The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 11, 1914, Image 7
IKE ASYLUM SCANDAL.
ULI MAN. I1A1U < >< k AND ULEASE
TKSTIFY.
Net Result of First Day* FrtKvedlmrs
Befor> LeerWIatlve Committee It
Production of Proof That Asylum
M*?u?tfvioeiit 1m Rotten With Politic*.
Columbia. Feb. 8.?Hearsay evi?
dence. Interspersed it time* by bitter
and inslnuallve polti ical and personal
remarks, featured tie first session of
the legislative committee appointed
to Investigate certain charges made In
connection with the affairs of the
mate Hospital for the Insane, which
wee held yesterday in the supreme
court room.
Three witnesses?the governor of
South CaroU*.?. I), it Tillman, United
States senator, and J. W. Babcock, M.
l>. superintendent of the State Hoe*
pttal for tho Insane?gave testimony
at the session, which lasted four
hours. At 2 o'clock the committee ad?
journed, to meet again Monday aft?
ernoon at 3 o'clock, when the taking
of testimony will be resumed.
Members of the committee are: T.
J. Mauldln of Pickens. T. J. Sralt of
Lancaster and Macbeth Young of
Fnlon, for the senate; J. A. Hunter
of Bamberg. W. P. Stevenson of Ches?
terfield and V W. Harum of Chero?
kee, for the bouse of repreeentatlvea.
Mr. Hardin va* named as a member
of the committee to take the plaec of
C. C. Wyche >f Spartanburg. who waa
eiecused beci.uee of the illness of his
father.
The investigation was brought
about as a result of a message sent to
the general assembly by the governor,
which contained a letter from Sena?
tor Tillman. In ..is letter the senator
ohsreed that tbe governor and hie
'underlings and satellites were try?
ing to manipulate the aale of the
property of the state Hospital for the
Insane In Columbia and that an ef?
fort wae being made to oust Dr. Bab
cock and his assistant. Dr. L. B. Baun
der?, a young woman physician In
charge of the white female patients at
the hospital.
Teiaifytng before the committee, Dr.
Babcock said that he had heard of a
scheme proposed bv the governor
whereby the new building at State
Park wai to be used for a tuberculosis
hospital, the old asylum plant in the
city to be used for white patlenta and
the State penitentiary to be convert?
ed ? ?avium for negro patients.
Tie ? ted in this connection
that ke ha** sm ? a plan ia mind and
that th tiary would be ready
<nr ^rupancy by August of this year.
He at, it he would heed the
petition of members of the general aa
eembly and of the county supervisors
to place the convicts on the roads of
the State He said that more than 100
prisoners had been sent from the pen
Hentiary to the county chaingangs
during the past several weeks.
Senator Tillman In his testimony
staled that he did not know anything
dennlte as to the effort to sell the
property of tne naylum; that It waa his
private opinion; that he gained h'.s
Information from general rumors and
from reading the newspapers; that his
statement was a kind of Intuitive sug?
gestion; that he had intended that a
copy of his letter be sent to all mem?
bers of the he use and senate; thru
he had gained from Dr. Babcock all
of hie Information as to the fight on
Dr. Babcock and Dr. Saunders; and
that he knew nothing definite con?
cerning the entire matter.
Senator Tillman incorporated the
following written statement lr. hl? tes?
timony.
Anticipating the Question. 'What
did you mean by Govornor Hleaae's
satellites and underlings?' I have writ?
ten out my answer. These two are
very plain English words, eaaily un?
derstood, and the dictionary will In?
form any ignoramus of their mean?
ing.
" 'Satellite?A follower , particular?
ly, a subservient or obsequious follow?
er ?u attendant. ? subordinate attend?
ant
" Underling?One who <* subordi?
nate to another, especially In some
mean or servile capacity. h?nce. a
mean, sorry fellow.'
I have always been deutted with
using atriking phrases to convey my
meaning, and thir aj an illustration of
that faculty. I have designated no
one. mentioned no names, and he can
only Juetly be aggrieved who considers
himself, and thus convicts himself ol
coming under the description above
siven In other words, the cap Pis
hin? ;<> IM him wear U The sena?
tor who gave my letter to Qovernor
niease kj c rtainlv one of them, and l
hope ad feels tiett. i. Si will feel bet?
ter. fSjf this explanation I will say
fight her* (for it is a ao??d place to
ssv iti that had not etas of my clerks
rm^jtiderstood ,T?y orders, everyone of
the senator* in I olumbiu would
nave rc? Steed a SOSJf of this inuehlv
marked personal Irtiet It Is the
eeulega, in saj efRee ??? mark id tueti
utters pofesjMl bm. im wiiN the anas
teat eummei. gaj oonMewee was he
l reared *?od las usage eaietlag asaosif
fenilemen of Seeping peteeaSl letters
fluip lb" publn. s i? I.-? Te?.I This
letter must have fallen Into the hands
of one of the governor's 'satellites ami
underlings,' and his sense of obliga?
tion to his chief impelled him to be?
tray it. Whoever he may be and 1
ha>e no idea, he is welcome to any
glory or honor he has received tor
his ungentle manly behavior."
tr. J. W. Babcack. taking ths
stard, rewleved the internal disturb
ancees at the State Hospital for the
Insane, declared that he was being
hampered in his work because of a
lack of authority, which had been
taken over by the board of regents,
claimed that he had no Jurisdiction
ovei the subordinate officials and paid
a tribute to the work and character
of Dr. Saunders.
There was a passage of words be?
tween the governor and Dr. Babcock
following the introduction of two let?
ters, written by the governor in
which the resignation of Dr. Saunders
was urged. In these letters it was
stated by the governor that he had
heard some talk while In Newberry
concerning Dr. Saundem. The talk
was said to have taken place in a
room adjoining the governor's. One
of the members of the committee
pressed Dr. Babcock as to who made
the ntatements. At first he refused
to rrake a statement, but later he
said that Col. E. H. Aull had told him
that it was a 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 and
the governor. The governor told him
that he could not bring in the name
ef a female relative. Dr. Babcock
told the governor that the committee
was pressing him for an answer. The
subject was shifted by the committee
and the governor walked back to hie
seat. On the way back he muttered
something about "putting him where
he could not talk."
LAND* AND MCLES.
Comptroller General Furnishes Legis
ature With Interesting Statistics.
The following table, showing the
assessed valuation of land per acre in
the different counties and the aver?
age value of mules, as prepared by
the comptroller general, la part of
the statistical Information which will
be used by the senate In Its debate
on the county treasurers' and auditors'
bill:
Lands
County Mules Per AOfi
Abbeville.95ft ?5.49
Alken.69 4.12
Andereon.5ft 7.94
Bamberg.53 3.76
BarnwnU.14 3.51
Beaufort.6ft 3.47
Berkeley.56 1.66
Calhoun....66 3.76
Charleston. 74 3.66
Cherokee.74 6.02
Cheater.66 6.03
Chesterfield.-69 3-66
Clarendon.76 3.52
Colleton.66 g. 16
Darlington.64 6.127
Dillon .69 6.91
Dorchester.74 1.96
Kdgefleld.66 4.61
Falrfleld.69 3.49
Florence..64 3.99
Georgetown .87 2.02
Greenville.97 5.48
Greenwood.63 5.36
Hampton.93 2.39;
Horn*.76 1.70
Jasper.96 1.44 I
Kershaw.84 3.04.
Lancaster.52 3.89 |
Luurens.46 5.26
Lee.61 6.41
Lexington.66 2.94
Marion.68 |.0|
Marlboro.44 , 5.72
Newberry. .64 5.65
Oconee.49 2.99 \
Orangeburg.64 3.60
Plckens. 32 3.32
Hlchland.68 4.66
Saluda.67 4.73
Spartanburg . .. ..49 6.18
Surater.66 6.51
Union.61 Ml
Williamsburg.76 2.33
Vork.61 6.M
SLAYS WIFE; KILLS SELF.
Murderer. Distraught by Woman's Re?
fusal to Return to Hun, I sen 1 loud?
ly Weapon. j
Atlanta, Qg . Feb. 6.?A. J. Amoauu,
? traveling Naleemau residing here.
late today committed suicide, by send
1 gsfl a bullet through his heart. The
?t..gedy QOOtirfsd near the Intersection
of Trinity avenue and Whitehall street
lg the heart of the citv. lust at dunk.
' So Tar an known, the shooting was
[witnessed bv f.w person*
AOOOffdlng to ana man who claims
\u have ?Sea tin- killing. Amor.on
ar?d bis gftfft, Who w?h young and
attractive. engaged In * brief con?
versation. Suddenly. g*Jg this Wit
1 gjgggj tb? man drew u rOVOlVef and
11 red thr??e or four times. the woman
tailing to the sidewalk AmOgOn lh*H
turned Mi weapon upon htmarlf, (trlna;
tw?? shots. one of which passed
through his heart. Both A mov.? ?n and
his wife were dead before medical jid
I o lid mnsjl them.
roll? u >ff?' i ii? tonight dWd thai the)
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The Ladies' Outfitting Co., Incorporated
"One Price?the Lowest, and the
Same Price to Everybody"
?JOHN D. LEMMON, Manager
Beginning today we have adopted this method of pricing our goods because we are confident that
it will add a greater degree of satisfaction to shopping at this store.
Once it was customary for merchants to mark their goods in puzzling characters that only they
comprehended and to charge as much as they thought the customer would ''stand for," but that is all
relegated to the past and has no place in modern business methods.
We have found by experience that the average person would prefer to have the goods marked IN
PLAIN FIGURES and to pay the price marked, if they were satisfied that it was a fair price and that they
were buying as cheap as anybody could buy.
Certainly nothing could be fairer than to mark goods in plain figures?mark them with a fair profit
allowed us, and STICK TO THIS PRICE. Think of the satisfaction you will derive when you walk in
to this store, and have assurance that you may buy any high grade piece of merchandise at a close price
-?THE closest price, and therefore a price that CANNOT and WILL NOT be CUT for anyone.
We have had this step in view for some time past?observations from our customers have taught
us that it is a move on our part that will be met with appreciation and approval. THIS IS OUR FORM?
AL ANNOUNCEMENT. *
And remember-^in connection with our low prices?we give^ S. and H. Green trading stamps, with
each cash purchase. Right here we would say that we do this with a single purpose in view?to
encourage cash trading. The biggest and most successful companies in the world have done the same
thing year after vear TO FURTHER CASH BUYING, and certainly we are willing to share profits with
our customers if they buy for cash, because cash buying enables us to care for our bills promptly, and
hence a larger saving for you.
We invite you to visit us early and often with the assurance that you can buy here at ONE PRICE
-THE LOWEST and THE SAME PRICE to EVERYBODY.
The Ladies Outfitting Company, Inc
had found a note in the dead man's
pocket, apparently written on board a
New Orleans to Atlanta train in which
he is said to have declared his Inten?
tion of killing himself and his wife
if she refused to return to him. It
is said that the couple separated sev?
eral weeks ago, and that since then
Mrs. Amoson steadfastly refused to
see her husband. She is supposed to
have been on her way to her rooms
on Trinity avenue when her husband
met her and presumably endeavored
to obtain an interview. The shooting
immediately followed.
Mrs. Ajnogon was shot twice, one
bullet passing through her head, und
the other through her left shoulder.
The state university lands in Ari
sor.a ass to be lumbered under a co?
operative agreement between the gov?
ernment and the state land commis?
sion. Arizona la the first state in the
southwest and one of few in the coun?
try to cut its timbered lands on for?
estry principles.
Of 606 fires last year on the nat?
ional forests of Arizona. New Mexico,
and Oklahoma, more than one-half
were caused by lightning. Campers
set about one-tenth, and railroads
one-twentieth.
Greelyville
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Individual Training for Boys and
an.
TBE eeurse of all Baflltk brauch?*.
1 shorthand, typwriting and book?
keeping offers unsurpassed opportu?
nities to the youths of your county
at a Tery reasonable prlcw. Board
cau be obtained in town. Fer parti?
culars addrciis,
J. M. JERVEY,
GREELYVILLE, S. C.
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Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL RINDS.
Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co.
Successors fo Booth-llarby Live Stock Co. sad Central Lumber Co.
Geo. Epperson's Old Steu\d Opp. Court House
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PYTHiANS?ATTENTION!
$15.25
Washington, D. G, and return
Account
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Standard Railroad of the South
Tickets on account of the above occasion will
be on sale February 16. 17. 18. and for trains
scheduled to arrive at Washington before noon
February l^th; good to return to reach destina?
tion prior to midnight of February 20th, 1914.
For schedule, reservations and other informa?
tion, call on local Agent, or address:
W. J. CRA1G, T. C. WHITE.
Pass. Traffic M ma fir (ion. Pass. Agent.
Wilmington, N. C.
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V hearty support during the, p ist year.
<*? The development of the business of this bank daring; the Tone ?
< l 1913 was especially gratifying. It was a practical demonstiasion
^ of your confidence in our conservative business methods sad aa ^
appreciation of the service we give.
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JJ to rest. We hepo to add many new account* between bow seat
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