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1253 A. (cont.) with my connection with the hospital; They would come to me and made it a point to pour out their complaints pretty freely. Q. During the whole 20 years you were there did you ever witness a case of abuse of a patient by an attendant? A. I do not know that I could say I ever saw anything that I called abuse, I often would hear talk . I do not remember that I ever have seen any thing that I thought worth reporting. Q. With your feelings would you have seen a patient abused by an attendant without either personally interfering at the time or reporting it? A. No, If I saw anything I thought was wrong they would hear from me. Q. State the worst case that ever you heard complained of by a patient and what you did about it? A. There was a man by the name of Christopher Wood that I used to take considerable interest in, one day I noticed he looked very dumpish, looked as though he felt bad. Said I what is the reason, he said if I tell you that fellow will kill me, he will lick me to death. I said you tell me and I will protect you, said he will you promise me to do that. Said I, I will