Show URAVE1 MYSTERY 1 Valet of late Millionaire Rice 4 Throws Light on a Crime 1 HE MAKES A CONFESSION I S Then He Attempts Suicide by Cutting Cut-ting His Throat Joness Statement State-ment Parts of Which Were Given Out by New York District Attorneys At-torneys Office DlEcloss that the Aped Millionaire Was Murdered by His Attorney Patrick Who Then tL Purloined Estate Papers t New York Nov L The death of the > vpalthy William Marsh Rice at his Madison avenue apartments on September Sep-tember 3rd the attempt of his New 1 JVork attorney Albert T Patrick to cash checks for large amounts which t t 5 purported to le signed by the millionaire million-aire the refusal of one bunk to cash the checks drawn on It and the discovery i discov-ery by the bank officials that Mr Rice i was lying dead at the time the checks were presented the subsequent claim I by Patrick that Mr Rice had made him by will the trustee of his estate which amounts to anywhere from c three to eight millions the charge of Tc forgery both asregars the checks and the will placed against Patrick and Mr Klees valet Charles F Jones the 5 f arrest of Patrick and Jones and their lodgment in Jail have kept Now York Interested for over a month on what rI the developments of today promises to become one of the most celebrated crimes which the courts of this city have been called on to Investigate CONFESSES AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE SUI-CIDE The ilrst Incident which led up to today E to-day s climax was the fact disclosed yesterday yes-terday that Valet Jones had been taken t to tbfe District Attorneys ofdco and the Hubsctiuent rumor that he bad made a confession to the authorities l Before tho public bad time to learn If ir tho report 01 a confession was true tc1 came the moro startling news that during dur-ing the night Jones bad In hla cell la the tt Tombs attempted suicide by cutting hIs I throat with a penknife given him bo nays by I Attorney Patrick also confined in the Tombs and for the purpose of getting get-ting rid of ono witness to Patricks alleged al-leged crimeCUT CUT HIS JUGULAR Jones backed the right side of his throat with a small pen knife making a deep wound and eljgluly opening the jugular Jugu-lar He was discovered by ono of the I keepers about 1 1 oclock He had been bleeding then for half an hour or more and was extremely weak and would probably proba-bly have died bad bo gone fifteen minutes longer without medical care As It was the ambulance surgeon had to administer stimulants repeatedly before bo dared to put the man In the ambulance for removal re-moval to Bellvuo hospital At the hospital Jones was placed In the prison ward and a policeman and two keepers were as elfnied to guard him Tonight the hospital hos-pital surgeons said ho was slightly bettor I bet-tor and the chances are that In a few days he will again bo returned lo the lE Tombs s MURDER OF RICE DETAILED His crime according to tho confession of Jones parts of which the District Attorneys At-torneys office gave out today was notb c Inp Icss than the murder of Millionaire nice by Attorney Patrick and the purloining pur-loining of his papers relating to tho estate The taking off of Mr Rice says Jonds A1 was done by the Inlornal administration of some poison supposedly mercur > T and the final application of a towel saluraletl r Li with some anaesthetic presumably chloroform ib LAST MOMENTS OF RICE That portion of tho confession which 1 has to do with the last moments of tho old man Is the following given by the authorities au-thorities as coming from Jones the scene i r taking place In lie apartments oC the t millionaire and ho lying sick In lied 1tr Mr Rice raId I am very nervous Mr Patrick I wish you would not trouble trou-ble me Please go away I GAVE ALLEGED SALTS Patrick replied J havo some salts here Mr Rice that will cure your nervousness ner-vousness Hw produced a Ijoltle and Uncorked Un-corked it Tho contents smelled to mo i1f4 like some very strong liniment FI Then Patrick wait to me Got mo acv a-cv towel and a sponge I pot him both Then Patrick said Jores you have to leave I left As I was leaving Patrick ft eald Til remain hare unlit Mr Rice gets to sleep He closed the door behind mo ANAESTHETIC ADMINISTERED I stood In the hall for a few minutes and soon 1 heard Mr RIco laugh I thought this was queer go I pushed open 4 the door 1 saw Mr Rice lying on hlfi back In bed The towel that I had given Patrick was wrapped around tho sponge I In a coneshape This cono was lying dl rcclly over Mr Jllcod eyes and nose 1atrlck was presnlng It down with his rIght hand Patrick did not sec me and a i of course Mr RIce rould not After sec J ing what 1 had seen I wen I and lay on my bed and went to sleep SENDS FOR DOCTOR When I waked up about S oclock the morning following Rices death having boon In tho habit of cnrrvlnpf water to i4 him since his sickness 1 naked him then JC ho wajUod water and he did nol answer i an-swer 1 took up his hand and It was limp M and lifeless I at once saw that he was cither folfenln or dead I Ilrst looked around tho house for Patrick nnd sent for 0 Ci thd dpctor J told Frlcrid Patrick that cLyi Rico waf qlllipr flick or dcnJ KICK PRONOUNCED DEAD I asked him Where ha v6 you been I end how lid you E f st iway H ran I B swered I will go anti get the doctor and J come up The doctor and Patrick camo I together about 850 or 0 oclock The doctor examined Rice and said ho VHH S dead Patrick ws then yery nervous unl uderS oxcllefland asked the doctor haw long ho had been lead Th > doctor replied About twenty minutes CORHALED ALL LETTERS After the body bad been laid out II Patrick gathered up all the loiters I was 1ir4 with him and had aa much as ho to do with that Ho gathered up iwo watches rl and all tire money that was In the trunk re Patrick afclcctod such as he wanted from to S the papornL Hu told nip Uia1 be wanted all the valuable papers The next day lie i fi returned and hod with him bank books and check books JONES FILLED OUT CHECKS IT He hod a number of blank oheckH I U have some clntckH thai I wunl you lo fill j flirt ho paid ono on C M I Swonson 15 Sons for J25WX One was filled out for K5COQ on C M Swcnaon Sons ono for JJ 525040 on tile Fifth avenifc Truat corn puny and one for J135000 on the famo 6o11 company Ho told mu he bad lie proper A right to cash theae cbecUs before Rices Il death became known his words wore I legal right He loft ut Sa or 0 i oclock iii and l snd bo would lciiilioiic me to die t tsilo nicHHUKCs to be Hinl to relatives and Baker arid to tell the bank If It culled up thai Iho checks wer good L 74 AIADIi A MUST 01 IT c g About 110 oclock he called me up crud said Woe made a bust of It Ho J again told mo to 1 > > 1I thu bank that ho crc dwells were all right Abuul ton mill b utcs later Mr Wallarc willed up and lt naked for Mr Rice He 1 aakid mo If ilm chcclfl were in my handwriting i tod him Yes If you sond It l up I will rorreot H TJiat la how ho explained the spellIng 1vu spell-Ing of the nnmo Albert Abort Instcid Il 32 of correctly Then he loltl me to have Mr i tW Rice come to the phono I said Very b well and rang off Thon I called m > U ut4 Patrick and told him He told mo lo toll Ji thorn If called up again that Mr Rice tvas dead iii r INFORMED OF RICES DEATH 1 Sw nKoi cumn lo lie tolenhoiic and it naked about Rife 1 1 told him hut ho 0 1 won dead Thou hp wanted lo know all fdt4 about Jj i T told him lie had died at 8 I P oclock Hid nlffhl before Patrick then 3tljL called me up again rind HUld These pco ftl ut4 pl have kicked over the iracotf Ho then t < Jlculcd ti inu lie mcssasclo be sent to tb tha Telallvca The one to Cant Hakcr read 1 8 1 > w MESSAGES SENT TO FRIENDS eC Mr Rlcg died last nllilit Uti > oclock a 1 Doctorij ccrtlflcato rtJif rt vpjtk fui II I ic0 10 t bcdf oldage diarrhoea Funeral tomorrow JO oclock Messages of a similar diameter were cent lo a number of others 1 sent word to Mrs Aluiync at 21 Fourth avenue i ihlnk these arc all the messages I i sent Mr Patrick came lo the houso between I und 5 oclock on Monday Mr and Mrs Carpenter and their son Robert were there Mr Patrick arfkcd them to attend the funeral the following day Ho wont I to dinner between I and 6 o clock p m and returned about S oclock HOUSE SHADOWED The next dtL3 about S or 9 oclock I noticed no-ticed four men hanging around the houne hey 1 cOllie to the house and said they were lawyers I telephoned Mr Palrlck about these men anti he told me not to let theta In One came In and saId he was i from a law office and wnjitiH1 to HCC me Ho mi ey lio tied me about Mr RIce death and tho checks I dopl remember ex netly mv answer but wlmtevor Kiev wero they were not true Mi Patrick telephoned after tloy left about 1 oclock Mr Meldun cnlled nnd shovcd me n ole gram from CujitBaker and isled if hoi could assist In any way The telegram jyld Look out for properly and valua Ides That was the substance of U l Mr Pnlrl k called about 1 or 2 oclock When ho called I told him thai the four men Hid hern liteiu ind had been questionIng 1 mo about Mr RUos affairs Ho then I went away rind said he would bo back In an hours Urn Ho tolephoneJ later rind j asked mo again about the tolexram from Cnpt Baker and also about tho defectives LOOK OUT FOR WORST lien ho oamu back ho said not to say anything and I will post yon Now Jones vo ire In for It Look for tho worst he salt I did nol sloop much or rould not I knew well that those checks wore not right Patrick before he left told me to say that the chocks In ques tion were to settle the Holt claim Ho J told mo he was going to call oft the ere Jinn J-inn lion Tho delecllvo questioned and I hung around contInually and Patrick again said not to mention anything about medicines When the detectives returned 1 went to breakfast with them Thoy told j me I was wanted at police headquarters and Hint 1 would meet n representative1 of tlo District Attorneys office and that I fo disposition of the body would bo made until tho Coroner was notified When i went to Dollco beadquarlors I mol Mr Osborno from lip Dlsrlot Attorneys of lice I then heard that Cant Baker would I bo fn tho t city nnd was to toll Capt Baker i what I know PATRICK DENIES EVERYTHING Attorney Patrick denies having furnished fur-nished Jones Ibo penknife and he also denies de-nies the stJitomcnt In the confession Tho Coroners Investigation Into the death of Millionaire Rico which was to havo been bold loday and which bad previously pre-viously boon adjourned lo await the report re-port nf the chemist who had examined l nortlons of Iho remains for traces of poison poi-son wus again adjourned because of the developments In the caseIn case-In addition to the confession obtained from Jones much information was ob tamed irom llie valet In regard to the finances of the old millionaire and the various va-rious documents he signed ThIs will prove of great value to lie Texas heirs Is the event of civil llllgatlon Other arrests may bo made as a result of Joness confession but no steps In thin direction wlil be made until the state merits of the alct have been verified ATTORNEY HOUSE HEARD Frederick House attorney for Patrick and Jones has iniulo a hitler statement concerning the alleged confection Ho says be does not believe Jones ever con fctsed and bases his belief on what ho sis Joius told him on Wednesday Vhen J visited Jones In the city prison ycslonlav ho told me that be had been subjected to the third degree the night previous He said that he had been told that I waited to cu him I knew It Mas contrary to the regula Ions for you to bo admitted at that hour said Jones but 1 went with the keeper without suspicion I was taken past lie counselroom Into what 1 supposed sup-posed Is lie wardens office There 1 found Mr Osbornc CapL McCIuskey Cnpt Baker Mr Byrne Mr Miller and two other men whom I did not know I SUPPOSe that It was ono of theso strangers who Is referred to now by Mr Oborre as a friend of Jones I would lIke to hovo his name Jones said thai lie was asked to make a confession What did they want you to confess I asked Well they wanted mo to confess that he checks wore forged tljat the will was forged and that tho old man was mar dered HAD ONLY ONE STATEMENT Joncn said to me Mr House I told them jut what have always suld to you I had only ono statement to make and that was the one I made lo Capt Mc Cluskcy I said there was nothIng else 1 1 ould lell you It Ihcy wanted lo know more 1 lold them to got the statement taken down by Capl McCIuskey A statement was produced which was said to bts tim one I maria to Capt McCluskoy I read It and afterward was naked to dlgn It I refused to do so because many things had been added to It since I mado It I was asked to correct It and Hlun It This I refused lo do I told them that I was In no condition to protect my own Interests Then some one either McCIuskey or Baker said that I had better tell all and eavo myself I was told that Patrick lund confessed T replied that I could not help whnt Palrlck had done If he made a truthful confession S said ft can do no harmThen Then three different statements were prepared by Mr Osbornc Each one wan road to mo and 1 was asked to sign ono of them T declined 1 sald T would tulk no more T told Mr Osborne that he had no right to treat mo UH he was and that I would sny nn moro aavo In your presence pres-ence Mr House VIIAT DR CURRY SAYS Dr Walter Curry who attended Mr Rice during the Illness which preceded his death and who was called In afterward paid tonight that when he was called on tho day ot Mr Rices death ho saw no towel or sponge near the body nor did ho detect any odor of chloroform or other anacflthellc In the room Ho cannot recall re-call anything about the appearance or feeling of tho body that would Indicate that death was caused by poison or an anaesthetic |