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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26

/
ders lookin into the embers fur the
bones of their husbands and husbands
| shovelin over hot Goals In search Of the
remains Of wives and children even
Joe Truelove was seen to wipe a tear
from his left eye. Fur once everybody
seemed to be agreed, and when Reube
was named fur foreman Of the compa.
ny nobody kicked. Before the meetin
closed 1t was resolved to buy two more
pals and another ladder and that the
company should be uniformed.
Jericho woke right up. Real estate
began to jump. Tom Bigelow put down
six rods OF new sidewalk. and Homer
Lee repainted his barn and put new
hinges on bis gate. People who came
over from Dobbs Ferry and witnessed
the speerit OF enterprise went home
jealous Of the town. and lightnin rod
man said that the hustlin reminded
him Of the early days Of Kansas City
and Denver. 1t wasn't week before
the Wilder Taylors smokehouse got
afire at midnight, and Peleg Scott
rung the alarm bell In way to turn
the hull town bottom side up In five
minits. That fire company went at
that conflagration to conker or die, and
in IL minits the red tongued flames Of
destruction had bin douscd out, and
Jericho was safe. In leetle speech
which follered the fire Squar Danvers
said that Rome in her palmiest days
never equaled the occasion. and Phile.
tus johnson declared that the thanks
of congress would be poor reward fur
such heroism.
The day the firemen got their uni
forms Jericho got up on her hind legs
and howled. There was sich excite
ment In the town that soft soap was
allowed to boil over, bread was burned
up in the ovens, and most folks forgot
to feed theef hogs. Some idea of what
sort Of royal jubilation it was kin be
gathered from the fact that one gro
Gerry alone sold 16 lemons and Z cocoa
nuts durin the day. 1t was Reube
Holdfast's idea that fireman should
always be on duty. and he advised ey-
cry member of the company to wear
his uniform day and night. When the
first thunderstorm came along. the fire
bell rang. and the company turned out
and stood ready to rush to the spot IL
lightnin hit anythin. If there was
dog fight In front of the town hall. the
company come rushin up. and if any
body's team ran away or a kitchen
stove got red hot there was a dash of
red shirted heroes. Jericho was boom.
in. but Reube wasn't satisfied with her
progress. He got his company out
and marched them to Sunday church
and to Thursday evenin prayer meet.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
Montpelier & Wells Riv
er r. r. Time Table

Corrected to June "a, 1901 Tiaip
leave Barre as follows, going east:
100 A. M-Connects at Wells Piv
er with Accommodation train tort,
and south over Passum psic Div. B. /
M. R r. for St. Johnsbury, Newpor
and Viii River it,, with Accom-
modatirn train north over White M,
Div. B & M. R. R. for Lisbon. Ii
Teton, Lancaster, Fay ans. Bethlt
hem and Profile House. ThrouR
train service from Wells River VIZ
Plymouth or White River Junction
Boston. Arrive Boston 4.45 .. n
With New York express via Below
Falls, Springfield, Hartford and New
Haven, arriving Grand Central Ok
pot, New York, ITO p. m. Througy
coaches and parlor cars Wells River i
New York.
IL 40 P. M.-Through Express
with Pullman parlor car, Burlington
to Faybans. Stops at all principa
stations between Wells River and Fla,
bans, arriving at Faybans 400 p. n
Connects at Faybans with train r.
Portland and Old Orchard Beacl
With train for Summit MT. Washin,
ton, arriving Summit 30 p m. Cor
nects at Wells River with mail trai
moth over the Passumpsic Div, ais
Western Express via Canadian Pacif
Ry for Montreal, GU bee Chicago ar
The Pacific Coast. Thrt ugh sleepiL
cars Montreal to Chicago every d.
except Saturdays. To Pacific Coas
every day except Sundays. With Bcs
ton express, has parlor car. arrivin'
in b Aton at S 90 p m. With trail
for Lancaster, Whltetield, jefferson
Berlin. Groyerlon and Grand Trup
r r.
3, 10 P. NJ. Connects at Wei
River with Express train north owe
b. & NJ. r. r. for St. Johnsbury, Lyr
donvllle, Barton and Newport, witt
Accommodation train south for al
stations between Wells River an
White River Jet. With Express trai,
north over White Mt. Div. for Lisbon
Littleton, Bethlehem Street; Profit,
Hou>e, Twin Mountain, Fayb
Whitefed, Jefferson and Lancaster.
TRAINS WEST
Trains leave Wells River at 6.4t
10 80 a, m, 2 IS, $50, p. m.
Arrive Barre 1905, A NJ, 1916
$40 P M.
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE.
Leave Montpelier 6 80, 945, 1l.6t
A. NJ, 2.3O, 3. IS, 5.25 P. NJ.
Arrive Barre $50, 1905 A. N.
1910, 2 so. 4.1O, S 40 P. NJ.
Leave Barre 100, 10 20 A. NJ.
12.45, Is, Ais, 5.45 P. M.
Arrive Montpelier 7.45. 10. IS A. N.
100, 3, 80. 4.35, 6. 90 p. NJ.
w. A. STOWELL, General Manage,
F. W. SrANYAN, Superintendent,
F. ". MORSE, Gent Pass. Aeen,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
MARsHFIELD

. T., understood that States Attor'
IT'S Ho or' has withdrawn the SUIT
ns! ny' nv him in behalf OF the state
bNlea' ~ I Wood for assault UPON
sgalas s Cav y, and F. A. Standish OF
Aelsn l H and that these parties
Nor, Nsa'ps sre"gb IT. civil suit against ms.
nsVe ", u'Ir PERSONAL damage The for
Wo .,S Lain sn is for $1,000 and the lat
1 MI $1,000 Wood was arrested a un,
s is this latter suit on SATURDAY ano
o. ae e., , ~as Sx,d at $4,000 which was
t tar by Edwin Lane
~ Mrs I'M. Dutch and son OF Wor-
.., n,' Mass. are visiting Mrs. Henry
S S,Se on Highland Ave., and also her
, sister Mrs. A. r Cole
W. ", and Mrs. A. T. Davis and
,, 'n spent Sunday with friends
. s.Is Bethel who are ia camp at Ber-
lin Pond.
", and Mrs. Warren Mears were
Ct 'Iohnsbury over Sunday.
v,s. Ill. Severance was in Mont
sjrr part of last week TO assist In
s,,iog S r her anghter Mrs George
raulisb VINO is with a fever.
p,pd Lamberton went to Gardner
u,ss last week in the interest OF bis
lumber business
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
WASPS ACT IN A TRAGEDx.
But They Come Very Near TuxsxzE
II Into q Comedy.

But They Come Very Near TuxsxzE
II Into . Comedy.
zone Of the most laughable scene9 az
ever witnessed during the represents
.tion Of one Of Shakespeare's trage
dies" said a we'll known theatrical
manager to the writer the other ajaN
Happened to the late Tom K,.sN
when he was performing In northern,
New York town. The company EM
playing Julius Caesar and at s1an
last moment 1t was found thai Ghs
regular throne chair used in the xx.-
ate scene, and an old rustic chai, uaM
hastily procured from the left cf tiN
theater and, after being covered WIN
draping, was pressed into service. fa
the midst of the scene a large uzsyx'
nest was discovered attached ta rIss
chair. and its Inhabitants, bec.,G3I1y
indignant at the disturbance they lid
suffered. began to swarm abolM ua@
stage, seeking revenge upon the E4~
mans in their low necked and S1l,wr
sleeved dresses. The waSps seemnG tN
be particularly offended with C;r4sar.
and it is doubtful if Caesars deadsx
scene was ever acted with more hfsa-
ing. for at the moment he was being
pierced by the cOnsprators' dAgygx
the wasps were most industrious yw
their work.
"1n the tent scene where Caesar If
pears to Brutus one might almost LIS @a
doubted its being the real Caesar. IL
was the same in form and dress. fsHe
the. face was no longer the same IA
the last act Brutus had one eye cicssf-
Antony a swollen lip. Cassius an er-
larged chin. Lucius an inequality &
the size Of his hands and Octax-isx
Caesar a nose that would have dena
service as the famous nasal organ sK
Bardolf in Henry w.
"'The tragedy came very near ban7M-
ing roaring comedy when Mr.. KstExs.
as Cassius. said. Antony. the psssKner
of your blows is yet unknown but I'm.
your words they rob the Hybla h,sG
and leave them honeyless.' and t3ar
actor who was doing Antony rsy,lasst,
Not stingiess too Washington Sss1r~
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
ELECTION DAY.
How 1t Came to be Tuesday lfssv'
First Monday In November.

The designation Of the day for hss;sy-
ing the presidential election is iaSF u
congress. The first act passed by r. gz.-
lating to that subject was in 171. Il
provided that presidential eieaJYx
should be appointed within "a sstEw
before the first Wednesday in Dss>9R--
ber." This left each state free to ss.hssTr
a day to suit itself within those iiMzrX
Pennsylvania chose electors on the, i1,sE
ed theirs on different days between TIM
beginning and middle Of NOvembE
When Harrison was elected in LSHkp
the Democrats asserted that his SEE
cess was due partly to fraudulent v0f~
ing. which was made possible by tHp
lack Of definite election day. itv.@s
alleged that Kentucky and Ohio WIS.,
had voted in both states. the ele,r
being held on different days. So K
1S45 the Democrats passed the L. u
now on the statute books making tiE
first Tuesday after the first MnndW
election day.
AT that time but five of the 26 stzNVM
had their elections in November. ir
Michigan and Mississippi voting wxs
carried on through two days-the hssE
Monday and the following Tueaf4N.
New York had three election days-kxAx
first Monday. Tuesday and We.iNH
day-but had finally confined voting -
the middle day. or the first TuesxtaF
after the first Monday. MassachuaaEE
day in November and Della ware ~ tsa
second Tuesday. So congress seaaa1aE
the first Tuesday after the first Mse--
day to consult the convenience Of thxse
states out of five. one of the three H..
ing the important state Of New Y1Ek.-.
Chicago Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
ONE ON HIS FATHER,
Smart Youth Ii Caught, Then Vic.
tfmiZes Parent.

Smart Youth Ii Caught, Then Vic.
timixes Parent.
The 12-year-old son of Van Buren,
street fond parent recently became the
proud possessor of some guinea pigs.
A day or two after the same were
safely corralled in cage he went
about Dragging of his new acquisition
among his playmates. Now, it seems
these youngsters knew of "sell" In
which guinea pigs play prominent
part. They started to "hook" the
youngster and caught him fast and
hard.
He felt so bad about 1t that he
started in turn to "sell' some one else.
His father was the victim.
did you know, papa, that If you
hold a guinea pig by the tail its eyes
will drop outY'
His father laughed outright.
"Why, who in wonder told you such
stuff LOUISE"
"The boys all say that" answered
Louis, sober as 4 Judge, "and it's so,
yes, sir"
Oh, nonsense, said his father, still
laughing
"Well, YOU GO to the cage and hold
one up and you'u see."
Just to humor the boy the father
went out. In moment he came back
iooking-well, looking just like man
that's been badly sold.
1.-THE little rascal got me that time"
he replied to friend.
"But don't see the point" said the
friend.
Don't you?"
mo"
"Well. guinea pigs have no tails
Topeka CAPITAL.
A wheelman's tool bag isn't comnlete
o hett'e ~ Or. Thomas Ecletric
on Heals cuts, bruises, stings, sprains
over pain.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26

H. A. Munson was taken suddenly
Ill Wednesday afternoon. He is bet.
ter now and able to be out.
Mrs. Adolph Pau'ey and son Of Bos.
ton are visiting her mother, Mrs
Lydia Spofford.
Nellie ~ordferger and Lillian San
born are to attend the teachers school
at Burlington
S. Swordferger is building a large
elevator at his mill for the accommo.
dation of which large cupola is beir g
built on the top Of the mill.
NJ E Beckley is adding to the ap.
pearance Of our village by having bis
electric light p lies painted.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
Lieutenant jones' Nerve,

1.-THE nerviest act l know Of" said a
Kansas man while discussing the
worlds brave deeds, twas performed
by Lieutenant Jones Of the company Of
marines that took John Brown at Har-
per's Ferry. Robert e. Lee had ad-
vanced his 90 marines in semicircle
about the armory in which Brown and
his men had taken refuge. Then Lieu
tenant Jones stepped out and COM
menced to read the riot act to the men
behind the armory walls, and, though
they kept shooting at him, his voice
never wavered, nor did he show any
other sign Of trepidation. l was in that
company Of marines. kansas City
Journal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
The BEDROOM.

The simplest and most economTxA
plans for purifying the air in be,1nNsssx
are as follows: Heat an iron slpsrrfs
then pour on it few drops Of viregzs..
If possible. have windows and daSzxs
open at the time. Again. have ssgHas
Jumps of calpphor in an old sau-r,.
heat the poker till very hot (but ns@
red and touch the camphor wiz L..
The smoke that arises will take awsW
all diSagreenble odors and leave 10 sss.-
EWprS
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
Central Vermont Ry.::
Time Table
Corrected to June %, 1901

corrected 10 June ~, 1901
Trains leave Barre daily, exc<r
Sunday, as follows:
GOING SOUTH
8:1OA Mail for Boston via Low
ell or Fitchburg: New York vi.
Springfield and II New England point,
Parlor car to Boston via Lowell. ant
Whi'e River Junction to New Yori
1901 P. NJ Fast Express for Boz
ten via Lowell; New York via Spring
| field and via New London. BufYe
parl car to Boston.
$40 P. M-Local Passenger
Northheld, Randolph, White Rive
junction and Windsor.
IL 90 P. NJ. - Night Express
Leaves Barre week days only, bu
leaves Montpelier 1886 A. M. dali
including Sundays, for Boston VI
Lowell or Fitchburg and for New
York via Springfield. Pullman sleep
irg cars to Boston via Lowell and !
Springfield.
GOING NORTH
$50 A. M.--Passenger for Bul
lington. St. Adams. Montreal an.
Richford. Connects at Essex juno
tion with express for all points O,
Rutland Railroad.
:O5.P. M.-Mail for Burlington
Rutland, Cambridge Junction, s,
Albars, Montreal Rouses Point anf
Ogdensburg. Parlor car to Montreal
B 1OP M-Express for Burilnl
ton, St. Adams and Montreal. Pul
man sleeping car, Montpelier juno,
ion to Chicago and East Swanton t,
Buffalo without change. D Buffal,
TO- As a. m. Due Chicago As p. n
next day. q
subus ban Service
Trains to Montpelier. Leave Bart
$40, $50, A. M, 1901, sos, SIT
II 90 P. NJ.
Trains to Barre. Leave MONTE.
lier $40, 915, 1880 A. NJ, 1881,
3. so and G. 20 p. NJ.
WiillamstoWn Trains
Leave Barre l.2O, 4.30 p. M. Dut
WilliamStown, 1.55, 5 POP. NJ.
Leave Williamstown 100. Am
2. 30 p. NJ. Due Barre, sos AN
B. 90 p. NJ.
r S. LOGAN, s w. CUNNING
Vice Pres Gen. Mang. Gen. Pass.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
A RED FIRE COMPANY.
IT STARTED OUT TO sHHkE THINGS
UP IN JERICHO.
ZAP Perkins. the Postmaster, Tells
How the Enthusiastic Organization
Was Busted Up by One of Lish Dill
Iings' Franks.


How the Enthusisstic Organisatio n
Was Busted Up by One Of Lish Dill
lings' Franks.
copyright. 1900. by c. B. Lewis.l
The Jericho fire company, which con-
sisted OF 40 men, 10 pals, 2 axes and a
ladder and all painted red except the
men. Is no more on earth. 1t was or
ganized IL years ago and never turned
out to but one fire. Nobody had found
any fault with it, however, up to two
months ago, when Reube uoldfast
came into. the postoffice one day and
says to me:
Look here Pap. this town Of Jericho
Is deadern a doornail. and unless sun
thin kin be done to rouse her the moss
on our backs will be foot long in an
other year."
What kin you do?" says I.
"That's what I've bin thinkln Of fur
the last month. We can't git up dog
fights nor Moss races, and nobody will
60 in fur a brass band or camp meet
in. The only thing | kin think of is to
resurrect the fire company and boom
her fur all she's with. If we kin git
things a-goin red hot. Jericho will
wake up and push to the front till Chi
cago won't he In it. I'm gittin fggers
together fur a speech. Pap and you
jest lay low fur three or four days. and
you'll hear sunthin drop"
Before the week was out everybody
in town knew that sunthin was up,
and one evening Reube shot off his
speech to the postoffice crowd and
made big hit. He had the number Of
fires and the losses in the United States
fur the last fifty years, and he showed
how fire company kept down taxes
reduced insurance and was the main
spring of liberty. He pictured the town
of Jericho in ashes fur the want of
sunthin to squirt out conflagration,
and when he went on to describe wild
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26

81 wish to truthfully state to you and the
readers of these few lines that YOUR X o,;1l
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have used many other preparations,
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1t will digest all kinds of food and cant
help but do you good. Va"
Rickert & Wells, Barre, WILCOX 4 Gillette.
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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26

From criminal statistics q Grrr,rs
socioloSist has deduced that prssses2s,r
rights of all kinds are respected ,rlere
generally by the married than by tisa
single.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26
Riddle Solved,

First City Boy-Oh see the COWS ssst
Ing shavings.
Second City BOY suppose rssf&
how we get Clipped bcef.-St Ls,uxe
Post Dispatch.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26

Ten thousa demons gna wing away at
ones viz ais couldn't be much worse than
the fortunes of itching piles. Yet tie e's
cnre DOans Ointment never fails.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-26

The Saginaw river. in Michigr -
80 miles long. and on its banks I've
been produced $4,000 100000 fee! g.
pine boards
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-19
MRS. SlTARRING'S EVIDENCE
M0Ttimcr'S Counsel EndeaYGr to
Break 1t Down.

The Bicycle Trousers Worn by the
Prisoner OF the Afternoon of the
alleged Robbery Produced in
Court The Cross-Exnmination
When the trial of Lewis Francis Nor
timer, who is charged with the larceny
Of $3.50 worth OF diamonds from Mrs
Olivia c. Starring in Nay last, was re
sUned today IL Criminal Court, No. I,
the prisoners bicycle trousers were made
an exhibit in the case.
It viii be remembered that on the
afternoon of the day on which Mrs. Star
ring claims to have been robbed she went
bicycle riding with Mortimer. They en-
tered the Geological Park grounds. and
there got off their wheels to rest At the
time, according 20 Mrs. Starrins testi-
mony- Mortimer left her for a short
while When he returned. the witness
stated. he was agitated. and there was a
Teni in his trousers, near the knee
The trousers were offered as evidence
by the defence, to refute this statement.
1t was also stated that when arrested
Mortimer was wearing the trousers and
that they were now in the same condition
as when he returned from the bicycle
ride. An examination of the trousers
failed to sUbstantiatc the statement of
Mrs Starring. relative to. their condition.
After the examination Of the trousers
the cross-examination of Mrs Starring
was resumed She denied that some years
ago, while abroad, she asked some
friends. whom she met while crossing the
English Channel to take charge of and
return to the witness daughter in BaIti-
more, Md, d very valuable diamond neck
lace.
A letter has been received by the pris-
oner's counsel from Arthur l. knight, an
attorney, at % Nassau Street New York
city, stating that q client of the attorney
named Is willing and ready to come from
New York to testify in regard to this
matter It was also said by Mortimer
counsel that it afterward developed that
the priceless gems were paste and that
the necklace was worth about $3.50
When Mrs Starring concluded her testi-
mGny Lottie Thompson. rcolored. serv-
ant at 1850 Massachusetts Avenue, was
! called to the witness stand. She stated
that she heard Mortimer, or some one
! else, walk hurriedIy across the dining
room and studio floors on the afternoon
Of the robbery. She also said that on
making this statement Mortimer denied
that ne had gone to the studio The wit
ness further stated that she was en-
pIoyed by Mrs. Winbrenner, who rented
the basement and fourth story floors Of
1455 Massachusetts Avenue from Mrs.
Starring.
She continued by saying that a gentle
man, whom she understood is Mrs. Win
| brenner's brother, frequently took dinner
| with her.
The witness stated that Mortimer was
( in the house about ten minutes at the
/ time mentioned When put to the test as
/ TO her ability to compute time, Lottie
| Thompson, on one trial guessed twenty
! one seconds to be minute, and on the sec
/ ond trial estimated sixteen seconds as a
/ minute.
| Ernest w. Tyler. coIored. who was en-
/ ployed by Mrs. Starring rs cook and but
| Ter, was next called Up to the hour OF
| adjournment for recess, the witness tes-
| timony did not throw any new light On
!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-19
DEATH DUE TO BEATING.
Result of an Autopsy Upon n Belle
Nus. HospitaI Pntient.

NEW YORK. June 1g.-Dr. O'HanIon,
the coroner's physician, who performed
an autopsy on the body Of John Christy.
who died IN the insane pavilion Of Belle
vue Hospital, has declared that he
thought the mans death had been caused
by violence. He found that the man had
two ribs fractured and bruises on the
chin, chest, knees, arms. left side Of head,
and stomach. Nearly all OF them were
discoloring bruises, and the bruise on the
head was a serious one.
There is not the slightest doubt that he
was beaten, and that from the effect Of
the beating he received he died" Dr..
0 HanIon said. The coroner's Office viii
begin an Investigation at once. and shall
at once notify the district attorney"
The news OF the finding Of DR. O'HanIOn
at the autopsy aroused excitement in and
about the hospital Hospital officials and
John zW. Keller the Commissioner Of
Charities, had (. consultation, and an in
vestigation was begun
Christy was a longshoreman, forty-one
years old, and unmarried He boarded
with Charles Nichols. at 5G3 West Thirty
sixth Street On Tuesday. June 13, he
was acting insanely in a house at Tenth
Avenue and ThiTty-sixth Street, and q
policeman arrested him, Later in the
same day Christy was sent to Bellevue
in a Roosevelt Hospital ambulance DE-
Lyndon, of Roosevelt Hospital said that
he answered a call to the West Thirty
seventh Street police station, and found
Christy sitting in the back room Of the
station. The man was demented. talk
ing IncOhereRtly- but was not bruised, nor
Ill in any way. except mentally.
Frank NcKenna- nephew of a saloon
keeper at the house where Christy lived,
said he went to Bellevue Hospital TO see
Christy. and he heard Christy saying,
For Gods sake. don't Kill me- When
he was admitted to the room where Chris
Il was, he said, Christy had a lump on
his face and a bIac1ened eye
I ASKED Christy'' McKenna said. how
he came to be 50 dishguTed. and he an
swered that he had been beaten. He did
not say who had done it While 1 was
talking with him two Of the attendants
passed through the room one Of them
told him roughly TO sit down He refused
TO DO so Then the two men took hold Of
him Each took hold OF an arm, and then
they forced him into q chair
Dr. Stewart and Dr. Young, Of Belle
Vue Hospital. said that on his reception
ut the hospital ChTisty WAS violent and
had To be put in a restraining sheet Dr.
Young who is IN charge 0f The insane pa
Vili0u ward. asserted that the injuries
were upon the mans body when he was
brought 10 the hospital.
Ludwig. the nurse. said no undue force
had been res0Tted 10 in restraining Chris