New-York tribune., 1906-04-11
CALLS JONES PERJURER
SOLDIER FOR PATRICk
Testifes That Missing Man admit
ted False Testimony.

Alexander B. stanhery the United States soldier
who came from the Philippines to testify at tne
argument for trial for Albert T. Patrich' CON
victed of the murder of william Marsh Rice, occu-
pied the witness stand the hearing yesterday os
fore Recorder Goh in General Sessions
At the hearing on Monday Stanbery denied the au-
thenticlty Of several letters written in 1871 reie
TO the settlement of the Rice will case DS''iN'
Attorney Jerome continued his examination In re-
gard to the letters yesterday Stan5ery reiussd 70
be specific about many Of them, and "he" '" ~
one would frequently answer Il am no.
about that part; I will not incriminate mysei'
His memory was hazy concerning MS i''e'."
"3ano" who figured all through the letters. MI
Jerome asked the witness II he kept diary OF al
his transactions. and the witness repheu III s
affirmative He was then asked IL he had hot
shown his diary to a soldier in the Philppihes
stanberv objected to the question. but the COURT
overruled the objection. and after fencins TOT s. So
eral minutes Stanbery admitted that ne hau d icy NS
Of 1901 at Governors Island. where he IS no" stay
ing. r,.
1t was brought out that stanbery LEFT Mr.. Kice
emplov TO marry. and that he had long known
Jones' Mr. Rice's valet.
Mr. Jerome asked Stanbery Il he was mixed up
in any litigation over the will OF Mrs Rce-
You want TO lay bare all my life and the hves
of other peopIe' answered the witness, and he
looked toward Recorder Gof to see if he would
have answer
would your answer disgrace your asked Mr.
Jerome.
NO"
lie was then asked if he had received any money
from Auerbach and NicoIl. lawyers. and said that
he had not but that Mr.. Holt had collected several
bad bills for him. and had not charged him any
thing Continuing his examination. Mr., Jerome
asked:
Odd you believe that Jones murdered Rice?
Q.EWhat led you to believe that Rice wasn't
murdered? A.-The life that Rice had prevto Isly
o-You did not believe what Jones had testified
Q-What did you think he testified in that trial
for? Al didn't know what to think II didn't
seem that Jones in his right mind.
he was in a boarding house through a lawyer? A
1 don't remember anything about that.
Stanbery repeated that Jones had told him that
Captain Baker had said that if he could get Pat
rick stuck on the murder of Rice he Jonesl
would go scot free He added that Jones had
told him later that he Gones) and Patrick were
innocent"
He said: Jones asked me If believed he was
murderer when he gave the testimony, He told
he lied and relied that no jury would be-
lieve his testimony, and he expected that he
wouldn't be believed and that Patrick would con-
sequently go free. Jones told afterward,'' vol
unteered the witness. that if only he would get
a light sentence for perjury he would up
North and tell the whole truth
Stanbery strongly rebeled against the method OF
cross examination, and said: II don't know II
alive. the way you people here cross-questIon
and make him out a liar"
The witness was directed to bring all his diarie,
and letters from Holt, Gano. William P. Dewey
Delaney NicolI and Mr. MiIken TO the court
to-day. Stanbery was then excused and Mr.
Jerome called for John G.. Blackman and Edward
B. Mckenzie. two Texan witnesses They did not
respond. but ex-Judge olcott said he would have
them in court to-day.