The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-26

xement and regents and those op-
os'ng them, and who think they
nonld be displaced by others who
vin show moro care and executive
abi'ity. SO much feeiins is manifest
Il that II would not be surprising IL
hey did not attempt in the Legisla-
ure 20 have some sort of investiga-
Ion OF the investigation.
II Is freely charged that the faction
~ the committee which has charge of
conducting the examination of wit
1
es Is showing a most persistent
tndency TO apr lhe 81 hitewash
>rrsh by the chasacter ana nature of
he questions ask
III we are goin 90 bring any re-
medal leeis'at 10 SD next
<pring." said ineiabcr of he COM
m''<ee today' W. rre got to bring
2ut the condition t. thcy actually
exist so that tn imblle r well s.
tkc Legislature n ss know he facts
ana God knows deg .Ged chs nges are
,orely needed out ihste We. are not
>oins to get pub atiri. behind
'he necessary ref,r 81 shrewd law
yeru are TO ask ,u,4ilons 81. such
manner as TO chenee the en- tire drift
rfthe evidence o. cert-,n Important
Witnesses
'I have heard ict about physical
ostlpint being nee for the con-
fol Of patien:s. b., 4 an, persuaded
rom what have seen OF otiler insti-
It'c''s 'h'< A. rff r'-AF n'ra modern
<.lsspt III ut the no1*f exrerts IS
"y&'1s Nts ~ ,wi-yf ~ " IS 'sSsr-l
1rrooS There ~ otNr aha moro
hrAtt and, cr ihods OF
teatiny these sor o. ,css,s. such. -
>oaking them In H.. hf,hs I'd other
wise ttsatlng theru ,b quiet and
soo,he them
III have seen sgov-h q. this and
other institutions 20 contiRc me that
We are way behii the Ties Ia the
manner n which we condveg our in
>titulion There is sr1c. need for
exparsion and bet er ,re.tro mt. And
conditions are nc eragr blamable
on the state, OF roofe 4 enough
money : spent q property maintain
the institution. an sr more ls
urgently needed Cor ,hc oper ex-
bension and i1nrot,n is. but L
have seen hettef oolerct.1 institu-
tions run.
Or. IA. N. Grill. 0' rhar'tston. In
ehorsc Of the ncs.V a. ard, was
on the Stand today. 10 depicted r
pitiably cvercrowded condition In his
ward. where tuberculosis. TO which
tbc negro is particularly susceptible
IN acute form. RACES. but he gave Or.
Babcock splendid name He said
there was always perfect harmony be-
tween him and DF. Babcock. and he
Thought Or PADDOCK managed the
Affairs well Tor the financial aid he
got The cooking was not always
what could be desired. but II was bet
ter than the patients unusually got at
home. There We're only three nurses
70 over 100 patents. and so over
crowded Is the ward that forty-nve
men are In one room. the beds lit
ersi.y touchlps.
Huntc- = Gibbs. OF the Columbia
Far. who was accused In evidence be-
fore the Asylum investigation yester-
day afternoon OF improper practice In
Ectting In q man accused Of fraud and
then getting him ont again. ana Of
so..eiting patients 10 get them out for
a fee. did not go on the stand this
pscrnlifg. as expected. He was there
rcncy aud insisted on making state.
nftnt Immediately. but the committee
IN executive session decided not Ia
hear pirn until this afternoon. when
solicitor Benet. Magistrate Fowleo
and Probate Judge cobb. with the
evidence agninst HIM. viii also testify
Mr.. Gibbs started an agitation for an
Investigation. Otherwise the lnvesti-
Eotion this morning was devoid OF a
feature.
Mr. Gibbcs appeared In the after
noon. accompanied by his brother Dr.
Robert w. GIbbes and Dr. William A.
Boyd. the two physicians who com
mitted this Columbia patient
II was brought out In the tes,l-
mony. according To Mr.. Glbbes. that
he had not seen any of the patients
except his client and two others one
OF these was a doctor from Aiken and
the other visited him In his office and
told him Of the case which he. Or.