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tions of {t was the truth as I have told [straight standing collar, rather high, it here. but Jones wore «a black milk four-in= Moore objected to this and moved | hand searf brightened with violet satin to etrike {t out. The Judge interposed | stripes. J wore a wateh chain ard ‘and told him to tell the best he could | locke: but no cuff Unks, He had heavy recollect. Koll links when arrested “Pf couldn't do that.” sail Jones, ‘Ly Junes’s teeth, which he showed con told him of my movements before Rice's | tually, are white and regular. ney death.” are long and pharp and hetghtened the / Lawyer Moore stood within six feet Be ma Lertest bid cheraatoriaee of bis 6 toned ‘Jonen | face when on the defensive, peisones whan, ne ace Ne As Mr. Moore put question after ques- anawered questions put to him in 4 snappy, harsh voice. He lowered raised his eyelids in a peculiar mann and his whole attitude was differ from that he maintained on direct amination. Mr, Moore tried ha tell, what occurred he could nor recolle Mt was made up. “Assistant District-Attorney Osborne objectet to the oss-examination. {As well as I can ramember | McClusky?’. began Jones the JT objedt,” sald Mr. Moore, “Iw Dim to tell what occurred, We fh told nt to. dectd and it is for the Court whether it ts right.” “Mr. McClusky asked me about Rice's Geath,” sald Jones, “I told him PF’ rick came to the house in answer an adverfisement and Rice engaged him and agreed to make the will Did you tell him the symptoms Rice?" “I don't remember. 1 am under the impression I did. 1 told bim Ith weak for ten days before this «| “Can you swear you told him Mice wa weak the Sunday before?” to w of Patrick had not been there for ten|to / TELLS Patrick Gave His Co-Conspirator a Penknife with Which Jones Gashed His Throat—Lawyer Said He Would Commit Suicide, Too. vou why dfin't the right to know what he has said, | wy, there that the only con to sin a cold, burineasitke way, the valet semmed to realize he wae to be made to appear as th hief conspirator, the forger and the murderer of Rice Begins Get Afraid. He grew guanted and intensely alert ir patfalis. Hf+ ennder was gone. When sou called and Patrick recelved vu go to hie room?” he took me there. Wt take you to the T don't know w “Mr, Patrick ck parlor Saturday, dtd he? o, ear.” | McClusky you ay morning?" T don't know an't say positively. tell what I told McClusky." | ou tell McClusky you were there | lock Sunday? } “f can't recall “Don't you Know you told him you ere not there at all on Sunday? “TP don't know. 1 think 1 told him | was “You know that statement » your Interests” T thought it might."* “And yet you made tt carelenmly? reation in th might be | Is ‘My beat recollection i# that I Mid in whien your memory has falled you ‘Did you tell Capt. MoClusky Patric It In not, TL only mute one atatement at the house Sunday? to Capt. MoClusky. 1 have seen him ‘My bert recollection In IT told him] several times since, tut have not talked | him about the case.” Wouldn't Tell of MeCluaky. Mr. Moore peraiated In his endeavor to c collection is 1 told tt congnemeas spike 2 ne Ret the prisoner to Cell film how many * “2 Unes he had talked with the Captain, “Can't you #wear you did?" “No, sir; I can't.” “Did you tel him you told Patrick on Saturday to wait at his house for vig that you had valuable papers for him? v ‘. = aspirator. Mix veh : don't recollect; 1 may have done | wrator: II tens movement nadaieand ‘asn't your mensage to Patrick re-| )) 4 co Vea ua Tei sctencee Ife Feemod an If expecting some fam mure nhe did not. T never mot] iy Teemed an Mf extecting came set or her more than half-n-dozen thes.” amit erte ines. | ietoet Moore, and from time to thme ler ARIE nem | nase and 1 cusgestions and Tromptings into the croxs-questioner's but the Inquiry brought out Httle of tm- porta Watrick's face was a study during the | s-questioning of his alleged cove THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY “3 EVENING, RRA AOR RAIN RK: i LAWYER PATRICK. VALET JONES UNDER CROSS- Lawyer R. M questioning. down in the fore Patrick, the Ile is bald headed and wears glasses, PSs hat) 4 ioe oh Sh it fe Law round. Moore, of counsel for Patrick, is the man standing wu», subjecting Jones to a rigorous ‘eoused, under whose orders Jones siys he BASAL ORNS NENG EVES Sais ss EXAMINATION. killed Rice, ts sitting AREY een | ars “Did you say anything about the four i jones orauche! flow in him| forney: Omborn wk mber, and he only © | Vitthaus made in the case? ay a « 4 orouche “ nh ” {oth Ko” checks? ‘Thin ¢ of Oct apent all ee heck: * fire chile and erowmed hia tess. ‘Then he ing of went al twh When did_you flrat tell anybody that | jomeet a! a youll atraighten up with . quick move. pwith Mr os Klee Saw Patrick Twiee. su gavy Tee poison?” “I don't remember, Tut f don't be tment ‘ant curt his thin u Mp unt} With then Me Patrick may have seen Mr. Rier je FI Neve I dtd. ti J the gums would be xeen above hin abarn | 1 ve 1 Onborne fener, but Mr. Rice saw him only “Who met you at the door? white teeth. down what h icneetintinedmurisctindtoncel in i waar eS "1 don't remember?" Whenever Justice Jerome adciiressed Junes's Firat Confers summer “Don't you remember It waeu lady?’ | nin, Jones's manner changed at once ‘This was Jones's tirat cont in And «id you say Patrick got the “1 don't remember.”” Jand ho became deferential and polite. | vip yn irick of murdering he eufe vault in] Whe as Through a singular coincidence Pat-| Jones went on te hie tale MT ttee Serermi Bacar pala don't sremember, slap rick and Jones were dressed almost | pistrict-Attorney laters iinet Heche ras BR Ione banextiatvohe | IRGITUentte reenila tliat tn January. 1 in Mr. Ow allke. Each wore a black diagonal cut AVOh wna ls {ni Qardinor's!of-tan yee : re'a office.” 7 fare Vombsa thatherwnn ted toimlnkord sine ee And that he Kot a lot of papers at H i tid youttaik rin ma ewreyacont, with vest and trousers to nce Rate hetkanial wits ie Se Ul Howe bie natlt. you tuk te Mr. ¢ match. The sergeant and two captains ara 5 et Several times.” , 7 4 two captain ments by frat writing to Capt. Laker suspicious and | agyerl, Se Each had on a shirt an "Any one from the Districl AtOrey'*]ophe frat confesston was made in the i bout’ tht alleged ‘ 2 “t 3 «rs he had given to/Gpout thts alleged yours Warden's office in the Tombs. It took Ihive any induce Wout to Capt iaker met me and] iin aeven hours to make It We this point a weal aide Demucratte h ir we talked about thirty minutes politician came Into the brary. Date t know- “You had 1k/on that day except Sent for Flest Confession, aw tn and nodded: | Le gulls A Ue neers Mr. Osborne sent for the first con hatitancestiy . , [Mat may rend tre chiens” Noone, ston made by Jones, Th was writte Hk ton pi seeraec tan Aol Docen't Nealize n RE iri ttsey eh V'ohe Texas IAW yer Fan ite a 2 3 eS and he tur toover topeandidate for the Assembly tn MM realize no, to did aot tout the case that day? who asked Je Ate S: | dward Reckanta. He arranged for , Reo: Rule you make that statement? A dvertisers SEH Sar NTS eae hecaune you expected some con- dooyou think recognize ten would be O" our” asked “Who Is Reekar by parusraphy stil | uations dormer, ce mows your naked “He was a prisoner in the Tombs 1 ument “Well, my consclence prompted me Yes, Teould: | eenn do Patrick 2 you] trate Prompted me \ aon Rants ‘ . Then Mr. Battle told. me Overwhelmed apnLC knee neraine sa" shapped Jones vtet Me ws He that tooked ke | toil ine truth Laetle toMk ime FE must ut oanily then given the statement, whieh he iden DA ws “Didn't Mr. Battle, as your lawyer, | ofoam. ort not be in thts | tied 1 sou that you might escape punis iS ble!" Bea, G(s i We hee tet ther: ent if you testifled as you have?" { seers a examination on| Dalene aay thie?” anked Mr. Moore, “Well, he sad that Tomlght re Me ke i nin the confession Trnt teva Vatmundey. tell not may, taut T B f oy. yest of my recollection, Ealtd! uid cr would not te puntshe. Hetay . 5 p ey Me did, And 1 gave some of | Damar ti fu Hot Me, tice anting with “tent | nner ee Met an tmpre on from nies N letter from Maker in| _Denit you know you AM? in thin, is | Nad an unde ing with the Distr \, < Carintittse Jones would say positively, and Attorney and that you might get. #0 H set mux the at eo maintained There is." PAID HELP | vie pratt A 6 he maintained | cig vot auld Rice wouldn't take tt sald that if 1 A verua from Reck-| She Mr ory continuo trying to ou Nad tasted 1 exp 1 would have to tell WANTS IN THIS | an. neUiitrvapunermaveatthal tex ter ate i seu] Uae, aetiote true on oO an hat was in the bey “Hat cS rm it ere. Heros AU RETRA cee nie Did yaw know wh mg vt You underatood that fou wer: MORNING'S lp WORLD. « Paid Help Wants in | 13 other N. Y. papers) combined, * FINISHERS ‘ 3) GIRL Hous | atar WORK tay aya ERS JANITORS. i ENWORK BONNAZ . BOOKDINDERS BOOKKERPERS.. 3 BAKERS tees TAILORS . BUSHEUMEN .. .. 18, p a8 BUTCHERS .... ..+ f ii CAMRIAGE % PAINTERS + 3] Porte Pay ‘ 3 BALESLADIES .. ., 18 SKIRT HANDS... 19 STENOGRAPHERS . 6 SALESSIEN x9! RIGN PAINTERS |. 3 TRIMMERS . 2! TAILORS 3 | UMBRELLA HANDS UAPFUL MEN 0 WAIST HANDS, WAITRESSES WAITERS rr i; pat the econ 1 was told that 1 ~ He represented himself In na oviden 1 i oll the Diatrict-Attorne « from Texas Nov said Mr Moore. th abject, 1 oni 1 toll the Distri y K was ever at Mr Moore's elbow,| kttow what [am trying to drive at “TP don't know. Ut think Todtd ett hin halt a dozen m; thin pol Ag the cross-examination progr Bb Oph rlnene t Mia pole hea seamed ty Lome fim altieh 4 MOLD ACA OAUTH R SOL KOLAR Helycre w itly, Intensely suspended nic questioning | I have the rheht te how,” sald) Mr. patting ques ore, Show many contradictory: state- fib A omy ny information | ments he has made. lt is surortsingly ¥ watle was] stranke (hat che witness can go inte dee U1 to Ket Jones sald that hi aker that thi to persuade will forged by Pare tht tolls with bh relations w Matrick for i‘ \ told that does no And 4 5 _ pur ant to hat a i J oyet can’t say what he told Xo Ret out of the room 7 ny ow What te Attorney ex” f the witness ts is . Wan itt ri t Like te Marder. RETEST i a ae thinklit waa exactly. right Me Admits Ne Lied. Ht this and satd iho low | Whe? you ehloroformed old nm RY air.” volce: sage semen a igsieee not then corrected himeelf hasty, to f pa aay anything about a book] ™ ey got the Idea from what happened w Maker WHE Ware Good. Patrick was to bring Rew? when I put the cover over Rice'a head. Mr, Moore then questioned Jc nde atement) | t Rice, laughed then.’ fr, Moore then questioned J aa} ool think 1 omit: ho a@ statement ee - the only statement in this y hls conversation with Mr. Rice's Law ou say a nat You went! paver yd now say fy true tx that Baker, after he wan arres: Patrick called you recelved a bottle from Patrick on ¢ Sunday of the death?" rb wt af my recollection 1 dtd | NS, ct.” aald Mr. Osborne. ton mustained,* sald the Court. {Was Kenulne and that Mr. Rice ha Ps Mr, Moore then asked for the steu 8 Kenuine and that Mr. Rice had ) Nise refusing tol Mr; Moure then mater ey etateme sign the will e time, but nally [REO apt. Mectuaks so told Capt ker that Mr. Rice] signed in May “We want tto get as many of then to- 1m that 1 wanted] "To of my recollection I] gether os possible.” he sald. vould do anything for me. [dtd Jones sald he had no recollection of Ua not seem to suspect nd that Patrick wan calling once or |Miking any statements In writing ox ng strange in connection with Mr [t a week? Mr. Moore then read from the com- » death, tut he sald he thought] VL think so." plaing made dy Jones against Patrick, the checky drawn to tr. Patrick's or-| Lawyer Moore clinched his right hand |) Mr.) Osborne objected and was der for $%0,00) were forgerter.”” as he naked questions showing that) “SP Soore Inalsted that he had a right As Jones wan talking of Capt, Ba-| Jones had Hed when he made his frat ow the motives actuating the prine ker, the Capt himself walked into | confession. ‘ ' , z= e Lime you made the aMdavit he re It was hin first visit to the} As he acknowledged the falaity of pe Asie polsons other than mercury ad- library where the examination In con-| many things he had confessed Jones| ministered to Rice unknown to yout” nection with the Rice murder ia in| became pallid and. gtanced at Mr, Oa- e'n Queation. POKES. born Mf seeking relief. He showed) 7, vas cbjected to, and Mr. Moore Jones said that he made a statement] more evidences of emo: than he did ett The. ae atiength.. ‘The Justice ‘omba to Anslatunt Dietrict-At- Important Notice, Owing to repairs to the Wee: 424 Bi. tery when he told how he had chloroformed| contended that Jones had answered the hia old employer. Gierston Mr, Moore said he wanted to show that “Did you say the will might have been} mensury did not kill Mice, and as Jones signed on May 77" Miministered the chloraform ihe wanted ” " t ow Al evidence. LE RYE DAV, Ssones aad Unt ce knew oxal’ 04g matlon of the WAT WHORE asd ONTARIO &| Jones hud suid that Patrick called |trad deen adminiitered. He th faa foot of Weet 224 St. (P, RK. RB. station) |to see him at Rice’s twice a weok, ee Spore tty buy Maelaidn aus OAK ears CAs alt na “Do you mean to tell me that Patrick | any poison to Rice. 5 oon called at Rico's apartmenta from .No-| “Did you know about the aMdavit full penalty of your ‘rane? asked Mr. Moore.) 304 Me Expects some Immunity. “Well, 1 had no understanding. 1 thought 1¢1 told the cruth it might help f that f would recelve less puntin- t. Did Mr. Osborne ever promise you anything—a Ught sentence or tmmu- Mr. Battle said that 1 would ALET JONES ADDS TO HIS AWFUL MURDER CONFESSION; HOW HE AGREED WITH PATRIC RAIDER HRA R OID KAN RM REN NN RBM EERE RRA CROSS-EXAMINER MOORE. oASuacenseas eevee settee ‘tor boy call * punishment. Mr. Osborne nything. “1 took Mr, Mr. Buttle way that he and Orborne had talked of your case? Yes, he di Jones then sa many stories that at he * corroborated, ho had told no Battle told him truth"In order to ‘You wanted to have the fact that you murdered old man Tce corrobo- rated, eh?" asked’ Mr. Moore with a Acer. Well, L had to be corroborated,’ awared ‘Jones healtatingly: ay Mr. Mgare was clearly rattling the vaie, “The mentlon of te esctris chair, the proof that he aad. murdered Mr. Rice and hls position in the eyes of the law all told on Jones'® nerve. He swallowed a great lump in his throat and struggled to compare himaelt, Pa be lekled and ¢riu a moat chuckled aloud. encores “You had an {dea you would escape ath as the —punisnment for this mer anked Mr. Moore Ina terrible voice. Thought to Escape Death, “Yea, 1 did; 1 did," answer valet. now meekneas personined. | '"¢ All evidences of the wolf In his face were gone. Jones's face was white. He iavolun- tarily drew out his watch, « frindsomo Kold one, and glanced at it mechant- cal He looked towan! Mr, Osborne, amiled reassuringly. The valet some comfort in this and he tried to smile back. An adjournment was then taken unvil 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. VALET ENDS HIS DIRECT: STORY. al- wi found | TO COMMIT S$ nenses, the same thing, but he did not agree with me. He sald he knew !t Startling Details Added | us ve vrovates.” to the Story of the Meyers Dragned Into Plot. Rice Crime—Forgery| contcring patrici’s taw clerk, Soren of Bank Checks Made} Meyers, with a criminal knowledge of the great conspiracy. to Test the Value Of| me arrival of Cupt. Baker, Mr. Rice's False Signature. Texas lawyer, was described by Jones. ras Patrick and Capt. Baker had a talk while the undertaker was waiting to take the body of Mr. Rice to the crema- tory ut Fresh Pond, L. I. They were alone, and when they came out Patrick sald that they had not been able to come to any agreement about Mr, Rice's at- fairs, ‘After that I talked with Capt. Baker about Mr. Rice's death,” went on Jones. “T told Capt. Baker « story agreed upon by Patrick and I on the night of Mr. Rice'n death. 1 described Mr. Rice's tenth in detail and Capt. Baker agreed to let the boly be ertmated. “Dr. Curry and [went to the cre- matory after that and saw the body cremated “E did not see Patrick except for a moment or two from that time until we were arrested.” “Didn't Mr. Patrick and Mr. John R. Potts cail before that?” aske’ Mr. Os- borne. ‘On, VALET JONES. yen; I forgot,” answered Jones, that I could say that I dectined to talk About the cuse under advice of counsel. Mr. Potts azreed."” ~ Jorfes related In minute detall every movement made from the cremation, to his arrest by Detective Vallely, who tuok aim to Police Headquarters, where he met Capt. McClusky, “Did you ume? 1 Ahh ff and Patrick discuss fight at any Discuss Flight at Fir: rat. There was too nach in the Tombs we talked Criminal Courts Bullding. to: y in company with De Carey and re- mas. Hwan “a wet day f0F) nut you never tried to eacape?” - vo, ¢ didn't try to escape.” The lawyer had fully recovered from| NO We : he nervous strain he was under when| “Did you make a statement about Mr. the lite Mr. Rice's salet was reiating | Mce's death to Capt. MeClusky 7” asked the hloo-chilling story of the milton. | Mf, Osborne. \lre'a munler “yesterday. He affected| Every car in the court-room was of sntstled digalty as he t quickened. It was thought that the cel- “third degree’ was to be d Objections were ratsed by Pat- rated seribed. sent. Vule ‘ rick's lawyers, and the “third degree" : ; ay wimingiy incond| was not described. erned, was again placed on the witneas. ee yalbee neem elit Stopped Valet’s Talkin, He resumed the story of the conspir-| Instead Jones told how he and Pat- wey, murd and fraud ty. ing, a rick were arraigned In court and re- Mr Oxbor: how Patrick had| manded to the Tombs. The valet seemed destroyed one clieck for $25,090 drawn|to want to tell something and began against Swenson & Sons because ho] saying, “I ought to say here’— ought the signature was bad, It wae it; not now, not yet." sald heavy. Mr. impatiently. “I only want ‘hat night," he satd, “I heard from|the conversations between you and Pat- Paul, the night watchman of No. 49] rick when your lawyer was present.” Madison avenue, that a oman with al Lawyer House, who was the original heavy mustache was watching the} counsel, winked mildly and looked tnno- house. 1 honed to Patrick, and ent toll me to be sure no one he came into the ee unless he or [ was there, “Well,” began Jones, “Just before 1 tried to commit suicide, Mr. House came as | was going to bed the ¢ to the Tombs and 1 told him that ther ime and told had been no murder committed, Pat- men were at the door and wanted to sce Tick was prekent.” me, They aid they were lawyers.” | xactl, whispered Lawyer House, At this juncture Patrick changed hin | nodding and #miiing meekly, sedt to a chair nearer Jones, Into Whose | “What happened then?" face he looked with a sneer as he Is-| “Well, Mr. Patrick took me aside and tened to the story. | told me in a whisper to tell Mr. House Je told how Patrick called after @ll, He said he waa our lawyer and to ‘night and asked what the four men ee him all, as he was going to defend ited. us. “1 told him I thought they were de-| “But he cautioned me not to connect tectives!? anid) Jone: r. Malgrim, ;him (Patrick) with the murder, as he Capt. Baker's representative in New (Sid IC wouldn't do because all of Mr. York, alxo called and showed me Rice's property was tn his hands. m from Capt, Baker saying that} “I told Patrick that I wouldn't tell he would come to New York at once. [anything unless I told all, That 1 did, except. about the oxalle acid Patrick trick: Feared | Haier. gave me to give to Rice, “Capt. Baker wan feared by Patrick! “After that Patrick told me that because he was Mr, Rice's real lawyer.” | Meyers and Short would not stand for When Jones went out the next morning | the murder, he was met by Detective Val who pete went with him to breakfast. T! fol- lowed the arrest of himself and Patrick | “Then I said that T would commit sul- by: detectives: ) ide, Patrick said that he would kill Phat afternoon, Tuesday," continued |#M8e!f too, He aald that he had a knife paras y ? i and some oxalic actd that he would tse. Commit Suicide, Jones, “when Patrick, Short, Meyers and Tee creator tine tvalte myself were in Mr. Rice's apartments, - . le re i a Patrick told us he had been up all night Fo(used fang kane peawoule exate ke. Mr, Potts to get me some oxalic at his offiva destroying papers, and that geiy, he had everything out of the way. “At 2 o'clock Mr. Osborne came from the Diatrict-Attorney's office and ques- tloned us about Mr. Rice's death and © Fifth Avenue Trust: Company to pay Yny funeral and cremation expenses, the checks, Patrick told him every~ trick Gave Him Knife, thing was all right. “Subsequently Patrick gave me a “Mr, Osborne xald that if a murder|smait knife, whtoh I put in my. shoe, pense comm sted every thin wa After that I went to the District-At- “Later Dr, Curry sent n ang- | OPEEY'e oMee. ing me to wend him word immediately You had seen me before you talked in case an autopsy was to be pertormed |to Patrick about committing wuteide?” upon the body of Mr. Rice. I went to] “Yes, but I hadn't told Patrick any- Dr. Curry's a once. After L saw Dr, Curry Mr, Patrick asked me when J had given Mr. Rice the white pow: 1 told him. He told me that I needn't worry about the auto} AS) THE BALMING | to commit sulct FLUID USED BY THE UNDER-| Jonen IMustrated how he cut himaelf TAKER WOULD KILL THE FUMEB| with the little pocket-knife, He spoke OF THE CHLOROFORM AND DE-] in a matter-of-fact way of the attempt STROY EVIDENCES OF THE MER-| and failere, and then told how he be- CURY AND OXALIC ACID I HAD] came purtlally unconacious from the ef- GIVEN HIM." fects of a dozen quinine pills, which ‘As the valet aatd this in a low, clear! made him dizzy. votce, looking full Into Justice Jorome's| patrick puckered his mouth as Jones eyes, Patrick removed iis cyeslawees, | io14 of the attempt at sulcide, and hi and, leantng forward, stared at Jones| race grew red as if with anger. Through- while he rubbed the glasses with his] out all of the recital he listened w! handkerchief. As he replaced the glaases the accused lawyer smiled sar- pastically, “Ever contemplated #uicide since then, “Did Pateick say anything on Tuesday | sonca? asked Mr. Osborne in « cheer: about the will—the alleged will of Mr. |.) tone, Rice?’ “Yen, He told me he had two wille | with hhn, one of 1593 and the uther the will of June 30, 1900. He wald that ho| {0m whlch was sustained by Justice didn't want to have both willa found In ; his pocket so he would take one back to the house.” The alleged forged will of June 30, 1900 ‘shown to Valet Jones. “When did you see that will?” Mr, Osborne asked. “About two weeks before Mr. Rice's death, 1 saw it In Mr, Patrick's office. “Was it signed then?” “Yes, but not witnessed.” “Te thing that passed between us. to the Tombs and tay in bed reading un- tl 4 o'clock. The watchman came around yesterday. jawyer Mooro could get in an objec- wi had amassed a fortune of millions, and dled at the hands of his valet. Jones Tells of Polsoning. Jones told in detail all of the aymp- toms of polson showed by his late em- t that the will Meyers and Short | paina he suffered were due to eating ‘asked Justice Jerome, apparently sur-|mercury pills that were killing him by prised, inches, Jones. that Is the will,” answered i i pines, called and Mr. Patrick asked Mr.) sidential manner in addressing Justice i “After I saw Mr. Osborne I went back|#l of Rice’ and then [cut myself In the throat—tneg| Courts. even greater Interost than he evinced|so low that at UICIDE. told Patrick all and how Mr. Rise was thinking of rebuilding some of hie property In Texas which had suffered tn tho (Galveston disaster. Patrick told me to try to persuade Mr. Rice not to rebuild, as it would take too much of the cast: Mr. Rice had in banks. “I suggested to Mr. Rice that {t would be well tv postpone the rebuilding of some of the oll works he owned, but he said that he would rebullé the plant. Him Out of the Way. “PATRICK SAID THAT WE MUST GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY; that tt wouldn't do, The next day—Saturday— aw draft came for $135,000 from Texas to pay for the rebuilding uf the Merchants’ Oi Company, The draft came due on ay. ATRICK SAID THAT MR, RICE f BE GOTTEN RID OF BEFORE DRAFT WAS PAID — defor Fore trick Mied a patchel on the night of Mr. # sir. “When did you look up bank accounts to find out money Mr. Rice had in the bank at the Ume of his death?" “On Monday; but MV: THAT n Mr. Rice's 's death?” Mr. Rice's how much always kept Pat- rick posted ax to how much cash Mr. Rice had on hand.” “aAatrick snarled at thia angrily. He seemed to be aroused by Jones's con- tts to wet as my lawyer. That was 60] Jerome and Mr. Osborne. A number of telegrams sent by Jones previous to Mr. Rice's death were then placed In the former valet's hands for ientification. Identified the Telegrams. Looking them over carefully, sald that he had sent them all. Patrick looked at them with much jinterest when his lawyer, Mr. House, | asked to see what they contained. They were In relation to rebuilding some oll works Mr. Rice owned in Texas, Other telegrams were identified as sent oy Jones at Patrick's dictation after Mr. Rice's death, They were to Rice's relatives and tonaire’s funeral would be held on Tues- day. ‘This date Patrick chose so that no one wld come from Texas in time to be ent or prevent the cremation of the dy. One of these telegrams was as fol- lows: Mr. Rice died § o'clock last night, under care phyelcian; death certificate: old age, weak heart, diarrhoea; funeral to-morrow, interment Milwaukee with It was sent to Capt. Baker, Mr. Rice's lawyer in Texas, who had been in charge of fils legal affairs for twenty year In the telegrams Mr. Osborne called Attention to the fact that some were the saine and some shorter. The long ones were to persons who might. suspect something wrong. The snorter ones were to relatives. “Jon some Osborn: A check drawn to the order of Supt. Cohen, an employee of Mr. Rice in ‘Texas, was shown. The check was gen- ulhe, ‘given in payment of Cohen's sal- ary. Jones wanted to save thirty cents on the telegrams,” expfained Mr. Gave Check a Model “That check I Rave to Patrick as @ model," sald Jones. “He wanted it to see it he could get a check with the name of Mr. Rice on it through a bank. “drew one on the Firnc Natiocai Bank, of Houston, Tex. and it was xigned—but not by Mr. Rice. ‘The bank pald It, and later one other check. Pat- rick wanted Mr. Rice's elgnature to use as 4 model for che alleged tranafers of property he intemled to draw up and other documents.”" “The danks did not bogus signatures of Mr.” “No. ir." This was the first intimation during the examination chat Mr. Rice's signa ture was forced to checks and money get on them before his death, The amounta were not large, an It Was more for a test than to get money that the forged checks were cashed. Mr, Rice's forged signature was never questioned, and Jones sald that Patrick Was satisfied that the millionaires sige nature could be easily dupitcated with out detection. Jones, however, never Accused Patrick directly of forging Mr. Rice's name. Jones Jooked. gum, while. Patrier stroked his beard and smiled reflectively. The direct examination of Jones was nded at 12.15 and recess was takon to 1.0 P, M., when the cross-examination of Valet oJnes began. juestion these ice?" nted to give ate, Potts a chesk on| MUST TELL OF RICE’S ESTATE. Surrogate Thomas decided to-day that Capt. James A. Baker, administrator under the Texas Courts of the estate In Texas of millionaire Rice and one of the executors of the 1596 will, must in- torm John P. O'Brien. the temporary ad- ministrator in this State, as to any of Rice's property in Haker's possession, Mr. O'Brien asked for an order to compel Capt. Baker to turn over to him ‘Texan property. Baker replied ae that he had none of ropemy except that in Tex je was responsible to the HAMMERSLOUGH BROS. FASHIONABLE CLOTHING AT REDUCED PRICES, Spring overenats here at BI And all are fine—though sceptics may laugh ‘And think that conta al price so small Can't sult fastidious dressers at all. ‘when on the ‘That fine nats we sbould sacrifice At ouch @ very paltry peice, We have marked our prices down ‘$6.50 you can buy here now a fine spring overcoat, hand tailored throughout and fine ished beautifully—a coat in which “Oh, yes"—— answered Jonos before! you can walk Fifth Ave. and look as fashionably dressed as men who foolishly have paid a tailor $40 for The Assistant District-Attorney then|a coat. went back to the last days of Mr. Rice—| pormer prices were $15 of the bufferings of the olf man who, |Diacks, Oxfords, ac, beginning life oa a faro dealer in Texas, | 07,925, 18 Coverts, A tow sifk lined. 11430 pring overcoats and ragleas almilar reductions. In suits the values We offer are even more remarkable. For sev- eral hundred of our finest $15, $18 and £20 new spring suits are-now ployer. How the old man thought the | MARKED 1 $Q 50 claim that they witnessed on June 37" |too many bananas and eggs. It was the| DOWN TO by EACH ‘They Inolude $16 blue scree sults, $16.50 deat Jones watched the old man grow weak- | check sults, $18 Oxford multe, 318 oiack and blue ér and weaker gnd counted the mer- | sults, #20 hack apd Oxford sults, Your choice “Did you say anything to Mr, Pat-|curial pills each day in the bottle as| Pull dren and Tuxedo eulte, tik-lined Prince rick about thint will?" “Yes, 1 sald that I didn't believe that it could be probated because the he- they grew fewer and fewer, renorted to Patrick regularly, Lawyer Albert T, Patrick crossed the| quests, to relatives were too, small. ||, ‘Che old mililonaire’s.-"arings were ’“vridge of sigha’ from the Tombs to| Later I told Meyers, one of the wi! wonkening and’ terrible, i Ty hoes ; } He know Rice was taking them and| reliable, but now eteredi te the public cy oO Albert coats and vest, worsted. trouse: Secrovery, parment. feshlonable” und’ thecoughiy CENTS ON THE DOLLA grt 830 BROADWAY ox Zia ‘ noR¢