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[page 392] if I appeared to make statements brought to my knowledge under such circumstances. And I prefer not to testify, although the facts stated by another man I should regard as important testimony. Mr. Baker: I desire to say in behalf of the officers of the insane hospital and in behalf of the entire management of that institution, that they not only make no objection to his stating everything that is within his knowledge, from whatever source derived, but it is their desire that this Committee shall have before them all the facts that he is in the possession of, however derived, under whatever circumstances. And I wish to make the assertion as broad as language can make it. Mr. Pettangall: I would say that the Committee mean to get all the information they can, from every source, without regard to whom it might injure. We do not care who it injuries. We want the people of the State of Maine to know the facts, and it seems to me it is a very fine point that Dr. Butler makes to avoid telling us the whole truth in the matter. And if necessary, I