The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-13

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1t was brought out also that Solicitor
J. *. Henry. as ogto, ney for Dr.. Saun-
ders, said he would appeal ais clients
case to higher tribunal, and that
the same statement was made by DR..
Babcock 10 tb" heard.
Governor Asks Questions.
Goveronr Blease cross-eXamined
Capt. Bunch, and the governor asked
him if there was any politics in his
appointments by Governor Tillman to
succeed H. P. Green, or if there was
any politics in the appointment of DR..
Babcock to succeed Dr.. Griffin as su-
perintendent by Governor Tillman. DR..
Babcock rising to a question Of per-
sonal privilege, stated that when he
was appointed he did rot know Gov
ernor Tillman, and was working out
side of the State at the time. Young
Dr. Griffin, son of the former superin-
tendent, and member of the medical
staff at the asylum, wanted to make
statement, but Chairman Mauldin
told him he would be given chance
later to testify.
Capt. Bunch said Messrs Carothers,
Bivens and Settlemeyer had tried to
put down the friction at the asylum,
and the goveronr himself had once
come out and addressed the nurses and
helped to avert a threatened strike.
Col. John K Aull, private secretary
to Governor Blease, said he had taken
the stenograhic notes Of the executive
session of the regents when Governor
Blease was present and the members
of the medical staff made their charges
against DR.. Saunders for interfering
with them. He on the consent of the
governor, agreed to transcribe these
notes for the committee earliest
possible moment
Former StenOgrapher Testifies.
Mrs. Bessie A. Saunders, formerly
Miss Bessie Allen, said she was stem
ographer at the asylum from 1910 to
Januray of this year, and in the cap
acity of stenographer was present at
the executive session of the regents
referred to above, but she found it
took an expert to take the testimony
and Col. John X. Aull being present
in this capacity, she burned her notes
after the session Mr.. Dominick read
the testimony of Dr. Babcock on Sat-
urday which was to the effect that he,
DR.. Babcock, had heard that Mr.. Dom
mick said in the presence Of Miss
Allen that they were going to get rid
Of him as soon as possible. Ms.
Sanders said no such statement was
made in her presence. nor had she
ever heard Mr. Dominick discuss the
matter. She said she did not tell any
one that he had DR.. Saunders asked
her if she didn't recollect telling her
she said she did not
Col. Aull read perpared state
ment published elsewhere in this is
su.e) to the effect that his efforts in the
matter had been those of the peace
maker and to bring about harmony in
the asylum management. Hhe corrobo-
rated Governor Blease's testimony
Saturday. DR.. Babcock questioning
the witness emphasized the statement
that any confidential conversations he
mad had with Col Aull, and which had
been told by him Saturday, were fore
ed from him by member of the com
mittee against his will and among
other things Col. Aull said he had
given it merely as his opinion in a con-
Versation with DR.. Babcock that the
regents wanted to get rid of him. He
said he had nothing on which to base
this assertion, that it was merely an
opinion.
The committee after session last
ing until after o'clock adjourned to
meet again tomorrw afternoon at $3.50.
w. F. Caldwell in News and Courier.
Columbia, Feb. 10.-Chairman T. R.
Carouthers, Of the board of regents
of the State Hospital for the Insane,
occupied the entire time on the stand
before the asylum probers this after
noon and corroborated largely the
testimony hitherto brought out, to the
effect that friction existed at the .sy-
lum between the medical staff before
ne went on the board, as he found
when he got there, and that the re-
gents had done their best to put down
the friction and hrino ohouf h rnooDv