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Q-And you left the Gaol on the 31st May ?
A-Yes.
Q-What state was he in on the 31st May ?
A-He was weak.
Q-Weak from what?
A-Weak from the abscess, but his pulse was getting stronger.
Q-How about the abscess itself?
A-It was discharging freely.
Q-Was it in a better or a worse condition?
A-He got very weak after I opened the abscess.
Q--Did you put him on fresh diet?
A-I gave him nourishing food. I will describe my treatment. Beef conjee- Q-After the second flogging?
A-Yes. Two pints of milk, one lb. of bread, and whiskey. He asked me not to give him whiskey and said whiskey made him very bad, and I offered him port wine which he declined. There was the ordinary cleaning, and drainage tubes were used. I also ordered quinine to check the development of bacteria and diaphoretics to increase the function of the skin. The wound was washed several times in the course of the day with Jeyes' fluid and permanganate of potash. He told me he was an opium smoker and that was the reason he did not care for whiskey.
Q--Was that the daily diet?
A--Yes. On the same day, at 9 p.m., I ordered a lemonade. He had beef tea also. On the 28th he told me he could not take the Half-Diet of the Hospital, so I put him on low diet. Instead of a linseed poultice I ordered a charcoal poultice, and he had three pints of milk. The poultice was changed several times daily. On the 29th he had also hot tea.
Q--Was that diet continued up to the 31st?
A--Yes.
Q-When did you last see him ?
A-On the 31st May. I went to the Gaol at 11.5 a.m. and I left at 3.55 p.m., and I left word with the warder that if the man got worse in the night time, he was to send for me.
Q-When did you last see him?
A-At 3.55 p.m. on Sunday, 31st May.
Q-How was he going on then?
A-I asked him and he said he felt better. The abscess was discharging freely.
Q-Were there any signs of danger?
A-Whenever there is an abscess there is danger.
Q-Any signs of special danger?
A-No.
Q-I want to ask you one question about the former case. Was that man an opium smoker?
A-I do not see anything here [looking at the records] about an opium smoker.