The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-02-11
STENO OGRAPfilC REPORT.
OF BABCOCk TILT.
Continued from Page seven.)


8 changes made on the first Of las
4 July. knew nothing about tn,
1 changes until after the board had ad
December Meeting.
concerning the meeting Of the
Z board OF regents at the asylum ir
4 December, the following stenographie
\ revort Is given:
DR.. Babcock-We appeared in the
meeting room Of the regents. There
were present at that meeting Gov
Blease and four Of the regents.
These were Dr.. Carrothers, DR.. Set
tlemeyer, Mr.. Bivens and DIR. Taylor.
There were also present the four or
i've assistant physicians, also DR..
Thompson, DR.. Griffin, DR.. Fulmer,
Dr.. Blackburn and DR.. Toole, the dem
tist. Dr.. Saunders was present and
myself.
| understood from DR.. Taylor that,
when the board called this meeting
on the previous day, it decided that
should not be admitted and it was
with considerable difficulty that DR..
Taylor gained the consent of the
board OF regents that should be
present at this hearing. In the as
sembly room then there appeared the
gentlemen with the lady that I have
named, appeared Mr.. Saunders with
MS attorney, j. K. Henry, of Chester.
There appeared DR.. Cooper witt: his
attorney, John J. McMahan, and Sem
ator Weston appeared.
The board soon announced that
they were going to hold an executive
session Sc. ana thaS S|n9a .!as one would be adj
United exds1t thJse who faSr,been in
vited to be present, so they exclIdad
Mr.. Saunders and his attorney, DR..
Cooper and his attorney and Mr..
Weston and went into executive ses-
sion.
Complain Of DR.. Saunders.
Various complaints were then made
by the various physicians as to Dr..
Saunders interfering with their duties
| or prerogatives. The attack was aim
ed chiefly at DR.. Saunders and Incl
dentally at me. The replies were
made along the line by DR.. Saun lcrs
when one physician would attack her.
There was some questioning done by
the board of regents and some by the
| governor
One Of tho most strenuous Incl
dents OF the whole meeting was when
Gov. Blease said to Dr. Griffin: CDR.
| Griffin, DR.. Saunders is a single wo-
man, Is she not?" and DR.. Griffin, with
a sneer, said, "She is supposed to be-"
| Later, when Dr. Saunders told Dr.
Griffin that she considered his re-
marks an insult. he hesitated and
hemmed and hawed and finally CUR
gled out, "Of, course, ! didn't mean
that"
After this savage attack upon this
woman, and in that meeting where
she had no friends except DR.. Taylor
and myself, when contention was
pretty strong, Mr.. Bivens arose and
read a-took from his pocket a
|
charges against DR.. Saunders had
been confirmed and that he moved
that she be removed from the insti-
tuition. DR.. Taylor moved that the
resolution be tabled and not carried
then made as strong an appeal as
| could to the board for harmony,
tcld them that If errors we're made
accepted my part and that for the
sake Of the institution l hoped that
everything would be satisfactorily
adjusted. Gov Blease then said to
Mr.. Bivens, you Withdraw your res
olution." Which Mr. Bivens did.
Defends DR.. Saunders.
i then made an appeal to the board
before they left the room to pass n
resolution vindicating this woman
whom they had attacked. There was
some discussion Of it. was told
that | must not interfere with the
session Of the board Of regents DR..
Saunders finally broke down and de-
mandcd that she leave the room and
at last i opened the door and she
went out. And the board of regents
and Gov. Blease came out and said,
What am to do?" and Gov. Bleasc
said,
"By all means keep DR.. Saunders
here. 1t is clear to me that you and
Dr.. Thompson can't both stay in this