The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-13
ASYLUM INVESTIGATIONS
RESUME HEARING
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iected to Mr.. Saunders being present
bpt before he could put the request
Of Mr.. Saunders, there being so much
confusion in the room at the time, ne
mad disappeared. he said.
DR.. Saunders questioned DR.. Car
outhers at some length regarding a
reply said to have been made by Dr..
Griffin to a question asked of him by
Governor Blease, during the executive
meeting Of the board when the con-
demnatory resolutions were passed.
According to the testimony DR.. Grit
lin had replied to a question that DR.,
Saunders was supposed to be single
woman" and DR.. CaroUthers said upon
DR.. Saunders saying she took excep-
tion to the reply, Dr.. Griffin had
promptly apologized and disclalmed
any intention CT rejecting on ner,
The chairman of the board said he did
not think the remarks offensive or he
would not aave stood for it. DR..
Saunders, with flashing eyes, dubbed
the remark attributed to DR.. Griffin,
"a most unfortunate slip" as DR..
Carouthers said he considered it only
a slip.
Friendly with BabcOck.
DIR. Carouthers said the relations
between him and DR.. Babcock had been
friendly and there mad been perfect
harmony between DR.. Babcock and the
regents until recently, when there
was not apparent just that feeling
there ought to be. He said it was
necessary for the institution to have
harmony and cooperation between all
the officials and subordinates- He
gave it as his opinion that there would
have been peace if DR.. Saunders had
resigned.
That DR.. Babcock and the regents
have coordinate authority and that
a dual head of the asylum exists is
the opinion of Dr. Carouthers. DR..
Taylor had asked DR.. Carouthers ii
DR.. Settlemeyer, a member of the
board of regents, had rot denied
knowledge of any meeting at the st.
John Hotel with the subordinates
when DR.. Taylor was absent, and
Chairman Carouthers said DR.. Settle
meyer would have to answer that him
self. The latter wanted to make a
statement, but waited when the COM
ngittee told him he would be given an
opportunity to testify.
Under question from Dr.. Babcock
1T was brought out from DR.. Carouth-
ers that he had said the asylum fric-
ton ought not to be asitated just on the
eve of the legislatures meeting, and
that he had been afraid last September
the trouble was coming and that he
would like to have resigned except he
would not do so under fire. Dr. Ca
routhers said he did not think the in
vestigation would do any good, as it
only made the friction worse to have
it agitated. He said he was not opposed
10 the general assembly knowing every
thing, only he could not see where it
would be aCy good for the institution
for the friction Between the medical
staff to be further agitated. He stood
right behind the board of regents and
in passage with Dr.. Babcock said he
thought the whole trouble would have
been averted if DR.. Saunders had re-
signed. DR.. Babcock said he did not
propose to fold his hands and let the
young lady be driven out Of the insti-
tuition when she had been doing her
duty and was such a faithful and
efficient Official.
The committee recessed at a late
hour until Thursday afternoon at $50
o'clock. The sessions this afternoon
were held in the hall of the house
and large crowd listened to Dr.. Ca
routhers testimony.