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[page 879] Feby. 25, 1881. 2 1/2 O'clock. The committee on the Insane Hospital met in the Representatives that according to adjournment, all the members of the committee except Dr. Wentworth being present.

Testimony of Dexter B. Kimball. Sworn. By Mr. Baker. Ques. You have been an attendant in the hospital how long. Ans. Some 5 years. Ques. In 1879 were you an attendant on the middle floor. Ans. Yes sir. Ques. How many attendants were there on that floor besides you. Ans. Four. Ques. Who were they in 1879. Ans. Timothy Farrington, Edward Kimball, Edward Holway and Willard E. Chadwick. Chadwick is now in Boston or New York. Ques. What were your instructions with reference to taking care of patients when they had fits of violence as to having one or more attendants. Ans. Always have enough to handle them without using them roughly; these were our instructions from Dr. Harlow. Ques. I suppose it was often the case that you had