Show S ACCUSES PATRICK IN RICE MURDER TRIAL S NEW YORK Feb 19 Charles Charles FJones F F. S Jones continued today his his' testimony In the trial riat Of df Albert T PatrI Patrick k- k ka a ac accused of the I. I murder murd r of William M M. Rice Jones Jones' was valet and clerk for tor forRice I Rice In his testimony yesterday he referred to an affidavit which he said was shown him by Patrick and which purported to be signed by Rice Assistant Assistant As As- District Attorney Osborne called upon upon the def defence nce to pro produce uce the affidavit Mr Moore counsel for the defence protested that th tb the action of the prosecution was vas Improper a and d Recorder Re Re- corder cordel Goff Golf sustained t the e defence deter The Assistant District Attorney was urging a reversal of this decision when the Recorder adjourned court and he resumed his argument today At the close of Mr Osbor Osborne's Osbornes es e's plea the Recorder Recorder Re Re- corder ruled that the prosecution might present nt secondary dary evidence of the tha exIstence existence ex ex- of the affidavit The examination of or Jones was then resumed He was vas asked to tell what were the contents of the affidavit shown him by Patrick He said It was wasa a paper swearing sweating off Rice s personal taxes in New York on the ground that he was a a resident of Texas Patrick was asked what Jone Jones received and on learning that it was 50 a month replied replied replied re re- re- re plied that he Jones was worth twice that much Then said the 1 s Patrick showed him a of will S Offered to Help Him Patrick said he would help Jones If he read law and would hel help make a smart smart man an of him him The witness said he did not believe this The form of ot will submitted by P Patrick trIck said Jones purported purported purported pur- pur pur pur- ported to leave all the property property- of WillIam William Wil Wil- liam M M. Rice to Albert T. T T T. Patrick I asked Patrick what he Was going to do with I it It to Jones said He told me if It I would typewrite it he would see about the signing of the witnesses I Isaid Isaid Isaid said I would help him I wrote it for him The defendant took it away He said it w would not do doand and he would have haveit it rewritten at his office Patrick asked if Mr Rice had made nade any other will and andr 1 I told him yes I 1 said I II had seen it and knew where it was kept I got sot it for him the will of 1896 He said he did not think It right for Mr Rice toIl to Il leave av so little of his property rela relatives rei tives and so o much for or charity I agre agreed d with him SS S S Patrick Was Confident S Patrick k told me we ought to get get the same witnesses to the new will th that t thad had signed the will of 1896 Palmer 1896 Palmer and Wetherbee of Swansons Swanson's bank He said all the heirs under the 1896 will would get more under the new will I told Patrick he was talking too much for himself and that he he- he would never get such a will probated Patrick said Nonsense all the relatives get more than in the 1896 will and they will all allI I employ lawyers to get my will probated pro pro- 1 bated 0 S Replying to questions by Mr Osborne the witness said the will of 1890 was Continued on Page Page G. G 6 6 Valet Accuses Patrick Continued From Page 1 1 submitted to him in a dozen different forms before It finally Jy took Its present form Patrick and he talked over ever it and sometimes they would change charge it Another Offer of Bribe Patrick said he would give me anything anything anything any any- thing I wanted the witness said to toI I help the thing through I objected to being a witness to the will and to having having hav hay ing lug to swear to the signature J but ut I agreed to help get the will probated It was wad decided that I should not be a beneficiary beneficiary bene bene- because the heirs might make a claim of undue influence One Ohe of the forms of the will we discussed ma made e me methe methe methe the heir Instead of Patrick Patrick wanted wanted to get the 1896 1696 will witnesses for the new new- one We therefore therefore there there- fore for called on Mr Rice to get some I money to take up a mortgage on Texas property He was not successful and andI andI I thought it a good chance to get hold held of him as a witness while he was suffering suffering suf suf- fering faring from his called up Patrick on the telephone and told him about It Patrick suggested that I call can on Mr Wetherbee and sound him again I called on Wetherbee and told him that Mr Rice woke up tip dopey al at times and that oni ch occasions ns I could get him to sign an anything thing I said if he would get a will made naming himself as executor I C could lud get it signed Refused to to toGo Go Into Scheme Schem What hat did Wetherbee say asked the assistant district attorney He said it would be like cutting off his own head He said he would like to tobe tobe tobe be executor of ot a big estate like Mr Rices Rice's but that he would not go into such a scheme as that as-that that Did you ten sell Patrick about that in interview interview interview in- in Yes and he told me ne not to bother with Wetherbee any more He Herald said that tha he could get one witness s and I would have to be the other I objected that I could not be a witness and a bene- bene y but he said that difficulty could be gotten over A few days l later ter some time in January 1900 1500 he told me David L. L Short and Morris Meyer would serve as witnesses |