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stated that he did not know anything
definite as to the effort to sell the
property of the asylum; that it was
his private opinion; that he gained
his information from general rumors
nd from reading the newspapers;
that his statement was kind of in
tuitive suggestion; that he had in
tended that copy of his letter be
sent to all members of the house and
senate; that he had gained from DIR.
Babcock all of his information as to
the fight on DR.. Babcock and DR..
Saunders; and that he knew nothing
definite concerning the entire matter.
DR.. j. w. Babcock, taking the
stand, reviewed to internal distur-
Dances at the State Hospital for the
Insane, declared that he was being
hampered in his work because of
lack of authority, which had been
taken over by the board of regents,
claimed that he had no jurisdiction
over the subordinate officials and
paid tribute to the work and char
acter of DR.. Saunders.
Threatened by Governor.
There was a passage of words be-
tween the governor and DR.. Babcock
following the introduction of two let
ters, written by the governor in
which the resignation of DR.. Saun-
ders was urged. In these letters it
was stated by the governor that he
had heard some talk while in Nef-
berry concerning DR.. Saunders. The
talk was said to have taken place in
room adjoining the governors. One
of the members. of the committee
pressed DR.. Babcock as to who made
the statements. At first he refused
to make statement, but later he
said that Col. E. H. Aull had told him
that it was relative of the governor.
The governor denounced this state
ment as false and advanced to the
front. There was rapid fire con-
verSation between DR.. .Babcock and
the governor. The governor told him
that he could not bring in the name
OF a female relative. DR.. Babcock
told the governor that the committee
was pressing him for an answer. The
subject was shifted by the committee
and the governor walked back to his
seat. On the way back he muttered
something about putting him where
he could not talk"
Senator Tillman entered the SUI
preme court room at 1O:15 o'clock.
He spoke w several friends and then
took his seat in front of the COM
mittee.
"May l sit, Mr.. Chairman? 1 am
weak and l prefer to sit," said Sena-
tor Tillman, when he had been sworn
as the first witness.
Have you copy of the letter that
was sent out and contained in the
special message?" asked the commit
tee.
II have not copy of the letter
here, but there is one in Washing
ton," replied the senator
From DIR. Babcock.
Senator Tillman was asked by the
committee where he obtained his in
formation as to the charges in the
letter. "From DR.. Babcock," replied
the senator.
Il have no definite information as
to either charge" he continued. lie
said that his charges were "intuitivc,
or guess or personal opinion" He
said that his information as to the
attempt to "oust DIR. Babcock and
smirch the name of DR.. Saunders"
had been obtained from DR.. Babcock.
The senator admitted that he had no
first hand information on any of the
charges.
Senator Tillman told the commit
tee that he had appointed DR.. Bah
cock as superintendent of the hospi-
tai in 1891 and that his appointee
was South Carolinian, from Ches-
ter, as he understood it. Senator Till
man then read paper which he had
prepared and which contained a die
tionary difnition of what he meant
by the governors "underlings and
satellites" He said that he had
nothing to hide when he sent out the
letter and that, if one of his clerks
had not made a mistake, it would
have been sent to all of the members
of the senate.
On Stand Quarter Hour.
Senator Tillman said that as a re-
suit of the attempt of the governor
to make w. G. Houseal, M. D., of
Newberry, superintendent of the asy-
lum, he had gained the impression
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