The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
Curry Gives Details of His Death. A VIOLENT SCENE
 IN HOSPITAL WALLS Coroner Gave Verdict of Wn- avoidable Homicide" All Witnesses Thus Far Examined by State Commission Were Sum- moned by Mir. Harton the
 Prosecutor of In-
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Tuscaloosa, Aug. 2s.-(Special.)- Nurse Curry too " went before the In~ vestigation Commission and answered fully the charge that he had killed young Hines of Lauderdale County, an inmate of the hospital who came to his death inside the walls.
 Curry declared that Hines was in- jured while he was making a mani acal attack on the nurses He testified further that the hospital authorities were immediately notified of the srug- gle and Illness death. He further tes- tified that the hospital management in- formed the court officers and 8 search ing investigation was made by Cor oner's jury.
 Curry was brought in to answer the testimony of the Ensley patient who swore that he stood in the yard and saw Curry kick Hines in the stomach. The Commission went into the yard and stood on the spot where the wit ness said he stood and looked in the second story window at which place he located the attack on Hines. The Commission found that 1t was impossi- ble to stand there and see in the win dow as the Ensiey witness testified he had done
 When Curry was brought before the Commission Chairman King said:
 Curry wants Truth.
 You understand, MT. Curry, that anything you say may be used later against you and you need not answer any question to which you may object" 'I shall answer every question full ly," said Mir. Curry. T am not afraid of the truth. am not afraid that anything I say will be used against me and the truth is Of such a nature that 1t can only help clear this thing up."
 splitting on the floor. As he turned and walked down the hall. lie was struck q terrific blow from behind This stretched him upon the floor. Hines AprHng upon him and beat him as they lay upon the floor. Curry finally got upon his feet with Illness arms wrap ped around him. Hines threw him to the floor, for he wasta powerful young man. The two men again struggled to their feet and again they fell. As they fell Hines struck the corner of wood en bench. This blow injured his stom- ach so that he died a few hours later At the inquest all who saw the strug- gle gave testimony and verdict of unavoidable homicide" was returned
 This was the only testimony brought out today that bore upon any of the alleged manslaughter cases at the hos pital. A number of inmates were closely questioned as to the charges, but they declared that although their names had been given to the commits sion as witnesses of the alleged mur- ders. they had never seen such cruelty or violence as had been charged.
 Miss Watts Protests.
 The commission spent a large part of the day in one of the many inspec- lions of the hospital and in question ing the inmates in an informal manner. As the commissioners were walking through the hall they were stopped by Miss Watts. one of the nurses who was charged with some of the violence in the woman's ward. She protested against the testimony that had been given by a discharged nurse.
 T am not a murderess," she said. 'srhese horrible things are not true. want you gentlemen to go deeply into this investigation and show that the awful things published of me and other nurses are not true"
 Miss Watts is held in the highest es- teem by the management and for her unselfshness and devoted sacrifices during an epidemic of erysipe1as she was given official recognition by the management and presented with money gift.
 A graduate of Princeton. a member of one of the most prominent families of the State. and man of striking address, was examined this morning He had been in the hospital for several months because of the whiskey habit, but he has recovered and 1t is under stood he Is to be discharged shortly He swore that the charges made against the mana cement and nurses were absolutely false He had watch ed closely, and he said he had been struck with the kind and humane way in which the patients were treated. He was confident that no institution of It's kind in the country was better man aged than the Brice Hospital.
 Violent Witness.
 One of the women patients brought in to be a witness became so violent that tho attendants were compelled to re move her before she gave evidence.
 A man patient declared that the nurses were cruel and that he had been violently handled, but the ner- vous strain of testifying told on him and he became inarticulate before he had completed.
 The testimony of the patients, as on other days. differed to conditions and treatement. but In the majority of instances the patients today did not indicate any specific act of violence of which they complained. while two of the witnesses swore that cruelty ex- isted only in the delusions of other in' mates,
 The commission left this afternoon at o'clock for Birmingham. where il will be in session for two days. The commissioners will return to Tusca- loosa next Monday, when witnesses summoned at the request of the hospf- tai management will be examined.
 Grand Jury May Act.
 The grand jury of the Tus- caloosa City Court will in all prob ability investigate the charges that nurses have killed patients at the hos pital Such Is the current gossip in Tuscaloosa.
 It Is said the court officials will fol- low out e5 y line of evidence adduced before the Investigating committee and afarch out It's basis and truth