The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-21
ckery-"Did you hear any noise or

Dockery-"Did you hear any noise or
talkingY'
| DIR. Kirby-"Did DIR. Smith stay in
either room long enough to accomplish
an evil purposeT2
Mrs. Franklin-"He stayed in Miss
| Minsh's room long enough"
| DIR. Kirby-"Its never been charged
that he had improper relations with Miss
Minish has itT'
Mrs. Franllin-"Not that / know Of"
Mr.. Dockery-"Did Miss Hampton
ever tell you that DR.. Smith was init
mate with herT'
Mrs. Franklin-"She has told me SO
several times since this matter has been
talked about"
Mr.. Chadbourn-"Was DR.. Smith un-
der the influence of liquor"
Mrs. Franklin--"Ile was the first
night / smelled it,"
Miss Hampton told about the same
story so far as 1t related to her. She
said Dr. Smith came to her room three
or four times and took advantage of her.
She said he also acted very improperly
to Mrs. Franklin.
zone time he told me to ask for medi-
cnes so that he could see me. | sent
for the medicine. He came, but didn't
bring medicine. He was afraid to bother
me for fear Mrs. Franklin would hear
him. He went away saying that he would
come back and bring me medicine later
That night after Mrs. Franklin had
gone to sleep he came back, pulled off
his shoes, slipped to my room and stayed
about half an hour.
"One night Mrs. Franklin warned him
of the risk he was taking. He said
nobody knew he was there, and showed
us the keys. When asked why Mr.. Will
liams didn't bring the medicine, he said
the guard was drunk and Mr.. Williams
was on night duty.
Later he told Mrs. Franklin not to
follow him about when he came. One
time he got the keys to come up to ex-
anime my bed springs. That day Mrs.
Franklin and Miss Minish were gone
out, and | was alone. When DIR. Smith
came in he closed the doors. and asked
me to go with him to my room, and when
wouldn't he asked me if Mr. Williams
had ever made advances toward me. II
told him no; Mr.. Williams had always
acted like a gentleman to me. He said
ought to get in with Mr.. Williams and
probably he would take me out and
marry me.
when DIR. Smith came to our ward
he would not only talk bad, but sing
vulgar songs. When he brought medi-
cine, instead of giving it to me, as he
ought to have done, he would set it on
the window sill and leave it and try to
do me as he liked"
Mr.. Dockery-"Did DIR. Smith ever
have improper relations with you?'
Miss Hampton-"He did"
Mr.. Dockery-"Did you tell Mr.. Will
hafs about it?"
Miss Hampton-"I asked Mr. Williams
why he didn't bring my medicine"
Mr.. Dockery-"Did you ever propose
that Williams come and do as DR..
Smith was doing"
Miss Hampton-'I said something Of
that kind once"
Mr.. Clark-"You have lived pretty |
fast life haven't you?"
Miss Hampton-"I have-I'm afraid"
Mr. Clark-"Did you ever make
charges against the physicians at Nor
ganton?"
Miss Hampton-'I never did, but DR..
Smith did,"
Mr. Cotten-"How long were you at
MorgantonW
Miss Hampton-"Seven years there,
ana three months mere.
DR.. Kirby-"How long were you here
before DR.. Smith made improper ad-
vances"
Miss Hampton-"The first night I was
here. He told me he knew the history
of my life, but for me not to tell any
body and he wouldn't. and he and !
would have a good time together"
DIR. Kirby-'sDid he have anything to
do with you laterY
Miss Hampton-"He did and suggest
ed to me to take something to keep me
from getting into trouble"
DR.. Kirby--"Do you know why you
were sent here|
Miss Hampton-"I do not"
DR.. Kirby-"Don't you know it was
because you tried to set fire to the hospi-
talg'
Miss Hampton-"I have heard it, but
I'm glad to say it wasn't true"
The next witness was Mr.. Lowry, the
corporal of the night guard at the peni-
Tertiary. He was a know-nothing. The
only thing he knew was that DIR. Smith |
got the keys several times to go into
the female department Mr.. Lowry said |
he went with him only one time.
Capt. Smith-"How long DID he stay
in therew
Mr.. Lowry-"I don't know. The
night / went with him / went only to