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He suffered another hemorrhage Tuesday, and in looking back over the day's events, neighbors surmised that he had made careful plans for his death last night. They said iic had ffivcn the Knoxes the name and telephone number of his nephew, and told them to notify the nephew if anything happens to me.When the nephew called at his home Tuesday, he „sent him to the Knox home to request that they look in on Mr. Jones about 9 p.m.’* It was believed that Jones died of the bullet wound about 10 minutes before 9 p.m.Baytown police said Jones apparently had held a mirror before his face whilu lying on his back in bed, but a pistol to his head and pulled the trigger. The bullet entered above his right -ear and enlarged above the left.Two notes, one directing that Earth man funeral home be called, and the other a dressed to Lester Knox, were found on n tabic beside his bed.The murder of Rice was one of tile most widely publicized in the nation’s history.Rice was about $4 years old when he was killed while asleep in his New York apartment. He had made wills and written other)n April the two were indicted. In his court testimony. Jones said he had 'brought about Rice's death by undermining his health with medicines, some of which were prescribed by a physician and some by Patrick.He said he met Patrick on the evening of Sept. 23. 3900, snd they went Lo Rice’s apartment where they found him sleeping, Jones said he placed a cone containing a chloroform-soaked sponge over Rice s face and left it there for 30 minutes.Jones returned to his home fn Polly and quietly began a new life. He lived with his . brother, Horace, in the olcl home of his parents just off Travis street until the house burned several years ago. They then built the big frame house at 20lj Travis. He never married. He and his brother wereconstant companions, with Jonesdirecting their business affairs until Horace Jones died a few years ago.After World War II. Jones began developing the real estate holding which had been in his family. The Jones property also was in the. center of recent oil activity in the Goose Creek oil field. During a brief oil boom three years ago. six or seven producing wells were located near the old family home-.
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Baytown Sun
Baytown, Texas, US
Wed, Nov 17, 1954
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