The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-24
Trial Of ROSENBAUN
Is Now in Progress by a Court
of Inquiry.
BARNES ON THE STAND
Captain Douglass Testimony
Damaging to ARIEL.

Guthrie, o. T, March 23-(SpeciaL)-The
board of inquiry summoned by Governor
Barnes 10 inquire into the charges filed
against Adfutant General Rosenbaum for
alleged completely in the assault with eggs
upon Colonel Stiles and Captain Douglas,
convened this afternoon at the office Of
the governor. The board consists Of Ma
jor w. P. Baker, Captain F. L. Boynston,
Captain S. A AfcGinnis and Captain A.
". Durham. recorder.
The following witnesses have been sum
moned by the prosecution: Governor =.
NJ. Barnes, Colonel D. F. Stiles, Captain
McGregor Douglas, Captain D. B. ARIEL,
First Lieutenant c. T. Laux, Second
Lieutenant Bert Orner, First Sergeant
William Powers, Corporal Otto Belaoff.
Privates Jake Shannon, Frank Wilson, G.
W. Holbrook, l. c. Booth, Jake Skaggs,
Harry White. Frank Schoenhair and
Frank Miller; L. L. Bridges, Washing
ton, D. c.; Samuel Murphy, Charles NJ.
Brewer, B. F. Berkeley, c. G. Horner. II.
II. Hagan, Albert Hixan and Private Jas.
Tague.
curry assembled Governor Barnes issued
an amended order converting the board.
General Rosenbaum's request for an in
vestigation was so worded as TO ignore
the direct charges of misconduct filed
with the governor, and simply asked that
the newspaper rumOrs and insinu2tions
be inquired into, and the later was all
that the original order included. The or
der also lacked the very essential pcov,s-
ION commanding the board to make re
port Of its findings to the governor.
Major Baker upon his arrival in the city
declared that the order was meaningless,
and acting upon the suggestions the gov
ernor issued an amended order which is
intended TO give the board scope to make
a full and complete investiga ton if the
witnesses can be secured. The amended
order reads as follows:
Amended Special Order No. 3.
Executive Order.
L At the request OF Adtueant General
Phil c. ROsenbaum a court Of inquiry is
hereby ordered to convene az the Cf1ce
of the governor at Guthrie. oklahoma
Territory, at o'clock p. ~, March e,
1898, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
TO investigate charges ard imputaiioDs
against said adjutant general in connec-
ton with the assault upon officers Of the
national guard at Guthrie, o. r, on Dec
% 1891.
2. The court will submit to tire governor
report Of their findings as TO the trdth
Of said allegations or imp Itauons.
3. Detailed for c0urt-Maio- William P.
Baker Captain T. T.. Royntoa, Captain
5 A McGinnis and Captain A. w. Dun
ham. recorder.
c. NJ. BARNES,
Gov. and Comman Jer-in-Caief. .. n. G.
Attorney s. L. Overstreet was introluC-
ed as attorney for Rosenoaum. and Judge
A. II. Huston appeared as assistant III
the prosecution. The defense at the CL'-
set was of a tecaaical nature and in the
hands of a sklltdl attorney like Over
street is somewhat embarrassing. not
only to the prosecution. but ID the board,
which evidently desires a full investiSa-
ton.
Governor Barnes was The first witness
called and when asked his rank and title
replied to the question Yankee fashion
by asking what Tigau Colonel Stiles had
TO appear as an attorney for the prose-
cution. This being satisfactorily ac-
counted for. the governor proceeded to
give his rank and tiIcd. and toi5 what
he knew about the egg throwing episode,
which was mainly what he read In the
newspapers. He told - his suggestion 10
Stiles and Doug as shat a police court
Investigation be made, and his suggestion
TO AdJutant General BosenbSum that it
80 ascertainel whether any Of the egg
throwers belonged 10 the militia az not,
and Rosenbaum's sdhse Jucht report that
no members of Company A were connect
ed with the assault.
The governor was followed on the wit
ness stand by Captain Doustas, who told
the story of the assault, as mas already
appeared in the Eagle. lie testified posi-
lively TO the identification ~ captain D.
b. ARIEL as one II the 1ssauauIs, dos
pite his partially blackened face.
We wish we could cash our time for what
1t seems to be worth TO Us when a loafer
occupies t.-Atchlson Globe.