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[page 52] getting ready to go out, and seemed quite surprised to see me. And I asked them for their lantern. One said her lantern was not in order and the other said hers was; and she got it, and I told her I would like to have her come with me, have them both come with me. And we went and opened several doors and found every thing all right through one hall; and when we came to another hall we found one patient in a room where there was no bed, or in the straw. And they said it was neglect of theirs. They had neglected- Q. What was in the room? A. An iron bedstead. Q. Window open? A. Window was open a little ways Q. Patient clothed? A. Nothing but a wrapper on I think. I reported the case at once. Mr. Morrill: You reported it to whom Witness: The superintendent the next time I saw him. I didnt report it that night Q. Did you fins any thing else that might? A. I found some patients in the lodges with only straw beds; but they were patients that the superintendent and others having them in charge, said were of such a nature that they had to be kept in that way.