The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
MORE ABOUT JIM TILLNAN.
The Nurse Who Has Been Caring for
Him Makes Statement.

Asheville, Jan. 28.-Anent the sew
eral newspaper stories relative to
Col. James H. Tillman, who has
! Leen a visitor and heal,h-seeker in
Asheville, for the past several months
and who is declared to be rapidly
| improving, Mrs Mary Dortch SEQ
field, who came here with Col Till
man as his nurse and who remained
with Col. Tillman until, as she
says, she was fired because she
wrote a letter to Senator Benjamin
Ifllman asking that he assist his
nephew" has handed in for publi-
cation a communication giving her
side of the matter, and also a let
ter from former Governor Charles
| B. Aycock Of North Carolina as to
her standing, refinement and culture.
Mrs. Scofield's communication fol-
| lows:
L have paid no attention to the
| hy Mrs. M. T. Bunch, a sister Of Col
Tillman, as she signed herself when
| in Asheville. cannot go unnoticed.
| (She refers to an article in the
Spartanburg Journal a few days ago.
They are not true. 1 was with Col.
| Tlllman from the hour that he ar
rived in Asheville until he became
| angry about my writing to Senator
Tillman to assist him. Then he dis
missed me, saying that I was the
best nurse he had ever seen but he
| would never have another trained
nurse, but would get niger who
| would not tell everything. have
nothing to say against my patient. 1
did my duty by him. When he went
to Larkspur cttage, in Albermarle
park, it was I who advanced the
money for thee months rent; also
the $25 which paid for the bed he
now occupies. I expected his sister,
Mrs. Bunch, to repay that money.
She left here November 2, promising
to send me a check November Is. 1
have not received one penny yet.
She left without leaving one penny
in the house, and the rest Of my
money, over $50, went for what /
would call very necessary expenses;
| milk, eggs, etc. Mrs. Bunch was not
IN Larkspur cottage after November
2 until January II, although I wrote
her in December I would be compell-
ed to go where 1 could make ex-
! pcnsos, thcr only rera,ro6 tr-ce
| nights Certain patients are allowed
60 eat all they can get did not
! know Col Tiilman had been forbid
| don that privilege never nu-seo
in Baltimore. told SCol Tillman
when / went to him of my dismissal
| from the "out patient department
| connected with Bellevue. 1 am not
ashamed but rather proud Of the
fact. Miss Goodrich offered to let
me resign but I preferred a dismiss
al because 1 was dismissed for re-
| porting unjust treatment of help
less patients. The matter was placed
| before Mayor Gaynor but he did not
give me a fair investigation. Miss
Goodrich and DR.. Bannon misrep-a.
sented the case to him and he let it
drop. l intended to have it up later.
| Il have been noted for giving my
time and money to patients. This
is the first time 1 have been accuse l
| Of trying to steal. AS a letter from
the governor of South Carolina has
been given no doubt / will be par
doned for producing one from a
former governor of North Carolina
Hon. Charles B. Aycock
| Respectfully,
Mrs. Mary d. Scofield."
The letter from former Governor
Aycock, which Mrs. Scofield handed
in as an exhibit follows:
| ITO Whom it May Concern:
Il have known Mrs Mary Dortch