I gave her the telegram—She said: 'You had better go upstairs and see how the patient is before you decide anything." I Went and saw the patient. He seemed to rather cheery and inclined to talk and asked me for goodness' sake to give him a Tittle brandy and soda, as his throat was so dry and burning. I' gave him a little brandy and soda, with a quarter of a grain of cocaine in it. This was to t eck the vomiting. I also. left, I think, three cocaine tabloids with Mrs. Carew to give during the night: if-his stomach was still very irritable. By irritable I mean vomiting and pain over it, T received a letter from Mrs. Carew on Thursday, the 22nd, I think about half-past six in the morning.
went round to see the patient, anying there a little before 7 o'clo in wy. opinion the patient was then deal worse, He was MUTTERING AND RESTLESS, and in that half-dreamy state which was sleep and not sleep—not sleep because you could waken him out of it quite easily. He was very much prostrated. Mrs. Carew told me he had had a very bad night indeed, that she had to be up a good part of the night with him. I told her I thought the sleep he had been having was not proper sleep and he wanted rest. I administered to him a dose of hydrate of chloral. The dose was 1} and the solution contained 15 grains of hydrate of chloral. Lenjoined on her not to talk to him and if he spoke not to answer him, but to try and Keep him as quiet as possible. When I left I said to her that after Mr. Boag's funeral I should come around again. The symptoms of the last two days were very wuzzling and I could not account for them. it seemed as if he were suffering from some irritation over and above the bilious, attack, and the increasing pains and straining, the vomiting and diarrhea, with the acute pain over the stomach, the irritation extending to the right, and the constrietion and' burning sensations of the throat, muzzled me greatly and I could not make ead or tail of it. I had made up my mind to get him into the hospital if it were at all possible.
Mr. Wilkinson—To this next question I want you to answer yes or no and nothing more, I believe at Mr. Boag's funeral a communication was made to you Yes.
You went and had an interview with another person on the subject of that communication?—Yes, may Ladd particularly No, don't say anything but yes or no, add nothing about what the occasion was. After these communications were made to you did you go to see if you could get Your patient into the Hospital 7—Yes. I Went immediately to see Dr. Todd, but, unfortunately, he was away from home on that date."
You need not give any further particulars than to say yes or no to this—did you see Dr. May on the, subject 1—Yes.
Did you see Mr. Consul Hall on the subject?—Yes. My reasons for going Never mind your reasons, you had it fact taken all-the steps to get him into the Hospital as quickly as possible?—Yes. I didn't see any other patient until I got him into the Hospital. I was on my feet all the time.
'After seeing Mr.' Consul Hall did you 3 go up to Mrs.
Carew's house?—Yes I went up before tiffin. All these interviews took up some time, and it was somewhere about twenty minutes to twelve when I got up.
How was the patient then?—I merely walked into the'room. I told Mrs, Carew Thad made up my mind to get him into the Hospital at once. I believe I said, " Ho is only going from bad to worse."
How did you find him on that occasion—Very much prostrated and all the other symptoms were aggravated.
On leaving Mrs. Carew's house did you meet anyone?—I met Mr. Porch.
Near the house?—A little way up the hill towards Mr. Jackson's.
To the next question just answer yes or no, Did you make any communication to him?—I did.
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