The age-herald., 1902-03-08
.DR, CURRY SAYS
 HE IS TRUTHFUL Shows Memorandum of Treat
 ment of MT. Rice SHARP CROSS QUESTIONS Does Not Think MercurIal Poisoning Caused MT. Rice's Death, as 1t
 Might Have Been of
 Benefit to Him.
SHARP CROSS QUESTIONS

New York, March 7.-When the trial of Albert T. Patrick, who is accused of the murder of William M. Rice, was resumed today, Recorder Golf decided to permit Dr. Walker Curry to answer question put just before adjournment yesterday by Attorney Moore as to whether the witness had ever heard Rice mention Patrick's name to Jones.
 q heard Jones tell MT. Rice" Dr. Curry said. that Myers and Short, the two young men from MT. Patricks office, are here MT. Rice replied to let them wait a bit
 Dr. Curry said he told Patrick that MT. Rice was old and feeble and that the end might come at any time. . The defense had no other questions and the assistant district attorney began his cross-examination.
 "Did you keep a record of MT Rice's case?" was asked.
 "AIi that was necessary, yes. I have it here except some loose notes that were destroyed"
 Dr. Curry identified the book containing the record of that and other cases. Sev-
 
 made about five days after Rices death. Patrick called twice to see the witness concerning Rice's condition, the last time about 3 a. m. on the day before death occurred.
 The next morning the old man was very weak, but the witness thought he would recover. The pulse was normal as to the number of beats, but was very weak There was no congestion or oedema of the lungs as far as he knew, said Dr. Curry.
 Questioned About Diseases.
 Mir Osborne questioned Dr. Curry about a number of other diseases, and the witness said MT. Rice had none of them. Dr. Curry said MT. Rice suffered from lack of exercise. pr. Curry testified according to the minutes of the examina- ton before Justice Jerome that Patrick called upon him and asked MT. Rice's condition on September IT, He corrected that testimony today and said the visit was made on September 13 IA or 15. 1900. MT. Osborne asked for the reason of the change. Was it. he asked, because MT. Coleman swore that on September l5 Pat rick wrote to MT. Holt that MT. Rice was failing. and that the doctor said he had a weak heart?'
 ''I am swearing to the truth" replied the witness. "I don't know MT. Coleman" l After recess Dr. Curry said Jones told l him on one occasion not to mention Pat | ricks s name to Rice because Rice did not care to have his business talked about. The witness did not know that Patrick was Rices lawyer all he knew about il was that he heard Jones say to Rice about Meyer and Short and Rices reply MT. Osborne asked him how he justified the disclosure of Rices condition to Pat rick and Dr. Curry replied that he did not think he had been guilty of any breach of medical etiquette.
 Thought Patrick a Gentleman.
 "You knew Patrick was engaged in a suit against MT. Rice do you think you had a right to divulge to him that MT Rice had a weak heart, and was suffering from mental depression?' asked MT. Os- borne.
 "I don't think did any harm. I knew MT. Patrick to be a gentleman"
 The witness said he had no knowledge that MT. Rice had taken mercury. Al counsel's request he described the symp- toms of mercurial poisoning, including vomiting and diarrhoea. He did not think mercurial poisoning caused Rice's death mercury might have been of advantage | to him.
 Witness would not have administered | chloroform to Rice. He thought four or five minutes of chloroform inhalation would have killed Rice.- The witness hao been Patrick's physician for seven years
 At the close of Dr. Curry's testimony court was adjourned until Monday.