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THREATENS THE HEAD OF STATE HOSPITAL (Continued from page 2) penitentiary to the county chaingangs during the past several weeks. Senator Tillman in his testimony stated that he did not know anything definite as to the effort to sell the property of the asylum; that it was ms private opinion; that he gained his information from general rumors nd from reading the newspapers; that his statement was a kind of intuitive suggestion; that he had intended that a copy of his letter be sent to all members of the house and senate; that he had gained from Dr. Babcock all of his information as to the fight on Dr. Babcock and Dr. Saunders; and that he knew nothing definite concerning the entire matter. Dr. J. W. Babcock, taking the stand, reviewed to internal disturbances 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 uyci me suuorainate omcials and paid a tribute to the work and character of Dr. Saunders. Threatened by Governor. There was a passage of words between the governor and Dr. Babcock following the introduction of two letters, 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 Nefberry concerning Dr. Saunders. 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 statements. At first he to make 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 statement as false and advanced to the front. There was a rapid fire conversation between Dr. .Babcock and the governor. The governor told him that he could not bring in the name of 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 his seat. On the way back he muttered something about "putting him where he could not. tniv " Senator Tillman entered the supreme court room at 10:15 o'clock. He spoke cu several friends and then took his seat in front of the committee. "May I sit, Mr. Chairman? I am weak and I prefer to sit," said Senator Tillman, when he had been sworn as the first witness. "Have you a copy of the letter that was sent out and contained in the special message?" asked the committee. "1 have not a copy of the lettej* here, but there is one in Washington," replied the senator. From Dr. Babcock. Senator Tillman was askoH hv committee where he obtained his information as to the charges in the letter. "From Dr. Babcock," replied the senator. ,'I have no definite information as to either charge," he continued. He said that his charges were "intuitive, or a guess or a personal opinion." He said that his information as to the attempt to "oust Dr. Babcock and smirch the name of Dr. Saunders" had been obtained from Dr. Babcock. The senator admitted that he had no first hand information on any of the charees. Senator Tillman told the committee that he had appointed Dr. Babcock as superintendent of the hospital in 1891 and that his appointee was a South Carolinian, from Chester, as he understood it. Senator Tillman then read a paper which he had prepared and which contained a dictionary ditinition of what he meant by the governor's "underlings and satellites." He said that he had ] nothing to hide when he sent out the i letter and that, if one of his clerks 1 had not made a mistake, it would i HflVP hppn oonf fA oil a^ 1 Uv..v ?... wi me mcinoers of the senate. i On Stand Quarter Hour. ] Senator Tillman said that as a resuit of the attempt of the governor < to make W. G. Houseal, M. D., of ! Newberry, superintendent of the asy- I lum, he had gained the impression < that the chief executive was against i Dr. Babcock. Senator Tillmanu said that when he was governor Dr. Bab- i cock always consulted him as to the i appointments at the hospital. He < said that he did not know anything < >.bout conditions at the asylum at present. Senator Tilman was on the i stand for 15 minutes. i "I may want to say something else, | ?o I will remain in the room," said ! Senator Tilman, as he left the wit- ! nes? ata-id. i Answering questions by the com- i mittee, Dr. Babcock said that he had \ been appointed by B. R. Tillman, 1 governor, as auperintendent of the asylum, in August of 1891, and that 1 he had had full authority and power i in the selection of his assistants un- i No Subs Return to the stitute' :53nt yo " ing Powder, stitute for ROYAL, cream of tartar baki] healthful. Powders stitute.3 arc made frc til last July, when his authority had ths been taken away by the board of re- jec Rents. He said that the regents haa decided to elect all subordinate offi- 1 cers of the institution. let "I regard Dr. E. B. Saunders as 15 the best officer of the asylum," said mo the witness. This statement was tee made by the witness in discussing let the movement to oust Dr. Saunders coc as an official of the asylum. It was cor brought out that Dr. Babcock was rea appointed to take the place of the ro^ late P. E. Griffin, M. D. I It was brought out by the witness the that there has been friction at the the asylum between several of the phy- to sicians. , let Visited Senator Tillman. int Dr. Babcock said that while return- err ing from a medical meeting in At- dis lanta, January 3, he stopped over at cla the home of Senator Tillman at Tren- to ton and went over the entire situa- sai tion in respect of conditions at the ma asylum. He declared that nothing th< was said about the "underlings and dei satellites" of the governor. He told Senator Tilman of the rumors that eci the governor was advocating the ge: abandonment of the plan for the de- dei velopment of State Park by using by the building there for a tuberculosis go hospital. Dr. Babcock said that in th< December he had heard the governor ta< make statements regarding the prop- fri erty. The witness said that no refer- J. ence was made at the conference with to Senator Tilman to the sale of the old hei asyulm property in Columbia. mc "What is the trouble, if there is Ba any trouble, out there at the nsvliim'' i nli was a question asked by one of the his members of the committee. gei Dr. Babcock, in answer to a ques- we tion, launched into a discussion of the >nr investigation of the asylum several he years ago. "The investigation was th< aimed pretty much at me," he said, foi He charged J. L. Thomson, M. D., de< the assistant physician, with work- Sa ing against him. He also charge boi that Dr. Griffin, one of the assist- bla ants, had been working against him. hei Dr. Babcock declared that he never allowed personal feeling to influence 1 him in the affairs of the asylum, and enj that it was for that reason that he am had worked to have these two physi- tht ciails removed by the board of re- wil gents. He declared that Dr. Saun- hei ders had reported to him a conver- the sation of two members of the board dec of regents on a railway train, in of which it was stated that "Babcock had too much authority." He said all that he next heard that Fred H. ass Dominick, a former member of the ha( board of regents, had said, "We ph] will get rid of Babcpck just as soon na as we can find a suitable man." en The witness next discussed his of- bes ncial relations with the governor of eve the State. "My relations with the is i governor were very pleasant," said hui ne witness. He declared that he had nes made several personal appeals to the hat governor to settle matters at the asy- nev lum and that the governor had al- nes ways responded to his calls. Chi Against Dr. Saunders. Wa Dr. Babcock said, that last Septem- ed ber he heard of a meeting of mem- for bers of the board of regents with leai some of the subordinate officials, at tioi which time objection was expressed dev to Dr. Saunders. The witness said was that he had protested against the re- wh; moval of Dr. Saunders, saying that plie he would resign if the young woman ans assistant were removed. "Her work L had been constantly constructive," ove said the witness. He said that he Dr. iparnph t1 d : ~i- ^ " ? v..?.v u. i . ucrriiK, in. U., OI spo Lexington, had been elected to auc- "Th ceed Dr. Saunders. Dr. Babcock nor said that the governor did not want ly him to resign when the resignation "lo: Df Dr. Saunders was under discus- ans sion. He said that E. H. Aull of con Newberry went to the governor's of 1 mansion and later reported that the L matter had been dropped. Dr. Bab- the cock said he thought that the inci- sioi dent was closed. cau The witness next discussed the pro Btudy of the Wasserman blood test detf under Ernest Cooper, M. D. patholo- bly. gist. "I saw no objection to Dr. dut launders doing this test," said Dr. diti Babcock. He said that a knowlaH?? ? V. ?CII the test was very important in con- the nection with the asylum. He declared that he heard of objections to Dr. h Saunders continuing this work. Dr. wh; Babcock said that he had infarmed the the father of the young woman that con complaints had been made. He also nor said that he sent word to Dr. Cooper It ?? ? ? II wl E. ': CO CO m I 8t CO ve 1 it his visits to the asylum were obtionable. Letters Introduced. The witness said that he received a ter from the governor, November of last year, asking for the reval of Dr. Saunders. The commit- m asked the witness if he had the ters from the governor. Dr. Bab:k said that he regarded them as lfidential and would not 'like to id them without the consent of the j0 pernor. ne dembers of the committee insisted ar it the letter be read. The governor w' ;n stated that he had no objections n the reading of the letters. The two ters were read by Dr. Babcock and j)E roduced as testimony. The gov- m lor, the witness said, refused to pr cuss the matter. Dr. Babcock de- ar red that he asked Dr. Cooper not return to the asylum. Dr. Babcock cfi d that he considered the entire n itter as confidential and tlioi- v>? cs rnght that the fight on I)r. Saunrs had been stopped. aT rhe witness next told of an exitive session of the board of rents at the asylum, when Dr. Saunrs was subjected to an examination members of the board and the vernor. The witness characterized fl i cross examination as a savage at:k, declaring that she had no ends in the meeting. He said that ? D. Bivens introduced a resolution the effect that all charges against ^ r be confirmed and that she be re- u ?ved from office. The governor, Dr. be bcock said, requested that the res- ds ition be withdrawn. Concerning i statements to the board of re- tQ nts, Dr. Babcock said that they gt re made for the exoneration of "an N locent woman." He declared that R< later learned from E. H. Aull that b> j board of regents had a "slate1*" new officials at the hospital. He ^ dared that at a later session Dr. r, unaers naa Deen exonerated by the ^ ird and resolutions were adopted 4(5 iming him for the fight to protect r. ha Praises Dr. Saunders. ye Dr. Babcock said that he had been Pa (TO ?aged in asylum work for 27 years i that he had found Dr. Saunders gu ; most efficient official connected ch :h any asylum. He declared that single purpose in life was for ~. s upbuilding of the institution. He dared that she takes up a new line I scientific work every year and that g was for the purpose of Improving departments of the institution. He erted that her progressive work Hi 1 aroused the antagonism of the fsicians. He told of Dr. Saunders king a blood test of the 600 won~patients, saying that it was the t piece of scientific work that had iJj tr been done at the hospital. "Sne be ilways busy with her scientific and ('a nanitarian work/' said the wit;s. He thought , that the trouble la] 1 been caused by her zeal to learn |yj v methods. Dr. Saunders, the wit- Mi s said, had thought of going to coi irleston or Baltimore to learn the an sserman blood test, but had decidto remain in Columbia when in- ^ med by Dr. Cooper that she could 0f I-n it* inof 00 I *? - J! ' . .. .V jU.,v an HCIl UIIUC1 lilt) uirec- All i. He said that if Dr. Saunders th< eloped any other departments it i at his request. He was asked ')a V Dr. Cooper was removed and re- ^ , id that the board of repents must wer that question. )iscussinp his lack of authority r the physicians at the asylum, Babcock said that they were rensible to the board of repents, ley don't report to me; I am iped," he said. He said emphaticalthat Dr. Saunders was the only /al official" in the institution. He wered many questions from the imittee as to the administration the affairs of the institution. >iscussinp State Park, he said that repents and the special commis1 had been preatly hamnered be se no definite policy for the imvement of the property had been ided upon by the general assemHe said that the fundamental y was to relieve the crowded conon at the old asylum and that the " leral movement of asylums was to M< country. When Clash Came. 1. W. Hardin asked Dr. Babcock y he had not~gone to the bottom of charges against Dr. Saunders tained in the letter of the governs to the reported conversation. ^ was at this point that the clash > 9 ith the governor came. Dr. Babck was'about to relate what he said H. Aull of Newberry had told him ncerning the conversation alleged have taken place at the home oi relative of the governor in Newirry. The governor said that the atements were false. Dr. Babcock ntinued and the governor advanced om the re&r of the room. Dr. Babck told the governor that the comittee was pressing him for an anrer and advised him to address his atements to the members. Here e governor threatened to put Dr. abcock where he could not talk. The immittee changed the line of instigation. EVER WATCHFUL Little Care May Save Many Union , Readers Future Trouble. Watch the kidney secretions. See that they have the amber hue health; This discharge not excessive or in equent; Contain no "brick-dust like" sedifcnt. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially r weak kidneys. Let a Union citizen tell you how ey work. C. J. Jones, 17 N. Herndon St., Unn, says: "I have found Doan's Kid(y Pills to be a fine kidney medicine id I recommend them to anyone ho has trouble from disordered kidsys. The secretions from my kidiys contained sediment and the passes were painful and irregular. My ick ached and I often had pains ir y loins. Doan's Kidney Pills were ocured from the Palmetto Drug Co. id it did not take them long to reive me. For sale by all dealers. Price 5C ints. Fester-Milburn Co.. Buffalo ew York, sole agents for the Unitec :ates. M Remember the name?Doan's? id take no other. MASTER'S SALE. tate of South Carolina County of Union COURT OF COMMON PLEAS he Union Building and Loan Association, Plaintiff, Against enjamin Woodard, Mattie Woodard, Defendants. In obedience to an order made ir le above stated case, I will sell al nion, during the legal hours of sale sfore the court house door, on salesly, Monday, March 2, 1914, the llowing land, to wit: All that certain lot of land in the wn of Union, county of Union, ;ate of South Carolina, being lot o. 3 in the division of the Ella D. jdger's land, bounded in the north r Jot No. 2; on the east by lot No. ?on-the-eouth by lot No. 4, and or e west by Wallace street, a plat of hich is recorded in the office of the erk of Court for Union county, in iok of Mortgages, O No. 15, page 8. Terms of sale: One-half cash, the glance on a credit, payable in one ar, purchaser to have the option of Lyings all cash. The bond and mortige to provide for the payment of n per cent attorney's fee in case of it or foreclosure after default. Puraser to pay for papers. R. C. WILLIAMS, 3t Master for Union County MASTERS SALE. ate of South Carolina, County of Union. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS imes Grocery Company, Plaintiff, Against unro Whitlock, as Executor, et. al., Defendants. In obedience to an order made in e above stated case, I will sell at lion, during the legal hours of sale, fore the court house door, on salesy, Monday, March 2, 1914, the [lowing land, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of id, with buildings thereon, situate, ing and being on the east side of sun street in thi> town of Tntvociiiio unty of Union and state aforesaid, d bounded on the north by properof William Horn; on the east by operty of the Southern Railway mpany; on the south by property W. A. 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