| Show THE RICE WILL CASE new york june 5 another fruitless attempt has been made by the lawyers interested in the wills purporting to have been drawn by wm marsh rice to tahe the testimony of the valet jones who is now in a private hospital at street jones who Is said to be buffering from ulceration ulcer atlon of the stomach and in a very nervous condition has been in the hospital tor about six weeks under guard on application the of hornblower byrne miller and potter attorneys tor captain baker of texas who la an executor under both wills surrogate thomas on may 13 granted an order tor taking of testimony before edward B whitney as referee in case he should not be able to appear before the surrogate three attempts have been made to examine jones but he bad caused them to be postponed on the plea that he was not strong enough to answer questions the attorneys representing the various interests again gathered inthe sick chamber but jones told his counsel george gordon battle that be felt he was unable togo to go on |
