Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-13
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TESTIMONY OF DR.. cARoTHERs
Chairman Asylum Regents Examined
by Dr. Saunders.

Chalrman Asylum ho9ents GNdH'HeS
by Dr. Saunders.
The feature Of the asylum investiga'
ton last Tuesday was the cross exam
ination Of DR.. T. R. Carothers, chair
man Of the board Of regents, by DR.
Eleanora B. Saunders, of York county
assistant physician, who Is alleged tc
be the cause Of friction in the manage
ment Of the institution. Following is
| the official stenographic record as re-
produced in the Columbia State OF
| Wednesday:
Dr. Saunders: What county are you
from-Yorkville? A. Yorkville.
Q. You are chairman Of the board
of regents? A. Yes, ma'am.
@. Do you feel that an honor? A.
Yes, ma'am.
@. Isn't it your opinion that the
physicians in the institution work in
harmony with the doctors in the state:
Don't you think the doctor in the state
should know his own patient, even If
he has gone to a hospital? A. I
haven't thought 1t was necessary.
@. AS chairman Of the board Of re-
gents, what do you know Of my abili-
ty? A. don't know.
In Wonen's Wards.
@. How many visits have you made
through the womens department? A.
Four.
@. How many with me? A. One or
two.
Q. How far did we go? A. We went
through three or four wards.
Q. The ground floor Of the main
building, didn't we? A. I don't know.
@. We left there and went where?
To the white male employees dining
room? A. Yes, ma'am.
@. From there to the white male pa
tents dining room? Al. Yes. ma'am.
Q. Hadn't you been told that l went
out of my ward to do other work? A. /
don't know.
Q. Don't you think you might have
then told me you didn't want me to do
it? A. couldn't make you feel badly.
DIont Expect inquiry.
@. Do you think that is worse than
this? A. I didn't expect this.
@. Did you know there was breach
between me and DIR. Thompson? A. l
didn't know except from hearsay.
@. What have you been told that I
have done which was not in my own
department? A. Charges, DR.. Saun-
ders, that were made ebfore the meet
ing the other day over at the hospital,
in your presence.
@. Who told you? A. DR.. Thomp-
son, DR.. Griffin, Dr. Blackburn and DR..
Toole.
@. Do you feel my work at the hos
pital has been for the good Of the
place? A. do.
@. Don't you believe the usefulness
Of any employee is the extent Of her or
his own ability? A. Couldn't be other
wise.
@. Was there any objection at the
time l was doing the work-did they
object at the time l was doing the
work? A. l don't know just when the
time was they complained Of. I only
know the objections came to me as
mentioned, but just when they came l
don't know.
@. Do you know when l made the
improvements in the white male din
ing room? A. The month I don't
know.
@. You have visited hospitals in 9TH
er cities? A. Yes, ma'am.
Q. Where have you been on your
trips? A. The first hospital believe
was Norristown, Pa.
@. Did you visit the mems or wom-
ems wards in Norristown? A. Both.
@. Do you know the line Of scien-
tific work done in state hospitals-you
are a physician? A. Yes, ma'am.
"What is Insanity"
@. What is insanity? A. l couldn't
give you a definition.
@. Can you give me the causes? A.
There are many causes.
Q. The present day idea, there are
three causes of insanity causes nam
ed)?
Q. Have you seen in my department
that l have attempted to do any more
than is done in any other hospital? A.
So far as to your department, / have
only been there few times.
@. How long have you been regent?
A. Less than two years.
Q. How many times have you been
executive regent? A. Every five
months.
Q. Have you been in my depart
ment? A. Yes, ma'am.
Q. Have I ever attempted to do any
more in every respect in my depart
ment than in other departments? A. /
could not tell what you have done.
Q. Has there ever been any open
breach between me and DR.. Thomp-
son? A. l didn't know Of any until
complaints began to come.
Q. Was the letter read there by DR..
Thompson a surprise to you? A. /
don't know.
Q. 1t was a surprise to me. Have l
ever failed to help DR.. Thompson? A. l
don't know.
Q. Perhaps as chairman Of the
board of regents-how much open an
tagonism between me and the other
officers was there? A. l only know
their statements.
Q. You have a right to accept their
statements whether they be true or
not?
Accepted All Statements.
A. could not do otherwise than ac-
cept your statement or theirs either.
Q. Did you accept my statement on
the 18th Of December? A. Yes. ma'am.
Q. Does the record show it? A. I
think so.
Q. Will you tell me how l superced-
ed DR.. Thompson? A. Only in the way
they told you.
Q. They never told me at all. A.
never have said you superseded them.
@. Why did you act on the resolu-
tion which displaced me? A. l acted
on the evidence given.
Q. Did you know that evidence was