The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-03
HARD ONGtN.W0oe
MAJ. RuNciE GIVES ssNs.-,..
TESTIMONY TO SENATE COW ~
MITTEE.
DC HIS OF MAGAZINE ApIru|
SAYS WOOD ASKED HIM ro .,.
ARTICLE REFLEcrlNe ON
GEN. BROOKE.
HAS SOME OTTER THINGS TO TN
susPoENAs ISSUED FOR o..
BROOKE AND TWO OTHER
WITNESSES.

Washington. Nov. 20. - Tia "a.
committee on military affairs va,,..
day heard Maj. James E. Runcla .
Havana, probably the most imnort...
witness that will be offered by ne -
ponents OF Gen. Leonard Wood !,
their attempt to prevent his confirm,
ton to be major general. Mai Rpn.,.
was Gu the stand several times dprtn.
the day, telling the committee =, |,
dinner at Santiago, Cuba, attended \,
himself, Gen. Wood and Ray stapusr
Baker. a newspaper man. al which >
is alleged, was planned the msga,,ns
article attacking Mai Gen. Brool.
that has figured conspicuously m N,
Wood case. Maj. Runcie was stoposs
more than once during the course ~
his testimony and told to give nothln,
but facts of which he hal personal
knowledge. This did not exclude hh
story of
The Dinner Incident
which resulted in the issue OF subpoe
mas for three other witnesses, among
whom is Gen. Brooke, In his tesa
mony Maj. Runcie explained mat he
had acted as confidential adviser q
Gen. Wood for nearly two y-ars, and
that they lived together at S,9tiago
II was while they we're Twin. 10 the
same house that Mr.. Baker vent 10
Santiago in search Of material for a
magazine article. A meeting was al.
ranged between the men and dinner
followed. testified Mai, RuAcie, at
which they discussed the plan to have
published an article which would eI.
plot the success of Gen. Wood in dead.
ing with affairs at Santiago and draw
a comparison with the situation al
Havana untavorab!e to the ADMINISTERS
tion of Gen. Brooke.
Wood Asked Him to Write II.
Mai Runcie declared that Gsa
Wood asked him to write the article
and that he had done 50. The article
was given to Baker and puolshed ID
February, 1900, over the pame Of
Muj. Runcie. He asserted that zen.
Wood knew what the article eonta'oea
and that they had correspondents
about it rs the result of the Juror ere
ated by its publication. He onered 70
produce copies of letters which he aaa
written 20 Gen. Wood concerning ON
own defense. 1t was not until ais@
Gen. Wool succeeded Gen. 6foo"
that the article was published :"
effect was severance OF relations W
tween the witness, and Gen. "0O.
Mai. Runcie then began the pracuce :
law at Havana, and, according 70 ns
testimony, has been there ever sinDe
The witness said that when tne Sew
tary of war went to Cuba
Following the Disclosures
to the war department the sugsesuC.
was made, either, by the secretary y
Gen. Wood, that ne DC Coui -ino
for writing the article, and 'nal ~
had, in effect, invited the courem~
tial. A..
The committee informed NAL huF
Gle that he would be called again So1.
time next week. His connections !.
Havana make it necessary for MIN -. !.
appear before the committee to 'eS. -,
concerning matters other tnan ~ !.
writing of the magazine article. : :
said he has knowledge of Gen. W0Os -
order for The arrest of Mai. RauoVa,'
and as the agen at Havana ~, |.
Maryland bonding company, u.,h.
information in regard TO MAJ - a,
bones charge that Gen. Wooa useS ~. Il.
influence with the courts IN ns'Ina 1.
(Rathbone's) bond fixed at a hs~ ,,.