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after the injury.
siftEftr' GRAVES TEST1rJES.

after thS injury.
siTt.ErFr' GRAVES yHSTIrJEs.
G. =. Graves, tic Offices who arr..i
Coon and Dennis aud who brought Do
from Springfield Mass. on his sccu
arrest. was the next Witness. The $50
told by Coon, who did most
the talking, was that Dutau
Kept jumping up from The table,
and that finally both struck him and sat
nm down. Coon finally, he said, took him
from behind and pushed him down into IL
CHAIR. Nurant then took up a knife from
The table. saying something in French
The two attendants. said Coon. hit him
several times in the chest. and took the
knit; from him. Both Coon and Dennis
were told that Their remarks would be
USED against them. but Coon was unable
10 keep quiet Dcnnis's story, as told to
MIR. Graves while coming back from
Springfield with him. was that they were
Trying Ia make him sit down, and that
in the struggle Durant kicked the chair
rom under another patient, and that both
fell over. with tho other patient on top
LOT Durant. Dennis did not, witness
thought. tell of striking Durant, but did
were made in his hearing.
Lawrence Wright. who was charge
nurse on the sixth ward. where Durant
was. at the time Of the injury, was the
next witness. Wright first saw Duraut
on the day of his arrival, October 49,
wien he gave him u bath, with the assist
ancc of c. .. Damren. tho assistant s,,-
pervlsor. At that time there were no
marks on his chest, no complaints on the
part of the patient, no pain, and he SEEM
cd to he in good health aside from his
mental condition. Wright first noticed
Durant's injury November ], Wednesday,
when he called DR.. Bones attention to it.
tie saw the discoloraton on Durant's
chest. lie wa probably out of the room
at the time of tue assault alleged. and
said that h" knew nothing about it at that
time. lie thought that he would have
heard the fall if purant had been thrown
from his char, or had fallen under an
other patient. No report was made to
Wright about The trouble. as was the duty
OF the other nurses. Mr.. Curtis, who
was a nurse IN the ward with Coon and
Dennis said nothing to Wright about any
trouble with Durant.
Charles. O. Damren. assistant super
visor. was called next to the stand.
He said that his duty as assistant SUI
pervisor was o visit the wards, do Of
fire work, ana in other ways assist the
supervisor. lie took Durant from tho
main office to the 9Th ward on the day
of his arrival at the hospital and help
ed the charge nurse. Wright, to battle
him. Witness SAID that if there had
been any bruises or physical disabili-
(ty on the patients body they would
have been discovered, as the bath and
| examination is for this purpose. Dam
rem said he first heard of the injury
| to Durant Thursday morning. as he
| was off duty Wednesday, afternoon,
November J. He inquired of Wright
if he knew how inc injury WAS in
1icted but Wright said that he did not
Nknow. that the report was that the
boys had struck him.
| Damrcn was the last witness eXa-
mined, and on account OF engagements
| on the part Of some members of the
board. the investigation was adjourn
| ed until Monday next. The board or
supervisors and states Attorney jack
son left on the noon train.