The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-23
HEARING TN
WOOD CASE
hajor Bathbone ceasured by the Sem
ate Military Committee.
He IS TOLD NOT TO TALK.
Report That Decision In Favor Of
the General VIII BE Contested
on the Senate Floor--Wood's
Record Commended.

Washington, Nov. 23.-At the senate
military committee investigation Of the
charges made against General Leonard
Wood, Major Rathbone, who filed many
Of the charges. was asked If be had
given out statements concerning the
committees inquiry and admitted that
be had done 50. lie was requested IN
the future to consider whatever took
place inside the committee room TO be
executive and agreed to refrain from
making public any Of the subsequent
proceedings The committee decided
that all extraneous ana irrelevant evil
dence should be excluded. Hearsay tes-
timony, even If supported by docu-
ments known to be on file at the war
department, were included in the mat
Ter ruled out, as was that OF the Wit
nesses who fold Of the general impress
sions relating TO the acceptance Of gifts
from the Jai Alai company by General
md Mrs. Wood In this connection
much Of the evidence offered by Ernst
Lee Conant Of the Havana office Of d
New York law firm was ruled out. The
methods Of procedure are those Of a
court Of justice, with the members Of
the committee serving as court and
jury
Senate Committee Criticised.
III General Leonard Wood were on
trial for his life he would receive in
struetions from the court more fayora-
BILE than the rulings which have been
made by the senate military committee
IN the conduct of the present inyestiga-
ton" said a member Of the committee
when asked concerning the methods
used In dealing with the various wilt
nesses examined. 1t is believed that
this evidence viii 80 before the senate
IN executive session, and IN the event
Of a decision by the committee favora-
bic to General Wood the fight will be
transferred to the Goor Of the senate
In fact. notice of this has been given to
a member Of the committee by one Of
the senator's who joined in the protest
against General Woods confirmation to
be a brigadier general.
In connection with the alleged ac-
ceptance Of presents from the Iai Alai
by General and Mrs. Wood Mr. Conant
told of telegram which was sent
from Havana to New York while the
granting OF a concession 70 The estab-
lishment was pending The story of the
telegram was told to Mr.. Conant by g.
Lawton Childs, shareholder in the
Jai Alai He said that eedro Galbis
secretary Of the establishment, went to
New York to purchase a silver dinner
set for General Wood and while there
was ordered not to make the invest.
ment until notice Of the granting Of the
concession WAS printed IN the Official
Gazette at Havana. The concession
was granted a telegram sent Galbis
and, according 70 Mr.. Conant, the pur-
chase made at d cost Of $500 After
considerable discussion the committee
ruled this testimony out Of order Gal
bis Is dead but 1t Is said the telegram
can be produced and TNl - offered to
the senate.
Request has been made that the cont
mittee subpoena a number Of army Off
GERS who served in Cuba with General
Wood, but thus far no action has been
taken by the committee in that direc,
ton.
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