New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-01
VIEW PATRICK EVIDENCE
ZONES ADMITS HE LIED.
,9da,its in Support of Motion for
Ne7c Trial Filed.

.o n, an application for new trial for
Patrick. on the ground of newly dis
80 evidence was filed at the District At
GU oe7oe late yesterday afternoon by
-. ncott. Gruber & Bonynge. The new
. alleged 70 have been obtained is 10
.ho+ the death OF William NJ. Rice was
~" .,,sed by chloroform poisoning, but that
nO' ,,os natural death. II also seeks to prove
.,s valet. Jones. who testified at Patricks
a-, ''~ net he was induced by Patrick to admin
US "'s- .,,son has made many statements recently
ISL. 70 the effect that his testimony was
u and that Patrick was innocent
-,a motion for new trial is TO be maze Ia
.,,-t on February D.
-.s nspers on file in Mr.. Jeromes once sho"
=. ofHdsyits have been obtained by Patrick
60, from several persons who have oeeh on
-" .,. .s-,ns with Charles F. Jones since
- IL ,-os released and sent 20 his former nome
-. Johu T. Miliken. ~of St. Louis, Pat
-, h-other-in-law, caused the affidaVts 10
-, betore ex-Probate Judge A. r. Railey'
Of Houston TEX .,... o,,e Of the
.,,.,s ,s now a corporal of the 18TH Ohi'eu
~.-..s infantry He says he knows Jones Won
.a.,,ed him when he was in the House OF
-..,-,ion for Witnesses in this city Al'e'
-. ,,,ent back 20 Texas Stanberry says 'hey
oes,n ~ tho spindletop oil field After
,.st4ng hands. Jones said:
sr ,o,a Won do not consider me as some OF NV
her friends So-a murderer
~ ~ would not shake hands with you"
is.s,he-rv SAYS he replied.
ZONES SAID THAT HE LIED.
c..rberrv saws Jones told him he had made
-.-.-o, confessions regarding the manner of MI
v,.e,s death and that they all lies Jones
rs,t m n say that he was surprised the jury
,,rId he foolish enough 20 believe his confess
sors that he had been advised TO make such
corfessions by James A. Baker. OF Houston and
.bat Patrick was innocent Of the murder charge.
Iones declared. according TO Stanberry. that II
re thought he would get a light sentence lot
nertury which was the only crime he had COM
rai-ted he would go TO New-York and tell the
ruth about the death of William NJ Rice, which
zouId clesr Patrick and would make amends
for what he had done.
J. McNierTy. IN the real estate business IN
Houston. makes another affidavit that he and
joseph Jordan talked freely with Jones in April
OF last year and that Jones told them he had
been tormentsd by officers in New-York until
he did not know what he was doing. The affi-
dayit continues:
Jones sa thai he made o1 t in tronbe
and that Patrick had persuaded him 70 do certain
thngy when in fact Patrick had nothing 10 do
any3his S or 10 injure old Man Rice in any way.
He said he hoped that Patrick would get out OF
his trouble all right, as he did not think he ought
he ssid also that Patrick was good friend Of
Mr Rice that he was. with him several times
week and he regarded him the best party 10 lay
;he blame on; He said he was worried almost TO
death. that they had threatened TO take ms ne
BY esctcity and i they did not %, do IN that thsy
onenty he laid the blame on Patrick
Fayet,e Lee, fisherman, Of Lynchburg. Tex.
swea-s Jones told him In April last year:
was so bounded and troubled by officers and
hs-assed by them that found that Il did not lay
the blame on Patrick they would either take my
inst told The officers that Patrick was blame for
everything Patrick did not tell me 10 ehloroforfn
the life Of Mr. Rice. and Patrick was in no way to
blame for his death
The other Texas afldavits are 10 the same
effect.
AFFIDAVITS FROM PHYSICIANS.
In addition there are affidavits by several well
known physicians in this city 10 the effect
that the embalming fluid doubtless caused the
appearance Of poisoning found in the lungs OF
Nr Rice and that The autopsy could not have
furnished proof OF chloroform poisoning.
Dr. Biggs says that. by numerous experiments,
he has demonstrated beyond doubt that the en-
banning fluid may reach the lungs when
forced into a corpse by bronchial injection, a
fact that in he trial Of Patrick was denied posi-
lively the stand by Dr. LOOMS and other Wit
nesses for the prosecution. Professor Wyeth
says.
After thirty-seven years in the use of anaes-
tnetlCs. ! believe that The death OF Rice was
not the result of administration of chloroform
Is testified b.. Charles 7. Jones, Drs. Donlin
Williams and Loomis."