The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-27
R()NEYN FAMILY ROW.
The Captains Daughter On
the Stand.
BITTER AGAINST BAMFORD.
Says Mrs. O'Brlen Started
Him Down Hill.
MRS. KIMBALL MISSING.
She Don't Want TO Testify Against
Mrs. 0'BTien.
MRS. KIMBALL MISSING.

Her Husband Excused From DiscIos-
ing What His Wife Knows But Is
Ordered to Procure Her Address.
Miss ROmeyn Swcars Lieut.. O'BrIen
Appeared TO he Much Disturbed In
Mind by His Wife's COnduct--AIIss
Romeyn says She Once saw Lieat.
Bamford Coming From Mrs.
O'Rrien's House After the Lights
Had Been Put Out.
Atlanta, Ca, April 26.-The Romeyn
court martial had two very sensational
features to-day. The first was IN connec-
ton with the absence from the post of
Mrs. Lieut.. Kimball She left the garri-
son last Saturday morning, and her hus-
band, who was placed on the stand, said
that he did not know where she had gone
Capt. Romeyn, the accused stated to
the court that Mrs. Kimball had gone
away, for the purpose of escaping the
court. She did not want to tell what she
knew about Mrs. O'Brien and Lieut.. Bam-
ford. In her absence he tried to bring
out from Lieut. Kimball what it was that
his wife knew, but upon objection OF the
judge advocate that what the lady had
told her husband was held to be in the
nature Of a privileged communication.
Lieut.. Kimbal was not obliged to repeat
it. He was, however, instructed to obtain
the address of his missing wife, so that
she could be subpoenaed and brought be-
fore the court. The lieutenant admitted
that his wife had criticised Mrs. OBrien
and that she preferred not to be made a
witness.
The other feature of the trial was the
testimony of Miss Romeyn, the daughter
Of the accused captain, and the young lady
whose engagement to Lieut. Bamford. the
lothario Of the garrison, seems to have
been the direct cause of the explosion of
the sensation. In calling his daughter to
the stand Capt. Romeyn said to the
court: II have now to introduce my
daughter. 1 hope all the members of the
court Will appreciate my position. l hope
none of you may ever be similarly placed
1t is only from the stress of circumstances
and the necessity that justice may be done
me that / Introduce her"
Miss Romeyn appeared somewhat ner-
vous as she walked into the room. She
began: Il was III last winter and DR.. Tay-
lor attended me. / heard him say one day
that his wife refused to allow her daugh-
ter to attend Mrs. O'Brlen's dinner party.
lie said Mrs. Taylor would not allow her
daughter to put her foot in the O'Brens'
house. / judged she did not think Mrs.
OBrien proper person for young lady
to associate with. 1 heard that Lieut..
Bamford had beer seen coming from the
house OF Lieut.. O'Bren after the lights
had been put out / heard unfavorabie
comment on the bicycle rides taken by
Lieut. Bamford and Mrs. OBrien. Mrs.
Kellogg told me the colonel was worried
because she went bicycle riding with Mrs
O'Brien / have seen Lieut. O'Brlen walk
ing up and down In front of his quarters
at dusk, apparently much disturbed in
mind, and heard him say once: It's time
Mrs. OBrien was home. She has been out
all the afternoon.
81 was engaged to Lieut.. Bamford We
had been engaged secretly for about a
year. i spoke 70 Mfs BdfnlOfQ ABOUT MS
conduct and told him he ought not to get
into a fllrtation with Mrs. OBrien.
man can live down such things I said
but a woman never and for her sake you
should stop paying her assid-
uous attentions that cause you
both to be talked about
He replied that he supposed a lot OF old
hens out here were talking, but II was none
OF their business"
Miss Romeyn told OF the breaking of OF
her engagement to Lieut.. Bamford by her
father and the letter OF the captain for
bidding him the house. was introduced.
II was a very salty episte.
IL quit speaking TO Mrs. O'Brlen," said
the young lady, because / did not think
she was a proper person 10 associate with.
Ny opinion was formed from what she
told me in conversation. She said she
aid not think Il wrong for any young man
10 be IN love with "A married woman or
carry on a Irritation with her, or vice
versa. The married woman might have
made a mistake IN her husband. She told
me OF "A case where n married woman had
a firtatl0n with an officer, and things
reached such crisis that the woman
wanted her husband 70 got a divorce 80
she could marry the other man. Mrs
O'Brien thought Il wrong because tho hus-
band dld not get the divorce ns re-
QueNlcd. i dld not approve OF thu hooks