The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-17

on DR.. Saunders character. / have
never known or heard anything derog-
atory to her character
Asked to give other specific in
stances when DR.. Saunders had treated
him with discourtesy, Dr. Griffin said
that on one occasion he went into the
general office of the asylum and re-
quested a young lady stenographer to
take some dictatiCn, when DR.. Saun-
ders curtly informed him that the lady
was ner stenographer.
i He told of having left orders for lighF
diet to be given hospital nurse, whom
he was treating, and said that DR..
Saunders later countermanded this or
der and sent tie patient regular
meal. A similar case occurred, he
said, when his directions, that the wife
of white male patient be not al
lowed to visit her husband daily, since
the effect of visits was bad, were over
ruled and the visits permitted.
SAYS Babcock DiSlikeS Him.
Dr. Griffin stated that he had not
complained of these matters to Dr..
Babcock because the superintendent
lad taken dislike to him, for which
he was unable to account Just When
this dislike began he did not know,
but read from the records of the 1909
asylum investigation statements which
he made of highly complimentary
nature toward Dr.. Babco2k. Dr.. Crit
fin stated that ne did not believe
there was any unpleasaatness between
them until after that time. AS evil
deace of the fact that Dr.. Babcock was
unfriendIy to him he stared that when
he made complaints they were not
needed and that he was not generally
treated with courtesy.
DR.. Griffin stated that DR.. Babcock,
he thought, had not visited his (Dr.
Grifin's) department Of the asylum
during the year 1913, and but few
times since he had been member Of
the medical stGE
On examination by Senator YC!.hg,
Dr.~ Griffin admitted that he did not
spend but about two hours at the asy-
lum each day and that Dr.. Babcock
might visit his ward during his alb
sence. He testified that Dr. Saunders
was very capable and loyal to ner pa
tents, that there was no rule to pre-
vent her going into his department.
Questioned by DR.. Saunders.
DR.. Saunders during her examina-
ton of the witness brought out the
! facts that he had had some differences
with Miss Allen, former stenograph-
er at the asylum; that Dr.. Griffin had
never filed complaint with the super
intendent against her going into his
department; that their differences
were very trivial and that only once in
seven years had she objected to his
dictation to The office stenogcapher.
His wishes in the cases of the sick
nurse and the Wife's visits to her hus-
band had not been made known to
ner.
DR.. Babcock cross-Questioned the
witness. That the board of regents
had suggested the retirement of DR..
Griffin and that DR.. Babcock's obiec-
ton had saved his position was
brought out DR.. Babcock asked the
witness to define the terms insanity"
"hallucination," "delusion,' and other
words of similar nature. This he de-
clined to do, although he affirmed
that he could give the definition of
each Of them.
DR.. Griffin stated during DR.. Bah
cocks cross-examination that he did
not make thorough physical examina-
ton of all the patients who came un-
der his charge; that ne had Vaccinated
some of them; that he had not made
the Wesserman test for syphilis on
any Of them; that his patients were
negro men and that syphilis was
the most frequent cause Of their
trouble
DIR. Griffin was examined by Cover