Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-03-09
TRIAL OF PATRICK.
DIR. Curry Continue. Ii. Testimony Be.
fore E@csrdsr Col


New York. Morch s.-When the trial
OF Albert T. Patrick. who is accused
oi the murder OF William II. Rice, was
resumed Friday Recorder Con decided
20 permit Or. Walker Curry to answer
a question put just before adjournment
Thursday by Attorney Moore as tt
whether the witness had ever heare
Rice mention Patrick 20 Jones.
II heard Jones tell Mr Rice" de
clared Dr. Curry. that Myers and
Short. the two young men from Mr
Patricks Office. are here Mr.. Rice
replied 10 lot them walt Bit"
DR.. Curry said he told Patrick. tha,
Mr.. Rice was old aud feeble and that
the end might come at any time. The
defense had no other questions and As.
slstant District Attorney Osborne be.
gan his cross examination.
did you keep record OF Mr.. Rice's
easel" was asked.
"All that was necessary. yes. have
II here except some loose notes that
were destroyed"
DR.. Curry identified the book con.
tanning the record OF that and Of other
eases. Several OF the entries OF Rice's
cases were made about 1--WE days after
Rice's death. Patrick called twice te
see the witness concerning Rice's con.
dition, the last time about p. m. os
the day before death occurred.
The next morning the old man was
very weak. but the witness though he
would recover. The pulse was normal
as to the number Of beats. but was
very weak. There was no congestion
or odama Of the lungs so far as he
knew. said Mr.. Curry.
Mr.. Osborne questioned DR.. Curry
about a number OF other diseases an4
the witness said Mr.. Rice had none oi
'them. DR.. Curry said Mr.. Rice suf-
fered from lack OF exercise. DR. Curry
testified. according TO the minutes OF
the examination. before Justice Js-
romO that Patrick called upon him and
asked Mr.. Rice's condition on Sept. IL.
lie corrected that testimony and said
the visit was made on the 18th. lfth
or 18th OF September 1900. Mr.. Os-
borne asked the reason for the change.
Was H." he asked. because Mr.. /
Coleman swore that on Sept, is rat
rick wrote 10 Mr. Holt that Mr.. Rice /
was failing and that the doctor said 4
be had a weak heart?
i am swearing 20 the truth" re
piled the witness. Il do not know Mr.
Coleman"
After recess Or. Curry said Jones
told him on one occasion not 10 men. /
tion Patrick's name 20 Rice because 4
Rice did not care TO have his business
talked about. The witness did not I
know that Patrick vas Rice's lawyer.
All he knew was that he heard Jones
say 10 Rice about Meyer and Short
and Rlce's reply.
Mr.. Osborne asked him how he JUS
tihed his disclosure OF Rice's condi.
ton 10 Patrick. and DR.. Curry replied
that he did not think he had been
guilty Of any breach OF medical ETH
luette.
You knew Patrick was engaged in a
suit against Mr. Rice; do you not think
be had a right 10 divulge TO him that
Mr.. Rice had a weak heart. and was
suffering from mental depresslon?"
asked Mr. Osborne.
Il do not think did any harm. III
Knew Mr.. Patrick TO be a gentleman.
The witness said he had no knowl-
idge that Mr.. Rice had taken mercury.
At counsels request. he described
he symptoms OF mercurial poisoning.
including vomiting and diarrhoea.
ie did not thing mercurial poisoning
aused Rice's death. Mercury might
lave been OF advantage 20 him.
The witness would not have admin.
stored chloroform TO Rice. He thought
our or Ave minutes OF chloroform In.
IalatiOn would have killed Rice. The
witness had been Patrick's physician
or seven years.
Al the close OF Or. Curry's testimony
ourt was adjourned until Monday.