The  Chairman.  Then  the  fi^ht  was  on.     Did  you  hit  this  fellow?

Mr.  Chappelear.  No;  I  didn't  hit  him.  1  didn't  have  any  chance
to  hit  him.     It  was  as  much  as  I  could  do  to  keep  him  off  of  me.
The  Chairman.  In  other  words,  two  patients  were  fighting  and
you  sepanited  and  calmed  them  down.  Did  you  use  any  more  force
than  was  necessary  in  order  to  do  it?

Mr.  Chappelear.  No,  sir:  I  think  not.  I  never  hit  him.  I  had  to
use  what  force  I  had  to  hanale  him.
Mr.  Hay.  How  about  the  food  out  there,  Mr.  Chappelear  t

Mr.  Chappelear.  Well,  I  don't  think  that  I  can  consider  the  food
anything  extra.  I  have  eaten  some  pretty  good  meals  there  and  I
have  eaten  some  pretty  bad  ones.
Mr.  Hay.  What  was  wrong?     Was  it  badly  cooked,  or  what?

Mr.  Chappelear.  Yes,  badly  cooked;  there  is  no  doubt  about  that,
but  sometimes  we  got  pretty  bad  beef.  I  don't  think  the  cooking  has
anything  to  do  with  that.  The  beef  is  simply  beyond  eating,  I  think,
at  times.  I  won't  say  it  is  that  way  all  the  time.  When  we  have
roa^t  beef  or  anything  like  fresh  meat,  like  that,  it  is  in  pretty  good
shape,  but  the  corned  oeef  is  terrible.  At  least,  I  think  so.  1  do  not
claim  to  be  any  judge.
Mr.  Hay.  I  am  requested  to  ask  you  if  you  ever  saw  Mr,  Pyles  hit
a  patient?

Mr.  Chappei>ear.  Yes,  sir;  I  have.
Mr.  Hay.  You  have?

Mr.  Chappelear.  Yes,  sir.
