inn
0
Vill "Adjourn Sine Die
Are?Ratified.
fiin
SPffilAlI "' US tlM eourts tlicrci'.i, ratiii'
iXIIINk',S I Ui7n' 11 15 "3i
I liillllll n,4,lt'a' to an act amendatorj
LUU,U 11 . establish a' stock law jn eer
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Dnlu FlftVCn ReDreSentatlVeS
v
d Four Senators Present
an
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SEVERAL BILLS PASSED
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No Bills Could Be Ratified
Ovvinsc to Absence of Both
Lieutenant Governor Tur-
j n 'J i n T - eiary committee. Mr. MeCall, be allowed
fief and resident rrO lemlinileage. a were other employes of the
London Senator London
to Arrive Today Bills Will
Then Be Ratified and Final
Adj
iournment Taken Res-
olution . Passed Providing
that AH Argument by Coun-j
selin Impeachment Trial
Be Published Other Bus
iness Transacted
Tiif General Assembly met yesterday
fl!-'--r.liiir ; to the adjournment taken
.Uu-rh 15th, but owing to the fact that
neither Lieutenant Governor Turner nor
I'rr-skloui Pro Tern London, of the Sen
;it wne here and no bills could there
i.e ratified, adjournment sine die was
iMrno;v.l until 'today. The recess taken
iy iith branches- of the assembly yes
iiiij.iy wiis until noon today,' whcn.it
i exi'C.et-ed' that Senator London will be
' h'-re .and sign the several bills yet to be
T;it itiel. "as; president pro tern.
There were eleven members in attend
. juice -upon the session of the House of
IU '!resei!tativcs yesterday. , The session
lit' the Senate was attended by only four
jjittni'i.Ts and Senator Glenn was called
T t he chair as presiding officer, so that
there -y.-re only three Senators on the
i! r voting. However, despite the small
;K;en(!,Hice some business of importance
ami public interest, was transacted, the
ui'wt imjioTtatrt being the adoption of a
lvs'ilution -.providing for the publication
f all the speeches-by counsel in the hn
l'eaelunent trial" instead 'of just the .open
ing anil, closing argument for prosecution
and defense;, as at first ordered, and the
taking ..f a bill from the Senate calendar
'ui'T putting it ujon its final reading. It
vas the one .providing for the payment
f Sloo to Judge T. B. Womack for ser-,
vires iviidiM'C'd the -General Assemblv in
tiie drafting of the bill dividing the. State
into sixteen" judicial districts. There
were other bills of more or less import
ance passed,.-' all of which are given be-!-
in the nletailed report of the proceed-
TROC KEDINtiS OF THE SEN ATE.
- ' - -- ;' - -
Two Short sessions Held Yeaterday
Will Adjourn Today
The .Senate was cabled 'to order at
ll':4o -elock by PrincipaL Clerk Max
v ' II in the absence of loth Lieutenant
-iveni..r Turner and President Fro .Tern
bond.. n.' he delay being with the hope
t i.it Senator London would arrive. Sen
""! Wlcmi- of Guilford, was called to
t!' chair..- ; ' . '
i'r.-iv.-r was offered by Dr. Eugene E.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
eliMivh-
Ih..T.- wore four Senators present.
Ley were Arriugton of Nash: Brough
t ;n of Wi,ke Woodard of Wilson; and
(.1am ..f Guilford.
!iat..r Rrolishlon sent forward a bill
ir.vi.im" tiat Wake county le stricken
r-'ni the Foushee legalized, prinmry law,
an.l asked that it b placed upon itgJin
," 'iiatM j)a!iMge.Ii intmducing the Jjijl
V""Uir l' rough ton explained that since
la.- passage. of the Foushee primary law
nppftsition. to its . application t(i
v;.- ,n,lty had developed. The bill
If ! sever:l1 T''dings and was sent
:1S S
. - ' r ' .... i,
aate bill No. l(I7."i and th mit
lion.
bill amerid.itorv to nn ont;.:
K . v .... V fc.
"an n t to regulate primary elections
r:,.: March lr.th." "
"ie following bills from
the House'
v" 'p Veeived. passed
r..li,.fi- , .
and ordered en-
ny'Wh II. B. 2207-Bill supple--al
t.. ;in act' to appoint members of
tnTrm-4or4 ofLeducation. :
t ' 't ,' 1,i42. II. I. 22tit Bill supple-'
; Dta' an act entitled an act to pro---divissio"
of the State into
: j-inictat diHrkts and to provide- for hold-
nil
Today Provided Bills
in? 'tin courts therein, ratified March 11,
122ot Kill supple-
ry of an act to
in certain portions
of -Wayne county. ' -
S. B. 11570. H. B. 2201 Resolution to
pay clerk and other , eumloyes mileage
'for their attendance upon the present
session of the lienernl Assembly.
S. V.: MilS. H: li. 22:iu Bill to amend
chapter 20.J. private laws of K!K.
S. B. -HXM. II. B. 2288 Bill supple
mental to an act entitled an act relating
to fees of witnesses in certain cases, rat
itied March 14, 1JMT.
Senator Arrington introduced - a . bill
annointins three additional justices of
the peace- in Wayne county and sked
that it be put upon its immediate pas
sage.This was done and the bill as pass
ed sent to House without engrossment.
The justices of the peace appointed are
J. E. Peterson, G. AA Lancoaler.and AV.
II. Collins.
Sena-tor Woodard introduced a resolu
tion providing-that the clerk of the judi-
i Assembly. - A discussion . of the matter
developed the fact that clerk of none
of the other committees dreAV mileage
and Mr. Woodard withdrew 'his resolu
tion. At the reeuest of Senator Broughton
the resolution providing for the payment.
of $100 to -Judge T. B. Woniaek for ser
vices in preparing the bill for tin divis
ion or the Statejnto sixteen judicial dis
tricts: was taken from the calendar and
put uiwni' its third reading..
The history of the bill is that it passed
the House and on coming to the Senate
on the .hist day of the regular session
was held up by objection to its passage
on the final reading. The objection was
by Senator Ayeock. -
Senator Arriugton said iv stating Irs
reasbn for desirng the passage of the
bill .yesterday that it had passed the
House Without opposition and he did not
believe the objection in the Senate was
intended by Senator Ayeock to defeat
the bill. The debt, he said, was one
henprably owed to Judge Woniaek by
the-General, Assembly and should be
paid. The bill '.was passed and will be
ratified this morning;.. .-'"- -
Recommitted to falmdar
SenatbrJBroughton today offered a mo
tion to take from the Senate calendar
House resolution to pay AV. AV. AA'illson','
reading clerk of the House 50 for extra
work. He said it was a regular prac
tice to vote this extra pay to flic clerk
and the. bill had passed the House unan
imously, so that now the Senate should
certainly ; Vass the bill. Senator Wood
ard. feared its passage now would not be
just to- other clerks who wef equally
entitled to extra pay. .On -motion of
Senator Arrington the bill was put back
on the calendar.
On motion of Senator Arlington a re
cess was taken until 1 :45 o'clock in the
libi)c that in the meantime Senator Lon
rioi would arrive so that the bills could
-Jr-e ratified and the final adjournment
taken. However, when the Senate reas
sembled, there was ttill no news of Sen
ator London, and it was ascertained
that the S. A. L. train on which he was
thought to have been delayed had ar
rived and he was not on board. So Ser-geant-at-Amis
Smith was Instructed to
telegraph, for him to come on th thst
train tomorrow
. To Publish Speeebe of ('tinsel
At this juncture a messenger from the
Housed entered and requested the Senate
to remain in session a few minutes
longer until a resolution pertaining to
the publication of the proceedings of the
court of impeachment could be drafted
and put upon' its passage.
- The resolution came over in a few min
ptes and was passed, . being now ready
for ratification. It was introduced in the
House by Mr. Gattis. and is as follows:
Iesolution to provide for" the publica
tion' of the proceedings of the court of
impeachment: v
"Itesolved by the House o Represen
tatives the Senate concurring, That the
proceedings of the court of impeaenment
heretofore ordered to be printed, shall
contain all the proceedings, including the
arguments of counsel. ' -
"2. "That one copy of the said proceed-,
iugs be sent to each member "and officer
of the General Assembly and to each re
spondent and to each lawyer engaged In
the trial. r - '
That the Secretary of State be au
thorized to sell any copies 'not disposed
of as aforesaid, at the prid? of $2.00."
The, Senate then . adjourned until noon
today.' 1 . . :: x
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' THE HOUSE F1IOCEEDINCS
A jfew minutes after noon Speaker
Moore called the House to order. Kev.
lr. jugene Daniel, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. - invoked divine bless-
in-f "- ' ' " -- - . " ,
There were eleven members present
when the Ilotise wa? called to order.
(Tovi Ayeock occupied - one of .' the rear
seats. Secretary of State J. Bryaiv
Grimes was also present while hys than
half dozen spectatoi-s contributed to-the
lonely rcene. .
, There M-ere exactly eleven members
of the.IIouse present. They were Messrs.
Gattis of Orange. Lawrence of Hertford,
Winston of Bertie, Rnssell of Durham,
Wilson of Person. Simms ainL Bedding
held of Wake, Watts of Iredell, Richardson-'
of Johnston. Allen ot Wayne and
Daniels of Halifax. "
i The Speaker requested that Fome one
move to concur in the Senate amendment
to the bill providing for compulsory edu
cation in Mitchell county. He said Rep
resentative Bnrliaon of Mitchell was anx
ious to'have this bill ratified. i : v
Mr. Watts of Iredell, first objected
but later withdrew his objection and the
measure was concurred in.
Mr. Allen of Wayne introduced II. B.
-tvhieh Wns nn net ainendinc thr
bill relating to the stock law in a certain J
township in Wayne. "I think I have!
lobbied sufficiently' to get this bill
through,' Mr. Allen declared amidst
laughter. The bill passed its readings.
Mr. Winston introduwd resolution
2201, authorizing the payment of ,,niile-'!
age to clerks and employes. Thj -lvsd- J
lutlon was adopted. v "
Mr. Watts of Iredell inti-oducod H. B.
22"2. which made the act relatiug to'the
f es of i witnesses in certain cases appli
cable. to Iredell and Bertie counties. The
bill passed its readings. '
-- H. B. 22(:. Was introduced by Mr;
Hcodvof Wayne, and it parsed Avith(ut
opposition. This bill corrects ail errp.
increasing the capital stock of the Golds
boiH) Lumber Company from $100,000
to s;i(WMNM). V
; 31 r. Winston of Bertie, introduced. res
olution 2204, providing that the Legisla
tn iv. should , adjourn at 2 p. m., and it"
was. adopted. " s
Mr. Beddiugfield of AVake next.pjN?
scnted IL B. 22(i.". It amends.iJiik;er
20.) of the laws of 1800, coiiv'ctiug n er
ror in the chatter of the Raleigh Banking
aim Trust Company, fixing" the liability
of stockholders. The bill passed ; itSl
readings. ' .'y ' ' ' '
II. B. 220G. amending the. act which
provides for the division of the . State
into judicial district, . was introduced by
Mr. Allen of Wayne. Judge Allen ex
plained that the Governor had some
doubts as -to his authority to make ap
pointments prior to July 1st. A the
judges 'assumed their duties July 1st, he
stated that the appointments should be
inadx: prior to th-it time. The bill passed
its reaf lings though it was never." read.
H. B. 22t7, which was introduced by
Mi, atts, substituted the name of
James A; Shoarin for that of John Al
Shearin. wji : was elected a jrtstice of
tlw peace at the "regular session. The
bill passed! it readings. -
This bill was responsible for- a number
cf humorous . remarks. .-..' -
Judge Allen Wanted to kr.ow whether
this bill would Ie constitutiouarin the
light of the doctrine of Hoke vs. Hen
derson. " - - ,
Mr. Watts I .-would not kuojv Hoke
vs. Henderson if I should meet it in the
fyU. ' ' .' -
Speaker Moore I will say for the ben
efit of the gentleman" that Hoke vs.
Henderson can 'be applied to most any
thing you desiiv.
At 1J:20 the House took a recess until
p. m. -There; were ten members pres
ent when the House reassembled.
bill came from the Senate amending
the, legalized primary act. so -as to ex
empt Wake from its operations. The bill
its amended received two votes while one
vote" was cast against it. .
Mr, Simms said' the senator -f from
AVake had -asked that Wake be exclud
ed from" ' the operations of the bill because
the sentiment of? the people, did not de
mand it.
Mr. Gattis: "The Representative from
AVake gave the views of the Senator
from Wake, but Aye want to hear from
him.' " -A' '
Mr. Simms: yield .differentially to
the senior Representative from AA'ake. ,
Mr. Beddingfie Id. "I have always fa
vored primary elections. I yielded,' how
ever, to the Senator and certain citizens
of the county." :'
The bill then passed alt its readings.
Mr. Allen of AVayne . arrived with a
message from the Senate. It was a bill
appointing certain justices of the peaee
from AA'ayne. It went in the hopper with
the other bills. v ''
. The supply of bills had given out and
Mr Watts wanted to know if anything
could be done with reference , to the
steamer Lilly.
'Mr. Gattis: "A. mandamus could be
issued ordering the commander of the
Lilly jto sink her -n deep water."
; At 1:20 p. m, the .House adjourned
nutil ?. p. m. in anticipation of the arri
val t)f President Pro Tern IiOndon, of
the Senate, whose presence is necessary
to ratify bills.
At the third session of the day, which
convened at 3 p. m., adjournment w
7o
again taken until noon today in order
have the bills passed yesterday ratified.
7. 3 1
FREIGHTS IN THE SOUTH
New Yo rk Merchants Com
plain of Recent Increase 1
''V
W.isliincrton. Anril 3. Mr. J. AI. Laiic-
lev. repivsenting the New Yoik Mer-
A ., 4 :!.:.. j-j' i.j.. ' ,
cnaius .vssuciaiiun, nu umuj , ueioi:
Ihc Industrial Commission and testified
concerning railroad rates in the South,
which, he complained, had been raised
in many iustauces since January,' 11H)0.
The association represented by Mr.
Langley has 1,300 direct members and
3,K0 associate members. Mr. Langley
said-the giving of lower rates on' part
car loads than on car loads freauently
caused an iirjusti-e to shippers. He
cognized the business reason for making
a railroad rate less than the rate; for
part car joad. but complained that the
difference between these two classes of
transportation was not established gen
erally but was fixed differently under dif
ferent conditions. ' He said that life in
surance companies are able to establish
rates nrovidinir for various risks' and
contingencies, and he thought railroad
mnnnW sbnnM .tnhHl. svstem a
different in charges which should guide
them, instead of arbitrarily fixing such
rates in each case.
He thought the difference iu the ?ost
of hauling car load and:part car- loads
lots of goods was not so great as provid
ed for in the freight rates. He promised
later to furnish the commission evidence
to demonstrate the justice of his conten
tion. " t ; -
i n ti i i in nmn ah!
AgUinaldO Not Yet Given H IS
-:
Liberty
i
EXPECT TO-USE HIM
It is Hoped that He Will Call
, on His Followers to Sur
render and Accept Ameri
can Sovereginty ;
Manila, April;. 3. jThe American
au"
thorities are of the opinion that Agui-
naldo. Avill now da, all in his power to
help restore peace, jn the Philippines,
awl it is said' on the best of authority
that the Filipino leider'is engaged in
piepariug a manifesto to be issued to
the natives of the arehipelago. This
manifesto, it is sai. will declare the
revolution ended, an urge the Filipinos
to become citizens !yal tot the1 -L'uited
States and to assist in the full industrial
development of the islands.
AA'ashingtaii. April1 3. It is said by
AA'ar Department officials that the ques
tion of disposing of :Aguiualdo has not'
been settled by reason, of his taking the
oath of allegiance t6 the United States
go-ernuienti In hi cablegram to the
V ar Department yestei-day, telhug of
AguinaldoV action. General MacArthur
also made certain recommendations in
regard to the future treatmeirt of his
priisoner. ; v ' - J
It is known that General .-MacArthur
did ;,"ki ot -i-econi mend , his iuimediete and
unconditional release-. - This cannot be
accomplished until Aguinaldo has satis
fied General MacArthur that th charges
against him of violating the rules of war
are tint rue. Pending an investigation of
these! reports, therefore. Aguinaldo will
be detained at'; the i palace, though he
will not le kept in close confinement.
Secretary Root' has by direction of
the . President, instructed General Mac
Arthur to accord to Aguinaldo every
consideration and treat him with proper
counresv. It is certain that General
MacArthur will, through i Chief Justice
Arellano, endeavor sv. iersnaae Agui
naldo of the-advisabiHry- of issuing van
address to the Filipinos,, proclaiming the
end" of the insurrection, announcing his
own allegiance to American' .authority,
and urging all natives to cease hostili
ties and avail themselves 6f the terms
of the amnesty proclamation before its
expiration. May 1. The present inten
tion '-of the administration, it is said,
is to retain control -over. s. Aguinaldo
until the insurgents themselves acknow
ledge the termination of. hostilities.
Aguinaldo can secure such acknowledg
ment from the few leaders who are now
refusing to surrender. He is to be given
perfect freedom in consulting-with his
former followers, and it is hoped that
it will be 4but a few iays before he
will issue' an address urging .Sandico
and other leaders to capitulate.- .
It is stated that officials here do not
believe it expedient to allow, Aguinaldo
absolute freedom until Sandico and Ale
jandrinp have given up the fight. Ale
jandrino has several times been spoken
pf as successor to '.Aguinaldo, and the
government would profit little by Agui
naldos taking the oath of allegiance so
lone as Sandico and Alejandriuo. were.
determined to continue hostilities.
It is held that Aguinaldo. fiaving an
nounced his allegiance to American au
thority, cannot offer any excuse for not
urging his followers to do tne same, ana
it is therefore believed he will accede
to Chief Justice Arellano s further ad
vice. It is not fully determined, how
ever, how closely Aguinaldo will be held
in custody pending turtner aeveiopmenrs.
Should he prove his innocence of violat-:
ing any of the rules ot war ana give
j further and satisfactory evidence otinis
sincerity, he may be permitted tne lree
dom of the city of Manila, but will be
carefully watched to prevent any act of
disloyalty. I' ;
COCK FIGHTERS IN COURT
Let Off this Time with Fines
"of $20 Each r
? Richmond. A'a., April 3 Sports of all
kinds were in the police court today for
being mixed up in a cock tight yesterday.
TnvW. of the Society lor the
pinvention of Cruelty o Aninial
i.ilirt nfHcers. arrested B. .
: with
Steiu-
jv .JiT t.s''- i ,ahf ,.lior,1
; nill'S iinu X. jiviuj; imi "is". "
with eatn'ing on tne ngm.. ami j.iiuiui.
Vial'', for'allowing it in his place. The
society has been making a test of the
cock-tighting business. The attorney for
the accused pleaded guilty and threw
himself on the mercy of the court. It
was agreed that a cock was an animal
and came under the society's jurisdiction.
The men were fined $20 each and severe
ly reprimanded, the police jiistice warn
ing them that if they repeated the of
fence tlrev would get $100 tine -and six
months 'in iail.i The justice says he is
determined to break-up cock-fighting m
this city as a nuisance and demoralizing
to the young.
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Nothing to Speak of
) vt'oJhinjrton. April 3. General Mac-
Arthur has replied to the War Depart-
ment'js inqHrrT.
in tne C0muii?.' i - -
nila '-' In a aispaicu mn. itiaj ue
save- "Commissary frauds Iw-mg investi
irtted; not sufficient gravity to cause con
cern' apparently due to irregularities tn
males'. Press reports inexact and mis
leading." : China's Foreign Trade
Pekin. April 3. Sir Kobert Hart, di
rector of the irnperial luaxiumt cuaua
, -. , i. .
has sent-to the various legations tlie
(trade returns for five years. They show
a great in crease in the imports of Ameri
can goods,, especially .flannels, sheetings
; and jeans find a corresponding decrease
in i- British goods of , this descrintion.
lhere was a great-decrease in the im
ports of American kerosene, it being
replaced by Russian oil. Mewhants gen
erally fear Russian competition. They
fear that the door will be closed in Man
churia and . its market lost to interna
tional trade.
.,'-. : . .
Another Purchase of Bonds
Washington. April T. The Secretarv-of
(the Treasury this a fteinoou announced
anotner purchase of bonds, amot.Atmg
this time to $072,000. ' The only defijiite
statement obtainable from' Mr. Gage was
that jthe class of bonds was the same
as that of yesterday's purchase (that is,
the' short-terni securities maturing in
1JWJ7),' and that the price paid was about
the same. ' '
'
Workmen. Laid Off
Wilkesban-e, Pa., April 3 Thirty car
men at the Asheley shops of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey were suspended
lthis morning. Most of them were old
employes, and among the thirty, were
tnree men wno formed the grievance
committee which recently Waited on the
J officials. No reason was given for the
suspension, lire other workers wanted
to strike, but the suspended men in
duced them to , wait . until a meeting
could be held. ;
BAER GETS THERE
Railroad 1 President Once a
Clerk in a Store
Philadelphia. April." 3. The 'board of
directors of the Reading Company, at
a meeting this afternoon, accepted the
resignation of IVesident 'Harris, and
elected George: F. Baer to succeed him.
President Harris will remain with the
company in executive iHsition. Mr.
Baer was alsi elected "president of the
Philadelphia & Reading Company and
of the Reading Coal and Iron Company.
Mr. Harris was chosen a member of the
executive committee of the Reading Com
pany and elected a member of the board
of directors. ; .
G.eorge Baer begaji life as a clerk in
a mercantile house near Johnstown.
Hi
Citizens Taks a Hand in Pub
lie "Affairs'
BREAK UP A MEETING
Attempt to Extend an Obnox
ious Franchise Meets with
Determined andEffectual
Resistance '
' Kansa3,1Ciry, Mo., April 3. A mob
of angry citizens, heavily armed and dis
playing ropes fitted with suggestive
V.ooses, stormed last night's meeting of
the city council of Kansas City, Kan.,
nnd compelled adjournment. For a time
bloodshed seemed inevitable.
The council was '.undertaking to extend
for another thirty years the franchise
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany, which controls all the lines iu Kan
sas City. Kan.j just as it owns all but
one short .line in Kansas City. Mo. The
people have opposed the extension, de
manding many concessions in compensa
tion, and' a-story that the mayor and all
but bus of the council had been bought
up aroused indignation. Aiu: injunction
to prevent the passage of the ordinance
was secured from the city court, and
for a week or so the council had respect
ed it in spite of rumors that its members
had been legally advised that ,no "court
can enjoin a legislative body. ,
Yesterday brought the municipal elec
tion. The franchise election was the is
sue. The Republicans' have for thirty
v.-:'irs had a majority of from 3,000, to
h.000, but this spring public opinion tied
tfie Republican ticket up with the street
wv company. The result was that Crad
dock (Democrat) was elected mayor by
1.300 plurality, and the- whole Demo
cratic ticket with him.
Last night after the voting was over,
but before the result could be more than
iruessed at, the old council met and start
ed at once to pas the franchise exten
sion bills. Hand-bills giving warning
of what. would Ik1" done had been distrib
uted in the, afternoon,. and faye hundred
a rmed men were at the city hall, led
by E. S. MeAuany, president of the Mer
cantile Club and the Kansas Cityr Kan.,
Chamber of Commerce.
Th niob tore down the railing of the
council chamber and became so menacing
Avhen MayorrMarshmau undertook to put
the objectionable franchise queStou to
vote that the aldermen finully gave in
and adjourned till this afternoon, and
before tliey -' were allowed to leave ; the
city hall each bad to give his word of
honor that no effort to pass the franchise
bill would be made before tonight.
Acquired by" Hanover Bank
New York. Apr0 3. The Hanover Xa
tional Bank has Mrtained control of the
Cnntrnental Bank, its neighbor, whb-h
acctinies an adjoining buildine oir Xas-H
sUeet, gust uortu of all, street.
i
MX
More Light on the Rice Mur-
der Mystery
i -
DODGING DETECTIVES
The Two Wills Attempted
Suicide Talks with Pat
rickHis Former Confes
sion Fictitious .
New York, April 3.-Charles F. Jones,
the valet 'and secretary of AVilliam Marsh
Rice, the rich Texan, resumed the giv
ing of testimony today in the proceed
ings against Albeit T. Patrick, who is
charged with causing Rice's death in
order to obtain his property bymeans
of a will, deeds and checks, which it is
alleged were forged. 7 . v ,
Jones began today by relating that on
Monday, the day following Rice's death,
four men" who represented themselves to
be lawyers called at the'flat and asked
questions, concerning the circumstances
surrounding the deatli. Jones told Pat
rick he thought these meii were detec
tives. The next morning Jones went to
police headquarters. When he returned
he found a number of detectives -in the-
Ilace. -Tuesday afternoon he was, taken
to police headqiiai ters, where he .-was
questioned. -He found Ita trick also at
police headquarters. '
Patrick told Jones he had destroyed the
will Avitnessed in his (Patrick's I "'.-office
and a number of bogus letters written on
the will matter. On this occasion, .Tones
testified, Patrick asked when Rice, had
last been given mercury. f
"L told him Thursday," Jones said
Patrick thn told me that there would
nut be any trace of that left in the sys
tem at the time'of the autopsy, and that
iue eiuuaiiniug num wouia kiu an Traces
of the oxalic ax-id, which was a vegetable
poison. .. .
Witness then told of Di Curry, hav
ing come to the apartments Tuesday,
where ne met Patrick. The two had
long talk, which Jones did not hear.
The so-called' Patrick - will was then
brought up. Jones said he had told Pat
rick that the provisions for ;Rice's rela
tives in the will wnich was destroyed
the day following Rice's death' were too
small, and that it would be impossible
to get it probated. Patrick. Jones said,
had the so-called Pa trickwill drawn
The witness related a t length the inci
dents of the day when the body of Rice
wasr cremated
AVhile the testimony 'about the will
was being given Captain'Baker of Texas,
who was an executor of tlie.ls'H -wil!,
entered the trial room, lie carried a
bundle of papers and some typewritten
matter and said he might be called as
a witness. ,
From the events of the day on which
the bodv was cremated Jones passed
over to the happenings of October 4,
the evening of -the, day he avms arrested,
Jones said he
Avas xaKen
to pohcej
headquarters at
about 10 o'clock iu ther,"l-"ul- tuc A".L1,CI " y Jra"
eveninsr and was taken, down stairs aud
locked up an hour later. vIIe 'said, be
fore he Avas locked up he made a state
ment Avhieh was entirely fictitious aud 'of
which" he could not recall even the most
saliefft features. -
Jones then told how Mr. I louse has
been appointed lawyer' for. both Patrick
and himself and the events surrounding
their commitment to the -Tombs-. FroS
here Jones passed to his attempt to com
mit suicide. " "
"Some time before I tried to commit
suicide Mr. Hous came - to, me . in the
Tombs an4 wanted to kvjoAA-'if a murder
had been committed., 1 told him that
there had been no. muVde'iv' ' .
LaAvj-er Aloore objected. He said that
it was not a question of privilege, but.
that where, two defendants had the same
counsel Avhat Avent on between one de
fendant and the counsel could not, under
the laAvs of evidence, be permitted.
Mr. Osborne said he did not Avant any
of the conversation between Jones and
his counsel, and asked ' the former to
confine himself exclusively to. any con
versation that had taken place betAveen
himself and Patrick.
Justice Jerome allowed the evidence
already given to stand- "-. t '
"On the dav before the attempt avbr
made." said Jones, "Patrick and I had
a talk in the reception A room - at the
Tombs. Patrick told me his means were
exhausted and that . they Avere in des
perate strait's, i Patrick wanted me to
shoulder the responsibility for, the crime.
I told him I would not confess unless I
could tell a straight story'. I said I
AA-ould rather kill myself on account of
the disgrace of the thing.
"Patrick said this might be the best
thing for us both,; and fttUl he would
kill , himself too. He said hj$ had. a
small knife in his cell. The knife would
do for one, and he would try to get some
carbolic acid from Air. Potts-L. '
"He gave me the knife. " Int It in
mv shoe and took" it to my cell. Later
Potts -called. Patrick told me Potts
A-ould not get him the poison. About 4
o'clock in 'the afternoon, after A had
gotten the knife I sat in my cell "writing
some letters and preparing for the end.
Just then I was , called to the district
attorney s office, .Uhile there i maue
a confession. I was brought bacR to my
cell in the evening, aud at about. 4 o clock
in the morning I tried to cut my throat."
Jones then told of of being taken to
Bellevue, and there making a new con
fession. The new confession is the one
on Avhieh his present testimony is based.
Jones explained today AA-hat he meant
yesterday when said that Patrick did
nof wish Rice to live '.until Monday, as
that day a draft would be payable. The
witness said that a week or so befora
the death of Rice certain oil Avells in
Texas in which he was interests! were
destroyed by . fire." Rice resolved to re
build them and boniMl himself to provid
nearly $200.K0 for the- rebuilding. -
On the strength of this the oil-well
neonle drew for $ilo,000. the draft lein
payable Monday September '24. . Jonen
testified again today that Iatrick wisheij
to avoid the payment of this" mony.
"I said," witness continued, "Saturday
taht the old-man would probably drop "
off. . Patrick said we x-ould not rely ou
that. the old inan would probably "drop
Avay the -next, day."
A number of telegrams sent by Jones
notifying relatives of Rice's death were
placed in evidence.-
After re?es Mr. Moore Vegan his
.cross-examination of the vitness Jones,;
He first attacked Jones on the basis of
the statement niade to Cn plain McClns
ky- He had, a copy of that statcraenf
and he insisfed that, the witaiess tell the
court everything he had told McClusky,"
Jones declared that he could not do it.''
Moore kept insisting aud,, after a greati
Ii)al of sparring, he succeeded in getting) ,
Jones to tell a little of. what; hi had
told. McClusky, but ahvays ' Avith . the
declaration that he Avas lying at th
time. ' '" -j. . 4
Having fiuishe! with tis, the lawyfi?
turned bis attention to the motive which
led Jones to change ; his testimony tor
its present! complexion. He asket spe-
cifically alout an interview which Jones
had with' Captain Baker in the district -attorney's
office in October. ' He was
trj-ing to prove by statements from Jones
that Baker had made a dicker to help
Jones out of trouble if Jones Avmild give
certain festimony Avhicn Avould help Ba
ker, but Jones did not give, much sat-'
isfaction. ' -Moore
then jumped to he statement
Avhieh .Tones gave' to Assistant District
Attorney Osborne in the Tombs , two
nights after his intervieAV Avith Baker.
This avus the statement in which Jones
alieged fhat Patrick had suffocated Rico -with
'chloroform. Jones could not re -member
very much about, it as it was
chiefly, made up out of hU imagination.
Moore kept asking Jonesjjif. he under
stood that hi confession would send hint
to the electric chair or to the gallows,
and the .witness replied ;that he knew
it might. In thexTnd, hoAvever, it be--camfe
apparent through the iiaze of fiiany
Avords, that Ueoi-ge Gordon Battle.Joues
attorney, and District Attorney Osborne
that . Battle had told Jones that if .he
'would tell the truth his punishment
1 1 . . .1.. 1 1 'I
n vinu ux irniij. ut-il. Xllfxe WHS
nothing brought out to show, however,
that Osborne had promised Jones direct. .
Jones said furthermore that his con- '
science had troubled nim so that he was
anxious to: tell the truth. , -
."You had an idea that you Avould e
cape death if you told the truth?" -
'"Yes, I did.", admitted " the witness
That elided for the day the examina "
tion. '' ..- ' . .'
, Tonight in the House of Detention ' a '
policeman Avas detailed to sit with Jones!
till liimself- ,
- bUUY JttUOVtntD '
Call and linney Have Dis
solved Political Partnership
AA'inston-Salem, X. C, April 3. Spe
cial. The body of Mr. Ruben East, a
AA-ealthy-and prominent farmer of Stokes
county,: who Avas drowned in a creek near
his home Tuesday eA-ening, Avas found
this morning near the place where it
Avent down. : Mi? East and his son were
on th&ir return home in a buggy 'from
waimit CoVe. The son and horse swam
.., ,. ,4.K '
old, was unable to save himself.
It is announced today that ex-Sheriff
Clarence CjiH, of AVilkes county, has de
cided to run for Congress ne.tyfr in
the Eighth district,, if he can secure the
Republican nomination. Tt is reported
that he,: arid, his former .staunch friend,
ex-Congressman Linney, have had a fall
ing out and decided to go it alone in pol
itics hereafter. .
HOSPITAL CLOSED
Outcome of a Scandal in &
Benevolent Institution
Iron Mountain, Mich., April 8. Mercy
Hospital. - better known here as Emer- ,
eiit-y : Hospital', closed its doors today
by order of. Bishop Eis. and the nun
have been ordered to leave the diocese.
This is the result of an ecclesiastical
scandal AA'iiich occurred last January
aa hen Ellen Hogan, a novelite In the ho-
pital, AA-as arrested on an (insanity charge
preferred by the 'mother superior. Mim
Hogan Avas, adjudged sane by the probate
court. I lie mother wipreior also charged
her Avith- theft.. After being released
from custody by order of Judge Berge
ron. Miss Hogan made serious charges
against the mother nuperior, one of,
which was drunkenness. An investiga
tion by Bishop Eis resulted in the ordef
to close, the institution.
EXPOSITION COMMISSION
Five Members Take the Oath
and Elect a Chairman
v Washington. Aoril 3 Ex-Senator-.
Thruston.i McBride and r Lindsay, ex
Representative Allen of Mississippi and
Mr. Joho ' P Miller of Indiana, member
of the recently appointed St. Louis Ex
ixirition Commission, called upou th
President today. Air. Alien remarked
humorously after the interview th.at the
commission bad simpler called to thank
the President on behalf of the coantrr
for the Avise selection he had made. Th
five members of the com mission took the
oath of office at the State Department
and received their commissions. There
was some discussion as to the date npoii
which the commission should liieet, bt
no agreement was reached. Mr. Thurs'"
ton was elected chairman.