The Washington times., 1910-02-08
Decision About to Be For
Warded TO Secretary
of Navy.
WOMAN DISCLOSES
CAUSE OF SCANDAL
Miss HeSler Admits Her Engage
ment to Dr.. Rob
nett.

BOSTON. Feb. s.-With all the evi
deHCe presented. the Court-uartiaI
which is trying Passed Assistant Surgeon
Ansey Hamilton Robnett at The navy
yard here on charges OF conduct uube-
coming an officer and q gentleman to
day heard the arguments Of Major
LEONARD, L s n c., senior counsel for
TIE defense
Major \ ". CauIn. judge advocate
VIII make no argument. simply resting
The case for the prosecution on the
evidence submitted
At the conclusion Of the arguments
the COurt-Uartial Viii forward its deci-
sion 10 Secretary OF the Navy Meyer
al Washington for review
Testifying IN cross-exsminati0n before
the ccurt-martlaI az the navy gard.
Miss Dorothy Hester disclosed the
secret OF the scandal that has stirred
naval circles here for the last month
RObnett Her Fiance.
That Dr. A H Robnett. passed IS
distant surgeon at the Naval hospital
at Chvlsca. is her fauce and that they
have been engaged 10 be married since
November was the statement she made
10 The officers who are considering the
charges.
Miss HeSler was the first witness Tor
the defense A letter, which she had
written 10 Mrs COWIeS. asking for the
return OF her photograph was placed in
evidence by Major Leonard, counsel for
What was the occasion for writing
thls letter tc Mrs C0wles2"
heard that Dr. Cowles was circu-
photograph"
Did YOU eve coufde 90 DR.. Robnett
That DR. Cowles had taken q PHOTOGRAPH
Yes
What relation do you bear 10 DIT.
Engagement Admitted.
He is my fznce-
rs there any other member Of vorr
family te whom you can appeal 10 de-
fend You against a man.
No, sir Ny father died in the Phil
iDpinez.'
Did you instruct the servant To say
that you were out IN case DIT. CowIes
called at your homer
Yes, sir
What was the occasion Of the S-r77-
t S square engagement with Or
There wasn't any ensas4ueDt. He
Cdileu me ur and asked me 10 let him.
see me alone al sullivan square.
~ as any reward offered YOU %
1eSi candy ard flowers
DIG Ms COwles call Won ND ard ash
--cL 10 meet her husband
me old not"
Question by the court. How long
nave you been engaged 10 Dr. Rob
since the latter part Of. Nover,be-
Dr- RObuett took the stand fn--7.-
oiately after his fiaucec had finished
JeesSl5LylnE ., he told his story OF the
Judge Advocate 'CatIiu, he said
Photograph Demanded.
II teIephoned on December T. and
asked DIT. CowIes If ne had Miss Hes
ler's picture I asked him whether he
knew that she had written. teIenh4red
and finally called uD AIRS CouIes 10
Eet that picture back 7 asked him.
What are sou going 10 do sr5st Itg
He answered. Nothing that's a matter
between Miss HesIer and myself
said 90 him. To YOU do not return that
picture hE the earliest mall I-U refer
the matter TO her uncle, VINO viii take
LEGAL steps t1 recover H.
-E"wles said TO me- Il won't discuss
che matter with YOU over the raleu hone
y on come over To- my house, you know
vre~e live. AIv answer was. You
know 7 won't come over cD your house.
tHwlrs then called Ue "a damned con-
ard and ] called him the epitEet rz-
fcrrcd TO-
Miss Eez'or is my fauCeC- r0-=1E-
cred 5f my duty az thai time -u protect
l.r- and 7 do So nov she complained
-r me bout the attentions If U-
t-uIes. told mo about attempts az
,T-udeEriue meeting and OF his generally
obnoxious iusis-eDCe, and I took the
steps 7 did,
R0bnett Repumsnded-
Dr Howard F. Amcs said that ne per-
zouaIly reHrimauded Robuett for his tel
culoue conversation with COwles on
December T. He called Robuett 70 task
for using the official telephone for an
insulting message. E05uCtU refused 10
give him an explanation He then told
R0buett Of the complaint he had made
% the committee. He also Informed
Ir- Eobuett that he had violated the
usaEes Of Jhe navy and the laws Of the
state
On CroSS-eXamiuation Dr. Ames adj
mitted that DIT Robnett-s character and
reputation were excellent.
Mrs. CowIes testified that she stood
near the telephone when Dr.. RObnett
vas talking 10 her husband and heard
the conversation. She said
s'Dr- RObnett asked my husband
r4--arTro- q had z uFrrrT-n of Miss Hes