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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