The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-02-17
WOMAN DOCTOR IS
MAKING BRAVE DEFENSE
DIR. EleanOra Saunders ReSents
InSinuatiOnS.
CHAIRMAN APOLOGIES.
MaSs-Mceting of Columbia Women
and White Nurses of the Asy-
lum Endorse Her Work.

COlumDla, Feb. I4.-Dr Flea
nora Is. Saunders, the young woman
physician at the State Hospital for
the insane, who is making a brilliant
nght Tor her professional and moral
character, which has been assailed I'm
an attempt to oust her as an assist
ant physician, called Dr.. T. r. Ca
roth rs, chairman of the board of re-
gents, to sharp account this afternoon
when he made an insinuative state
ment.
II resent that, Dr. Carothers." said
DR.. Saunders.
Il most certainly resent that" said
her father, o. l.. Saunders.
DR.. Carothers then blurted out an
apology.
DR.. Saunders is making a straight
fight for her rights and she let II be
known this afternoon that she does
not propose to suffer humiliation at
the hands of politicians in South
Carolina She has won the admiration
for her brilliant work at cross-examin
ing the various witnesses.
DR.. j. l.. Thompson, the first as
Sistant physician, was on the stand all
of this morning. He charged in gen
eral terms that Dr. Saunders had in
vaded his department and had taken
all OF hsi power away. When asked
for specific instance OF usurpation
the witness failed to specify
He was put under a hard cross-ex-
animation by DR.. Saunders and failed
TO show to the committee where DR..
saunders had deliberately trespassed.
DR.. Carothers also returned to the
stand but give no new Ngnt.
BEGIN SPEEDING UP.
The legislative committee began
speeding up this morning in an at
tempt to complete the hearing as soon
as possible. The session was called
TO order at 10 O'Clock. and was in
session until shortly after O'Clock.
What is the trouble at the asylum?
This is the question that members of
the committee are asking.
The witnesses, that is the assistant
physician. invariably reply that there
is friction.
This has been brought out that
there are two heads of government at
the asylum-the board OF regents and
the superintendent. This the members
seem to think is the cause OF all of
the trouble
something was suggested this morn
ing about a gct-together meeting for
the regents and the superintendent.
The testimony showed that neither
had even called for sucn a meeting.
Several Of the witnesses have re-
fused TO answer matters of a techni-
cal nature.
The hearing will be resumed next
Tuesday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
This point has been brought out.
The board of regents adopted a rule
that all complaints should be filed by
employees with the superintendent to
be submitted to the board of regents.
After that resolution was passed
three of the regents-the administra-
ton members-met and discussed
complaints with several subordinate
officers when the plan for the GUST
ing OF DR.. Saunders was outlined.
This morning at a mass meeting of
columbia women a resolution was
adopted indorsing the work of DR..
Saunders.
Yesterday the young white nurses
at the asylum passed a resolution in
dorsing DR.. Saunders.
During the examination of DR..
Thompson this morning it was de-
"loDed that a committee of the board
of regents has been appointed frame
rules for governing the institution
DR.. j. l.. Thompson, first assistant
medical officer at the State Hospital
for the Insane. who made written
complaint December 70, 1918. to the
board OF regents, alleging interference
by Dr. Eleanora Il. Saund RS, assist
ant to the superintendent was the
first witness today when the legisla-
tive investigation OF the hospital was
resumed. On cross-examination by
DR.. Saunders, DIR. Thompson stated
that they had often been brought to-
gether in the discharge OF their duties
and admitted they had always work
ed harmoniously.