Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-27
An Arrest Of q Witness
in the Patrick Case.
Miss Gailard Tells Of Jones
Being Flush With Money.
Heard Talk About will" or "P|an" and
Changing Of a Check.

New York, Feb. 26.-The arrest of
one of the witnesses brought here from
| Texas to testify in behalf of Albert Il.
Patrick, now in Sing Sing prison con-
demned to death for the murder of
William Marsh Rice marked the
climax of today's hearing before Re-
corder Golf on the motion for a new
| trial of the now famous case. Joseph
Jordan. was taken into custody as the
hearing was about to be adjourned for
the day. He is charged with perjury
and the complaint is signed by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome.
Jordan had testified in behalf of Pat
rick last week and was closely ques-
TONED by Mr.. Jerome at the time, par
ticularly as to whether he had ever
been confined in the Texas peniten-
tiary. He declared he had never been
in prison. The arrest today followed
the testimony on the witness stand of
William G. Murray, an eX-guard at the
peritentiary in Huntsville. Tex, who
identified Jordan as a one-time prison.
er in his charge. Mr.. Jerome then APP
piled to Recorder Golf for an order for
Jordan's arrest.
The recorder said he was reluctant
to take the action required by the dis
trict attorney in a case where he might
hereafter act as q trial Judge and he
advised Mr.. Jerome to apply to a no
lice magistrate. Jordan was taken to
police headquarters and will be ar
raigncd tomorrow.
Miss Minnie Gaillard, the Texas
school teacher, was cross-examined to-
DAY by the district attorney and will be
IN court again Wednesday,, when it is
said Mayor Rice of Houston, Tex. will
appear as a witness. The hearing will
go on tomorrow.
New York. Feb. 26.-Miss Minnie
Gaillard. the Texas school teacher. was
Recalled to the witness stand TODAY in
the hearing of Albert r. Patrick for a
new trial on the charge of numbering
william NJ. Rice. Miss Gaillard de-
ci1hed to give her age when requested
10 do so by District Attorney Jerome
out when Mr.. Jerome threatened to
have her committed for contempt of
court she said that she is between 80
and co.
Mr. jerome accepted the answer and
then questioned the witness about the
affidavit in which she stated that she
heard Charles +. Jones, Rice's valet,
say that Patrick did not kill Rice. She
said her purpose in making this aff-
daVit was to help Patrick if possible.
"You say that Jones was flush with
money when he came back from New
York. Is that correct:"
he was going around spending
money and had no occupation"
Miss Gaillard's affidavit stated that
the witness had heard Jones' mother
read letter from her son in which he
SAID lie had been offered thousands of
dollars to upset the Rice will.
is that cOrrect?" asked Mr.. Jerome.
1T was not the word will but plan
that was used"
The witness said that she once over
heard Jones telling about a check. Rice
was not forced to sign this, Jones had
said. but he Jones) had moved the
decimal point to- make it thousand.
Jones said he had the check made out
to Patrick because he could not him
self get it cashed.
questioned by Mr.. Jerome about the
testimony she had previously given
concerning conversation IN a street
car between Mavor Rice of Houston.
Tex, and Jones. Miss Gaillard said that