not
 to Discuss the Matter.
RICE HANDED HIM A PAPER

New York, March 14-Charles c. Adams lawyer of this city, was called as a witness today in the trial in which Albert T. Patrick is accused of the murder of w. M. 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 had a conversa- tion with Rice sometime in 1900 in which Rice gave his views on cremation and he wrote a letter to Patricks counsel at the close of the prosecutions case, telling of the conversation. He identified the letter. He also identified letter he received from MT. Rice on October IS, 1897, instructing him to prepare a codicil altering the will executed in 1896. The provisions of the changes desired were not told by the witness.
 Adams was not allowed to tell what Rice had said about cremation. In an swer to a question by Assistant District Attorney Osborne. Adams said the signa- lures to the 1900 will were not in the handwriting of Rice.
 Negro Servant Knew Patrick.
 Maria Scott, a negro servant, who had charge of Rice's apartments, was the next witness She said she Knew Patrick by sight. and said she opened the door of Rice's room for Patrick two or three times She saw Rice write several checks on the Saturday before he died. She burned Rice's bed linen in the kitchen l. I4oI l1l.z RC..x. Al.- stove clean
 Charles F. Jones had testified that he burned the chloroform- saturated towel with which Rice was killed in this stove. In her cross-examination Mrs. Scott said that Patrick had, told her when Rice's body was ready for the autopsy that she was suspected of poisoning him, but she said it was Jones that warned her not to talk about the matter.
 Mrs. Isabella Carpenter of Dunelson, N. J., who said she was 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.
 Ashamed of His Weakness.
 'IIe semed ashamed and distressed at his weakness" said Mrs. Carpenter. The witness said Rice had spoken to her of Captain Bakers conduct of the litigation over Mrs. Rice's will. She was not al- lowed to tell what he said to her.
 MT. Osborne on cross examination show ed Mrs. Carpenter a long statement writ ten by her dead husband. The witness said she could not read 1t because her eyes were too poor, but she said the signature was her husbands. She said she had declined to make a statement about the case until she had found the right person to make it to, and she did not think the district attorney the right person She made a statement to MT. Turner of Patrick's counsel about two months ago. The witness denied that she had ever told her son that she never saw Patrick with Rice.
 MT. Osborne called Robert P. Carpen- ter, son of the previous witness. who identified the statement and his fathers signature.
 Christian Schepfiin of Dunelson, N. J., testified to an acquaintance of twenty five years with Rice. Rice spoke to him of Patrick in 1900. He was not permitted to tell what Rice said
 Court was here adjourned. until Mon day.