The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18

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clared DR.. Babcock, that he learned
of the plan whereby he was to be re-
placed and DR.. Thompson was to be
made superintendent of the asylum.
Dr.. Carouthers first assistant and Dr..
Sttlemeyer put in charge of the work
at State park.
How the board in January passed
resolutions condemning him and DR..
Saunders, and then the next day re-
fused the request Of her father to re-
open the investigation and passed an
other set OF resolutions exonerating g
Dr.. Saunders, was related by the wit
ness. DR.. Babcock paid high tri-
butte to the work and efficiency of DR..
Saunders, declaring her to be the best
help in an asylum that he had come
in contact with in all his long ezpe-
rience. He said she was not only up
lifted her own department, but tried
to help along the work in other de-
partments, and she did got meddle;
as charged.
DR.. Babcock laid the friction to
jealousy on the part of the other doc
tors to DR.. Saunders work and her
fine record. He said any apparent
"oficiousness" on the part Of DR..
Saunders came from her zeal in up
lifting and upbuilding the asylum in
all departments. Why Dr.. Cooper,
who was replaced by DR.. Blackburn.
when DR.. Cooper was familiar with
the "Vossamer test" for finding
syphillitic presence in blood of pa
tients, and Dr.. Blackburn knew
nothing of this very important mat
ter, would have to be explained by
the board OF regents, said Dr.. Bab-
cock.
Dr.. Babcock testified that there
we're about 1865 patients in the asy-
lum and that the health Of the in
mates was very good except the pei
lagra patients, of whom 901 had been
admitted to the asylum in the last. six
years.
Insubordination of the medical
staff and the assertion that he had
been ignored since the first of last
July and had been practically with
out any authority since then, and that
Drs. Thompson and Griffin were re-
elected by the board of regents when
they knew these men were disloyal
to his, were statements made by Dr..
Babcock. He said that DR.. Saunders
was the only loyal member Of the
present staff.
DR.. Babcock said that Governor
Blease told him that Drs. Thompson
and Griffin we're mean men, and
everybody knew it. DR.. Babcock was
on the stand about two hours and
half, and Just before leaving It In re-
ply to a question from Senator Till
man, stated that when he was ap-
pointed Governor Tillman told him
that any governor who would bring
politics into the asylum should be i'm
peached.
There vas a passage Of words be-
tween the governor and DR.. Baocock
following the introduction Of two let
ters. written by the governor IN
which the resignation Of Dr.. Saunders
was urged. In these letters 1t was
stated By the governor that he had
heard some talk while in Newherry
concerning DR.. Saunders. The talk
was said to have taken place IN q
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 a statement. but later he
said that Col. f. 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 a rapid fire con-
versation between Dr.. Babcock ana
the governor. The governor tcld MIN
that he could not bring in the name
of a female relative. Dr.. BaDcocN
told the governor that the committee
was pressing him for an answer. Inc
subiect was shifted by the committee
and the governor walked back to MS
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