Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-06
The Runcie Magazine Article.

The brief calls attention to the testimony
Of Lieut.. Runcie. In which he referred to
writing the article in the absence Of Gen.
Wood, and particular reference is made to
this statement from Runcie: After Gen.
Woods return. perhaps some few days
after his return, he asked me II l had
written the article. and told him that
had written 1t and sent It to Mr.. Baker.
Concerning the testimony Of Mr.. Baker
this statement IL made by the minority:
Baker states that he knew that he was 70
receive an article from Ruucis and that ne
was aware of the tenor of the article. He
states that Gen. Wood was very frank in
his expressions OF criticisms OF the Brooke
administration and that az a general result
Of his visit to Cuba he found that Gen.
Wood was antagonistic to Gen. Brooks's
administration" The testimony on this point
was brought out by Senator Hanna, VINO
asked: .y.---tt
"Your information was, as the general
result of your visit there. that Gen Wood
was In rather an antagonistic attitude to.
ward the administration of Gen. Brooke al
to the administration of affairs at San
tiago?'
Mr. Baker-"He did not agree to it,
Senator-"He was antagonistic?'
Mr.. Bakeries sir -f%
The Jai Alai Concession.
The Jai Alai concession forms the fifth
count in the minority's brief and the follow.
ing summing up Is made: Judge Advocate
General Dudley states that the concession
to this institution was never completed
by the signature of the Spanish governor
general. The president of the company
states that the documents of April 81. l9oo,
and October 16, 1900. were submitted TO Gen.
Wood, 1t being necessary to do so consider
ing the privilege thereby conferred, these
documents being approved by Gen. WOOD
in all their parts. They included the grant
of a monopoly for ten years. The claim
that the gambling was an adjunct rather
than a part of the game, is disproved by
the president of the Jai Alai. The rules
governing the gambling feature are set
forth in the printed testimony. Gen. Wood
did not furnish full information for the ac-
ton of the War Department. The publica-
ton of the gambling regulations was made
in the Official Gazette May .. 1872
The Silver Service.
wallis Chairman. with Tiffany & Co. of
New York testifies that about the 10th or
the 18th of that month an order was cabled
to Tiffany by Mr.. Zarasqueta for silver
service valued at about 5000. and that ne
took such service to Havana, where 1t
was accepted and paid for by Zarasqueta.
That this was gift to Gen. Wood from the
Jai Alai Company is admitted"
In support of the foregoing charge atten-
ton is directed by the minority to the tes-
timony of no less than a dozen witnesses,
including that of Col Edgar 8. Dudley of
the judge advocate generals department or
the army. and the report of Judge Charles
e. Magoon, law officer bureau OF insular
affairs.
The sixth count says: Gen. Brooke tes-
titles to the INSTRUMENTATION of Gen. Wood
and that he (Brooke) refrained from court
martial process because OF the feeling that
such step would not be sanctioned by the
War Department. He testifies that Gen.
Woods arbitrary interference with the pro-
ceedings Of the court in Santiago province
by the summary removal of a prisoner from
its hands and the deportation of the pris-
oner.
The seventh and last count in the brief
refers entirely to testimony regarding Gen.
Woods veracity. The testimony of Brig
Gen. William Ludlow, Commander Lucien
Young, Lieut.. Runcie, Alexis e. Frye ana
a number of others is quoted in support of
the count