Show DECLARES I M wiS RICE WILL VILL A FORGERY New ew York Tork Jan CO The O.-The The trial of Albert Alpert Al Al- I I pert bert ert T. T Patrick attorney accused of the murder of William M. M Rice was was continued today before Recorder Goff Golf Norman S. S Meldrum a banker to whom Patri Patrick k is alleged to to have made the suggestion that there be lle no contest contest contest con con- test of the will of 1900 alleged to have been forged was as recalled recalled recalled- to to the stand as the first witness of the day Meldrum said he and Capt Capt Baker met Patrick at Rices Rice's apartments on September 17 1900 Patrick on that occasion told of the 1900 will w Il and showed a copy of the document making a a general assignment of Rices Rice's property property property prop prop- erty to Patrick In the opinion of the witness the signature on the assignment assignment assign assign- ment was a forgery Patrick said he did not Intend to qualify as executor of the will and that the 5 per pel cent of the estate allowed allowed al allowed al- al lowed to an executor by law would go I Ito to Capt Baker The 1896 will known as the Baker will was handed to Meldrum Meldrum Mel Mel- drum and he identified the signature as a genuine signature of William WilHam M. M Rice Assistant District Distri t Attorney Osborne here asked again to have the 1896 1696 will admitted as evidence Counsel for the defense objected and the Recorder ruled that the document should not be allowed The signatures to a will made by Rice in 1893 were submitted to the witness and after examining them he said they were genuine On ex cross Meldrum said the last time he saw Rice write his name was in September 1896 Joseph L. L Blinn of SprIngfield Spring Mass a nephew of William M. M Rice w w- w I called and asked to give a list of relatives the assistant district attO att ney ne saying that he wished to show th every human being who could ma make e fight got a larger legacy under th tb under the will vill 6 I will of 1900 1000 than 1896 |