Cross-examined by Mr. Conolly, the plaintiff said that this was his first interview with Mr. Conolly.
MR. MCCALL – In most auspicious circumstances.
MR. CONOLLY – In most auspicious circumstances. Can a man help his own feelings?
If they are going to injure others he should restrain them.
Continuing, the witness said he could not conduct the infirmary without the use of the lash. When he was at St. Bartholomew’s be had seen no children thrashed there. If a child misbehaved at a hospital he could be turned out, that was not so at a Poor Law infirmary. He had not mentioned the use of the stethoscope to the guardians, or in the earlier action against the Weekly Budget.