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

DR.. Fulmer: No, l Will agree with
you that you haven't failed, but as
stated before, and state yet, I heard
these things and avoided them as
much as possible.
DR.. Saunders: You haven't had any
difficulty with me?
Dr. Fulmer: No.
DR.. Saunders: You haven't found
any way where I was lacking in help
fulness?
DIR. Fulmer: No, as I said before
will not say that. I did not
Chairman Carothers: ! read that to
the board.
DR.. Saunders: I would like for DR.
Thompson to state in what way have
overstepped his department.
DR.. Thompson: / have not been con-
suited about getting anything at all
that has been got for the institution.
was first assistant physician and felt
that ought to have been asked about
things, but instead Of coming to me,
orders were given by you. The drum
mers came around with samples, ETC.,
and they were generally selected in the
front parlor without my being asked
in. Anything that happens here, am
not asked IL 1 agree, II think so and
so would be right.
Dr. Saunders: What happens that
you are not consulted about?
Dr. Thompson: Everything that goes
on here Is that way.
Dr. Saunders: Will you let us have
some cases?
DR.. Thompson: Everything am not
in at all.
Dr. Saunders: Is that my fault?
Dr. Thompson: 1t is carried on by
you. am not saying who authorized
1t. but you are the one carrying 1t on.
DR.. Saunders: Carrying on what?
DR. Thompson: Carrying on these
first assistant. 1t seems to me the
things should have been referred to
me. and then let me see you. Instead
of that, what is referred to me is re-
ferred to me by you-what little II Is,
but 1t Is very little.
Dr. Saunders: Have you ever COM
planned to me that you felt you were
not getting all you should?
Dr. Thompson: No.
DR.. Saunders: Do you think Ii quite
fair not to complain to me and give me
a chance Of redress?
DR.. Thompson: Yes: I explained In
that statement that I did not make
complaint because I did not want to
increase the friction which was already
in the institution. For instance, will
speak of one little incident that hap
pened only the other day-one some
time ago. For instance, I was on the
ward and one Of my nurses complained
Of the Irish potatoes. said that 1t was
important for the housekeeper to take
the peelings off after they were cooked
We talked awhile, and I asked him
oh nd ooi Id q III
institutions cooked potatoes with the
peelings on. Then I said that ! did not
think 1t was palatable for the patients
to be handed those things, because they
would not peal them. You said, well
you couldn't do any better, you would
cut the potatoes out. So a little later
on a matron was heard to make re-
mark, which seemed to be encouraged
by you, or you would have told her
DIR. Saunders: How do you know ]
heard 1t?
DR.. Thompson: You were coming
down the steps.
DR.. Saunders: don't remember any
such thing.
DR.. Thompson: That was only one OF
the things. Some time ago / wanted
some medicine-Dr. FNllmer sent for It
I had ordered some medicine through
DR.. Saunders. She came to me and
said: II am going to order some medi-
cine out, do you want some?" We
talked II over as to how many doses
probably I had better order. I thought
the thing was settled upon. told her
the number I would take-or some
thing Of that kind.
Chairman Carothers: What was that
medicine? :,
DIR. Thompson: 6O6. And when II
came. DR.. Fulmer had already asked
me for some and wanted to use some
on my side, too I told him the medi-
cine was here. The next day, or II
might have been the next day, he sent
over for some early in the morning.
told the gentleman in charge OF the
drug department to see DR.. Saunders
and get some of the medicine. It turn"
ed out don't really know whether
DR.. Saunders got the message or not
but Miss Irwin told the druggist, that
the medicine was got by DR.. Saunders
and DIR. Cooper, and there wasn't any
there for any Of the rest Of us, or words
to that effect I told Mr.. Aston to &c
back and say to Miss Irwin that didn't
see how that could be, because / had
asked DR.. Saunders to get me some, OF
at least she had asked me and l told
her to get it. The next message was
Miss Irwin came to the door herself d.
rectly-I don't suppose for the purpose
Of speaking to me about that-came &c
the office door. / said: Miss Irwin,
don't understand about this medicine;
ordered several doses out and don't
understand why other people could get
it and couldn't get any" Shortly al
ter the medicine was brought to the
dispensary and turned over to Mr.. Al.
ston and some remark like this, thai
hereafter when I wanted any medicine
ordered could order 1t myself. don,
say DR.. Saunders got my first message
but I certainly sent the message to her
and l didn't know why Miss Irwin took
that responsibility unless she got II
from DR.. Saunders. And now these are
little things that just showed me tina,
1t was no use to try to have things
corrected, and bore 1t on.
Chairman Carothers: Did / under
stand you to say you ordered the med
icine and DR.. Cooper got the medicine
you ordered?
DR.. Thompson: That was the mes
sage I got from Miss Irvin-not from
DIR. Saunders, but supposed that hac
sent the message to Dr.. Saunders tha'
probably she had instructed Miss IT.
vim.
DIR. Saunders: We discussed the
matter of the treatment as we were
having 1t done. I did not get any un'
derstanding out Of DR.. Thompson, nov
he wanted 1t. He went off on vaca.
ton. and I ordered just as / needed
The stuff came there for me. l sem
word to DR.. Thompson and told hin
that hereafter when he wanted 1t M
could address just as l did. I did ordel
for myself, and gave him every dose
that there was, hoping to make peace
Chairman Carothers: So you realizee
that there was some little friction?
DR.. Saunders: No, / always tried u
please DR.. Thompson.
DIR. Thompson: was off the last o.
September, and DR.. Saunders saw m'
herself after / came back. She ap.
preached me about the medicine.
didn't know she was going to order 1t
I was away. She did speak to m'
about It. I said didn't know just nov
many doses. She told me how many
she was going to order, and SAID
you might send for me about tns
same amount, it Is a medicine that vii
keep" T thought nothing more abou
it until it came and got that message
DR.. Saunders: Didn't you get th'
free use of it?
DR.. Thompson: I did; but here wal
the point: l had told DR.. Fulmer th'
medicine was here-he wanted 1t fol
DR.. Saunders: Was DR.. Fulmer ham
pered by lack Of 1t?
DIR. Thompson: When the messag,
Gonna that Or E'ulmer wanted 6O6,