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VARIOUS WITNESSES AT ASYLUM PROBti ! INVESTIGATION STILL IN PROGRESS. Sessions .Resumed .0:1 .Tnesdav.? I * Testimony of the Various Witnesses. I i 1 W. F. Caldwell in News and Courier. Colubia, Feb. 17.?That Governor .; Blease, in executive session of the < board of regents of the State Hos- j: ^ pital for the Insane, on December 12, i 191!3, b\ word and manner, cast inj^^sinuation and issue on Dr. Eleanora W B. Sauinders, woman physcian at the K asylum, was testified to this afternoon 1 Jr before the asylum investigating com- ; mittee, by Dr. Julius H. Taylor, of this '< K city, member of the board of regents, [ | who was present throughout the en- j (tire executive session. Not alone tne ; professional standing, but the charac- ( ter of Dr. Saunders, were brought into , question by the governor time and i again by the insinuating nature of the j i questions which he asked and the j ] statement which he made, said Dr. t; Taylor. The fact that, in his opinion, Dr. i Saunders's personal character had ; been attacKea was me reason, saiu Dr. Taylor, why he would not vote for i a resolution introduced and adopted,: | stating that no personal charges had < been made, and that it was for the |, best interest of the lady and every-1; B| body else concerned that the investi- j B gation begun at that time be dropped. ! j I>r. Taylor stated that in his opinoin, 1 the character of the woman physician : had been brought into question and - j: iv. + i mat cne worauig ui uie icsuiuuuu ; anplied that an investigation might! i ^substantiate the charges. j1 Br Declares Ccharges "Puerile.*' I< Dr. Taylor paid high tribute lo the i character of Dr. Saunders as a wcv i 1 man and as a physician, declaring!] that she was "head and shoulders j; above any other .subordinate member j < of the motlical staff." A-l of theli ^artroc mflHe hv hPV fpllnW T)h\'Si- j ' \>ians at the executive session, "werej I absolutely puerile, said Dr. Taylor, j who explained that they related to removing a table from a certain room, j use of a typewriter, and similar al-1 < legations. "Yet unconsciously every : physician who testified there against ] her paid the most magnificent tri- i bute to her wcrk and her ability," said Dr. Taylor. V The afternoon session of the asylum J < f^^vestigating commitiee heard the tes Simony of Dr. Taylor, J. D. Bivens and B James A. Summersett, all members or W the board of regents. As to the executive session, iJ)r. Tay- . f lor said that every one except mem-1 j bers of the beard of rege. ts,'Col. John ii teA K. Auli, private secretary to the gov- j; B^riior, and members of the asylum j. ^m^dical staff were excluded on motion ; ; ^cf \ove*nor Blease. Among tjose ex- i mm cluAr? under this order, he said, were i ft. lawyers for Dr. Saunders, her faiher ! < V and he* stenographer, Mr. A. M. Deal, j i At Executive Sessiou. "The *hole meeting was surcharged with an atmosphere of insinuations | against Dr. Saunders,'' said Dr. Tay-' lor, who told of questions asked by!; Governor Bfease, in his opioid, in solving the c&aracter of the lady phy-; sician. These were so frequently and|. ^ so msisienuy made, said Dr. Taylor, : that Dr. Saunders burst into tears, as , he thought any other lady would have doiie under the circumstances. j i Dr. Taylor stated that it was his im- j1 pression that the statement by Dr. > Griffin, in reply to a question, that Dr. Saunders "is supposed to be a single : 1 woman,'' had heen made in an insin- j A uating tone. Dr. Griffin has denied to )1 the committee that he intended anvj: - 1. reflection whatever on the moral char^ acter of Dr. Saunders by the use of \ mat phrase. i After the meting had proceeded for 1 some time, testified Dr. Taylor, Mr. m Bivens drew a paper fromyjais pocket and introduced it as a resolution, condemning Dr. Saunders and Dr. Babcock for continuing to permit th* visits of Dr. Cooper to the asylum alter he had failed of re-election. Dr. Taylor said that he expressed his strong condemnation of the resolution, and J **! n- O -J. 3 T-V_ T>-V icuveu max xjr. oauuueis auu ui. oaucock be exonerated, but there was no' second to his motion. Refused to Reopen Hearing. At a later meeting of the board, testified Dr. Taylor, Mr. O. L. Saunders came and requested that the hearing be reopened for the sake of introducing testimony in support of his daughter. He said he moved to reopen the matter, but the board refused to do 0/"v T\o r>cin rr f a +? +V\ /\ ov/> jjaooijug, iuc icouiuiiuu tv tilt; en cut that 110 charge had been preferred against the character of Dr. Saunders. Since he had been connected "with the asylum for eight years, said Dr. Taylor, he had never heard a single circumstance reflecting on Dt. Saunders's character. Dr. Taylor stated that he had known much of her work f a;:,I (!:< work of the >n as nj whole, for the reason that lie lives in Columbia, and, as a member of tlic i board of regents, made frequent visits to the asylum. I)r. Taylor reviewed the work being done in all of the departments of the State H spi'tal, and stated that in j' . one of them is tee character of :he i r\f crw Vi i o noiuro Q c i/ thp ' KJ i X\ Ui. OV lUwjll lUVCUi -W*. w* w I white female department, which is un~ I der the supervision of D". Saunders, | He told how Dr. Saunders kept an j accurate record of every one of her | six hundred patients, and gave other instances of her signal ability and interest in her work. Praises Babcock and Cooper. Dr. Taylor, in the course of his tes-! timony, took occasion to pay a high i t'ibute to the work of Dr. Cooper, the I Hospital pathologist, whom the board j did not re-elect at the July meeting, j and Dr. Babock. the supenintendent. | That Dr. Saunders in handling ob- j jectionable diseases at the asylum did j only what every other woman physician does, and that it was her duty i to do so, were other statements made by Dr. Taylor. "She is not in the least degree less womanly for attending to these cases,'' said Dr. Taylor. Asked as to mhat steps should be l.aken to restsre scientific management at the hospital, Dr. Taylor s:ud' "Wipe out the boa'd of regents.'' It was uis opinion that no institution :;ould be scientifically managed with a system of dual government, and that -v 1 1 Amvam /*v TTA.lf * r> f A r<11 _ cui jjuwex suwiiiu uc vcawu iu tiic superintendent. He thought the Vir- I ?i^ia plan ideal, which provides a leg- j islative committee, which receives the ? report of the superintendent and con- i suits witii him at his request, but 1 which has no powers. 1 Dr. Taylor, in the beginning of his | testimony, stated that there was fric- j tion among the members of the. board Df regents and among the members of f :he asylum medical staff. There had , c Leen uo unpieaeanuiess on me lorrner j beard oil which he served, he stated, j and t?e cause of the trouble here seemed to be in the attitude of the ( other members of the board toward ^ himself. He related ^ow an alleged { incident of unkind treatment toward a patient had been generally considered by the other members of the board, i . but he had not been informed of the + ( I occurrence. All comp.ai:.ts from members of the asylum medical staff had oeen made to other members oi the board than himself, he said. 1 Wasn*t Asked to Attend. J Dr. Taylor told how, on one oc- 1 casicn, tnree members of the board |( met at a local hotel, and he later j asked why he was not asked to be j * present, and was told that they hadn't j1 thought to send for me," though, said j* L/r. Tayior, they later told the investi- j gating committee that they had not! < sent for him because of the well- j known -friendship between himself i D . E-abock and Dr. Saunders. "I ob- i jected to their sinuous course in tnis i matter " said Dr. Taylor. 1 Dr. Taylor said that he -had known i me incuon on ine meaicai 6ian lor :1 some time, and cn s'everal occasions ! t wanted the board of regents to call for ! < the resignation of certain physicians, 11 who, he felt were insubordinate to Dr. * Bahcock, but Dr. Babcock protested i against any action being taken. 1 Mr. J. D. Bivens, mfember of the l board of regents since appointment by Governor Blease in October, 1912, i read a written statement in which he gave a number of incidents wherein he thought Dr. Babcock had not treated the board of regents with proper courtesy. Mr. Bivens told of a "per- 1' sonal fund" for the inmates which, he '1 ?aid, had been placed in the hands ! of Dr. Saunde's for distribution, over . i ] his protest, as he thought cnly a bond- j ed officer should handle funds. He made no charges of misappropriation,' however. : He read a ltter from Dr. R. G. j Blackburn to himself and Chairman ! Carothers, in which Dr. Blackburn j stated that he was ready .to make the 11 Wasserman test, but had bee npro- !. vented from doing so by the interfer- . ence of Br. Saunders. Says Inftroduced Resolution. koo'ti sifri, ahptsr ] Mr. Bivens it was, he stated today, who had introduced the resolution to remove Dr. Saunders, but who later withdrew it at the suggestion of the governor. The resolution was intro- . duced, he stated, because of evidence , < brought out at the executive session, i Mr. Bivens said that the governor on , one occasion had called three members of the board his appointees, to his office and told them of a certain ' alleged brutal incident in connection ' with thp *rp?tmfint. of a Datient. The J governor told them they would have ] to take some action on this indident. or "he would get a board that would take action," and action was taken. "The governor, said Mr. Bivens, on an- 1 other occasion rppnmmended that they : forbid Dr. Cooper to come on the premises of the asylum, and the order i was issued. Mr. Birens bore testimony to the , \ Kveup Though Sick and Suffering; At 1 * T I ? T T Last f ound Help in Lycna i E. Pinkharn's Vegetav ble Compound. Richmond, Pa. ? " When I started taking Lydia E. Finkham's Vegetable Compound I was in a dreadfully rundown Ps^rSjpj: state of health, had internal trou bles, and was so exifll irJj * tremely nervous and ;|i;iL -=v Hj||: prostrated that if I ?|||V J|;|i had given in to my feelings I would jf lll^ir" 01 bave been in bed. I fie I e As it was I had I (j ? H | hardly strength at 1 ? times to be on my feet and what I did do was by a great effort. I could not sleep at night and of course felt very bad in the morning, and had a steady headache. "After taking the seccn 1 bottle 1 noticed that the headach3 was not so bad, I rested better, and my nerves were stronger. I continued-its use until it r . "1 T made a new woman ci me, ana now i can hardly realize that I am able to do so much as I do. Whenever I know any woman in need of a good medicine I highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." ? Mrs. Frank Clark, 3146 N. Tulip St., Richmond,Pa. Women Have Been Telling- Women i for forty years how Lydia E.Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound has restored their wealth when suffering with female ills. 1 rhis accounts for the enormous demand for it from coast to coast. If you are troubled with any ailment peculiar to ivomen why don't you try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound'/ It ?vill pay you to do so. Lydia E. Pink- | iam Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. ( ine character of the work being done j it tlie State hospital by Dr. Saunders.; 3e had first heard complaints against! lcr in September and October, he said. J Mr. Bivens gave it as his opinion j hat the State Park project was an j mwise one. Dr. Bab cock later read ' rom the report of the boa'd of re-! ~ 4-K^v 1 rn whinh lo Q"i P"T\ - i tm CIII ^ i>U LilC iCjjiOiwtui Vy y " A* * o ? *,?i?? id by Mr. Bivens, expressing approval m :f the work of transfer of the uatieits ;o the new site. Dr. Saunders Asks luqsiry. As to the "personal fund," to which ^ir. Bivens had referred, Dr. Saunders isked him if he did not think any wo- J nan competent to handxe the lives of I J00 women, capable to care for a small I fund. Dr. Saunders requested the committee to make a through examilation of her account with the fund md this will be done. Mr. James A. Summersett, apfoint- # 3d member of the board during the 1 'i past few weeks, gave nis suggestions is to how the asylum should be maniged, though he knew nothing of the natters tfhich took place pricr to his aecoming a member of the board, rhe regents must visit the asylum weekly; the board and the superin;endent must work amicably together; ill appointments should be made by :he board on recommendation of the on/-? -a 11 nh vcioian s :upci uuu should live on the State hospital property, were the chief suggestions which he gave the committee. , The committee will meet again tonorrow afternoon at 3:30. ^ ? f After the Verdict The prosecution had a strong case igainst Paddy. His hat, which all the inhabitants could identify, had | :>een fcund on the premises. Paddy, h nowever, denied a knowledge of the j headgear, and swore that he was not within a mile of the p:ace at the time k Df the cutrage, and so well did his witness corroborate his statement that S( he was able to prove an alibi. t sj Paddy was found "not guilty/' but q, wompH rpluptnnt rn Ipavp the dock. The magistrate, thinking he did not ai understand the verdict, explained: ir 'Well, my man, you are discharged, you need not wait." $: "If ye plaise, yer honor,"' replied Paddy, "I'm waitin for me hat,"?At- ^ lanta JourDal. tc tc Going For Lind. e: A.ugusta Chronicle. And woouldn't John Lind make an ! ideal candidate. Nobody could take my exception to what he has said, because he hasn't said anything.?'Monroe Advertiser. John Lind has developed into only a, secret service man. 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W., ueets ever7 first and third Wedne*iay evening at 7-45 o'clock. Visiting >rethren are corially welcome. D. D. Darby, f. A. Derrick, Clerk. c. c. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. B. JL Bergell Tribe, No. 24, Improyed Order Red Men, meets every Tburedaj Qight at 8 o'clock In Klettner's Hall. W. G. Peterson, 0. Klcttr /r, Sachem. ^Jhief of Records. Omaha Tribe, L 0. B. 1L Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. R. H* J-?rosperilty, S. &, meets every first afid bird Friday night at 8o'clock in Ma onit hall. Visiting brethren are wel ? 'oma G. H. Dominick, Prof. J. S. Wheeler, Saehem, k . Chief of Records. Caoteechee Council, >u. 4, D. of P. L 0. B.M. Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. of P., meets every other Tuesday night at o'clock p. m., in Klettner's Hall. Signet Chapter, New IS, R. A. M, Signet Chapter, No. 18. R. A. M., meets every second Monday night at ' 8 o'clock in Masonic Mali ? Van Smith, T. P. Johnson, E. H. P. > Laeota Tribe, I. 0. R. SL Lacota trifea, No. 79, I. 0. R M., J?lapa, S. C., meeting every other Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Summe* halL Visiting brethren are welcome. T. C. Dobbins, J. Wm. Folk, Sachem. Chief of Records. Newberry Commandery, Ho. 6, ? T. I . ? ; Newberry Commandery, No. 6, & T, meets every third Monday night at t I o'clock Ja Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, T. P. Johnson, E. CI Recorder. i Willow Camp, Jio. 694, TV. 0. W. \ Willow CamD. No. 694, W. O. j meets every second and fourth Tues' day nights in each month at West End school house. ? T. B. Kibler, Council Commander. ny A. C. Ward. od Clerk. Palmetto Camp, No. 694, Boys of lst Woodcraft, meets at Odd Fellow'? an hall, West End, every second and on fourth Wednesday night, at 8 o'clock. lf" ' w TTarrteonL Ln is. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, t." COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. 50 By C. C. Sehumpert, Esquire, Probata lo, Judge. ed Whereas, Mrs. H. C. Boulralgbt hath made suit to me, to grant her Letters nd of Administration of tfhe Estate of ani effects of (Mrs. Jane A, Montgomery. ? These are therefore to cite and ai^ monish all and singular the kindreft and creditors of the said Mrs. Jane A. Montgomery, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on February, 19th next after pub? xi ? ~J. -it iicauon Lutjrox, al ij. o uu w? forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administratioi i should not he granted. j Given under my hand, t&is 5th day of February, Anon Domini, 1914. C. C. Schumpert, y j. p. n. c.