Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-20

Babcock had not got ready to make
the test.
Chairman Carothers: DR.. Black
burn told me he had been ready some
little time, but had never had the op-
Iportunity.
DR.. Saunders: DR.. Thompson ask
ed me within the last week when
was going to again, and told him
probably the first part Of this week,
and he said he would like to get one or
J two done. / said, "All right, up until
DIR. Babcock gets ready l will do
YOURS" He said" He told me he was
not ready yet"
Chairman Carothers: He had told
me he was ready.
| DR.. Saunders: I have already begun
on the work intended for next year
ltuberculosis-going over the hospital,
physical examinations. The reason
have stated is the reason for doing
these things myself. That is why DR..
Cooper came.
| Governor Blease: Whom do you
consider Superintendent Of the asy-
lum?
| DR.. Saunders: DR.. Babcock: and l
have always respected him as SUCH
Governor Blease: Why do you pro-
ceed to run the institution?
DR.. Saunders: I do not. / told DR..
Babcock 1 wanted to do my tests,
and he did not object.
| Chairman Carothers: Here is let
ter from the first assistant superin-
tendent. If the board of regents
wishes to hear 1t, I will read 1t. II
DIR. Saunders wishes to hear it, I will
read 1t.
DIR. Saunders: Yes.
Chairman Carothers: He says:
Columbia, s. c.. Dec. IL, lsl3.-To
the Honorable Board: 1 have been
connected with the state hospital 1or
the insane for thirty-two years-nVe
years of this time as second assistant
physician, and twenty-seven years as
first assistant physician. During TINS
time / have devoted my entire ser
vice to the institution, and have al
ways been assured that l was giving
entire satisfaction. Without any ex-
nlanation. DIR. Saunders began to en-
croach on my duties. This was about
two or three years ago. She now has
full control of them, and owns all
hut the title. This has been very un-
pleasant to me, but 1 have endured
rather than cause more friction than
already existed in the management Oh
the hospital. I feel that DR.. saunders
has taken advantage OF me In assum-
ing the above duties. G. L. Thomson
First Assistant"
| DIR. Saunders: / would like to
know what have taken of DR.. Thom.
| psons. l have given unstintingly OF
my time
Governor Blease: My information
is that DR.. Saunders has been superin-
tendent, board of regents, and ALL
that she has been the whole institu-
ton for some time past-and 1 begin
to believe it myself. 1 believe In talk
| ing plain. / believe she runs the
whole business, from top to bottom
There is a crowd out here that are
scared of her as they would be scared
of a snake. I think she is good wo-
man, and 1 do not say thing In this
world against her-not a thing-anu
| think IL DR.. Babcock had done his 1uil
duty, and had made each one under
him do his full duty, this trouble
would not have arisen. she Is a g0oo
woman, but in her ambition she mas
encroached too far upon other people.
| DR.. Saunders: would like to know
what duty l have assumed OF DR..
Thompson's that he was not Willing
for me to assume.
Governor Blease: 1 think the first
thing you did was when you dened
this board by keeping DR.. Cooper on
these grounds after he was defeated
for reelection by the board. II L
were this board it would not take me
long to decide 1t, and I would not SUD-
NIT to it.
DIR. Saunders: do think and say,
still. that I deserve an explanation
deserve that my name be 1reed from
any blame whatever.
| Governor Blease: Nobody blames
YOUR name. 1t Is simply encroaching
upon the duties Of others that you are
charged with.
| DR.. Saunders: Will you tell me the
author of your information that you
gave in your letter to DR.. Babcock?
| Governor Blease: / don't think 1t
necessary; you have already admitted
all that it contains.
| DR.. Saunders: No; 1 do not.
Governor Blease: Don't you say
that DR.. Cooper was out here ire
quently after he was beat, ana tnat
YOU and he were frequently seen to-
gether?
DR.. Saunders: Yes, sir; he taught
me. and he was here. But there were
| two along with me.
| Governor Blease: That is all any
body charged you with. All you were
charged with was Haunting the req
/ flag in the face of this board or re-
gents because they are BleaSites. ana
I think that is true. The lady whom
III heard, never insinuated the least
thing against your moral character.
If she had l would have resented 1t.
There has never been any rehectlon
on YOUR reputation or character, so
far as I know. The only thing l
know is that they stated that you and
DR.. Cooper were in this room togeth-
er hours after hours, and that LETT
people to draw conclusions. This is
the worst part OF 1t. >.
| DR.. Saunders: OF courses But 1t
was the living room, where everybody
goes, on the hallway, where every
nurse going by comes through. There
were two nurses with me In this
| Governor Blease: l do not think
there is any explanation yet as to why
this board, when it removed DR.. Coo
per, should have been treated with
contempt, and DR.. Cooper kept IN TINS
institution.
| DIR. Saunders 1 fail to see where
there was any contempt shown to the
board.
| Governor Blease: If 1 should in
yite ANYBODY out of my office, and my
secretary should bring him back, my
secretary would go out the next min
ute. If DR.. Cooper had stayed here
one hour after he had been defeated,
and / had been running tnlS insli'u
ton, he would have left here. l have
never seen DR.. Cooper that l know or,
but / never heard of Haunting red
flag in peoples faces like it was done
in this institution never have. OF
course, that is a matter for the board
of regents.
| DR.. Babcock: Governor Blease, OF
course, my purpose, l think as you
know, has been to try to act as peace
maker. The board Of regents has
never made any complaint to me
neither individually or collectively,
The first syllable that has ever passed
the lips of a single member OF this
board in regard to any correction OF
friction here was yesterday afternoon
by DIR. Carothers, after the meeting
The point at issue, as DR.. Saunders
seems to take it, is whether or not
there has been any reflection upon her
character. l would like to read 10
you from your own letter.
Governor Blease: / would like 70
have those letters filed.
!. Dr. Babcock: You said: "As Tor the
white woman nurses withdrawing
from the institution, that would be
very bad, but If they knew the talk
that is going now, l think the decent
| ,,o,,,o, ,yo,,l5 withdraw ANYHOW III