The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-06
COL. AYREs MAY he RETIRED.
Medical Board Reported He was
suffering From HnCtpacns ParanOha.

Medical Board reported mat He was
suffering From Hnctpient Psranoha.
WASHINGTON. July S.-Although the re-
port Of the lnspector-0eneral Depart
ment ON the casa Of Lieut.. Col. Charles q.
Ayres has not been received by Acting
Secretary Of War Oliver. IL 10 regarded
az probable that the action taken by the
War Department when it 10 submitted will
10 to order Col. Ayrss before a retiring
board. That such action 10 likely 10 based
upon the fact that Col. Ayres already has
been examined by q medical board. which
reported hat he has inoipient paranoia.
The report 10 now In the hands Of the De-
partment and 10 such that under the cir
cumstanoes warrant may DO had for sum-
Inoning him before u board with a view to
placing him ON the retired list.
When Col. Ayres was a Major ia the
Eighth Cavalry. on duty at Camp Nallace
in the Philippines, his action were such
as 10 cause his brother officers to believe
that his health was not good. and accord
ingly he was examined by a medical board.
with the result that q report was made to
the effect that hs was suffering from i'm
cipient psranoia. The action Of the board,
however, did not interfere With his pro-
motion to the rank Of Lientenant-C olonel.
which previously had bee decided upon
and which In fact had been made by the
Ahih VI AAo kVhOtO to ~
port OF ths board reached Washington.
Col. Ayres repeatedly has had troubles
in the army, and At Camp Wallace his I'M
popularity was ~intsnsihed by his action in
causing the arrest Of several Of his brother
officers on unwarranted charges. Some
OF these charges were utterly ignored by
Gen. Weston. commanding The depart
ment in which Camp Wallnoe is located.
and the officers who were tried under the
charges made by Major Ayres we're ac-
quilted.
The climax was reached, however, when
to affirm or deny the newspaper interview
attributed to him concerning the trouble
bet tween his wife and officers at West Point
where Mrs. Ayres lived for q time when her
husband was In the Philippines. When
the Var Department received this reply
~ Col. Ayres Secretary Taft decided ~
have the matter investigated by the In
spector-O Generals Department. The work
which the Inspector Generals assistants are
engaged upon 10 simply an effort TO ascer-
tain whether OF not the interview was
authentic. In view Of the fact that Col. Ayres
has not seen ht 70 denytt. ever when called
upon by the department Tor a statement
there Is nothing for b Inspector General
10 do but report the facts.
IL Ia no secret that the Department would
like 10 have Col. Ayres taken ont Of he
active service. and In view of the circum-
stances IL has been decided practically TO
summon him before "A retiring board on
the report Of bis condition made while
he Was at Camp Wallace. There Col. Ayres
will have full opportunity to defend him.
self by counsel and with such violence
as he may care to submit. Ii is not likely,
will figure In the case before the retiring
board other than as tending to sibstantiate
the finding OF the medical board that he Is
suffering from incfpient paranoia.