The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
BEAUTIFUL HAIR With by c Gj:fT Sji!2 P soRf:

| carry on a Irritation with her, or vice versa.
| The married woman might have made, a
mistake in her husband. She told me o.
case where a married woman had a nlrta1
ton with an officer, and Things reacneu
such a crisis that the woman wanted heT
husband to get a divorce so she couid
marry the other man. Mrs. O'Brlen told
me she thought it wrong because the nus
band did not get a divorce as req3esleu;
loaned young men and discussed with them.
I'm regard to Mr.. Bamford, ! have often
So ana ! IT NAM MAS n a sp1 ltS a 9V casing. / always ex-
pected of him what was highest in his
nature, and always ~ got got It hod IRON goi nlm d TnS15
hill for some time. 1 attribute this partly
to Mrs. O'Brien's influence; L know her
ideas of marriage are loose"
did you have any trouble with, Lieut..
Bamford last July?" asked the judge adj
vocate in the bod soma
trouble with him. and forbade him writing
to me, but it did not affect our relations;
me to marry him secretly. He has asked
me half a dozen times to do this since L
Ibid You notice a falling off in Mr.. Bam-
ford's attentions in September"
mo, he was away on leave then"
I'm OctOber?'
No. he was still on leave"
I'm December
Not until the latter part of January"
except by your. request?"
'Do you think 1 would allow my engage
DlOnI 10 De d1IlOuICCo - q DdH WIZ vas
breaking off with me?" replied the young
lady Indignantly.
Mr.. Bamford was at our house. and |
saw him nearly every day until the lat
ter part of January"
Isn't it true that there has been a con-
slant avoidance of you on the part of Mr..
Bamford since last July?" asked Lieutenant
Colonel Gunther, I protest against that
question" said the witness angrily." l have
already testified to the contrary"
II also object on my own and my daugh-
ter's account" said Major Romeyn. Il do
not want to lay bare all the facts in this
case. If I do the ladies will have to be
excluded from the room" 49,
The question was insisted on, and the
court was cleared. The objection was not
sustained, and the question was read to the
NO" she said, in an emphatic tone, with
a significant toss of the head.
Isn't it true, - the judge advocate asked.
that Mr.. Bamford begged you to declare
the engagement off shortly after last July?"
Objection was made to the question and
grets more than / that the existence of an
engagement is to be made an issue in this
case. 1t has been brought in by the de-
Tense to attach unwarranted significance
to acts on the part of Mrs. O'Brien which
in themselves are innocent. | wish to show
that no engagement existed, but through
out the whole affair Lieutenant Bamford
tried to protect the feelings of the lady"
The court was cleared and the objection
mn. Bamford never begged me to declare
the engagement off. Had he begged me |
certainly would have done it. The subject
of declaring it off was discussed, but it
was on account of Mr.. Bamford's debts.
He said he owed $1,500, and he did not see
how he could escape a c~ourt-martial before
June"
During the week several officers testified
thai they knew of no ostracism of Lieut.,
and Mrs. O'Brien. Captain Romeyn intro
duced in evidence many letters and parts
of War Department records attesting his
bravery and high conduct during the late
war and Indian campaign. The medal con-
ferred on him by Congress was also placed
in evidence.
A peculiar incident which marks the
sharply defined line between the two fac
tons at the post occurred the other day.
Lieutenant O'Brien was crossing the parade
ground when Lieutenant Martin, an init
mate friend of Captain Romeyn's, passed
him without rendering him the salute due
O'Brien as a superior officer. O'Brien i'm
mediately called him back and in unmeas-
ured language took him to ask and COM
PEELED him to deliver the salute.
1t is probable the charges filed by Romeyn
against O'Brien will be tried soon. as off,
GERS composing the present cOurt-martial
have been ordered to remain at the fort un-
I'll further orders,