Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-01
The Navy Scandal.


Boston, Mass Feb. 1.-Declsration
tha. because Dr. Edward 8. CoWles,
.accul cousin to Mrs. Theodore Roose
Welt, had boasted of an alleged conquest
he had made OF Miss Dorothy Fl saler, Of
Chicago, the physician is now the cen.
rsl fsure of uevsl scandal here, was
made By Dr.. Ausey II. Robnett, U. 8.
N, when he resumed the stand as the
ira. witness for the defense at navy
yard court martial here today.
DR.. Robnet', who is alleged to be the
dance OF The Chicago girl, Is testityipg
IN behalf OF PaymRster Audi, who is
accused Of having insnlted and attacked
Conlss eta navy dance here on pecem-
her II, at the home OF Medical Inspector
Ames. Aud himself is expected to take
the stand later in tee Gag to refute the
testimony yesterday given by Miss M ar
garet Ap,es, hostess OF the hop, who
dec,a:ed AUD bad confessed to her that
he had lied when he ordered Oowles
from the chop" and informed him that
his absence YVES desired by Mis- Anes.
Oaly three Witnesses were heard fer
the prosecution. They we're Miss Ames,
DR.. Cowies the complainant aud his
wife, yho ~ss with tho physician when
70 siIe2es tia: Aud snu:k him at the
'hpp."
Admiral SHift, former commandant
a. the OhCrlestoWa navy yard, WAS
bturgat io:o the case as Wss also big
1sngnter, Mss Madeline Swift, whose
friendship Tor Aud was recently alleged
10 be the csusc for har suddenly break
Ing of an engagement to we'd Harry
Dlcr S Cr5r, of Atlanta, Gi practically
on her wcddicg eve.
Admiral ssiit's part In The 81, DR.,
Ccvles testified, was an acknowledge
men, that Aud and Robnett had scttd
shameiuliy losard Oowles aud in max
log an apology for the navy to bin as a
result o! the J unS clfics.,, actions at the
hop.
Miss : Wills ONLY connection With the
case, 60 IA, az has developed, is that
Miss Ames declared the admiia's
daughter had said tina. The whole dis
pate was personal matter between
Cowles and the sggrieVed Robnet!
Just why Aud should have been SC
ac.ive In resanLing the reported boasts Of
OowIes over his alleged conquest of Nils.
lIasler has no. as yet been fully brought
out.
InsiLu1tions tina! DR.. Uowles had an
noyed olhe. ytuag women at preVions
merry. makings Of the navy set here have
also been made and testimony along
these iiues is expected from Aud iu ST.
tempts to prove partial justification fol-
his encounter with OoweS.
81 never gave my photograph to DR..
Oo.les. j.; took ii when ! was absent
His delay in returning 1t was the cause
Of all this trouble"
This declaration made by Miss
Dorothy Hcsler, OF Chicago, opened up
the real cause OF the alleged "insult and
attack" on DR.. Oowles. Mias II .sler
insisted thst at no time had she given
Cowles any right to have her picture.
Sac Insisted tina. their acquaintance was
OF the most ordinary sort and intlmated
that alleged boating by the physician
Of their ftieodship had no foundation In
fact.
Miss Hesler stated that OoRles sought
claudestine appointment With her and
had used objsclionsbl, language to bel
over the phone.
Sullivan BELIEVES Johnson Will Win.
BJslop, FEB. Flat annou ncsmeD
that he believes theJeffries Johnson fghl
ia fixed, is made here today by John L.
Sullivan. Ia an interview Sullivan as
serted bis views OF the coming mill
thnsly: ~ don't think that Jeffiies and
Johnson are on the level about this
| match. There is something !unny about
the whole stair. The black man can
win if the bcu. is on the level, In ms
opinion the alleged bout looks bad.
dou't think that Jefiries could be drag.
red into ring with the back man ur-
less there Wss so arrangement that