The sun., 1903-11-25
ATHBONE ACCUSES GEN. WOOD
GOES INTO DETAILS IN TESTI-
MONY BEFORE COMMITTEE.
woods Friend. "Bellairs." Electric Light
Concession, Presents OF Toilet and
Dinner Sets Discussed-Iieut, Runcie
10 be Heard by Committee Friday.

Concession, presents OF IOuet aHu
Dinner Sets Discusset-IAeut, Runcie
10 BE Heard by Committee Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. PA subcommittee
az the Senate Committee on Military Al
fairs met this morning and examined Major
Estes G. Rathbone, and Brig. Gen. Tasker
". giee, relative to the charges filed against
Gen. Leonard Wood by Major Rathbone.
lieut.. James E. Runcie, U. S. A., retired,
now a resident of Havana, appeared before
the committee, and was notified to he in
readiness to testify before the full COM
mittee next Friday. morning
Major Rathbone's testimony to-day was
on details of the specific charges filed by him
against Gen. Wood He also filed request
that certain witnesses be summoned, and
outlined he questions to be propounded 10
them to elicit corroboration Of his charges.
Among the witnesses asked for by Ma jor
Rathbone was Gen. Tasker E, Bliss Rath-
bone alleges that Gen. Wood accompanied
The ex-convict, Edgar &. Bellairs' from
Havana to New York in 1900, prior to BEL
alrs" being sent to China, and that Cen
Wood knew at the time that "Bellairs' v
WAS an ex-convict. 1t is understood that
Gen. Bliss testified concerning the sending
Of special agent named Cairns to Florida
~ investigate Capt. Bellairs's" record at
tho request OF Gen. Wood.
Wv oil. -. 49,. .;,,ou,s Ch;.s ro,,eotor
Zen p'ss az .'ac .n.'e ,;,,, ta.ae,'artsrs
OF Customs ior luoa WIN heauquar'e 'e' e. !,
at Havana and Cairns was one of his special
AGENTS. It is alleged that a report was
,.;.,a a.rI,, i, ,ooo showino that
.nsie y! gu, an ne ,', n,.;n,ad - or;,re in
'Bellars had oeeh convicted Vi oilne IA
Florida. and had served a term in prison,
a,ttNr tnI
C,.- wood who nevertheless. ACCOMPANIED
.o'' "O' -. r,,;,.l Cto,o. .p.,,-
be,Iars 10 .he ''''e' ''a.e, Dell
airs was one OF the men VINO MADE VICIOUS
oetcer
Major Rathbone requested the committee
n summon Walter Johnson. r, A, c, smith
and -" HAYWARD, all of 100 Broadway, New
York. representing lght and power COM
a''SS. Sore,ary Root AGAINST Cen Wood a
.aors oomr,oting concess;on r. T;hurcio
"roels raahr !, Tr;snn Tnr an n,eotrin l;aht
az aI'r nn,Sor nlant at Havana and that ,,1eon
ana power plat. az aSaa, a.a, a,,. 'tao Pot
tner r1P,rSn,Ma,loiis rs, Mi a,oLs ,is ordnr
s'ructn "rn, h ~ "ooa W ne'one " Gns,anos, n's U,u.
SrahinS era, G Waod ve edi.s dS rsvmLs ono order hnt
% I,iat ut'', , muo, uiu tand ,rb;oh ~ afraot
allowed al'olner M 10 s.a',u Tilltn; IL, ensLt ,
sran,ra enr he ,"nor riant b,, ,,;rt,e
~ NV Wnod nrdaEs ice ;ssied ;n ,rlnatiog of the
2l Mooo o'uei' ieeueu Ill 'io'a''o'' VI ''e
rs roraNe, az :. ,,,ooa H., u,ior p,,h
va ha,.., l,,e tLse ns ,,e, -na j., ros-
D''' " sI , - -, .t w -. =; III ~ ;st g. Nns
,ng iuna iGr purchanslng nng i is1e @ ior Nas Nls
Sd MSod, eonn.seS nnanS u aa nnod anv de-
sn;n,,, ae, ~ tha ~ ~, 'n s,6S Tharys wea
Ias.;;. ~, Wv. ne eoH !. T. aI,eaaJ nh;oh Cos'
taaeds ees made a. good r by 70 check drawn npon
". baMioh one ,ana o. ~ ~ o.,;n ,aaana - h;s
s.;S Al ae ~, ,,din1 hefora Coz Wond
concess,oh th We pus pi,,,as;s No ion ' Rothhona
hrnone olner iequee's, sIaIol .t ha'Ilool,. ar.
~ 1,,dWo- Hto W Tawshe Who vas sent 70
pI huul"I "a. ,i;e 70" pntL,o, w n,to senv ~
havana 70 TeauolI ha'nDones sccoun. C.ih 70
as DIecoor-uene!a VI ros,s VI Supa' R
Lawane le1!t rs on nie az, d.; 'l,e ne, MaI L.. -
Rartment, ana IL Is alegeo G wa, suUs.'av Wnaa s,
L'oIiu ntt - SS,,,aI ~ Aud;tor ~ c,h.
mlhtaIy oloeI. causeu .lie ] auor.o, oi s tuos oA
70 v1olate inc ID" III 'he "ea'ii'eh' u az
couhts. -. ~. no-lon a, Raevo.
;ete, IN one n,S 70 ir-eguiarities in the C,ban
con.ie.N cIi e.,,;no r. ~ charged bv Ma ior Rath-
poe.ai .Sat Iet Co.., Wood exceeded his all-
Hcn1 u,~o "a anted without warrant OF law.
MoriSy ont;or anu 49, Rothhone asked the
nn,,n,ittee tn call for the testimony given
~ thn tr;al ~ ths Cnhan nostaI cases
This testimony. with an English transla-
tion ;s ca ii 70 he on file in the War DEPART
n, trom "a sau ne,ortment w. ~ Jnstice and the
d.. 'osoo Dan,rtman+ An ayanination
fost once pepar'iiei;.' y; Ifn.d ~, h,, Wo ;or
OF TINS testimony, II ID aileBeo py MAIoi
Rathbone, will show a number OF derelic-
tions and violations Of law on the part of
Gen Wood, in addition to those specified
in the char pes
Mal0r ha'noone allesea 'o;uay G
the suo-committee Una! Ihe SILVER airIlet hIet
gambling concern was purchased at 1ff-
fanys' in New York in May, 1902, and pre-
sent ed to Gen. Wood on NAV lS, 1902. He
asLed the committees To summon the man
asked sne colhIn'tee 70 su,llnioI a, nc .ie man
ager OF llnany &. ana 10 ques'lo!i niill as 20
VIC VI 'i'o sA''N' wv, 'N'
what inscription was engraved on the