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Q-Which was the worse?
A--528, when he was admitted into the hospital, was worse than the man 704, who died.
Q--Was he kept in the hospital until he was discharged?
A--Yes.
Q--Were his wounds dressed every day?
A-Three times a day.
Q--Did you dress them?
A-Three times a day myself.
Q-He was discharged on the 12th May ?
A--Yes.
Q--Did you dress his wounds on the day he was discharged ?
A--Yes, I gave him a piece of lint dipped in carbolic and placed a plaster on his buttocks so that it would not fall off.
Q--Do you ever see prisoners flogged?
A-Yes, I flog them myself.
Q-Are you one of the floggers?
A-Yes.
Q-Who is the other?
A-Mr. GIDLEY.
Q-How long have you been a flogger?
A-Seven or eight months.
Q-Do you ever change the rattan ?
A-Yes, if a rattan has blood on it we always change it. We never use a cane that has blood on it because it is liable to injure another man's blood.
Q-Do you always use a clean rattan-a new rattan for every prisoner?
A-Not for every prisoner, but if a rattan has been used and blood remains on the cane, the cane is not used until it is properly washed ?
Q-How is it washed ?
A-Washed in water.
Q-Not in any carbolic solution?
A-No.
Q--What are your hours of duty in the Gaol hospital?
A-A quarter to six in the morning to a quarter to six at night, returning at nine o'clock at night.
-Without any interval?
A-An hour and a half interval for tiffin and an hour for breakfast.
I return
again to the hospital at nine at night, and remain in the hospital all night and carry on my duties next day as usual.
Q-You remain in the hospital all night ?
A-Every other night.