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     DECEMBER 31. 1931 - a 
     
     HA3] gm‘. TOWN AR!) My _ _____._.- _.__.»~ » 
     
     ————————————— —— b THE C , r “"— r GU l "“ *_”“ when,“ m. m m kw,“ .5... electric uzbu in j  l 
     
     I I I Ar-YB. Q.-_-aometimes i! you tapped the lP°nsible tor them there? I A-I think so or at least I Sh?” “l” g “h” dummy, h.  
     
     Fa    Q-What were the weather con- ~ bulb it would come on? A.—Yas. Jlwllllll l0~ A“! d“ y“. I ‘mt thmuhh w Adm“, ‘Mm l  . 
     
     aitiops when you got out? lL-Yes, I would have to get a Q-(Mr. Beerz) They would seem _Q.-Who was GIIDlWQG with W" a to m“ mm m i Q_md you we mam my  h 
     
     -—- s.-snowlns and raining. mp ladder. to be a long way mm them? in Ward or We"! “m” huh. ‘ha; h_weh ma“, wou“; u, up: l pm 
     
     wild 5' Q-Wss there much snow on the- q-Bometimes you would take a Ar-YQ. 5-39"! "n5"- Q“N°" ‘l u‘ "m m“ ‘hm - l i g 
     
     (Continued iwm Pm 11> Al-"ll- ground~irssh snow. Do you know? stick and tlp m Q-What u your opinion as to QF-‘rheu wool-din; to the ruleliyou were thdtmffger “w.” W: Q-‘Did you ever see them lit?  ti. ‘ 
     
     Q-"lll “"15 ml l" P°“lbl° 1°" A.—About three or iour inches 1' A.—We weren't allowed to carry the discovery oi the tire? Do you y°ll Nth “m0 0" dilly ll W!“ "Y- W" w° ~ h, “hm A_Yu 1 ‘  
     
     Q-Evw blah" you to beer it? “one 5B.y_ ‘sticks. believe that had an attendant been time lb the mmlllll 1°“? l“ ‘h’ m“ ‘mm W , Q4“ y,“ "c, h,“ ‘Q m; ’ § 
     
     P" A'”N°' every “w” nlihl- N-lw- n“ ‘l m“ “u” ‘l! m” Q.—I am trying to find out what- .-Did you ever know o! my in Ward d where he should havel Al“! “n” "l" ‘m ‘bull 5 m” u" o! “m”?  ' v 
     
     _ ‘ dl\' Q-l-iow do you manage the oth- ilre- the weather conditions were at the trouble with the lights in the dor- been that the fire would have been Tlm" l” 4* . 5-H“ m“ I m“ ' oh A_I m m h whh ’ h I e ‘ 
     
     " "b ‘l’ "lilll" Q-I "ll "ll" "Mm" ll "W" time oi the lire? ‘mitovry in the attic? , djgggyued w“... m,“ n m, n” Q-Bix o'clock was the olticial q-weu. w. tor math"? 11m _ m ha“ m“ h m" n“ * 
     
     '2 - A.—I go along the ward, another be possible to hear; noise? A_I was not out 1mm ‘l, o-dock AFN“ member m” h mum“ “d not time? are on duty l cirtllfl 11-8 l l‘ Q! _ m“. m’ oemhhh 
     
     _ S“ man takes charge. An-No. 1am slittle hard o! hcar- that: Hem“; Q-Thelo might be trouble and mom than two minutes alter the! ‘"365’ a n‘ um “we m wudhl,’ ‘Std "rilnfhnm not 80m‘ to “u... l es 
     
     M Qi-Who would it l"? llll- Q-Did you iorm any opinion as you wouldn’t know o! it? ltire was discovered you beoamel Q'_wh°n d“ W“ m“ a duly “u” be “n” “m!” o?“ the ‘h Q_Y‘°h have‘. noflmh n m‘;  ‘ Jun 
     
     1 (h; A-Either Henry Jellliifll 01' Jflllll Q-—Y°\l l" l lltll’ bud l’! “u” to how the tire originated? A.-I only went on when there aware that it was bunting out 1"" m lmdmuy not’ “pd o w - h" .v Ends 
     
     x ~ McLeod, < w; A__NO 1 dmhm h,“ a ma“ sick m’ mm “Mb through the m! A n" would h.“ A.—!.‘very other night at . tie dormitory wou! yuu s ‘In “a _ h“ a" mm -$; you.” 
     
     » " Q I m h, his O I c, A Y h. ' ' ’ ' Q.-And every other nllllt at? enquire what the trouble W"? A'-Tll° l4 'w ' i 
     
      m .— n o er o y u ony 8 .— es s . Q.--Y0ll have been nine years man sick or on his lloldisys. ‘turbo under way tor s very consid- Arm” 5-11“; w“ Murphy and Mo- Q-Dlcl you 6V5! 110"" l! "W" 4 t h 
     
     q at every 3rd night oil. What I mean Q-(Mr. Stewartnwhat would with the institution? Q.--Do you know all the men that erable time, perhaps fifteen min- Q__Do ha“ remember m. m.’ t “h! ward “my, were wiles running x1011: the oefl-  l he 
     
     I!‘ q¢ to say is this. you are on Ward B. you say in reBard to those in Warrl A.—Yes. slept in the attic dormitory? utes. before it would bum through whléh destroy“ ‘he buudm‘. 'Q__wuh h' mm“, how did W“ m‘, _. . _ at 
     
     ‘ s“ Jenkm‘ l‘ °“ W5“ 6 "m" a ‘yclwkla’ “um they he“ n" could they Q.—-You know the attic dormitory A'—Y°s' and burst out o! s. rooi’. The in" th ‘l’ l ? ‘I I V A-The U811" "um n“ l” ha" l‘ 'l llti 
     
     gs tonight. tomorrow night you get oil hear s noise irons the attic? quite “Tm Q__md you know the“. habits ma”! o‘, the “we donmtwy must "e ' 9'" 3° up - h‘ h r i ' I h 
     
     '0: J kin u w d 5 d M Leod A—I would imagine tney would ' “FY”- 5"m"l‘l‘l' “d “m”? m“ m‘ °“ "Nun" l “T” 
     
     j "" 5 °" l" m c " ' A---Yes. Generally Sileakinc? lcertainly have been aware o! that Q_wm., you on the premises at b, mm Twp good men. 1 Q-Look at that chandelier. Are -‘» h}. flh 
     
     ._:  is on ward 6 until 9 o'clock. I oouid say yes. Q.——HOW many lights were in the A.-Not them all. Ward l and 2 we long before their alarm war-thhume? I Q_M‘;rphy and Men-mp ma", any wire; running along thfl  . 
     
     A.-—I\lcLcod nl'.\'a_\'s stayed on o. Q-What was the 11m intimation attic donnlwry? lpatients I didn't I have been on relayed to you 0r towhoever was the A____I w“ m m, bun”; 1 k4,“ they 0pm,‘. the ‘m, n mun‘ 1‘ q‘- m“ 
     
     h. M rat-mould of setting every nth-troll had o! tnv fire Ml- MWPhY’ A.-—There was one in that small the other Wards relieving. |iirst to get it. 1 am speaking o! the was“ on dam I m, on m, h‘ ' v _ _,,__N°_ _ ‘ an m, 
     
     ~ er night oil. it would mean getting A.~—I heard a fellow singing out n outslde at 15 _ l ' 1 
     
     L‘ dormitory and o e , th Q. Do you know which o! these first attendants to get. it. whoever premise‘ | Q_Y°u h" o; m, 091mm that; Q_w¢m ma” any wires on the 
     
     D‘ level},- third night o“, D0 you fol-fPFirci Firep. two‘ ‘mm smoked? they wem Do," you think that u Q (m. Bee“ You were on duty Murphy and McLean were"! chums ‘awn: or were they m m. “no . ‘aim’ 
     
     ‘ h, lou. m?‘ h h Q-Who was it. do you know? Q___wnot is the small dormitory? A.-_Yes, 1 know or two. you had been in Ward a that you mm 51x mm “m, tint night? 0g the attic dormitory? “we ‘he “m”?  ie crepe 
     
     m s-lt. slr. 1 understand. Aw-Mumhy. There w... one there and one out Q__-Wh1¢h two? would have heard some commotion A-Until morning. . s-weu they used to open the, A--Y0u are asking me what a . o1 m. 
     
     h @475 Y” “Y lllchmd W” “l” Q-“w” m’ a “mm” here? A.--'I'here was three. McMahon upstairs and l! you had would you Q_1\‘rqm six until morning. door. inc; “mung °l the 
     
     . 1v W3‘! 0Y1? APY” l‘ film”- A.--Yes. and Joe Glddings and Billie Mc- have gone to enquire why there was A_Ye5, Q-Are you o! the opinion thlt. Q-d 1m not, I am asking you i! w ‘n la“ 
     
     .. bi :\.~y;=.=. Q-Whelv? Q-(Mr. Stewart» was there Queen a commotion? you thmk you would‘ Q_were m your ward “w, ‘h! they were In charge o’ the hm‘: m!" we" ugh”.  19-inch 
     
     h up Q-On tho night Wu had oil A.-In Ward 6. one ncnl‘ hlcQllct-nls worn? Q_._The men shaping out 1n the have heard 1g and you mink you o'clock that mam? dormitory? l A-‘Yllll Willi 5-‘! W811 be “ma, - 
     
     . l‘ Jenkins nluuys relieved you? Ger-He was in Ward 6? A.—1\'0, it hunt.’ lll llle celllre °l attic dormitory were all parole men, l would have gone to enquire? A--Ye3' r w“ there until about 5;; qmrwt any. pm i1 they were over the buildlnl. 
     
     s, -'\~-Y‘-‘=l' 5P7!"- _ the big room. ‘were they? A.'—Y%. seven. Q-Well. you told me ls minute Q-Do you see that olllllllflll"? 
     
     I." ' Q-—W°=17<l Jelllil"! Kl-‘l °ll a! “m. Q-And we" “W ll°b°dy l“ Q.-Is there any light in Mc- ' A'__No, q-rrherelore it is your opinion Q-Until about seven o'clock. ego that that was their job. l 5.4V", _ 
     
     n, ""'“‘“- h" “Wld be ‘m m” nigh‘ "We I“ a way °1 a“ attendant at QuN-‘IYS room? Q.~—W€r0n't they more or less that the lire would have been dis- A—-I would say so. | A—-I said that tlwy (‘b61186 tllQ Q-You see that it goes right up ' 
     
     v- 1 “'95 "ll- all? A.—No. trustworthy? covered earlier had there been an Q—-Wl1$' We" Y0" We"? , door to let them u? flay were tllrough the cciiinl. Ind t-hfi "l!" - 
     
     1v _Q-—H<>w-’ ‘la-Nu 511* Q.—-(Mr. Been) Was there any A-Yes. attendant in Ward a? A-I was there WW" l “m” "w men that I sew open the davr- must. be on the toy c: the oeiuos- ,-  
     
     l" tr A-I “'35 ‘"1 sulldal’ “lihl and QPAml what ‘ud 7°“ d° after wiring in there? Q-Thoy were lesser diseased A.—I won't say earlier. feel like coming to town. I lust Still Q—Y0u have a key to that door‘! 1g 15 important that I find this ' 
     
     -. y; r- was on the night or mo lire. you heard the ale-rm? A4 ca,“ m. “m; Thgy would [we o; men? Q_--(Mr, stewartz) Do you know ed there. A-Yw- oureither one wsy or mother. _  _ 
     
     ' “' Q““'h° “mid "e ‘m H M°L°°d A'_I °l’°“°d the d°°" Murphy never ll!l0\l' us l0 d0 any calwllle’ A-Ycs. There was only two or anything about their habits in the Q—You 1"" stayed the"? Q-Yuu hiya been 11D the" A-Ycs. ‘ '. l, ‘i " 
     
     through the day? You have opened Q-Now the wires oi the ahln- ~ 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Q-—Wns there a floor above WTd the door with your key and gone 
     
    
   
   
    
     . ' .0 were off and you were oil the same hollered for an ax and I got it. “hark around me wirlhh HUM hem on the ward ho the best \ 
     
     A__Any time I was on nigh; duty dclier are up above the ceiling: . . h 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     h N flijllhhvllilt \\'Ollld 112,, ' were Q-You opened what door? Q-Jnlaglllp you are sitting in or my knohhhlgh, hs w wards 34 
     
     v L 34m oat on Sunday- night? A-zhe door flronzvtihg céolhhitfi- l mot attic dormitory lOOkllig up at 4' 5 and a wards 1 and 3 I never they were always h‘ bah 6? in? they are not on the lower side 0i’ ‘ hr ' h _ V .. 
     
    

    
     ~ h A.--~\ es. Q~— W We" ll "l vthc oelllng. Do you sec any wire. knew of, except a patient got Wm‘ _Q__what time do they “sham A—Yes. . A-No. I went through from the the ceiling. Do youseewhltlrnem h‘ - 
     
     I I, piQhjWlus McLeod off on sundoy g-gldrviiuthgo as? thrlnwgfllthi onAtllzg lcuiltllllg? m “mg from. Q__McM,hon and Guiding; g0 351cm not ,5 soon M they he; g-ghat would be the attic? mayo“ had a key to h“; door? whet; willllteeelinto know was where _ - 
     
    

    
     :1  ' ‘_ -*~ "Y l“ ‘me l‘ smoked. upstairs? . _ e5‘ ' were e 
     
    

    
     -\-~l do ml kuuw- attic? ~ the culling to the light. A___Yes A__N0_ Q-Was there o dormitory in A_r have it yet. A-They were on the building. 
     
    

    
     t. Q.-\Vho;~(- was Jenkins on Sun- A.-No sir, they started me car- QFTM. would be the drop cord? QFYD“ knew that,’ Q__D° you Suppl e hwy would that attic? Was there a place tor Q_.Th¢;5e men. the“ accnrdlng Q__I know ma‘ they ‘at qould 
     
    

    
     a my nigh“, _ Tying watch A___H “thud be me hm and ‘he Aron the Wards. an he asleep by eight 0.01m“ pwple to sleep there? to your opinion. were really ill ygu 5'0 those wires that v\vre 
     
    

    
     v c A~~l ‘l° ml lmmv» Q-“lvere “We m)" d°°r5 ever llght would he turned on to that Qgrhcy ‘Vere of the “he that A_“,hen I made my rounds A~Yes. charge of the attic dormifory. That ‘ceding ma; ammo 113m mummy 
     
    

    
     Q.-He was in charge oi tlvuglscd that night at all between the Q d“ Mm [h1'()\|l_{h the ceiling? why‘, ‘qhowcd (m. Dldnw they work l flute was a-whys one mhumt m. Q—Dllring the evening previous i5 what Y0" lhmk? along the ceiling. or were tllfly l" 
     
     l’ mulls on Sunday night? lwzlrds? In ward 5 and 6? A,“ we,“ up to ~11“; ceiling, unhmhl the farm,’ hhothhr awake , to the lire-that would be Sunday A-They were letting tllem up. hove the gelling’), 
     
     n -‘\l-‘*'°~‘"- A-‘l ‘l° 11°‘ kmw- “my wlmml‘ 1c~Yul1 MM M 1* “l” “mg Al-Ycs c-lddlnue worked bome- Q-‘Out or that number of peo- °"°““"='"W"° Wu on duty until Q_wm aygy pjgtlents gut gfwqrd AJI-hey mm h“, m“ running 
     
     h e Q___.on Sunday night you and ‘me to help carry the crippled pn- 11“; ccihng‘) “nugg- m; the rpm; McMahon 1., in (m;- atuc they hhuldhh hhw nine? 6 in the ‘tic dormitory? than. . 
     
     h McLeod were both oil? ltients out oi the two vsards. A__NO_ j 1mm ' §’ u b “ 1 e l? ' A._Yeg, until nine o'clock, A_.ye5_ {bl-ea Q_Y0h don‘ may‘ 7°“ dag-g 
     
     I A-~Yv~<- We were supposed w rive, Q-—D1d you see anything of the Q.—~You know lllcrc were no wires ‘ 1 'H _ _ I y a “Etta p h Q-‘Ilw lvtlfllta bud be"! 8811* I Q-You were rezporlslble ror the immv hero they were. You slwsyfl 
     
     m"? s n-onl one attendant o he lire at all? . . . . - - < .-. Q” e was m‘ mm °7 5”“ ° em a ' to their rooms upstairs? ptients o1 Ward 6 when you were 115d eve other nislll fill? 
     
     l l “my ll“ °°‘1‘“=~- A.—No the farmers took him out sow; MCLEOD (swoon) p w 
     
     ‘A Other. A.—Yes, when I went to look for A.-I never loolzcd. . Q_Thése two men hmokcd? i Q__(...,. 39.x.) 11°... (3-1 m... you‘! A_Y°s' ‘m duly? A'_w°“' when it cam‘! to m’ 
     
     t. QvAvhm m. we,“ o... on sun-ithe axe 1 saw the fire coming out Q__.wg,§ Lhgrg a blind attic above A' Yes A' ,.,;.,;,. 7;; " " " ' Q—-And lacked in? Q-Yes, well 1 suppose l was. mm d “M 
     
     dnv night. Henry Jenkins was 1n through the root. me amc dormitory, was were '“ ' " ' A-Ycs. Q-You know you were. You were QL-Ynu m4 every seoou n 
     
     ' ‘ .- l .—-Wh"t t i’ th Isl d d0 - . . . 
     
     xlvm-d s. your “lard wag word 5, Q.-You looked out the window? lshace between gt and the 111°" Ear irsugrllaofliiltlhfiy “mud smoke a .9?‘ com: "GIT: o e an Q-It was usual to lock the d0? ;il‘| charge 0i the patimts of WB-fll or! end then yourhco-warden, Jenk. V‘ 
     
     Who was ln ward s? A-—Y@s- There We a WWW l" Ar-Not. to my knowledge. 1 never ‘l; Thereywu “he c‘ m gnawed l A_K.hhs cohhh, ‘ mltory door? o, three otwhich slept in the at- ins, was supposed to be 0h "l? . . 
     
     E Afilrhcre ‘was nobody m “lard 5' front o! the clothes closet where I was Plll “P lllem Th“ Elm“ w” the except outsiders 811w liilg€m to them i Qe-Whgre had l you lived before 3A1?‘ ' m"mber hesrins “c dormitory at night- Is that cor- WT“ 1:0“ we“ om l 
     
     Q.—lMi'. BCEYI) Are you ewalegot the axe. hjghefi, 1 ever got. g , ' ' h. d tphlcohwood?! ,- ° W“ l“ ~_ rect- _ - es. . 
     
     that there is a rule here that. states: QPTlml “'35 l“ wild 5"’ Q.-wn.= lllrlc a hatchway in the ~ “i112” Szzgthcliilfétej? mg r ‘yo: 335,132‘) ye I a my Home the“; 2am  zmrseénz, A-Th“ l. wmct] Q-You were in the Ward at 60y- 
     
     honc Mmndnm must always be m A'_Yes' “umg °f m“ passage? !ettes_ y n l e a ‘l Q~When did you become an “liallltfgg or wk g a y Q-n you hand nose 1 com. en o'clock on the night oi the me? 
     
     tech ward with the patients and Q~~Dld YOU actually see the lire? Afof u big room? l ' _ "l; mfllilfllfl“ A__Y _ 
     
     - in v- . A.—I saw red flames comin out .10 ' l Q‘_I“ 5pm’ of that‘ they mlghl=emp]cy'e with the institution? A-—-'I‘h:re is alwayfl tB-lkllll A—_I-— es " ‘t T 
     
    

    
     i must nc\.r lea-e under any cir 8 Q.-Wn.~. there a hatchway out have them? I A.~Fnur years ago the 18th of Q__1 want to know i’ you mum 1 w haw I o“ Q-Was Jenkins there? . 
     
    

    
     I Chmstances “hm ‘renh,_.ed_ without throush the rool. hcrc in the hall? A_Yes patients working out on - Jhnharhh ‘heT any m.“ _ Q-Just: a £dmzcmmohlhn l 3nd ' ‘Ne, he was in charge oi Win 
     
    

    
     r special permission." were youaware Q-‘Dld y°ll hi"! l0 0P8“ your A._*.vnord Mcvarish s‘ept there‘ ' ’ Q___Appr0x1mnm1 four years ' “em! m“ ' 6w l» 
     
    

    
     l ,1 the iarm might have them. A-Yes. having three o! your patients in . 
     
     o; this rulg? vl ndow to look out to see that? h.“ QJme have _heeh known h, 3gp? - Q__Qhita 18mm» 1d i hot be Q-when you leit. where was l‘ 
     
    

    
     I A'~YCF Sm Arm) I did not’ Q"_A hatchway in the caning? have thfillf? A'—C°m1ng mm years‘ A Yes p that gotymgrfio V110: and‘ enquire Murphy?  t 
     
    

    
     I Q.—Did you have special per- Q.——How long would that be ai- A.~i;c.\vccll tllc wall and the Q,-And you have been stewilly N ' h Y°lll' ‘l A-Murphy Wis between tho tIO. .25 
     
    

    
     I mishon to 1cm; your Ward, Ward ter you got the alum? aching?‘ ‘ lexhgtl thlfvgzniivgsthem have them, employed there ever “ma? <:—;l;:mplng and pounding ‘Knot; hhe trouble was? I think that Murphy was‘ h‘ charge o, Wu“  w 
     
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     B‘. unattended? A~—Ab°ut Wu mluules- Q-Itlwas on the ceiling? A-‘Ies m l’ ‘ nve and sul- ~ v a 
     
    

    
     . - . __ ‘ ' d l h ve charge o! Ward _ t m g 1 ever 
     
    

    
     é 'A.—No. I did what the supervisor Q.—You would not be there all Arm, up about three or tour halamgDzqgiifthezl/eig lgiirdzgntfzg: Q.-Wllut was your occupation? 5 33-well 231w; d 6 at night “om heirdvlitmlllhxsmn; u: n i KENNETH MCLEAN (SW11!) l, w 
     
    

    
     . tblcl me. that time? f.“ “pm the floor a ‘ A-Labourer- on the railway. 4 . ., ' ' . i“ 
     
    

    
     ‘v ~ - i until nnle. - t msun- . 
     
    

    
     I Q,-..Wh) was the supervisor? A.—I ran down from Ward 5 to! Q_._\v1mg “'3; it for? ‘has: No Q.--Your occupation with the S:_YBS - ld Qft-iddi: rag: 1:35am: for hr Q (lVlr. SteWBrt)—-Whfi6 d0 9°“ ' E 
     
    

    
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     h _ A. Dr. Clark. I “as to be oil ev Ward G opened the dormitory door h A_._Flcd hionnnllan told me years ___ _ _ asy um Q_Y°u have chime o! two wards? d th 1 why I c“ i 
     
    

    
     I "y set-find night” back o! the ‘iron door between the ago {my “my p», m 11015; food 1mm m?‘ gxlfhtsgewigt‘)  only had A-Looklng after the patients- _A‘_wch' W16 8_ lmhmfitlfsnkfinget E0201‘ yo“ mm A-~Lewis, Lot, 60. w‘ l “n; 
     
     1 Q,-An(l did he mention thpt rule wards, and about live or six yards. the dining rvvm- ~ A pYes n e a c attendant" ' Q-And you have ‘~ - l" Ward Keno were employed there. Q-You h." been m m“ m‘ l 
     
    

    
     e und in Spite of that rule give you °P°“°d ‘he °l°th°s “m” d°°" w“ Q.—-I want to establish u there Qrhuh’ did he go up them Q-Wheu Wu first hllellzlmen?“ 5-, “A Yes "l?" F?" 13"“? m‘ um ‘ ‘v 
     
    

    
     I -_1 .» ~ - to 1 0 the axe and went back to the dor- ., < ‘ - ~ '_ employee you were an a ten an __ - - - cm une . - u 
     
     e -All tn uld, r k - ism” a“ ‘ W“ . lwm- in st Q-When there was no attend- ln this are. And certainly l! t", A-Bcrrigarl. who died in ward 
     
    

    
     I _ A__1 nnderswod when he gave Q. at wo no ta e you space between the ceiling attic and Q Did he have to go through- rQ. wh did n t become am m wud a you walk“ ghmugfi men in charge o! Ward 2 were re- 1 . h_ 
     
    

    
     1 St f; “and H“; ten minutes? A _ '_ -— en y0u Y5 - 
     
     ‘ rifle nlllillglllt every s n8 A.—No. thil  llrlfttllatlrcllhe wing Dolwnrd 67 an attendant? - the dcor in Ward 5? lsponslble toll-telly: ‘tifisltliigrllm Q-What ward d“ W“ ‘o m l‘ 
     
     r ' ' Y“ ' l A~Tllrough none o! the Wards Se tem- A~Y lithe!‘ ould beaknock they would 11° - whe ou went there? 
     
     . . . . ___ - . ' . -| A.-'I‘wo years ago last D es. e w . l1 Y - . 
     
     l Q.-~W.l.~. youl ward unattended Q Did you have any Ilatients A-Yes. I (lont know whether; Q which Stairway would he . ‘hm Q1311“, or stories, t0 . _ 
     
     _ . _ .— be- _ t1 o, 1 was watchman come to the door, sometime some or down hA-Wflrd 1- _ . 
     
    

    
     h when ho“ mp1" h {rim-girl 5 in the attic? more were any wlreslolhlishs. lreach? m; his: gnyemh | them were late’ three o‘ them we" ha" the 151mm meg what :1: Q__.,rh,__h you were moved mm M 
     
    

    
     ‘ {kw Ilhcre “as nobody m m w en l Wh- it? Qr-You saw the 1g t w e gel A.—The back stair wherb the fire Q.-—A1ter you were a carpefllvfivb working late. and the Dltients I01!!! "ll “P ll3°'°' u l“ l fight 1 to 2? 
     
    

    
     ' I ‘m 1L n“ Sunday night‘ Q? o was ' "p m m“ cemng and °pp°“"‘“°‘y'slorleu 11.11,”? T l came in otter six. they all would you were down on the around tloor h_yes hhh 
     
    

    
     g Q__,_;@nk;m was“, m8 own ward? A.—Albert Anderson. gtcplifid there und yet there was _ A._Ye8‘ come to ward 5 door and hhwlpermm mum almost take an axe Q__H°w ‘(ms have you bu‘ m h 
     
    

    
     A_Ym . Q___wa5 heqocked up? ham Therefore wires mus.‘ L‘, Q. Does not that go through 8? h h 1d k k t m d and pound the floor without you w d m 
     
     ‘ " _ _ - ‘ __ - _ Q__m what», ward were you rs wou oc a e oor.‘ ar v _ gt . 
     
     h; Q-On Monday night what hall‘ i‘; N“ he w“ in the big dot above the culling. Do you think g-jilcyhl’: glztzilhfmsup the“? M? ah attendant? QJ-And then you left six unat- hearing it. I A__pmm March 1st, 19m .-._ ' . 
     
     q pencd? m ry. than b d"? . A__whm 3P‘ whtchmuh tandem A__1 hon-t know whether you] Q_N°w_ how m“, mm...” m“  h 
     
     ‘I |A.-I came on duty st a quarter g-“gtlid he "t “w”? A.-Yes. I would hi" a“ 111°: O y Q.Whcn did you first become M1 A-Just ior a second. could or not. . H‘ bum “d. you m wad 39 t h‘ c. . 
     
     to six (m Monday morning and I -“' - Any time I ever went up to 0c Ahmthfl. Ken McLean or Jghn attendant 1n word 6? Q-It is s big bl-c 118 A___'rwenQy-3eyQn, w» ‘ 
     
    

    
     i‘ rtayrd en (lllty until nine o'clock. QFWh" llalmelwd l° hm‘? up the patients I never looked Mhmhh Th“ was the“. Job‘ A___Two yeah; ago m. septa“. Q-Tlla‘ “e5 ll°l "m" “ll d!“ sound 4m not travel through it Q__vrhere i, suppomh 1 up,“ ~ it: m 
     
     i. Q_-—Whllt about ward 6? A'_H° came d°w“ m“ M’ m“ al‘ around the ceiling. I always looked Q s, m“ you had no rpgppns- bgr, ' " ' ‘excuse’ There m a regumuon wh ch x very much. Let us get to the time to h’ some of the mo" “ohm. h“. d. 
     
     '3 A.—‘[ stayed there mo. , m‘ around Illa f_l°°l'- lbility ior that patient at all dur- Q.—_Y0u became on uttendmt in f wailzhmthlzd 21m h-"ffgiffij l o! the fire. Where were you whfll venue  
     
     .‘ Q__-Was thcrc anybody else but Q.—-He W39“? Q.-Dicl you ever have any trouble mg the night time? ward 5? hudw h mushxfilw. s be m l,“ the lire was discovered? A_w_rd 1 mu a h" lupin.“ t 
     
    

    
     l yuu? “Al” _ with the lights up there? APNO, only m the d“ Mme. A,__ye.e, e“ an 1 m g ts “d m] A-I was talking to the csrpen- to have the most violent patients. rec- 
     
    

    
     A-"l “'35 “lmle- QFH” not out’ M the bumhng? A-—-N0. only in the hallway lcud- bathing them and Elvin; them c1135,“ Q.-And you have been in Ward. WW1 w ll‘ e l“ B“ ‘l t‘; ter. Q-You are all on the ground . “l, "- 
     
     Q=~At tight Oflofik was there *"§-—I “'°n'l‘ “y he 5°‘ W‘ M the ing to the buck room. clomea 6 ever since? never tlfiivaullhzigr anyucgrthunls  Q__whem? floor? _ h h" 
     
     anybody ln m - uulloulg. Q-Whcre u that? Q___Aygn't; m, pagan“ o, h, A__Yes. “s ‘m 10:, “we're” L“ twfl s-m the building. In the centre A-Yes sir. :~- 
     
     'A~‘;N°- t Qhi-Thhere w“ nothing happened A-YO" °°m° °l1l °l ward 6 and mates o! that Ward all under your Q-—When were you in Ward 3? wpflnhlluathath Did you a", hhn up buildinl. Q43!" 7°“ "l! lllllfll" "l"! .' 7 
     
     Q-Wllcrc wou: you? ° m go up thc stair there was a light. lcontrol. Men-t you»re,p°ns1b1e? A-About tour months alter I - Q-Over the kitchen? in: to WB-Td I in"‘the b'""""\t b0- . - r 
     
     ' - ul ti isted? 
     
     A.-i was in my own ward. AFN“ he w“. saved‘ "' Q.—On the stairway? There W55 A__Ye5_ came there. h ‘Li? fiver ma‘ mum“ 10mm‘ A-YQB- 0W1‘ the kitchen. 111W? , 
     
     l Q“ m“ c°nsmlcll°n °l m" “St Q'_(M" Beer‘) Y” “awed m 11 lllllll- the"? Q-llow do you get clear oi.’ that Q-“Yw “e ‘Emma’ with t e my door without seelnl that even" Q-what w" w“ m” now‘ A-No w’ ‘ 
     
     . winl; of that building n a brick tllkinB the patients lrrm the build- A___ye5_ mspomlbnny, rules and regulctlons? one wasfmuw ladae oi the lire? Q-Have you any patients in t!" v . 
     
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     ;. wall adjoining the middle oi the 1x18? Qh-what was me nature o‘ me A-awhen the supervisor m“ me A.—Yes, as ill-r as I know. $111M u not the pom Dow“ A-‘rhe whistle. The whistle blew attic? . 
     
     y .., wing, Tum, wnll actually divides me A-From wards ifind 5 into the trouble? that man is going up w m, “mm file-Can you road and write? understand that regulation h“? three times, and Mclilschern . said A-Yes sir. . 
     
     H1 vol-en. You will have noticed that church. Agrtm wourd b!) no light. Q___wh° mm you, A.—I can't. read in small hand- The regulation ‘um emhhmcahy to me: "melt is are." Q-Pid they belong to your own _.. _ . 
     
     .~ there “m; a iiljp door or a metal Q__y°u did,“ go outslde the Q__wa5 it always out, A__Mr_ Bonnet He came up and writing but I can read in print. that you, n! attendant o! whrd h, Q-whgrg 51d you 5o 1mm the"? Ward? 
     
     olufl (‘WW bvliwvn tllfl tWO Wards? building? l Ar-Nflt fllwal’? said the rooms are all tilled and Q-cm yo“ “me your name? must not 80 into Ward B. hi‘ any A‘ went to wud 6' A?“ ward 2' y“- tsi‘ l 
     
     _ A___Ye_< Sm Ari-hey dim“ let me outmm Q|__(Mr_ Stewart” was were a Sam we wuuld have h) send a mm A.—-In a. sort or way. other pa“ ohm“ o! your wmh Q-Whch you went to Ward 6 Q-—Why were they ‘put in , 
     
     Qpwdh “w hm that “we h.“ QFWheh you looked out o! the .__ ht h“ h? to the huh ma I picked this m“ Q-When you were first an rcnrdlm o’ the Co" “mm haw what did you find? . attic? . _ 
     
     . “A a - attendant did Y0“ ll!!! m ‘lllll!’ ' A-I opened tho doors A-rwell. l0 mil" "W" WW1 W? . 
     
     l_ mflfli Clad (1001 llu-‘rfl Shows tllflt window and saw the flames, can IL-Yes. and wgd m; dining mom man to h which w“ the‘ ing special permission to do so. And ‘ the other hum“ ' " ‘- 
     
     the building was fireproof. In other yQu m1 me what the weather Con- Q‘_.M,-_ 39pm we; there a take mm u“ “l” ‘l-“dbfigrifmml d eemehhl yet it was usuah ior you to hovel 2'4” °p°“°d the dm“? QJB yhzr ha“; hr h“ h‘ - " 
     
     . d’ u 1'1‘ b“ . _ thel V. , _ OHiOlBI O K5- on/ ‘n '5‘ 1 _ —-Y€S. ‘ ' b.'n.. 
     
     23rd: “l; 1:1“ 111:2: ‘hfldueggck m‘dltAionsNwcrc? sullen on it OIHWB: it slIPPOSed to Q-(Mr. Beer.) In other words to he “shed by the emhloyhes ohnéhalzszkh: W‘? gore-glut alien timw crowd“ ‘or the h" he“ or h", h h 
     
     _ _ , ‘ ‘ _ 1 -" °- b" o" all the ‘m’- you considered that tun man who any...“ the service? ' ll ‘l W" Q-hnd sow-what did you m? A-We always had every bed oo- 
     
     Qrdcr to step ilrc from getting from Q_._wn5;tsnow1n;°r W551; “m? A__y¢5_ was allotted to the awe was term A I “have I d“ go into Ward 6 ls well as to look 5...; “man-t mm I men“ m, cuphm h‘ w," h’ ' . 
     
     gnlttwagd rtxotlqmather. did you un- A.—I can't tell you that until I Q-Couid you reach that by put- Penn-fly trgngferrcd from word 5 Q'___YW did ‘in mmemmg? after this‘) own ‘ward. Is not that smoke. Q-Your attendance has he!  
     
     m n; l i l d. tood n t M oumda m“ “l? W" ‘mm’? l° Wald l. l" ‘he "lgh" A.-Yes. “Kali/pl you o ow me the“? Q-mmd '°“ '°° m"? shrunk in Ward 2r ' 
     
     _ Af-‘Yfz; whrundgfrs‘ a t huh i ‘Q-How much later would it be A.-N0, you wou d have to get A__N°_ Qryoh thd not read m Q:Am  fish" YC A-NO. I couldn't see smoke. A-No sir. Them hm bog" ‘m. h‘ 
     
     v Qe- c i! y ur y n \-...rn you got outside? For instance on o, chnir or step ladder. Q__(M_r_ Stewart.) who was “h ‘hr-wen no. m‘ u can lay yes_ Q_wefg mo“ my 0th" 535mg t“ h m" mumps as" we h“ u" h 
     
     Ward 5 at the time. or as near aslthe firs was supposed to have been} Q.-wilnt is your impression as 590mm, for mm during the ‘fight? Q_w“ it "Id to you? or no. I am e er right or I am ants there? h ’ . vent Damn“ Tm numb" w“  
     
     we can come to it, that the lire hound “m ‘bout eight o-clmh to the cause o! that “gm he.“ mm A9“, mm who took mm up A. Y” m“ m n“; wy-png. I am raking you. A-lvlurphy was there with the dew“ to 2h . 
     
     8° --— u lm-y 118 W8 e to the a tie nine o'clock nd l ' - _ . — e s ove shrn a wouli 
     
     broke out? _ what time do you think you t‘ n Th l thi 1 tn m tn t till a Q__Y°h m “mum. "M, m, m: wilt‘:  iollufiduh 1151mm hose tryinl to get the lire out Q Th b v l k gs l, 
     
      g-"léflbx-S"; re i w d _ ourldi? gwircs iniidc the glass would be’ the “mm Qflychmgn m," m‘; "he" happen ll° 5h  yuuhdo; h be in your ward, because you m.)  
     
     ' ~ .— v lie nu we ll hr s .-- would uy hall past nine burned out. I qpyw just told m Kermeth m. ' _ -— s p9. en ou. the more violent patients ~nd wl-er  
     
     , tvculd it be possible tor you to hear or ten o'clock. I Q.—'l‘hc bulb was out oi commis-l Mew." nnd John Murphy held fufrsyilathzllalltliva: do“ m u lgztlrlwi‘ “ll: m‘ wlm- 5m 1i’ Q-NOI. Mr. llelmd, let us gqthey lmpvovpg qyey we" Ind...‘ w" 
     
     any noise coming from the attic Q-An hour and a halt or two sion 16b3,” o; them They hm muse ' r “'5' up ink the attic dormitory. You“! up! ‘l?’ , 
     
     ' . - .-—W l mill wit the _ .. ~. “"1 
     
     Q e" you a u. h A‘ wen’ I "n ml ' 3M!" lhld hm! in there several times? " 
     
    
   
   
    
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