Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-03
HARD ONGfN.WOOl
MAJ. RuNciE GIVES SENSATION.
TESTIMONY TO SENATE COW.
MlTTEE.
nf Tells or MAGAZINE ARIcI|
SAYS WOOD ASKED HIM TO we,-l
ARTICLE REFLEcTiNe ON
GEN. BROOKE.
HAS SOME OTTER THINGS TO TEL
suBPoENAs ISSUED FOR or,
BROOKE AND TWO OTHER
WITNESSES.

Washington, Nov. 30. - The ser.,l
committee on military affairs yes,e,
day heard Maj. James L. Runcis
Havana, probably the most importanS
witness that will be offered by the =,
ponents OF Gen. Leonard Wood
their attempt to prevent his confrm.S
tion to be major general. Mai. Runcl
was on the stand several tines drr,,,
the day, telling the committee OF J
dinner at Santiago. Cuba, attended h
himself, Gen. Wood and Ray StannarX
Baker. d newspaper man. al which. \
is alleged, was planned the magazipd
article attacking Mai. Gen. Brookd
that has figured conspicuously IN I'd
Wood case Maj. Runcie was stoppeA
more than once during the course u
his testimony and told to give nothini
but facts of which he had persons
knowledge. This did not exclude III
story OF
The Dinner Incident,
which resulted In the issue OF subpoel
mas for three other witnesses, amond
whom is Gen. Brooke. In his testl
mony Maj. Runcie explained mat Id
had acted as confidential adviser of
Gen. Wood for nearly two Years. and
that they lived together at S.-tiagol
II Yves while they were liviE. IN tho
same house that Mr.. Baker vent t|
Santiago In search Of material for a
magazine article. A meeting was arI
ranged between the men and a dinner
followed, testified Mai. Runcie, atl
which they discussed the plan to haye|
published an article which would eII
plot the success of Gen. Wood in deal
ing with affairs at Santiago and draw
a comparison with the situation at
Havana unfavorable to the administra1|
ton of Gen. Brooke.
Wood Asked Him to Write L.
Maj. Runcie declared that Gen
Wood asked him to write the article
and that he had Gone SO. The artic!e|
was given to Baker and published in|
February, 1900. over the meme Oh
Maj. Runcie. He asserted that Cen.
Wood knew what the article contained
and that they had correspondence
about it ms the result of the Juror Gre
ated by its publication. He offered 20
produce copies of letters which he had
written 10 Gen. Wood concerning ms
own defense. II was not until after
Gen. Wood succeeded Gen. BROOKS
that the article was published. Tne
effect was a severance OF relations %
tween the witness and Gen. Wooa,
Maj. Runcie then began the practice o.
law at Havana, and, according 10 ms
testimony, has been there ever sinee
The witness said that when The secfe
tary OF war went to Cuba
Following the Disclosures
to the war department the suggestion
was made, either by the secretary or
Gen. Wood, that he be court,martialeo
for writing the article, and nat "
had, In effect, invited the courtmnP
tial.
The committee informed MAI. Kun
Gle that he would be called again soms
time next week. His connections y
Havana make It necessary for MN y
appear before the committee TO teSul.
concerning matters other nan u'
writing of the magazine article. TN
eaid he has knowledge Of Gen. Woou'
order for the arrest of Maj. Rauioon''
and as the agen at Havana io,s
Maryland bonding company, can ens
information in regard 0 MAJ. ha.n
bones charge that Gen. Wood useu -.
influence with the courts in having
(Rathbone's) bond fixed at a hgufs -
declares 10 have been unreasonaos~