The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-26
REPORT IS SUBMITTED
Findings of the ROsenbaum
Court of Inquiry
ARE IN BARNES HANDS
Testimony is of a Very En-
tertaining Nature.

Guthrie. o. T, March 25.-(Special.)-
The Rosenbaum board of inquiry finished
hearing testimony this afternoon and has
submitted it's findings to the governor
without making public their nature.
To the civilian observer the proceedings
looked more like farce than serious in
quiry, and especially today did the mem
bers appear more concerned about get
ting through in time to leave the city
this afternoon to meet important engage
1rents, than in the task of probing 70 the
bottom Of the charges. To the average
civilian brought up in the idea that mill
tary disciplin was unusually severe and
strict, it seemed Incompatible that
board of officers should meekly observe
the disobeyance of the boards subpoenas
and make no more serious effort to obtain
the presence of absent witnesses, other
than to issue orders to members Of
company indirectly under suspicion to
make a search for the absent witnesses
and bring them into court if they could
be found.
As an instance of this laxity, orders
y
day to produce witness Bruce Dougherty
in court. This morning the lieutenant
said he had detailed two Of his men to
find Dougherty but ne could not remember
whom he detailed. Another instance of
laxity, or ignorance, was furnished this
morning when Captain ARIEL was on the
witness stand. On cross-examination he
was asked if he was not under military
arrest and the witness said he did not
know whether he was or not, and ap-
pealed to the court to be enlightened.
He then made the statement that yester-
day morning he passed Colonel Stiles in
uniform and failed to give the military
salute. Colonel Stiles halted him and
asked why he did not give the salute and
the witness said, Because I didn't want
to-" Colonel Stiles then ordered him I'M
der arrest.
The court was stlll in doubt and asked
Colonel Stiles to define what constituted
a military arrest, whereupon Colonel
Stiles read from the army regulations to
show that when an officer is placed under
arrest he lays aside his sword and re-
tires to his quarters. where he remains
until otherwise ordered in writing by the
commander-in-chief.
Colonel Stiles then repeated what had
passed between himself and Captain Ar
rell on the occasion mentioned. Notwith-
standing his arrest, Captain ARIEL has
been in attendance constantly upon the
board of inquiry in uniform and wearing
his sword. and issuing instructions Tor
the rounding up of witnesses.
Although the findings of the board of
inquiry are now in the hands of the gov
ernor it will be several days before the
official stenographer can complete a tran
script Of the testimony, and until that
IS done no decision will be made as to
whether a court martial will follow or
not. 1t is understood. however, that no
matter how the present investigation re-
suits, formal charges on other matters
will be preferred against ROsenbaum as a
basis for court martial.
Among others who testified yesterday
afternoon was Private Frank Miller, who !
denied that either Rosenbaum or ARIEL !
had said anything to him about assault !
Ing Colonel Stiles. and said he had not /
been at the armory either in the afternoon /
or evening of the day mentioned. He /
saw Captain ARIEL at Sabine's restau- /.
rant in company with Rosenbaum and /.
Orner about O'Clock and between 9 and /
10 o'clock the witness went home.
Captain Douglas was recalled and told /,
Of a visit by Rosenbaum to the Office Of /
Douglas & Douglas in Oklahoma City and /
In the general conversation complained of /,
he dilatoriness and negligence of Colonel /
Stiles in carrying out the orders issued .
by himself as adjutant general aud re-
marked that the old should .
be removed.
Joe Wisby was called 10 repeat a CONVEX /
sation with Captain l. / Bridges in sup /
port of a motion for continuance submit /
ted by the prosecution in order to secure /
the presence of Captain Bridges before +
Me board. Mr.. Wisely testified that Cap I.
lain Bridges informed him that he had I
found out all about the egg-throwing and /
thar il was cOncocted in Rosenhaum's Of /
See; that Roseubaum and ARIEL were the /
lnsuCators and that the eggs were
brought to Rosenbaum's Office and he ,
probably paid for them. Captain Bridges 4
told him that the fellows in the plot didn't .