The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-02
WOODWORTH ON
THE STAND At
COURT MARTIAL

The court martial in the case OF Lieut.
Woodwork OF the Machine Gun battery
resumed it's sessions last evening, and
heard further testimony for the defense,
the last witness OF the evening being
Lieut.. Woodwork himself.
Gen. Tanner. the first witness called,
testified that he was at the Wakefield
shoot in charge OF the Rhode Island
team, but had no distinct remembrance
OF the details OF the various events. He
recalled a conversation with Lieut..
Woodwork In reference 70 Language
used by the latter toward Col Frye. but
was unable 10 recall at which OF the
events the incidents occurred. He no
ticed no irregularities in the scoring.
Capt. Joseph Il. Reilly OF Company r.
Second regiment, was present. he SAID
at the Wakefield shoot, and saw no ir.
regularities in the scoring He would
have noticed wrong scoring, ne thought'
had there been any.
Machine Gun battery received an erro-
neous scorer" asked Capt. Cram.
mot while was watching
"Did you watch all the shootingY'
mo, not all of It, 4.
Capt. II. lie Baron Bowen. assistant IN
spector OF rife practive, testified that ne
was at Wakefield. but saw no irregulari-
ties in the scoring sna although Curing me % tSe
shooting OF the Machine Gun battery.
The discs used were smaller and less easy
TO distinguish than those used on Rhode
Island ranges lie ,ns sesro seornS me-
Commissary Sergt. Jesse A. clark OF
the First Infantry corroborated previous
testimony as to the trouble between CO SoL, p
Fry and Lieut.. Woodwork. Sergt. Clark
did not see the whskey bottle.
The defence offered In evidence the OF
fiicial schedule of the New Englan hine
association shoot at Wakefield In 1900,
and proceeded TO give his version oo2 oi
events OF the state encampment In lpo'
The duties in connection with the en-
campment were divided among the sew
eraI battery officers, and the care OF the
horses and stables devolved upon him.
Capt. Bixby. he said. prescribed 10 ~
bushels as the proper amount OF gram
TO be drawn daily and instructions were
issued 10 the stable sergeant 10 that ef-
feet on Friday night, before the pag-
gage wagon was loaded lot thS Ietuih VI u
from camp witness said he told Mr., NC
Manus. in charge of the wagon, 10 throw
any half-empty bags or grain into the
wagon and leave them at his the lleu-
tenant's) house. as he had some horses
there 10 feed.
wagon OF the unloading of the grain az
his house. The grain was INTENDED TOT
four of the hired saddle horses, whlch
were to be, returned TO owners ,a,, IN thar a.
nine bags OF grain left, witness SAID, ana
the horses were fed from IL.
IL was the practice In previous years,
he said, II any grain was left over, TO
turn II over TO him. Capt. Bixby knew
this. he declared. and never made any
demand for the return OF the grain left
AT the house. Woodworth further said
that he had taken grain from the arm
ory with the knowledge OF the command
ing officer.
The lieutenant. at Mr.. Beagan's re-
quest, related his talk with Capt; Bixby
relative 10 the officers fund OF the bat
terry, and the lieutenant said that Capt.
Bixby refused to give him any account
ing OF the way In which the fund was
spent. saying. TITS none OF your pusi-
ness .
Recurring TO the matter OF the grain.
Lieut. Woodworth swore that he had
never made any secret OF It's having been
left at his house. He heard nothing OF IL
antil Capt Bixby threatened to bring
the present charges against him unless
he resigned. This was at the armory
sometime later. Witness said he told
Can't. Bixby he had no intention of re-
signing. The charges were read In the
presence of the battery that night.
The court adjourned until Friday even
inR at 1880.