The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-23
SCANDAL OF THE ARMY SPICY.
MRS, ANNIE GLOVER PROVES A
NAIVE WITNESS.

Even the Judge Advocate Forced 10
Smile at Her Free and Easy Man
ner of Telling Her Story-IIer Tcs-
timOny Fails, However, to Bring
Out Anything serious Against the
VivacIOus MRS. O'Brfcn-Cnpt. Car
ter Gives Testimony That Seems
10 support Capt. Romcyn's Claim
That There Was Considerable Cos
sip About Mrs. O'Drien.
Atlanta, Ga April 2,-The defense was
begun In the trial of Capt. Henry Rom
eyn by the court-martIal at Fort McPher-
son to-day, with Mrs. Annie Glover, cousin
of the accused, and Capt. Carter of the
Fifth Infantry as the star witnesses.
They succeeded in injecting a good deal
more Of liveliness into the trial and IL their
testimony is followed up by more of the
same kind tomorrow as Is expected, there
will be still livelier times at the garrison.
Mrs. Glover is a very attractive woman
of perhaps twenty-five She had a free and
easy manner in the presence OF the digni-
fed court. and at several stages of the ex-
animation by the judge advocate, her vi
Vacity caused hearty laughter among the
officers and spectators. Lieut.. Carbaugh,
the Judge advocate, was himself quite taxi
en- off his feet by her naivette several
times.
Mrs Glover, It appeated, was visitor
at the post at the time the gossip about
Mrs. oBrien first started. She heard II al
most as soon as she landed in the reser-
walton, she said but could not specify the
persons who took her into the situation.
When asked If she had heard Others be-
sides the family of Capt. Romeyn talking
about Mrs. oBrien, she replied, "Oh, my,
yes"
Everybody" she replied to another
question, was talking about IL. They
told me to just keep my eye on that
couple"
When questioned about the conduct of
Mrs. O'Brien and Lieut.. Bamford at the
german, which has figured so consplcu-
ously in the case, Mrs. Glover said: ut
was very improper and indiscreet. I was
very much astonished to see such things
going on"
The lady was not pressed to give a bill
of particulars in reference to the Such
things"
Mrs. Clover was in the next room at
sCapt Romeyns house the time Surgeon
Taylor called there to attend Miss Ro-
meyn, who was i'll, and heard what he
is alleged to have said to Capt and Mrs
Romeyn about the O'Bren dinner party
II heard him distinctly" she testified,
though he did not know that i was there.
He said that he would not have his daugh-
ter go to the dinner for anything, and
did not want her to set foot in Mrs
o. Brien's house ever again."
Upon cross examination by the Judge
advocate, Mrs. Glover confessed that the
only improperly which Lieut.. Bamford
and Mrs. O'Brien committed at the ger
man was that they danced together too
often. They we're together all the
time" she said.
did she not dance half the time with
her partner" she was asked.
"Well, now. / am not going to try to
answer that" she replied, with such ex-
pressiveness that the Judge advocate and
the members of the court Joined in a
laugh
1t is probable that the other ladies of
the garrison will be called to the stand
tomorrow. One of these will be Miss
Romeyn, daughter of the accused, and Il
is likely also that Mrs. OBrien, the lady
who is the central figure In the sensa-
tion will be called by the prosecution in
rebuttal SO far she has not been sum
moned and Lieut. OBrien does not want
his wife to appear unless It Is absolute
~ necessary, as he declared that the pros
ecutlon is not a personal matter with
him, but that he IS acting in IL as an Of
fetal only for the good of the service
Capt. Carter's testimony brought out
the fact that Lieut. O'Brien had first
called upon him for satisfaction on ac-
count Of the rumors concerning his wife
and the captain promptly called him
down.
81 was met by Lieut.. O. Brien." said the
captain, land he stated to me that he had
been informed that my wife had criticised
his wife and reflected upon her character
/ replied to him that knew nothing about
this, but that ] would know in about If
teen minutes, as soon as l could see Mrs
Carter Bat, / said to him, Il is but fair
to put youton notice now that whatever
my wife has said / will sustain and de-
fend her in Il. i also demand Of you the
name of your informant. To this he re-
piled that Miss Randall was his infor-
mant. i then went to see my wife, and
she said that she had commented adverse
ly upon Mrs. O'Brien's behavior, where
upon l returned to Lieut.. o. Brien and so
stated to him. / also told him that had
criticised his wife myself because of the
attentions he received from Lieut.. Bam-
ford. who was engaged TO marry a young
lady OF the garrison, this lady being then
sick at her house. / told him that no wo-
man could expect to escape criticism I'M
der such circumstances"
Capt. Carter's testimony was very en-
nhatic He also detailed another incident
OF the affair, in which he indicted a sharp
eplstle 10 Lieut.. OBrien, demanding a
retraction and apology for what he had
said concerning Mrs. Carter as the author
az the gossip. This retraction and apol-
ogv capt Carter said, was promptly
forthcoming. He plainly gave the impress
SION mat II e had not been there would
have been serious trouble between himself
and Lieut.. O'Brien.
A. The opening OF the defense Judge Ad-
,,ocate CarbauRh asked the court to al
low Lieut.. OBrien to remain I'm the room
a. assist him In the cross-exa mination OF
witnesses. but Capt. Romeyn. who had
summoned the lieutenant as one OF his
y,itnesses. opposed this and, after long
dtscugslon, Lieut.. OBrien was compelled
40 retire The court evidently thought
mai the presence OF the Lieutenant would
nrevont a fun disclosure Of all the facts
relating 70 the gossip about Mrs O'Brien
one OF the sensational collateral fea-
,,,res Of the trial Is the dispute over the
engagement between Lieut.. Bamford and
Nfiss Romeyn. The young lady declares
t6at there was an engagement, and she
h corroborated by nearly the whole post
mt Lieut.. Bamford maintains that there
vas never any engagement, though he
ala not deny the report 10 that effect ana
received congratulations from friends. lie
said that the circumstances were peculiar