The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-28
PHYSICIANS PUT
NO BLAME ON GEE
Academy of Medicine and Sur
gerry Gets Affidavits to Show
He Is Careful.
DR. HoRsLEY DEFENDS HIM
Says Drug Clerk Had No Right
to Alter Dose Prescribed for
LeMasuricr Boy.
DR. HoRsLEY DEFENDS HIN

TO rebuff insinuations of careless
ness cast upon DR.. L. w. Gee in con-
nection with the fatal prescription for
little four-year- old Robert Lionel Le-
Masurier, DR.. j. Shelton Horsley, pres
fdent Of tho Richmond Academy of
Medicine and Surgery. has Joined with
other officers of the academy in Sc
curing affidavits from druggists Of the
city to show that the prescription was
mercury" but as "calomcl." Thomas
w. McCreary. the young drug clerk
who compounded the prescription, said
on the witness stand that he confused
DR.. Gees order for mild chloride OF
mercury with bichlorido OF mercury.
The physician and his friends siren
uously deny that the term mild chic
rue or mercury was employed.
The affidavit of George T. Hoge, Of
900 East Marshall Street, reads:
This is to certify that I have dis
pensed hundreds of DIR. e. w. Gees
prescriptions and telephone orders
during the last ten years. have
never known DIR. Gee 10 use the term
mild chloride of mercury when order
Ing calomel by telephone. He uses
ITO ~oru caioInel During my ten
years work with him, J have never
seen an error of any kind In one of
his prescriptions"
The sworn statement of H. NJ.
Shields, formerly druggist at 800
East Main Street, substantiates that
of Mr.. Hogg:
This is to certify that I have dis
pensed prescriptions and telephoned
orders for DR.. e w. Gee for the last
seventeen
calomcl by telephone DIR. Gee uses the
word celomel and he never uses the
term mild chloride of mercury. I have
been a registered pharmacist in the
State OF Virginia since our state law
required registrations: more than
twenty-five years"
Careful in Writing Them.
The affidavit of Il. n. Curd, another
prescription druggist. Is couched in
sun more convincing language:
This is to certify that during tbe
past ten years l have dispensed sew
eral thousand of DIR. r.. w. Gees pre-
Scorpions, and have taken several
hundredt over the telephone for cal
omei and saccharated pepsin, and in
no single instance have l known him
TO use the term mild chloride OF NOR
curry when ordering calomel over The
telephone. In my opinion, DR.. Gee is
one of the most careful prescription
writer's in this city"
Dr. Horsley and other members OF
tho Academy of Medicine and Surgery
nave resented what they call Mr..
McCreary's effort to saddle part OF tho
blame for his fatal error upon the
shoulders OF DR.. Gee. In an open let
Ter to the public. Dr. Horsley severely
calls McCroary to task for altering
the prescription without communicat,
ing with DR.. Gee. If the clerk fcI,
that the prescription he was filling
was dangerous. Dr. Horsley said. then
he should have either refused to com
pound 1t or should have consulted
Dr Gee at once. Every reputable
Druggist. says DIR. Horsley, knows tina.
one tenth OF grain OF bichloride OF
mercury is Il fatal dose for an adult
yet tho prescription as AfcCreary filled
IT called for two grains. Tho clerk
says lie altered the dose to provide
for ono and one-half grains of b,chlo-
ride of mercury
McCreary. who was held guilty O.
causing the little boys death bv a
coroner's jury. was arraigned in Police
Court yesterday morning on tho charge
of murder The case was continued
until March 81.