CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3] — Page 371

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who was liable to fits. When I told him that he had been retired on medical grounds he did not raise any objection to it.

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Charles William Mo.Kenny sworn & examined :

I am Medical Officer, Victoria Gaol. On the 14th January I was informed by telephone that the deceased had attempted suicide and that he was at that time very violent and required several men to hold him down. I ordered by telephone that he should be immediately brought by ambulance to the Government Civil Hospital. On his discharge from the Government Civil Hospital I consulted verbally with Dr. Bell and Dr. Koch and we agreed that he was not suitable to be a gaol warder. I examined him on his admission. He was physically fit but that he appeared rather dull mentally.

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James Leslie Speed sworn examined :

I am Warder, Victoria Gaol. knểw the deceased. On the 14th January I was in the Gaol quarters. At 2.10 2.4.

I was awaken by Warder Buchanan, I went up to the deceased. Hŵ was then leaning on a towel horas. I asked him what va8 the matter with him. He said two men were trying to drown hi. Hạ than attempted to strike me, and afterwards he did strike me. I then went to the bath room. I found the deceased in the bath and under the water.

pulled him out and he shouted for help. We then took him out of the bath and dried him, and put him into a suit of pyjamas. We than put him into bed. The remainder then went to bed also. In five minutes' time a dog belonging to the quarters got into his bed. The deceased took up the dog and threw it across the room. He said the dog was worrying him. then sent for the Hospital warder, Then Dr. Mo.Kenny was telephoned for, and the deceased was sent to the Asylum. Before the deceased was sent to the Asylum there was no thing strange in his manner.

When the deceased came back from