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knowledge while making my morning round.
I was in the lower ward under the
hall where the trouble was and heard
a scuffle and a person falling. I
immediately went up stairs to the apartment
and there I found there had been a
scuffle. Whether the patient was on the floor
or standing I am not able to state,
but there had been a scuffle.
The patient had the wristlets and belt
on and I inquired into the matter,
and the attendants explained.
Q. What was the conclusion that you,
on inquiry, reached, as to the truth of
the matter, and what action did you
take in reference to it? A. From
what I heard and saw I came to the
conclusion that there was a scuffle between
Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Hill, one a patient
and one an attendant; that there was not
as much help in restraining him as there
ought to have been. In other words, he
didn't call to his assistance all that he
ought to. And I reprimanded him on that
very point in undertaking to move
or restrain a man like Mr. Hill without

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