The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-08
TRIAL or PATRICK.

Dr. uuxsy Cautfuass Hts Tesstmna8 xse-
fars Rsoesser DosE
Rev Fork, nf0fsh s. sEhen tha trial
81 Albert Il. Patrick who ii accused
81 tie murder OF William u. Rice. was
resumed Friday Recorder Con decided
to permit Dr. walker Curry to answer
a question put just before adjournment
Thursday by Attorney Moore as &c
whether the witness had ever heard
Rice mention Patrick to Jones
Il heard Jones tell Mr.. Rice" de
clared DIR. Curry. that Myers and
Short. the two young men from Mr.
Patrick's office, are here. MFR. Rice
replied to let them wait bit"
Dr. Curry said he told Patrick that
Mr.. Rice was old and feeble and that
the end might come at any time The
defense had no other questions and As
sistant District Attorney Osborne be-
gan his cross examination. ~
did you keep record OF Mr.. Rices
case?" was asked.
"All that was necessary. yes. have
it here except some loose notes that
were destroyed"
Dr. Curry identified the book con
tanning the record OF that and OF other
cases Several OF the entries OF Rice's
cases were made about five days after
Rice's death. Patrick called twice &c
see the witness concerning Rice's con
ditioa. the last time about S p. u. or
the day before death occurred.
The next morning the old man was
very weak. but the witness though be
would recover. The pulse was normal
as to the number OF beats. but was
very weak There was no congestion
or odema Of the lungs so far as he
knew, said MIR. Curry.
Mr.. Osborne questioned DR.. Curry
about number OF other diseases anu
the witness said Mr.. Rice had none oi
them. DIR, Curry said Mr. Rice suf-
tered from lack OF exercise. Or. Curry
testified. according to the minutes OF
the examination, before Justice Je-
fVtlS AAAt GAtlNh uPpu MIN CIV
asked Mr. Rice's condition on Sept II
He corrected that testimony and said
the visit was made on the 18th. l4th
or 18th Of September, 1900. Mr.. Os
borne asked the reason for the change
Was it," be asked, because Mr.
Coleman swore that on Sept. Is rat
rick wrGte 10 Mr.. Holt that Mr. Rice
was failing and that the doctor said
he had a weak heart?
Il am swearing to the truth" re
piled the witness. Il do not know Mf
Coleman"
After recess Or. Curry said Jones
told him on one occasion not TO men
ton Patrick's name 10 Rice because
Rice did not care 10 have his business
talked about The witness did not
know that Patrick was Rice's lawyer
All he knew was that he heard Jones
say to Rice about Meyer and Short
and Rice's reply.
Mr.. Osborne asked him how he JUS
tilted his disclosure Of Rtce's condi
ton to Patrick, and DR.. Curry replied
that ne did not think he had been
guilty OF any breach Of medical ETH
Quette.
You knew Patrick WAS engaged In q
suit against Mr.. Rice. do you not think
he had a right to diyulge to him that
Mr. Rice had weak heart, and was
suffering from mental depression y"
asked Mr.. Osborne.
Il do not think | did any harm. /
knew Mr.. Patrick TO be gentleman"
The witness said he had no knowi-
edge that Mr.. Rice had taken mercury
At eounsels request. he described
the symptoms Of mercuriai poisoning,
Including vomiting and disrrhoea-
He did not thing mercurial poisoning
caused Rice's death. Mercury might
have been of advantage to him,
The witness would not have admin.
istered ehloroform to Rice He thought
four or five minutes of chloroform in.
halation would have killed Rice. The
witness had beea Patriek's physician
for seven years.
At the close of DR. Curryts testimony
court was adjourned until Monday.
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