Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-07
Second of Naval Courts-Mar-
tiaI Begins at Boston.
DANCE INCIDENTS RETOLD
Hearing Probably Will Not Be Fin
ished for Several Days.
MISS HEsLER TO BE WITNESS
Testimony of Surgeon Cowles Differs
From That He Gave When Pay
master Aud Was Being Tried.

BOSTON. February THE second Of
the .women's courts-martial' was opened
at the Charlestown navy yard today
when Passed Assistant Surgeon Ansey
Hamilton Robnett was put on trial for
his alleged participation in the expulsion
of Dr. Edward s. Cowles from a dance at
the yard on the night of December IL.
The verdict in the case of George P. Aud,
who was tried last week. has been for
warded to the Navy Department at
Washington for review.
There were two charges against Sur
did aid and abet Paymaster Aud in the
expulsion Of DIR. Cowles from the navy
ward dance December II last, Cowles be-
ing a properly invited guest. and the
action being unauthorized and unwar-
| ranted'; the second was that he SUBJ
sequenty used insulting language to Dr.
Cowles over the telephone
Like Paymaster Aud, Surgeon Robnett
received a reprimand from the Secretary
of the Navy, following the first com
plant of Dr. Cowles. DR.. Cowles wife
then pressed the charges to the officials
in Washington and the court-martial OF
the two officers was ordered.
To Continue Several Days.
1HCluueu III the vi "iIhCoSCS Wei
Miss Dorothy Hesler of Evanston, ILL.,.
who is engaged to be married to the
young surgeon, and Paymaster Aud.
Much of the same evidence presented in
the trial of Aud was expected to be
| used in the proceedings against Robnett,
and it was not thought today that the
case would be completed within two
days.
After the court had refused to dismiss
the charges, on Maj. Leonard's motion
| that Dr. Robnett had already been pun
ished by reprimand, DIR. CoWleS was
called as the first witness.
DIR. Cowes again went over some OF
the Incidents at the now famous dance
of December IL, and said that when he
was interviewed by Paymaster Aud and
DR.. Robnett outside the hall and asked
to withdraw he gained the impression
that both men were acting for the dance
committee.
Conversation Over Phone.
The next day came the conversation be-
tween DR.. Cowles and DR.. Robnett over
the telephone. in which the latter demand
ed the return of Miss Hesler's photograph
Nobody left the courtroom when proceed
ings were stopped to allow any one to
withdraw who did not care to hear just
what DR.. Robnett is said to have told
DR.. Cowles when the latter refused to
| give up the picture, SO the conversation
was given in full.
DR.. CowIes explained his effort to OBJ
| tain an appointment with Miss Hester
at an elevated station by saying that the
| young woman had been invited to dine
| at the Cowles house, and Mrs. CoWles
| suggested that the doctor meet her on
| her way from Maiden.
When Maj. Leonard asked DR.. Cowles
| why he did not offer the same explana-
| ton at the Aud trial last week the judge
| advocate objected, and the testimony was
| suspended for a time while arguments
| were made on the question.
After the court had allowed the question
| DR.. Cowles stated tat he told the incident
! last week as he remembered it at that
| time Now he recalled additional details
He denied that he ever aggravated Dr.
| Robnett or that he ever accepted chal-
| lenge for fistic encounter. Neither did
he ever call DR.. Robnett cur.